Some of my favorite photos - old and new

Pictures taken by various cameras over the years are shown here, with the camera identified when known. For more pictures go to the links page and click on the Classic Pictures link. For more about old cameras click on the link at the bottom of the home page  

Decorative balls at a craft show. Shot with my Kiev 4a Russian 35mm rangefinder camera.

Lilies in a park near where I work. Shot with an Exakta VXIIa and 55-135mm Vivitar T-4 zoom

Purple flower in a park near where I work. Shot with an Exakta VXIIa and 55-135mm Vivitar T-4 zoom

Unique looking leaf in a park near where I work. Shot with a Pentax Spotmatic II and 105mm f2.8 Takumar

Yellow flower in same park, shot with Pentax Spotmatic II and 105mm f2.8 Takumar

Falls at Pillsbury Cossing. This is a large flat rock near Manhattan, KS where the wagons used to cross Deep Creek. Camera was Nikon N2000 with 28-200mm Tamron. More pictures of Pillsbury Crossing on the Classic Pictures site. (see favorite links)

Blue Angels with American flag in the foreground. Shot near Forbes Field, Topeka, KS, with a Nikon N2000 and 28-200mm Tamron lens.

Wood Ducks at the World Famous Topeka (KS) Zoo. Shot with a Nikon N2020 and 28-200mm AF Tamron lens

Water lily in park near my work. I think this was shot with a Contaflex II

Old rusted farm equipment at my brother-in-law's farm. Camera unsure, probably Fuji ST901.

Snow on branches of tree in front of where I work. I think I shot this with a Konica point & shoot, possibly an AF120.

This is my niece again (see photos with stories page). This was shot on Ilford Delta 400 film with a Retina IIa

Hard to see here, but there is a second windmill behind the mid section of this windmill.Shot with a Ricoh Singlex II camera & 35-70mm Sigma

Blacksmith shop at John Brown's Cave Museum, Nebraska City, Neb. Ricoh XR-7 with 35-70mm Sigma zoom.

What way is up? This is a shot straight up in the Campanelli at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Fujica AZ-1 with 21mm Vivitar lens.

Union soldier at Bee Creek Civil War Reenactment in 1994. Spotmatic II with 135mm Xenar lens.

Artillery man relaxing at Bee Creek Civil War reenactment, 1994. Spotmatic II with 135mm Xenar.

My oldest son on the shore of a nearby state fishing lake. Ricoh Super 90 autofocus point & shoot.

Dutton, CO. A ghost town that they were starting to renovate in the late 70's. Graflex XLRF with 95mm Ysar.

High school football game. No details, probably a Yashica FR or Contax 139 with 135mm f2.8 Zeiss.

Grey heron taking off. Fujica ST901 with 135mm Xenar.

Tower of old abandoned church in Topeka, KS. Shot with a Nikon N2020, 28-200mm Tamron zoom and Agfa 400 color print film.

Get boring at a family get together and decide to get away for a while. I went to a nearby junk storage and shot this. Ricoh Promaster Zoom point & shoot.

Farm implements outside a building at John Brown's Cave Museum, Nebraska City, Neb. Pentax ME-F with 35-70mm Sigma.

Christmas lights here in Topeka, KS. Nikon F with 28mm Rexagon, 1/2 sec at f5.6 with ISO 200 film.

Wood Cabin at John Brown's Cave Museum, Nebraska City, Neb. Ricoh XR-7 with 35-70mm Sigma.

Rusted gears on a farm tractor at my brother-in-law's farm. Fujica AZ-1 with 55mm f1.6 Fuji.

This was my "secret pool" on my Grandfather's farm. Shot on Ektachrome 32 in 1956 with a Kodak 35RF.

Devil's Dome near Colorado Springs. Shot in 1962 on Super Anscochrome 100 with an Argus C-20.

This is a sunrise picture of the church I attend. It was used in one of our church directories.