Ralph Brandi

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Web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!

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Walking around the capitol, Washington DC 2024  1/2 frame trichromes with the Pentax 17 on Kentmere 400@800.  Pushing grainy k400 is a bit much for 1/2 frame, but still fun to shoot some trichromes with the new Pentax!  #BelieveInFilm #ShittyCameraChallenge (dead format) #TrichromeParty #Pentax17

There’s actually an article in the Washington Post about Biden that makes sense to me. Matt Bai has a suggestion on how Biden can jujitsu his current situation into a winning one, and it makes a lot of sense to me. wapo.st/3xO3W0Q

Opinion | Here’s how Biden should campaign for president nowwapo.st This time, not as a bridge but an exit ramp — for the boomers.

Polaroid and Magnum are doing a thing. Some Magnum photographers have been shooting with the Polaroid I-2. Looks like they’re using the new formulation black and white film. Neat photos. I really like Jim Goldberg’s shots in particular. They could all be part of the #ShittyCameraChallenge.

Polaroid and Magnum Photos Join Forces to Celebrate Imperfectionpetapixel.com Polaroid and Magnum Photos celebrate imperfection.

Belford Seafood Co-Op I got another new toy yesterday. I bought a book about rangefinder cameras, and they raved about this lens, a Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/4, available in Contax mount. Took that out with the HB and shot some Kirkland Signature 200 (made by Agfa, expired 2002). ECN-2 dev #BelieveInFilm

Beach-O-Scope Have to take a picture whenever I see one of these. I don’t make the rules, they just are what they are. Kiev II, Silberra 160 Color shot at EI 100, ECN-2 development. #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm

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I wrote about the wild process of creating color bichromes, with black and white film, from a single shutter release; it posted today on 35mmc. Check it out! 🔴🟢📸 #BelieveInFilm #TrichromeParty #TrichromeEverything #largeformat www.35mmc.com/09/07/2024/b...

Bi-Pack Bi-Chromes: or How I learned to love making color pictures on black and white film in a single exposurewww.35mmc.com So the way it works is amazing: You load two films at the same time in the same holder, and get two color channels.

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street basketball 🎞️ Ilford FP4 plus 📷 Minolta Maxxum 7 | Minolta AF Fish-Eye 16mm f2.8 #FP4party #BelieveInFillm #FilmIsNotDead #35mm #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWHite

Shoal Harbor Took the Hasselblad 500cm out yesterday to give it a test run on some familiar subjects. No light leaks, focus is spot on. I say the camera works as expected. Shot on FPP Wolfman 100 and developed in Rodinal 1:25. #BelieveInFilm

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“Sun Heavy” A photo set.

Got a new toy today. My birthday is coming up. Laura asked what I wanted. We had a discussion a few weeks ago where I said I was thinking of starting retirement distributions so I can afford to buy some cameras while I can still use them. She suggested getting me one for my birthday.

Chairs Beach chairs and plastic Adirondack chairs. One for the beach and one for your deck. Konica Autoreflex T3, Konica Hexanon AR 21mm f/4 lens, ORWO NC400 Color, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Gone Fishing Shot last Monday in Keyport. Kiev II, Silberra 160 Color, ECN-2 development. #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm

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Biden is our President. Biden is our candidate. This isn’t going to change. burningbird.net/biden-is-our...

Biden is our President. Biden is our candidate. This isn't going to change.burningbird.net Biden will be our Presidential candidate this November. This is not changing. You are either with Biden, or you're supporting Trump.

Table and Chair Sitting outside at a restaurant for brunch two weekends ago. Pentax 67, Reflx Lab Pro 100 in 220 (respooled Kodak Aerocolor), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

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“Dreaming in Black & White” A photo set.

Really interesting story about pay transparency with younger women. I saw this in action; one of my reports a few years ago, a 20-something woman, was upset because she was talking with her colleagues and found that the people who started in the next year's group made more money. wapo.st/462of7l

Younger women are practicing radical pay transparency on TikTokwapo.st Young women are sharing payday routines, breaking down investments and opening up about budgeting.

Street Scenes More 2-bit photos from yesterday with the Rhianna Digital Diana camera in Binary mode. #ShittyCameraChallenge

Probably not the preferred way for a country’s energy system to go green…. wapo.st/4eWmkFl

Russia destroyed Ukraine’s energy sector, so it’s being rebuilt greenwapo.st Even as Ukrainians face one of the darkest winters in their history, authorities see an upside: Ukraine can build a cleaner, eco-friendly energy sector.

ACE Hardware store on the beach in Sea Bright. Everything you need for your summer home at the shore. Konica Autoreflex T3, 21mm f/4 Hexanon AR lens, ORWO NC400 film, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Keyport Princess Golden Hour in Keyport last Monday. Kiev II, Silberra Color 160 (shot at EI100 because the last time I shot it at 160 it was underexposed), ECN-2 development. #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm

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This is President Biden's upcoming schedule rollcall.com/factbase/bid... This is Trump's upcoming schedule www.donaldjtrump.com/events Do we need say more?

Roll Call Factba.se - Joe Biden - President's Public Schedulerollcall.com This is the full public scheduled as published by the Joe Biden White House.

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The Economist has some astonishing figures on Russian losses in Ukraine. They surpass all losses by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation from 1945 to 2022 combined. Up to 728,000 soldiers eliminated, confirming Ukraine’s figures. 1/2

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I went out to attempt to find when Trump events happen, and discovered he's attending two rallies in a week. That's it. That's his schedule. He's going to two rallies. And people are bitching because Biden wants to get a little more sleep!?

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Philly Inquirer continue to keep it legit. Biden is being held to a standard that Trump isn't. Fuck you all.

NYT: Joe should quit, he stutters Philly Inquirer: Trump is a fucking criminal what the fuck are we doing here

The lingering focus on Biden’s shaky debate obscures Trump’s major verbal miscues | Editorialwww.inquirer.com The president must now convince voters he has the mental acuity to do the toughest job in the world. The same bar does not exist for Trump, who loses no points for incoherence or incompetence.

Gimbels It helps to zoom in on this one. Walking around Ocean Grove, we saw this fragment from an ancient newspaper laying on the sidewalk. Gimbels shut down in 1987; the paper looks to predate that significantly. Pentax 67, Reflx Lab Pro 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

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HOW THE PRESS LEARNED TO LOVE THE PUTIN/TRUMP ALLIANCE Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.

How MAGA trained the press to love the Putin/Trump alliancei-know-how-much-you-care.ghost.io Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it. With the press primarily dedicated to flaming concerns or concern trolling about the age of the president of the Uni...

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“[…] the media know how to cover a normal problem like a sub-par candidate; they don’t know how to cover something as abnormal and unprecedented as the end of the Republic. So for the most part they don’t.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is the pundit class so desparate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnitwww.theguardian.com Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016

Holsten's Went to a funeral today. Had an hour to kill between the service and repast, so we went to this ice cream parlor we know. I had my Rhianna digital Diana, the odd little digicam in the body of a Diana Mini. My favorite setting is Binary. It takes pictures like this. #ShittyCameraChallenge

Gazebo This is on the bay in Keyport. Kiev II, Silberra 160 Color (shot at EI 100), ECN-2 development. #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm

Your honor, with all due respect, London is drowning and I, I live by the river.

Your honor, with all due respect, poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied until he rules everything.