Argosy III - Vaughn Martens
Stop No. 21Location: Racine, WisconsinPhotographer: Vaughn MartensDate: May 2007
Argosy Journal:I
bought my first Argus, a C3 MatchMatic, in about 1960. I used it as the
Year book photographer all through High School. It began my love affair
with Argus. I put many hundreds of rolls through it before graduating
to a more advanced camera. This was the first time I actually used a C4
and I really liked it. After getting the results of the first roll, I
determined the gear mesh between the RF and lens had shifted and it
would not focus correctly. I had to readjust the gear mesh. I think I
used Walgreen brand ASA 200 color film. My collecting is centered on
Argus and American made 35mm cameras.
The Photographs:
This
photo is of one of my favorite subjects, the Root River. I had the
camera in the early spring a couple of weeks after the snow and ice had
melted. This is a quiet backwater which is usually inaccessible later
in the year due to stands of reeds that grow in the area.
The
reflections of the blue sky and the sound of Pileated Woodpeckers
prompted me to take this photo of the trees in this snow melt pool
along thr Root River. By summer the underbrush is so thick that the
area can't be approached.
All photographs this page © 2007 Vaughn Martens
