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Argust 24th, 2024

All photographs this page © 2024 by the respective photographers.

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Don Bilger

   

The weather in southeast Michigan on Argust 24 was perfect for outdoor photography.  I loaded my Argus Model 21 Markfinder with a 36-exposure roll of Kodak 400 color print film and went searching for memorable images.  I took the day’s best photos on the grounds of the Governor Warner Mansion in Farmington.

The statue of the governor’s wife and daughter is in a garden plot behind the mansion, where it’s surrounded by a gorgeous bed of flowers.

The dove’s nest is on the porch of the mansion, sheltered from the elements and away from the main traffic pattern.

Choosing only two images for the gallery was quite difficult, as that little Argus Markfinder is a great photographic tool.  I hope that visitors to the ACG website enjoy the photos that I chose.



Tom Hathaway

   

A couple of street photos taken with an Argus C44 in Asheville, NC on August 24, 2024.



Rick Oleson

   

Both taken with a C44R/second series on Ilford HP5 film.

Left photo was taken with the 100/3.5; right photo was taken with the 50/1.9 Cintagon.



Michael Kahn

       

Skyline Plaza Shopping Mall, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 
Argus C3 (late 1946)
f/3.5 50mm Argus Cintar
Ilford XP2 ISO 400 Black&White negative film
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de



Steve Wagner

   

Sepia Gazabo - Was taken on the roll of Kodak 400 that was Ed Kowalski's.  I remember Ed doing park photographs so this was shot at the local Historic Oak View County Park.  Since Ed often shared his photographs sepia toned, I did the same with this photograph using a Lightroom plugin.   It was shot on an Argus C3.

Lake Crabtree Bike Rack - Was taken at Lake Crabtree County Park.  I used an Argus C4 for this photograph.  It is a bit blue, but I am content.



Rich Reeder

   

Using a 1948 Argus C3 that my Dad owned & used.   It's still going strong.  But then, it's an Argus C3.  Film is Ilford FP4+, ASA 125, developed in HC-110e.

Left:  1/20, f/3.5, Pine Wood Derby.  There was a Pine Wood Derby going on, & my grand-daughter entered it.  Back in the Jurassic, it was the Cub Scouts that had Pine Wood Derbies.  This year, our church has bowed out of the Cub Scouts but decided to open it up to both genders.  I've got three daughters, & they all say they felt left out when the Cub Scouts held it.  This year, my grand-daughter made third place in the event.  Yea, our side!

Right:  1/10, f/4.5, Andi & Rich playing Cribbage. 8'.  My Dad taught me how to play Cribbage, back in the Jurassic.  Dad & I played it all the time.  I suspect he fostered it to get me to be better at math.  I wound up becoming a math teacher, so it must've worked.  I have taught my grand-daughter how to play, & she's getting better at adding integers, & that's a good thing.  I think she's the only one in her school that knows how to play Cribbage, but she's teaching not only some classmates, but also a teacher that is hosting the 'Games' after school club.  After I'm pushing up daisies, she'll probably be teaching & playing Cribbage to her kids & grand-kids.  That way I'll live forever.



Elizabeth Capiro

   

Emily Walpole

   

We each shot with an Argus C3 using a Soligor 35mm lens. The black and white photos were taken with Ilford HP5. The color is Harman Phoenix. We spent the day at Coney Island, enjoying the excellent light and interesting people.



Carl Donington

   

Photos from my trusty A2
Medicine Hat
Alberta



Patton J. Horton

   

I had much fun shooting this camera, and used Fomapan 100 Black and White film. The camera is an early 1950s Argus C-3 with lens filter accessories and the standard Argus Coated Cintar lens. The yellow lens filter and a tripod were used for the second photo.

The first photo if of my grandfather playing Rummikub under an umbrella at a Beach Resort in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. It was shot with a more open (5.6) aperture to get some bokeh swirls in the background. I title it "Rummikub in Paradise"

The second photo is of the nearby Hillsboro Lighthouse, built in 1907. The focus was set to infinity on a small aperture with the yellow lens filter (I love using the lens filters on these cameras). I title the photo "Hillsborough Inlet, Midday Before Rain"



Wesley Furr

   

I spent a few hours on Argus Day exploring the old Augusta Military Academy campus in Augusta County, VA.  I loaded up a roll of Kodak Ultra Max 400 that came from Ed Kowalski's stash into a C-44 that had at one time been Ed's - it had the little sticker on it with shutter speeds as he had tested them.  I did change out the 50mm f/2.8 lens for a f/1.9 and carried along a 35mm and 100mm lens.  At the tail end of the day I was using up the last few shots as the sun was heading down and realized the leader hadn't caught and I hadn't shot anything all day.  I rushed back up the road and shot through a roll of film faster than I ever have before.  Some shots are probably better, some worse, but at least I got something on the 2nd try!

The photo at left is a large eagle above the doorway to the barracks building at AMA.  Sadly, this beautiful building has fallen into disrepair.  I believe this was shot with the 35mm lens.  "Ad Astra Per Aspera" - latin for "to the stars through hard work".

The photo at right is of the Augusta Stone church, adjacent to the AMA property.  It is Virginia's oldest Presbyterian church in continuous use west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, built in 1749.  Shot with the 50mm f/1.9 lens at f/1.9 - the sun was over the horizon by this time.

The other photos I took can be found at https://www.megley.com/photos/argus/argust24/



Dave Thomas

   

For Argust 24th the 1957 vintage C-3 was loaded with 20 exposures worth of Kodak Panatomic-X from a bulk roll. Through checking out some rail trails last year, it was noted that the "Nor-Bath Rail Trail" ended at the grounds of a cement plant in the northern Lehigh Valley region -- so why not check that out?! The rail trail is the former right-of-way of the Northampton & Bath Railroad which served mills in the Pennsylvania "cement belt." The site, Keystone Cement Company, is new enough there are not the major industrial structures seen in early 1900s plants, but it sufficed for a few targets of the day.

The roll was finished on some tests at home and the film was developed in HC110 1+63 9:30 at 70ºF. The negatives were scanned on a PrimeFilm XE.

The dozen shots, plus a few iPhone documentary shots, may be found at https://pbase.com/dw_thomas/argust24th2024



Art Martin

   

Used a 1948 C3 with Kodak Gold 200.

These photos are of the historic Contestee Mill in Greenville, SC.  Founded in the early 1800s, it was one of eighteen major textile mills in Greenville, many of them relocating from New England after the Civil War in search of cheap labor.

The Contestee Mill became a sprawling complex, with a number of buildings added up until 1919.  Unlike many of the other mills, it was also diversified, producing textiles, lumber, and paper, as well as having a gristmill.  It closed in 1971, and the other major mills either liquidated or moved overseas by the mid-1980s.  It is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Upstate South Carolina has now become a booming high tech auto center with major plants from BMV, Michelin and Bosch.  They were lured here by low taxes, cheap labor, and an education system that features technical colleges rather than traditional liberal arts community colleges, as well Clemson University's International Automotive Research Center.



Richard Chiriboga

   

Left:  The quintessential New England church, Main St Groton MA

Righ:  Turn of the century train station on Station Ave, Groton MA

I used an Argus CR3e and Kodak Color Plus, asa200 and Sunny 16!!



Bradley Bull

   

C44 with Derev Pan 100 film.

The first photo is of my 1984 Jetta in front of what remains of the first Volkswagen dealership in the area. European Motors in Rossville, PA.

The second photo is of the entrance to Haar's Drive-In outside of Dillsburg, PA.



Jerry Cochran

   

I went out on Argus day with 2 cameras. A C44 with old very out dated Fuji film and an Argus CR-1 with 22 year outdated Ilford HP5+. They were processed in Acufine (Because I had some). The ones from the Ilford film were OK and printable. Due to the long out of date film I rated it at ISO 100. Metered with a Gossen Luna Pro F meter. That seemed to work well, but very grainy. The Fuji was hopelessly fogged.

The day was overcast with some rain and wind. The forecasted thunderstorms didn’t show up.

The woods picture was just down the road from our home. I braced the camera on the car door. Stopped down for depth of field. Some contrast adjustment in my editing program. The one that came with my scanner.

The Orchid was shot in the house. My wife held up a black T-shirt for the background. Lighting was an old LED desk lamp. I used stacked proxar lenses to get in close and stopped down for depth. Very little contrast adjusrment.



Bruce MacLellan

   

On Argust 24 I took one of my Argoflex 40 loaded with Rollei RPX 400. These pictures are of the library at Confederation Park, Burnaby BC. Stand processed in Blazonal.



Cheryl Chidester

   

Here are a few images taken for Argust Day with my C4 on a roll of Ed Kowalski's Kodak 400. They are of Jack fishing and the Detroit skyline from my son's second-floor condo.



Ron Pollack

   

Subject:  Birds at Feeder
Camera: Argus C44
Film: Kodak Portra 160
Lens: 100mm
f-Stop: 8
Speed: 1/300



William Hamblen

   

Left - Here is a snapshot of the "dripping bird" sculpture (formally named "Reflection") at Shelby Park, Nashville, TN.  The artist is Lawrence Argent.  The sculpture was installed in 2012.

Right - This is a "Don't Drink the Water" warning at Shelby Park, Nashville, TN.

Kentmere 100. Argus C-4.