pier

Support

By -N- on July 27, 2020

At the end of the Ventura pier, the platform widens out and in the center is an opening. You can look down into the waters below, and see the supports reaching up.

Years ago – maybe 25 – when I lived just a short way from the pier, in the middle of a fierce storm, a friend and I walked out to the end of the pier. The wind was wild, waves were high, we got soaked, we were stupid, we nearly flew off in the wind. The next day it turns out the pier had been severely damaged where we stood. Closed for weeks and weeks, the supports beneath were reinforced and rebuilt.

And now you see them.

Posted in: analog, film, Kodak, photography, pier, Portra 400, storm, Ventura, Yashica D, Yashicamat D

Glimpses

The Well-Behaved Tourist

By -N- on July 22, 2020

Out on the pier, a nice looking man in red, masked and carrying my camera bag!

Posted in: analog, esposo, film, Kodak, mask, photography, pier, Portra 400, Ventura, Yashica, Yashica Mat D

Glimpses

Along the Pier

By -N- on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

Everyone has something to do.

Posted in: analog, film, Kodak, photography, pier, Portra 400, Ventura, Yashica, Yashica Mat D

Glimpses

North by Northwest

By -N- on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

While walking out on the Ventura Pier, I was rather surprised about how empty the beaches were in the middle of summer – until I remembered it was a weekday. Here, the beaches seldom get swamped like you see in some pictures, with people stumbling over each other, but usually there are more people at play. The coronavirus has reached the shores of the Pacific!

Here, looking up the coast as it curves around and heads toward the Rincon and Santa Barbara. There is a boardwalk and bike path that lead to the outlet of the Ventura River. Surfers usually gather at the point where the buildings end, but the tide was out and the sea quiet.

Posted in: analog, beach, coast, film, Kodak, Pacific, photography, pier, Portra 400, Ventura, Yashica, Yashica Mat D

Glimpses

There Were Three Jolly Fishermen

By -N- on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

It was a bright day out on the Ventura Pier, soon after the heavy stay-at-home ban had been lifted. Lots of people out and about, enjoying the sun and a sense of freedom. These guys were really fascinated by my camera – a Yashica Mat D TLR – and were willing to pose when asked. Not a bad catch, so to speak!

Yashica Mat D, Kodak Portra 400.

Posted in: "photography", analog, coronavirus, Covid-19, film, fishermen, fishing, Kodak, pier, Portra 400, silly, Ventura, Yashica, Yashica Mat D

Glimpses

Underneath

By -N- on December 27, 2016

With cold and wind and rain, I have had little desire to get out. Throw in some holiday festivities and baking and celebrating, and you have even more excuses. Today, I plan on re-organizing the studio in preparation for the upcoming New Year.

Posted in: California, Nikon 85mm f1.8G, Nikon Df, photography, pier, Ventura

Glimpses

Another View of the Pier

By -N- on October 13, 2016October 9, 2016

I brought two cameras for our trip to the Carpinteria Bluffs above the Pacific Ocean. One was the Nikon V3, and the other the Trip 35. This is from the Trip, and it did a pretty good job! There really is something about film that digital cannot replicate.

Posted in: 35mm, Carpinteria, Ektar 100, film analog, Kodak, ocean, Olympus Trip 35, Pacific, photography, pier

Glimpses

By -N- on October 2, 2016

Many of the older piers along the Southern California coast have either fallen away, or been converted to places to buy a taco or cast for shore fish. This is a newer, working pier, designed for the pickup and transport of workers from the oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel.