3 Prints Project Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:43:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Ramblings of a Riding Eccentric https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/ramblings-of-a-riding-eccentric/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/ramblings-of-a-riding-eccentric/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:09:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9451 Behold the Morning There’s something thrilling to be on the road with the Vespa on a cold, crisp morning under a dramatic sky. Scanning the horizon the world seems strange, different than the one I normally inhabit. My old hearten quickens and I feel a crackle of energy through my body. For a moment I […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/ramblings-of-a-riding-eccentric/feed/ 16 9451 Relishing Slowness https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/01/relishing-slowness/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/01/relishing-slowness/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:05:46 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9375 Long, Slow Look in the Mirror How do I square a motorcycle with 74 horsepower and a top speed of 124 mph with slowness? Or even my 21 horsepower Vespa scooter. The truth is, slowness has little to do with the machine and a lot to do with the rider. It’s a matter of temperament […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/01/relishing-slowness/feed/ 34 9375 3 Prints Project – Again https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/02/3-prints-project-again/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/02/3-prints-project-again/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2019 05:05:02 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8927 Shooting 35mm B&W Film – Again Four years ago I tried to resurrect my 3 Prints Project — shooting film each week and making three gelatin silver prints. It began back in 2008 along with my friend Gordon Harkins and served to motivate both of us to keep working after we got out of art […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/02/3-prints-project-again/feed/ 25 8927 Damn Leica https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/damn-leica/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/damn-leica/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 02:29:33 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4583 Spent the past couple hours fighting with my damn Leica.  The battery died this morning and when I got home the fight began to get the little round cover off.  It’s always been difficult but nothing like this — heat, attempts to turn it open wearing rubber gloves for extra traction, and eventually tapping a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/damn-leica/feed/ 20 4583 Photographic Reboot https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/photographic-reboot/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/photographic-reboot/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2015 02:21:23 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4552 With so much snow and cold weather lately I’ve just not been interested in riding lately.  I’ve traversed this sort of surface but I no longer am interested in testing my endurance or skill on the ice.  Instead, I’ve been exploring my photographic roots and am spending more time making photographs on film and working […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/photographic-reboot/feed/ 18 4552 Relativity https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/relativity/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/relativity/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2015 03:47:16 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4529 After weeks of frigid weather it’s amazing how 35 degrees Fahrenheit can feel positively warm — a nod to relativity.  The scooter spent considerable time in the garage this week but this morning I dragged it to the road.  Nice ride into town to drink tea and talk photography. I had more prints to show […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/relativity/feed/ 14 4529 3 Prints Project Resurrected https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/3-prints-project-resurrected/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/3-prints-project-resurrected/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 03:30:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4511 I have a small gray notebook to keep track of the black and white film I process.  Entries include date, number of rolls, developer, temperature, developing time and notes on how the negatives look.  Sometimes there may be a notation on the subject.  Until now the last roll of film developed was in October 2011. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/02/3-prints-project-resurrected/feed/ 15 4511 A New Year, Another Ride, and Another 3 Prints Project Meeting https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/new-year-another-ride-and-another-3/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/new-year-another-ride-and-another-3/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:20:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=229 Downtown State College, Pennsylvania on New Year’s Day.  The ice sculpture remnants from First Night glistening in the morning sun. The first day of the year was mild for the beginning of January.  Almost no snow so far this winter.  A nice way to begin 2012.  Riding, I was thinking about resolutions. About not making […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/new-year-another-ride-and-another-3/feed/ 9 229 The Aging Rider https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/12/aging-rider/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/12/aging-rider/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:10:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=235 My father used to tell me “It’s hell to get old”. I’m beginning to understand and move that comment from the joke category in my brain to the section reserved for current events. My friend Gordon recently made this picture of me at one of our Sunday morning print meetings and I see my father. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/12/aging-rider/feed/ 34 235 3 Prints Project: September 16, 2011 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/09/3-prints-project-september-16-2011/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/09/3-prints-project-september-16-2011/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:24:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=250   After months of neglect I returned to the darkroom.  Ritual film development, printing and processing were an unexpected high in an otherwise hectic life.  I’m not certain what changed but I found myself carrying the Leica M6 again, one lens, and an extra roll of film in my pocket.  The familiar actions related to […]

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