boulevard

a new landscape inquiry loosely springing from an experimental combination of about 300 sheets of expired 4x5 film, an ultra minimalist wooden pinhole camera loaned from a friend, and the simple utter truth that i fell in love with a 14 mile palm-lined boulevard in Fresno

Sunday, November 05, 2006

for fresno

!!!!! MONDAY ::: reserve equipment at CCA, pick up a tripod
!!!!! MONDAY ::: TEST 4x5 FILM for exposure variance & DEVELOP at NewLab

!!!!! MONDAY ::: (night) drop car at mechanic's shop by 8 am tuesday
  1. car repairs: driver side window
  2. car repairs: instrument panel lights / electrical
by THURSDAY ::: back up laptop to ext HD in case of theft, loss
by THURSDAY ::: playlists for iPod


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fresno



plans for Fresno:
  • Fresno Historical Society : Kearney Mansion tour [FRI]
  • Fresno Historical Society : purchase Thos. Kearney book
  • Fresno Historical Society : archives review [FRI/SAT?]
  • drive Kearney Boulevard area [FRI/SAT/SUN]
  • walk Kearney Boulevard [FRI/SAT/SUN/MON]
  • dawn, morning light
  • evening light, sunset, dusk
  • field recording at night //
  • bring a shovel. dig dig dig. bury something in the dirt.
  • find a horse and photograph it
  • draw a palm tree for 10 minutes. repeat 11 times for a series of 12.
  • tour Running Horse compound [SAT morning]
  • [Fresno Zoo: the IndoChinese tigers. daily hrs: 10 am - 3 pm]
GEAR packing list for Fresno:
  • Canon PowerShot
  • AA battery recharger
  • card reader
  • 4x5 pinhole camera
  • 4x5 ReadyLoad back
  • 4x5 Polaroid back
  • 4x5 ReadyLoad sheet film
  • 4x5 Polaroid sheet film B&W
  • 4x5 Polaroid sheet film color
  • some kind of BOX to keep exposed film in
  • LIGHT METER <<<<<-------------
  • exposure extender wheels
  • gray card
  • tripod: manfrotto or similar. sturdy.
  • Canon Rebel, 1 GB card, extra 512 card, extra battery
  • lens cleaner
  • mini dv recorder (kit)
  • mini dv tapes [10]
  • mini disc recorder & charger
  • mini discs [10]
  • microphones
  • binaural headphones
  • headphones
  • extra AA batteries
  • SHARPIES
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car repairs: replace windshield wipers
car repairs: add fuel injector cleaner (twice) on trip