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Eric J Meow
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Film photography w/ old cameras (4x5 & 120). Vinyl. Proscience vegan. History. Tolkien. Desert (& dessert). PNW.

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This is an "alt" version of one of the photos in my new book, Where the Plow Cannot Find Them. I'm doing a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money to print it (it will be hardback, and I need to at least break even).

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the grave of Joseph Adelman. Joseph was a member of a Jewish community that emigrated to North Dakota. His memorial is a roughly-constructed tin box with his name in English punched into it Joseph was a member of a Jewish community that emigrated to North Dakota.
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The flag of the 22nd regiment us colored troops from the civil War depicting a black Union soldier sticking a bayonet into the stomach of a confederate soldier.
September 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Much of Kansas is laid out in a grid. With how flat the state is, this was the easiest way to divide it up to be homesteaded. The roads laid down are each a mile apart, forming square mile blocks (called " sections") that contain four quarter-sections (160 acres each - the typical homestead). Most of these roads, carved out in the late 1800s, still exist today. Though Kansas is relatively flat, it is not actually completely flat. Prior to this grid work of roads, indigenous people and early white settlers/traders trod their own paths along rivers, around hills and into valleys. The gridded roads essentially ignore these early paths, but many still exist. And nearly all of them contain little surprises if you know where to look. I found this house on one such road. It is an early homestead whose land was probably among those section plots, but whose access was one of those non-conforming roads. . . . 'Acres' Camera: Mamiya RB67 Film: Ilford HP5+ Process: HC-110B; 11mins Kansas July 2025
August 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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'Acres'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ilford HP5+
Process: HC-110B; 11mins

Kansas
July 2025

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An abandoned house sits in the center of the frame. A large cottonwood tree stands on its left. A wide field of grass surrounds it all. The sky is full of dark clouds.
August 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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'Upon the Opposite'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Fomapan 100 at 50
Process: 510-Pyro; 1+100; 8min

Washington
March 2023

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A flat valley with small hills stands between two basalt cliffs .
June 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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'All Hat'

📷: Mamiya RB67
🎞️: LomoColor 400
⚗️: DIYECN-2

WA 5/25
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The front of an 80s Cadillac with bull horns above the grill.
June 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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'Careful'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ilford HP5+
Process: HC-110B; 5min

Idaho
June 2025

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An old barn with a tin roof stands in a field of wheat amidst rolling hills. The sky has scattered clouds.
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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'Survivalist'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ilford HP5
Process: HC-110B; 5min

Washington
June 2025

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A lone stalk of wheat grows in the middle of a dirt road.
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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This is a shot that I really enjoy. I saw it on my drive in and the scene just caught my eye. I wanted a photo that had a hazy and grainy feel despite the fact that it was bold and sunny. I assumed I couldn't have this because of the light, but a couple of things happened. First, this is Lomography Potsdam. It was on sale (like half-off). I cannot be sure, but it's very extremely possible that it's on sale because the rolls are bad. After processing, the scans revealed a multitude of tiny black dots all over the shot. I re-scanned and removed them. I thought it was maybe my fixer at first, but after fixing another emulsion that I developed, the specs were only on the Potsdam. There was also emulsion damage on some of the frames, seemingly coming from poor coating. Second, I wanted to develop this in HC-110. I got mixed up and accidentally developed this in FA-1027 (F76+). I didn't realize this until six minutes into developing. I had just mixed up a new batch for a tank of HP5, but poured it into the Potsdam tank instead. Brilliant. This could have worked out, but my developer is apparently giving up the ghost. I wish I could buy this in a powdered form, but unfortunately I can't. So two rolls of this were tragically under-developed. Same with four sheets of Fomapan 100. So much chaos in one tiny tank. But a few photos worked out well enough to share, and I'll share them. The photo here was taken this past weekend at one of my favorite spots. This scene will still be there when I return. Hopefully I'll retake this with a better sky and develop it with something that actually works. . . . 'Informal' Camera: Mamiya RB67 Film: ORWO UN54 Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 8min Washington June 2025 This is a shot that I really enjoy. I saw it on my drive in and the scene just caught my eye. I wanted a photo that had a hazy and grainy feel despite the fact that it was bold and sunny. I assumed I couldn't have this because of the light, but a couple of things happened. First, this is Lomography Potsdam. It was on sale (like half-off). I cannot be sure, but it's very extremely possible that it's on sale because the rolls are bad. After processing, the scans revealed a multitude of tiny black dots all over the shot. I re-scanned and removed them. I thought it was maybe my fixer at first, but after fixing another emulsion that I developed, the specs were only on the Potsdam. There was also emulsion damage on some of the frames, seemingly coming from poor coating. Second, I wanted to develop this in HC-110. I got mixed up and accidentally developed this in FA-1027 (F76+). I didn't realize this until six minutes into developing. I had just mixed up a new batch for a tank of HP5, but poured it into the Potsdam tank instead. Brilliant. This could have worked out, but my developer is apparently giving up the ghost. I wish I could buy this in a powdered form, but unfortunately I can't. So two rolls of this were tragically under-developed. Same with four sheets of Fomapan 100. So much chaos in one tiny tank. But a few photos worked out well enough to share, and I'll share them. The photo here was taken this past weekend at one of my favorite spots. This scene will still be there when I return. Hopefully I'll retake this with a better sky and develop it with something that actually works. . . . 'Informal' Camera: Mamiya RB67 Film: ORWO UN54 Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 8min Washington June 2025
June 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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'Informal'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: ORWO UN54
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 8min

Washington
June 2025

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A two track dirt road winds into the distance, up a hill. There is an old barbed wire fence on the right. The road disappears behind a ridge topped with basalt rock formations. The sky is mostly clear with high, scattered clouds.
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'Confined'

Camera: Ansco Color Clipper
Film: Kodak Ektachrome Lumiere; x-07/1995
Process: DIY ECN-2

Kansas
July 2020

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A close up of the side of an old service station.
May 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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'Adust'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ilford FP4+
Process: 510 Pyro; 1+100; 10mins

Montana
July 2022

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An abandoned two-story house stands alone in a field of grass. The sky is cloudless.
May 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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'Trail'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ilford HP5+ at 1600iso
Process: HC-110B; 11min

Nebraska
July 2022

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A long line of train cars stretches into the left-distance. A swell of ground blocks some of the view. The sky is overcast and bright.
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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The story behind the Monk gig at Palo Alto High School in 1968 is made even more fun by the fact that a live recording made by an anonymous school custodian is arguably better than the official release.

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Cover of Thelonious Monk Palo Alto (Custodian's Mix) LP. Reproduction poster and booklet that came with the Thelonious Monk Palo Alto (Custodian's Mix) LP. Photo of Monk in the Thelonious Monk Palo Alto (Custodian's Mix) LP. Rear cover of Thelonious Monk Palo Alto (Custodian's Mix) LP.
May 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Breaking

Camera: Kodak Brownie No. 2, Model D
Film: Fuji Provia 100 (x-08/2000)
Process: DIY ECN-2

Douglas County, Washington
March 2020

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A basalt cliff rises out of a field of sage. It is against a blue, cloudless sky.
May 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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'Rope'

Camera: Ensign Ful-Vue
Film: Lomography Color 100
Process: DIY ECN-2

Washington
May 2025

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Rolls of barbed wire are stacked behind a barbed wire fence. The land around it is flat and dry and spotted with green shrubs. The sky is cloudless.
May 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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On this episode, I take a look at the Ansel Adams quote with a weird amount of research.

Have a listen, won't you?

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Cover for new podcast episode with Ansel Adams standing on his car taking a photo with a large format camera.
May 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This is, I think, an old irrigation canal. I can't be sure, but I have no other ideas.

'Arterial''

Camera: Mamiya m645j
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 2.8/45mm
Film: Ilford Pan F+; x-04/2006
Process: WD2D+; 7min

Washington
June 2020

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A hazy photo taken inside an old irrigation canal. There is trash and various debris as nature reclaims it. The sky is clouded over.
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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'Width'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ektar 25; x-09/1992; 12iso
Process: DIY ECN-2

Washington
May 2025

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A large basalt boulder stands in the middle of a field of wildflowers. The sky is cloudless.
May 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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There were no clouds, but there was a valley of smoke left over from the prescribed burns of the previous day.

'Reside'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ilford HP5+ at 1600
Process: HC-110B; 11min

Washington
May 2025

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A falling over barbed wire fence almost stands before a sage and grass field and hills with a few large boulders on the left. Beyond, a few mountains rise. There is fog (actually smoke) in a valley.
May 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I've been photographing this house for about a decade, but I don't think I've shot it from this angle, so it took me way too long to recognize it after I developed the shot.
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'Divide'

📷: Mamiya RB67
🎞️: ORWO UN54
⚗️: HC-110H; 7.5mins

WA 5/25

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An abandoned house surrounded by dead trees and a cloudless sky.
May 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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On this post/episode,I talk about photography and solitude. Also the US Postal Service.

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"The Importance of Solitude (And the Postal Service)"
May 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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'All the Days that End in Darkness'

Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ultrafine Extreme 400 at 1600
Process: HC-110B; 11min

Washington
May 2025

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A private property sign stands in the middle of the frame with a vast and sprawling plain behind it. The sky is cloudless.
May 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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This past weekend I did a couple of days visiting some of my favorite places, including many that I had shot before. It's sort of my way of keeping tabs. One house that I've shot for over a decade is now gone. I knew it wouldn't be long - most of it fell down last year. But sadly, it didn't survive the winter. This old grain elevator will be standing for decades to come though. It was built by the first owner of the land and for some reason he used running boards from old Ford Model Ts for the steps on the staircase leading up to the ladder. I don't know why he would have done this, but if he had built the stairs out of wood, they'd probably be gone by now. This staircase was constructed to last the life of the elevator. On a technical side, two things. 1) The film holder I used has now been retired. It was likely as old as the building here. The baffle has finally failed and we've got a light leak. 2) I wasn't sure the lens could handle such a rear tilt (done to bring the building parallel to me). Alas, it can, even though it's got a very tiny image circle. I took a bunch of photos, and will be developing them for a week or so. Both shoot days, the sky was cloudless. Usually this is enough for me to cancel a trip, but I wanted to see the wildflowers again before they all die. I was still a bit early for the Mariposa Lily, which doesn't bloom until most of the other flowers are gone. . . . 'Exhalation' Camera: Chamonix 45F-2 Lens: Schneider Xenar 3.5; 150mm Film: Fomapan 100 Exposure: f/25; 1/10sec Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min Washington May 2025 Exhalation' Camera: Chamonix 45F-2 Lens: Schneider Xenar 3.5; 150mm Film: Fomapan 100 Exposure: f/25; 1/10sec Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min Washington May 2025
May 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Exhalation

Camera: Chamonix 45F-2
Lens: Schneider Xenar 3.5; 150mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Exposure: f/25; 1/10sec
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min

Washington
May 2025

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A straight-on photo of an old wooden grain elevator.
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM