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December 27, 2017
Palm Springs Panorama from 2001
In 2001 I shot this panorama with Kodachrome from the intersection of San Luis Rey and Sky Point Drive. Today that would put me immediately between Lowes and Walmart on Ramon Road. In this photo Lowes would be on the right end of the photo, Walmart on the right.
Clicking the image will get you the full size version.
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December 26, 2017
Slide Restoration
On the left is the slide as it actually appears. It's about 30 years old and I don't know what kind of slide film it is, but I can say for sure it is not Kodachrome. Even though it appears to have faded to just monochrome, there is actually still color info in it and a few clicks in Photoshop, will bring those up. That's the photo on the right.
 Before Photoshop |  After Photoshop |
The photo depicts Boston City Hall, Faneuil Hall, the JFK Building and part of the Quincy Market as viewed from atop the Customs House Tower.
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Slides Again
The Charles River and Back Bay, 1984.
Can't say what river or when, but it's Ektachrome.
A pumping station at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Boston.
Kitt Peak Observatory, Kodachrome, 1988.
Provincetown II ferry, Kodachrome, late 1980s. Proof that being anti-social by staring down at something in your hands was not something new with the advent of smartphones.
Dusk, Ektachrome, 1988. When I shot this, I was going for an underexposed image, but 29 years of deterioration made it a little more underexposed than I want. I was able to restore it somewhat.
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December 22, 2017
Some more slides for you
Over the roof of Quincy Market & Durgin Park, Boston, in 1986.
Probably in Hawaii. Kodachrome, 1986.
Prometheus at the Prudential Center in Boston, 1986.
Probably Baxter State Park, Maine. Kodachrome 1987.
Tip O'Neill Building with the elevated Green Line in the foreground. Kodachrome 2001.
A 1957 Thunderbird double parked on Charles Street, Beacon Hill. Kodachrome 2001.
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December 14, 2017
Slides
Looking up Canal Street to the old Boston Garden.
Looking upstream on the Charles River from the Harvard Bridge. Boston University is on the left. This is from a black & white slide, and I'm pretty sure that was Ilford film.
Commonwealth Avenue and Green Line east of Allston Street.
A DC-3 at the Smithsonian in 1983.
Fort Point Channel, Boston; Ilford black & white slide film.
Frog Pond in the Boston Common.
Looking at the Ritz-Carlton from the Public Garden, Ektachrome.
The John Hancock Buildings, Back Bay, Boston.
Storrow Drive seen from the BU Bridge; Ilford black & white slide film.
The conversion of the building at 360 Newbury Street for Tower Records.
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December 11, 2017
Need A New Title For Posting Some More Slide Photos
This looks like the interior of a ferry to me, but I don't recognize it. The photo is from 1985. If you recognize it, please leave a comment and tell us.
In the Back Bay, Boston, 1986.
Golden Gate Bridge seen from Alcatraz, 1985. Agfachrome.
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December 10, 2017
Aged Slide
In my recent slide scanning I hadn't come across any badly aged or damaged slides until today. It's from the mid-1980s. I don't know what kind of film it is, but it sure ain't Kodachrome. I've got lots of Ektachromes and Agfachromes that show no aging, so I'm sure this isn't either of those. BTW, I have no recollection of what this building is or where it's located.
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December 9, 2017
No Smoke Here
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December 7, 2017
Slides, More Slides
Sears warehouse building in The Fenway, Boston, Agfachrome, 1985.
The Nantucket Light Ship, Kodachrome.
Construction of the MBTA Back Bay Station in Boston, 1986.
Copley Square, Boston, Kodachrome, showing Trinity Church and the two John Hancocks.
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December 5, 2017
Slide Scans
Shadows of the World Trade Center in 1985.
The old John Hancock building in Boston.
The (newer) John Hancock Tower in Boston.
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