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I’ve spent a lot of time driving the streets and highways of Orange County, CA. I grew up here, I work here. There’s a lot of beauty to be found in this county, and I don’t just mean the postcard-quality beaches. Nor do I mean the bleach-blonde hair and fake ta-ta’s. No, I’m talking about the buildings, the history, the little vignettes of lived-in structures and forgotten scenes sprinkled throughout its landscape. I’m talking about the relics of Orange County.
So with the towns somewhat emptied of their usual bustling activity, I set out to photograph some compositions that I’d been wanting to strike off my checklist for some time now. It would be done just the way I like: Kodak Portra 160 or 400 using my Shen-Hao TFC 617-a panoramic camera…mostly in that beautiful dawn light.
I had 4 locations in mind: a dilapidated roadside motel in the city of Orange, a delightful little donut shop just down the street, a junkyard in Santa Ana, and one hell of a tree in Old Towne Orange. I’d scouted the locations fully, I knew what I wanted to do, now it was just a matter of getting out there with my tripod, some rolls of film, and 2 lenses (my Rodenstock 115mm and my Nikkor 150mm).
Sometimes getting the shot requires getting a little uncomfortable. Sometimes it requires dressing like an idiot. I did both in this one. But I’m happy to say that the pictures were worth it. Perhaps more than the results themselves, it just feels good to strike things off the list - to get those images in my head out and onto film.
Or maybe I just needed something to do while the world is at a standstill.
Whatever the case, here is a video of me taking pictures. Enjoy!
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