Friday Film - Maine film roll #1
What a great place to have a film camera and take advantage of the beauty of Maine. I packed my Minolta X-700 with its variety of lens (wide angle, telephoto, pancake, and the standard 50mm 1.4) and my Nikon FE fitted with a Vivitar 28-90mm. This first roll comes out of the Minolta with some Kodak 400 color. So let's run the footage...
The first three are of the church that we are serving, Machias Valley Baptist Church of Machias, Maine. The church also owns the gray building in the background. The large windows allow in a lot of natural light, especially in the morning hours. It was the week of the 4th so the church was honoring the country that we live in. I need to make sure to get a picture in the future that has people sitting in those pews.
Through Machias, Maine runs the Machias River and "Machias" means "Bad Little Falls." The Machias River feeds the Atlantic Ocean and the falls are the stopping point for the tide fluctuations. This is just one of the falls. The river splits into at least 3 separate paths which each have their own set of falls. It channels through some tight spaces that were previously used to generate power and businesses. The park is a gem to have in the center of town.
The man playing the drum in the first picture is Jeff and the man in the second picture in the red hat is Fred. The men of the local church have been a focal point of mine over the years. Getting to know each one of them is a challenge as our world gets going faster and faster and therefore our gathering times are important to plan and execute. Jeff plays drums for the church but usually doesn't wear this attire on Sundays and Fred is an ambitious man who retired to move to Maine! He loves it here.
The coast of Maine is rugged and many times you can't see far because of the fog. The first photo is a place called Hamilton Cove and the second is at the end of Jasper Beach. The vegetation doesn't let the rocks keep it from growing. Every nook and cranny is used to foster growth and the beautiful colors "pop" against the slate color background.
Dotted along the coast are these coves that house lobster boats of many different colors. This cove is in the town of Cutler, Maine, a little east of us. The season and work demands strong arms and backs to handle the 80 to 100 pound lobster traps. The traps are common place in the yards of many houses here. I need to figure out how to use one as an illustration for some upcoming sermon.
The last two photos are of our afternoon at Jasper Beach. Walking on the rocks to the end of the beach and back is a real workout. The sound of the waves rushing back over the rocks is like nothing I have ever heard before. We were told that in earlier years these rocks were used on building sites and hauled out by the truckloads (not permitted now) but the rocks kept coming back. We each settled on only 1 rock to bring back to the car.
I am thankful for my wife. She brings stability to my schedule and a smile to my seriousness. She helps me to laugh and I can never thank her enough for her loyalty to me as her husband and her pastor.
Thanks for coming along for film roll #1 and be looking for film roll #2 in the future.
Adam
The first three are of the church that we are serving, Machias Valley Baptist Church of Machias, Maine. The church also owns the gray building in the background. The large windows allow in a lot of natural light, especially in the morning hours. It was the week of the 4th so the church was honoring the country that we live in. I need to make sure to get a picture in the future that has people sitting in those pews.
Through Machias, Maine runs the Machias River and "Machias" means "Bad Little Falls." The Machias River feeds the Atlantic Ocean and the falls are the stopping point for the tide fluctuations. This is just one of the falls. The river splits into at least 3 separate paths which each have their own set of falls. It channels through some tight spaces that were previously used to generate power and businesses. The park is a gem to have in the center of town.
The man playing the drum in the first picture is Jeff and the man in the second picture in the red hat is Fred. The men of the local church have been a focal point of mine over the years. Getting to know each one of them is a challenge as our world gets going faster and faster and therefore our gathering times are important to plan and execute. Jeff plays drums for the church but usually doesn't wear this attire on Sundays and Fred is an ambitious man who retired to move to Maine! He loves it here.
The coast of Maine is rugged and many times you can't see far because of the fog. The first photo is a place called Hamilton Cove and the second is at the end of Jasper Beach. The vegetation doesn't let the rocks keep it from growing. Every nook and cranny is used to foster growth and the beautiful colors "pop" against the slate color background.
Dotted along the coast are these coves that house lobster boats of many different colors. This cove is in the town of Cutler, Maine, a little east of us. The season and work demands strong arms and backs to handle the 80 to 100 pound lobster traps. The traps are common place in the yards of many houses here. I need to figure out how to use one as an illustration for some upcoming sermon.
The last two photos are of our afternoon at Jasper Beach. Walking on the rocks to the end of the beach and back is a real workout. The sound of the waves rushing back over the rocks is like nothing I have ever heard before. We were told that in earlier years these rocks were used on building sites and hauled out by the truckloads (not permitted now) but the rocks kept coming back. We each settled on only 1 rock to bring back to the car.
I am thankful for my wife. She brings stability to my schedule and a smile to my seriousness. She helps me to laugh and I can never thank her enough for her loyalty to me as her husband and her pastor.
Thanks for coming along for film roll #1 and be looking for film roll #2 in the future.
Adam
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