It's anniversary time for Pedalpalooza, Portland's annual summertime bike fun fest. Starting in 2002 as the all August long BikeSummer, it morphed into the first two or so weeks of June Pedalpalooza, then the all-June Pedalpalooza. Pandemic in 2020 put a crimp on the "actual led rides" version, but last year it returned as an... Continue Reading →
Night biking deserves a quiet song: A photo report of my first two Midnite Bicycle League 2022 rides
Belmont Library, 18 Jan 2022. Camera: Minolta SR-T 101 Lens: MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4Film: Cinestill 800T We're more than half-way through this year's Midnite Bicycle League Challenge. Ninety people have signed up so far. I haven't received my first completed journal, though I know at least one is on the way. And I've seen... Continue Reading →
New Website: Bikes and Film Cameras Club
Hello, folks! After doing the Bikes and Film Cameras Club for a half-year, I've decided to create a dedicated space for it. This is the same thing that happened with Society of Three Speeds: the content was here when I started it, then it moved to its own website in 2013. Don't worry: I will... Continue Reading →
Winter 2021 into 2022 bike rides
Hello folks! A new season is approaching, and I've mapped out four different bicycle rides I'll be leading here in Portland, Oregon. Three of them are actually rescheduled rides that were cancelled earlier this year, the other is the return of my beloved Palm Tree Ride, which I had to skip in 2022 for obvious... Continue Reading →
Shop Update: New buttons, and cameras with Bikes and Film Cameras Club
Hello, friends! I've got fresh and new 1" buttons in my Etsy Store! I've been selling these types of buttons for over 15 years, and this is the first time in a long time that I've done a total refresh. No old designs remain, the 12 buttons I now stock are all new. You can... Continue Reading →
Bikes and Film Cameras Ride Recap
Time flies. It was just about three weeks ago that I led the Bikes and Film Cameras Ride. This ride on Saturday July 31st was also the inauguration of my Bikes and Film Cameras Club, all fourteen people who showed up became charter members! I've led many a bicycle ride since 2004 but this one... Continue Reading →
Half-Frame Journal #1 is here! You still have a little time to get it at a special price.
Hello friends! My first photo-zine, HALF-FRAME JOURNAL #1, is now here! I just received a box of these professionally printed zines and they look nice. This zine is about the Willamette Valley Bike Tour I completed in July. It contains black-and-white photos taken with my Olympus Pen EES-2 half-frame camera and journal comics. I've shipped... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Bikes and Film Cameras Club!
I’ve been into bicycles for the last couple decades. And over the past year a passion for film photography has grown inside of me. I love taking photos on my rides. And I know there’s many of you out there who have a similar passion for bicycles and film photography. So why not a club? Introducing the... Continue Reading →