Neptune
Neptune. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
This is part of a larger sandsculpture by the Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik. It was entered in the North American Sandsculpting Championships, held last month in my hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Onions and Cabbage
Onions. (Kodak T-Max 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Cabbage. (Kodak T-Max 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Prairie Dog
Prairie Dog. (Fuji Neopan 1600. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Paradise Valley, Montana – Power Lines
Paradise Valley, Montana — Power Lines. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Newborn
Newborn. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
This is part of a larger sandsculpture by the Dutch artists Wilfred Stijger and Edith Van De Wetering. It was entered in the North American Sandsculpting Championships, held last month in my hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia. This sandsculpture won 1st place in the team category.
Paradise Valley, Montana – Horse
Paradise Valley, Montana — Horse. (Ilford Delta 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Paradise Valley, Montana — Horse. (Ilford Delta 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
The Womb
The Womb. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
This is part of a larger sandsculpture by the American artist Dan Belcher. It was entered in the North American Sandsculpting Championships, held last month in my hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Paradise Valley, Montana – Sprinklers
Paradise Valley, Montana — Sprinklers. (Ilford Delta 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Paradise Valley, Montana – Horse
Paradise Valley, Montana — Horse. (Ilford Delta 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Dragon and Egg
Dragon and Egg. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
This is part of a larger sandsculpture by the Canadian artist Jonathon Bouchard. It was entered in the North American Sandsculpting Championships, held last month in my hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Marina
Marina. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Paradise Valley, Montana
Paradise Valley, Montana. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter — Tunnel to Generator Room. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
The tunnel in the above image leads to the generator room, where all the juice for my father’s fallout shelter is made. (For background, click here.)
Fallout Shelter — Well Pump. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
The well pump isn’t really the subject I had in mind when I took this photo. I was looking more at that old flannel jacket. My father was wearing it the very first day of the shelter cycle, when he embarked on his twenty-year journey to tame the future. He still wears the old jacket when he’s in the shelter — because it really gets cold down there.
My Father. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
So here he is: my father. Looks pretty normal, doesn’t he? So, with everything you’ve read and seen, what do you think of him?
Paradise Valley, Montana – Horse
Paradise Valley, Montana — Horse. (Ilford Delta 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Fallout Shelter – Guitar
Fallout Shelter — Guitar. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
The above picture was taken in the supply closet of what was supposed to be a kind of schoolroom, located in the top floor of the fallout shelter my father built when I was about seven years old. (For background, click here.) Many of the books in this schoolroom’s little library consist of children’s stories, mostly Arthurian tales or other similar hymns to fantasy and heroism.
Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport. (Kodak T-Max 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Fallout Shelter – Battery Bank
Fallout Shelter — Battery Bank. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
The above image is of a battery bank. It’s one of the many sources of power for my father’s fallout shelter. (For background, click here.) A few summers ago, my father discovered that many of the batteries were corroding and needed to be replaced. So he bought fifty new batteries (at fifty pounds each) and he and I lugged them into the shelter to hook them up to the bank. The math: 50 batteries x 50 lb. = 2.25 tons. Yeah, it was a very long day.
Paradise Valley, Montana – Absaroka Mountains
Paradise Valley, Montana — Absaroka Mountains. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
Fallout Shelter – Old Sneakers
Fallout Shelter — Old Sneakers. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
These sneakers have sat unmolested on this shelf for nearly twenty years, since my father first built his fallout shelter. (For background, click here.) Actually, it isn’t fair to call it “his” fallout shelter. A few others still have reserved bunks that they’ll use in the event of global unrest. But there were once many others. Over the years, most have completely divested themselves of the situation, choosing to recede into lives far away. As far as my father is concerned, their lack of communication means they’ve forfeited their right to salvation.
Paradise Valley, Montana – Horse
Paradise Valley, Montana — Horse. (Ilford Delta 100. Nikon F100. Nortisu Koki.)
Fallout Shelter – Pump Belt
Fallout Shelter — Pump Belt. (Fuji Neopan 400. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
The above picture is of a timing belt for a generator circulating system. (For background, click here.) The circulating system consists of a large series of pumps and belts that can experience all kinds of problems. My father has many spare parts, which is important considering the fallout shelter was built twenty years ago (some parts might be very difficult to come by).
Paradise Valley, Montana – Dead Pine, Absaroka Mountains
Paradise Valley, Montana — Dead Pine, Absaroka Mountains. (Fuji Neopan 100 Acros. Nikon F100. Noritsu Koki.)
