Sports Etiquette Faux Pas

Sorry, I know I should never have put up a Baseball image so close to Super Bowl. Here's an oldie of The Bus..

Found Negative

Probably one of the most asked about images from my MLB days was the above shot of Yankee great Thurman Munson. Thurman was killed in a private plane crash in 1979. I made two prints for friends and lost the negative. Glad to say it's been found.

SoCal On a Sunny Day

So Cal on a sunny day, Vermont Ave. at Slauson Ave. and HB Pier.

Clamps,Clamps and More Clamps

If you're going to build guitars you better have twice as many clamps as you thought you'd need...

T5 Huntington Beach

Some more testing with the FFL

San O. First Image From 2011

Pete alone at Oldmans, San Onofre.

Camera Test New Years Day Downtown Los Angeles

Four test shots from the FFL. Needs a bit of adjustment but not bad for the first roll.

Since The Shop's Dirty..

Since the shop is already a mess from the camera build.. might as well get back to work finishing the two parlor size acoustics. One mahogany with cedar top and mahogany neck (above), the other still open to ideas. Get your orders in.

The Fialkoff FFL Is Done!

Here are some images of the finished Fixed Focal Length camera. The front with it's 90mm f6.8 Schneider, the back, dressed in a 6x8cm kit, and the same dressed in a 4x5 inch kit. Images from the camera to follow. Thanks to Maurice Fialkoff for the Walnut and his engineering skills.