No Traces http://notraces.com/ Film is not dead. en Copyright 2009 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:07:49 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Happy Canada Day My two favorite Canadians.

Listening to: Non Photo-Blue - Pinback

Buck Lewis]]> http://notraces.com/2009/07/happy_canada_day_1.php http://notraces.com/2009/07/happy_canada_day_1.php Polaroid Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:07:49 -0500 There's something in the way she moves,
Or looks my way, or calls my name,
That seems to leave this troubled world behind.
And if I'm feeling down and blue,
Or troubled by some foolish game,
She always seems to make me change my mind.

And I feel fine anytime she's around me now,
She's around me now
Almost all the time
And if I'm well you can tell she's been with me now,
She's been with me now quite a long, long time
And I feel fine.

-Something in the way she Moves -- James Taylor

kin ho]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/post_3.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/post_3.php Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:07:07 -0500 Waiting to Cross Why do people get colds when it's nearly summer? My head feels like a big wet sponge.

Listening to: Lovely Thing - Bird York

denis olivier]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/waiting_to_cross.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/waiting_to_cross.php Leica M6 Classic Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:54:55 -0500 Toque From a project I'm working on.

I have a cold. We're halfway to the weekend...

Listening to: Murder was the Case - Snoop Doggy Dogg

eric rose]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/toque.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/toque.php Leica M6 Classic Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:22:22 -0500 au naturel Last night it rained a little - so the girls decided to have a dance party in the rain out on the deck - clothes were optional. Mae couldn't wait to get out to join the party... I have some great photos from the event - you won't be seeing those -- it's a crazy world we live in...

Listening to: The Minnow and the Trout - A Fine Frenzy

David Alan Harvey]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/au_naturel.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/au_naturel.php Leica M7 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:01 -0500 She Really Does Love Me Mae isn't feeling well. I think it's a combination of teething and maybe a cold. I'm not sure. She coughs at night - it could just be teething causing everything. Whatever it is - is driving us nuts. She's been unbearable to be around the last few days. When Alison got home from work last night - she sent out me. I'm glad she did. I had a few pints and watched the Penguins kicks some Wings ass... I don't understand much about hockey, but I'm learning... I digress...

We finally got a babysitter lined up for every other Wednesday. We went out this past Wednesday and we were both so tired we were ready to go back home by 9 -- but we lasted until about 10:30. Next time, we're staying out until 11!

I hope Mae cuts in those damn molars -- I hear her right now downstairs screaming her little head off -- man that just wears me out... Oh well -- I love her -- but I don't like her very much right now...

Listening to: Sure Sign - Jets Overhead

susan s. bank]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/she_really_does_love_me.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/she_really_does_love_me.php Leica MP Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:07:11 -0500 Gnome Sighting Funny story:

I take Mae to a coffee shop not far from the house. She refuses to sit in a high chair - she much prefers to sit on my lap - that's okay, we're like that.

Anyway - we were sitting quietly together when a young girl - maybe 4 years old - came up and put her arms around Mae and said, "I love you Baby Mae!!" - she kissed Mae gently and just couldn't stop looking at her. I thought maybe her parents were friends of Alison's -- but when I looked up they smiled and said, "She has a doll at home named Mae and her doll looks EXACTLY like your daughter!".

Kinda weird and spooky -- but it was a very sweet moment. She kissed Mae again and said she loved her again - and then waved good-bye -- off she went with a smile...

Listening to: Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones

Nude]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/gnome_sighting.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/gnome_sighting.php Polaroid Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:59:59 -0500 What Can Make Me Feel This Way I take her to all her doctor appointments. Alison doesn't like to take her when Mae has to have shots -- I don't like it much either, but the fact is Mae is tough as nails - she brushes it all off like it was nothing. The last time we went the nurse went on and on about how the shot Mae was about to get would sting and hurt like hell - and Mae would scream her head off - and I should really hold her arms down (Mae's not the nurses). I gently held Mae - she sat there looking at the nurse after the shot as if to say, "is that all you got?" -- that's my girl...

If you're in Toronto - you should pop into The Rex -- check out the Donna Grantis Group (see link below) -- that girl can play some blues guitar -- you'll love it - I guarantee....

It's Thursday -- almost home to the weekend. This has been a very tough week for me - I'm getting a little burned out with the baby gig every day. There's no time to do anything of substance -- there's no Bob & Alison time - it's all making me a very dull boy... The good thing is we decided to have a babysitter come in so we can have some adult time out on the town... This is hard work - managing a Fortune 5 company was a piece of cake compared to this...

Hang in there - 5 o'clock Friday is almost here!

Listening to: Will it Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston

My Favorite Blues & Jazz Club]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/what_can_make_me_feel_this_way.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/what_can_make_me_feel_this_way.php Film Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:15:00 -0500 My Dawg I'm tired. It's late. I have a lot of scanning to catch up on. I've been very busy developing film. As busy as one can be with a 19-month-old anchor tied to my leg... I'm about a year behind. I still have rolls from our last holiday. I'm determined to get all caught up -- develop / scan / print / store everything. I just have to - or I'll be developing baby photos when Mae is 16!

Listening to: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Alapan]]> http://notraces.com/2009/06/my_dawg.php http://notraces.com/2009/06/my_dawg.php Film Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:33:33 -0500 One Belief Friday. Whew. Friday. It's been a long week. Mae is cutting more teeth. It's been raining for what seems like months. It's cold. It's gray. I can't seem to get out to take a photograph to save my life. I have a huge backlog of film for processing. I have a cabinet full of film just waiting for light to bring it to life...

Maybe I'll find some time to get out this weekend. Maybe not. It's okay - there's never a dull moment in our house - and I have about 200 rolls of exposed film to prove it. You wouldn't want to see what's on those rolls -- mostly Mae eating lunch. Mae and her sister going on about something. Lainey sleeping on the couch. Mae sleeping with her butt in the air -- you know, Pulitzer kind of material :-)

The weekend is upon us -- I just watched Seven Pounds this evening -- I'm a sucker for movies like that - dunno why - just am. A great movie if you're looking for a rental. Other than that - relax a bit - take time to catch up on a little reading -- or writing -- or making your brother no-bake cookies...

Have a nice weekend...

Listening to: A Thousand Years - Sting

Guido Steenkamp]]> http://notraces.com/2009/05/one_belief.php http://notraces.com/2009/05/one_belief.php Film Fri, 29 May 2009 00:21:12 -0500 I Dig Her Yes, I know -- this has become a site all about my relationship with my daughter. I can't help it - I spend a lot of time with her - and I'm kind of getting use to it.

She loves the playground. I taught her how to use the shovel to move sand around, and now she spends a goodly amount of time getting herself dirty - and she comes very close to falling asleep on the swing. I love spending the time with her...

It's Memorial Day Weekend back home -- I miss Chicago a lot this time of year - Navy Pier - the Art Institute - Michigan Avenue - Taylor Street - Wicker Park - on and on and on... but hey - I have plenty to keep me busy and very happy here -- but it's okay to feel a little homesick - right?

Have a great long weekend -- and stay sane and safe - as best you can...

Be sure to click on my link below -- it's a good one...

Listening to: Coming Into Los Angeles - Arlo Guthrie

Irregular Flow]]> http://notraces.com/2009/05/i_dig_her.php http://notraces.com/2009/05/i_dig_her.php Film Sat, 23 May 2009 21:12:00 -0500 Loco Motion She's larger than life. I love her more than gold at the end of a rainbow...

Listening to: Draggin' The Line - Tommy James & The Shondells

Ellis Scott]]> http://notraces.com/2009/05/loco_motion.php http://notraces.com/2009/05/loco_motion.php Hasselblad Wed, 20 May 2009 22:23:24 -0500 Pocketful of Silver Lakeside Park. A place I first heard of years ago in a song by Rush. I always wanted to go there and I finally did a few weekends ago. It was cold and windy, but I didn't mind. For me, it's a magical place - bringing back memories of my teen years - cranking up Rush records on my turntable.

I wonder if there will be fireworks on the 24th of May this year...

Everyone would gather
On the twenty-fourth of May
Sitting in the sand
To watch the fireworks display.
Dancing fires on the beach,
Singing songs together...
Though it's just a memory,
Some memories last forever. Lakeside Park - Rush

Listening to: Charlie Parker - A Night in Tunisia

John Sypal]]> http://notraces.com/2009/05/pocketful_of_silver.php http://notraces.com/2009/05/pocketful_of_silver.php Film Tue, 19 May 2009 09:21:12 -0500 Ballerina It'll be awhile before I get things up and running here - I just have so little time these days - I'm not complaining, just telling it like it is.

On a good note - I've come up with a project I think I can find the time for. I'm going back into the darkroom every Sunday for a few hours. My plan is to make prints for Mae - prints I really like - and hope she'll like. I keep having this awful feeling like something might happen to me - and Mae will forget me. I want her to have something her old dad made with his own hands -- from start to finish. I'm hoping to make at least one nice print a week -- and I plan on doing it for everyone in my family -- but Mae first -- she's the baby...

Thankfully, it's a long weekend here in Canada -- we all need it -- I'm just hoping the weather turns a little nicer...

OH! -- and the Warblers have found their way here -- I spotted my second Scarlet Tanager yesterday - and I showed Alison, who now knows the difference between it and a Cardinal. My first Scarlet Tanager was in Mexico City -- I was with a few clients when I spotted the bird up in a tree and about lost my mind -- fortunately, my clients were familiar with my bird fever...

So -- be on the lookout!

Listening to: Charlie Parker - A Night in Tunisia

PhotographyNow]]> http://notraces.com/2009/05/ballerina.php http://notraces.com/2009/05/ballerina.php Leica M7 Sat, 16 May 2009 20:20:20 -0500 Spring Clean Time for me to clean up here a bit -- I'm working on a new design and presentation --

I'll be back in a jiffy...

In the meantime - tell each other stories -- your favorite stories... don't leave anything out...

Listening to: Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

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