NYC DOT Church Avenue Transit & Traffic Improvements presentation

On Tuesday evening, July 30th, NYC DOT presented the plan for safety improvements and dedicated bus lanes on Church Avenue to the members of Brooklyn Community Board 14 and the interested public. Church Avenue has been in the news recently due to two deadly crashes, and it’s known to be perpetually blocked due to traffic and double parked cars. The event was hosted at Beth Shalom v’Emeth Reform Temple on Church Avenue, a fact that became a significant factor in the Q&A discussion that ensued following the presentation.

Gowanus canal, Brooklyn, October 2017

Shot with Kodak Gold 400 and printed at Gowanus Darkroom Last night I made my first color prints at Gowanus Darkroom. I found this community studio space last month when I needed a darkroom to develop that efke IR film I had. They also do classes, and since I’ve never done any color film printing, I signed up for their color crash course. It was such an odd experience after

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Brooklyn, September 2017

Shot on expired efke IR820 film. Usually I post descriptions of the places I photograph. Today, however, the location is not particularly important nor interesting. These photos were shot on a roll of expired Efke IR820 film. Efke was a brand of film manufactured by Fotokemika in Samobor, a small town next to Zagreb. Efke was synonymous with photography in Yugoslavia, and Fotokemika produced Efke film for over 60 years,

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