beyond monochrome
Recent photographs by Walker Pickering

Month: January, 2005

Driving

Driving

I don’t usually get to be in the passenger seat, so I try to have a camera on hand when I am.

Grandmother-in-Law

Grandmother-in-Law

Stacy’s grandmother.

Capitol Birds

Capitol Birds

Polly and I had gone out to shoot some more of this expired (1986) Kodak color negative film on the capitol grounds, perhaps for some shots for the 2006 calendar. This isn’t the kind of shot that would be in the calendar, really. But that’s not just due to the selective focus. I waited for the birds to hit just the right spot.

Reagan Building Flags

Reagan Building Flags

These are the flags in front of the John Reagan Building (which is where our department is located). The image was shot with some expired Kodak color negative film. It expired in 1986. I was 5 or 6 years old when it expired. Pretty unbelievable, eh?

Sunset Diptych

Sunset Diptych

Just a couple of Holga shots from a drive back to Austin recently.

Dad & Carter

Dad & Carter

My dad and my little half-brother Carter at our first house (duplex, really) shortly after we were married. I can’t remember why they came to town, but we shot this just before they headed back to Sugar Land. It’s an absolutely horrible negative, but that’s what Photoshop is for.

Gruene Hall

Gruene Hall

This shot has probably been done before (and I’ll shoot it again… not perfectly centered), but I just love this dance hall’s interior.

Trap Door

Trap Door

This is the first pinhole I took with the Santa Barbara 75mm pinhole I got last year. It was taken up at school (while I was still a student) with a trap door to the roof of the art building, where much of my Musician series was shot. Oh, and it’s a self portrait.

Mules or Donkeys?

Mules or Donkeys?

I know a simple Google search would yield an answer, but I’m cold and in a hurry, so what are these? Mules or Donkeys? Or is there even a difference?

Homer Sees

Homer Sees

Homer insists on seeing out one of the windows at all times while we’re driving. He refuses to sit or lay down, and so it’s a constant struggle to push him back from in between the two front seats. It’s only a problem because if we have to stop suddenly, he gets choked by the center console. AND it’s annoying. (I know about dog seat belts, but we haven’t found a good one that fits Homer yet.) So when Homer can’t stand not being able to stick his head somewhere, he resorts to the back windshield.

Gruene Water Tower

Gruene Water Tower

I admit this isn’t an incredible image, but I had to post it to prove that slide film in a Holda can work (even if that light leak at the top was imprinted several times on the film). I used some expired Kodak E100S.

H.D. Gruene

H.D. Gruene

From my recent trip down to Gruene, TX. Lots of grain.