Epiphanies abound. I uploaded some scans yesterday and it reminded me of how I used to love to photograph. Today was about going backwards.

Life is back on track. 

I realized yesterday that I've always been happiest making photographs with square format cameras. Usually filled with black and white films like Tri-X. And that my preferred focal lengths are those centered around a fifty millimeter equivalent. With an SL2 set to 1:1, shooting Jpeg large and setting the camera profile to High Contrast Monochrome I came as close today to replicating my look from the late 1980s and the 1990s; which made me very happy. I cheated a little bit. I used the Leica 24-90mm lens on the camera. But I swear, I mostly used it between 40mm and 60mm. Only strayed once or twice.... 

The dive.

Sticking the landing.

Sunday in the courtyard at the Austin Motel.

The bar was hopping, the crowd was happy and 

the people watching? Always a lot of fun...

Or...you could walk across the street and go two step dancing over at Jo's Coffee. 

All fun. All free and open. Nice. Reminds me why I like living in Austin.

Even the "old" people get to have fun.

And, apparently, we have the best broccoli in the Western Hemisphere. 

Above: Nice restroom decor at the San José Hotel.

And below:

a vintage Allen Ginsberg poster.

Just above the squeaky clean sink...