Aside from a Holga, my only other medium format film camera was a birthday gift from my wife Mary. It’s a gold-trimmed Seagull 4A-107G Limited Collector’s Edition medium format TLR. OK, it’s not a Rollei but that didn’t stop Seagull from trying to make a nice camera.

Once upon a time, I was lucky enough to spend a few nights in the Cadogan Hotel, in the heart of London’s Chelsea neighborhood.  Way back in the day, Oscar Wilde frequently hosted friends at the hotel’s bar. Me? I had breakfast tea and toast in a cozy area just off the hotel’s lobby. What’s that got to do with photography? Let me tell you a story…

To me, this seems like an odd photograph. It’s odd because these days even a rusted out VW Bus can be worth close to $100,000. I don’t get it either but nostalgia exerts a powerful pull on car values. But why would anybody graft a VW Beetle body on top of a VW bus? One can come up with many scenarios, none of them likely the truth.

17 Mile House is part of a 70-acre open space in Arapahoe County, Colorado, which includes an 1860’s mile house, barn and silo along the historic Smoky Hill/Cherokee Trail route to Denver. It was originally a log cabin, some of which can still be seen.

Bingham Lake Park is a 30-acre park that’s located in Douglas County, CO and is a quiet oasis that’s enjoyed by hikers, mountain bikers, dog enthusiasts, fisherman and photographers like me.