by John Crane | Mar 28, 2017 | 4042n, black and white film, Film Photography, Wyoming
Chugwater, Wyoming I realized something of great importance this past Saturday while traveling Iron Mountain Road in Wyoming: I love Wyoming. The way you love something you hadn’t realized at first you loved. The way it kinda sneaks up on ya when you’re... 
by John Crane | Feb 20, 2017 | Boulder, Colorado, Medium Format, Road Trippin'
Near the Flatirons one recent snowy day in Boulder, Colorado. Often times when you head out for the day along Colorado’s Front Range you simply don’t know what the day holds. That’s one of the reasons it’s such fun: that unexpected surprise... 
by John Crane | Feb 8, 2017 | American Southwest, Destinations, Film Photography, Medium Format, New Mexico, Physiographic Provinces, Road Trippin'
Sunrise, Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico Looks like I’m going to have another go at the Bisti this weekend. It’ll be the first real road trip of 2017 and I’m excited. After recently getting the 645 dialed in I’m feeling ready... 
by John Crane | Jan 18, 2017 | Believeinfilm, Film Photography, Nikon, Old School, Philosophy, Product Reviews
Admiring the F again tonight; its simplicity, elegance, small footprint, lack of any type of power what so ever required to operate. All mechanical, no electronics. What a thing of beauty. Who would have thought in 1959 something was being released into the world that... 
by John Crane | Jan 16, 2017 | Believeinfilm, black and white film, Colorado, Film Photography, Old School, Physiographic Provinces, Rocky Mountain National Park
Winter is one of Colorado’s unique charms. One day we’ll be -15°, a few days later we’ll be in the mid-to-low 60’s. January can be a pretty dreary time, especially just after the holidays. Back to work we go, after what was hopefully a restful... 
by John Crane | Dec 6, 2016 | American Southwest, Believeinfilm, Colorado, Destinations, F6, Film Photography, Mesa Verde, New Mexico, Physiographic Provinces, Road Trippin'
by John Crane | Oct 10, 2016 | American Southwest, Believeinfilm, Destinations, Film Photography, Golden Circle, Monument Valley, Physiographic Provinces, Road Trippin'
We’ve just returned from the annual fall walkabout, this time to the American Southwest in search of perfect light. We found it in Monument Valley, Utah one morning. This first of a series of entries won’t be a linear description of the trip, but instead... 
by John Crane | Sep 18, 2016 | Believeinfilm, black and white film, Colorado, Destinations, Film Photography, Old School, panorama, Physiographic Provinces
One of the commonly cited demerits of 35mm film is its lack of resolution when you want to print really big. It’s true. This is a physical limitation; a wall unclimbable by any camera or any lens combination. Leica, Nikon, Canon, Zeiss… it matters not. A... 
by John Crane | Aug 3, 2016 | 4042n, Believeinfilm, black and white film, Colorado, Destinations, Film Photography, Gore Range, Medicine Bow Range, Medium Format, Mummy Range, Physiographic Provinces, Road Trippin', Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road
I have had the privilege of living in Colorado since 1981 when I moved to Fort Collins to attend Colorado State University. Having moved from Illinois, I’d literally do anything to get into the mountains. At first a poor college student with no car, I... 