Eric Patrick McCormack Photography

Wow I just uploaded a few new pictures to Flickr. Yesterday there were some 600+ view of my work! Check here as I will be uploading a couple of new images.

Christmas Comes One Time a Year!

 

I really  enjoy continuing the  christmas tradition, even though the younger ones are loosing the “faith”.  The whole preparation, getting the tree, putting the Red Wings player in the window. You know, all the proper christmas trappings, of course. The Holidays are super fun. Friends, family and fun all wrapped up into a nice box with a bow on top! Than you have to add parental controls all over the place add 3 hours of tech time, because of the new presents.

Anyway walking through the neighborhood always brings a laugh. You just have to look in the right places…

Vote for Pedr, ah Me!

I receive promotional  emails from Midwest Photo. I purchased things from them in the past so you know, you are going to receive these types of emails, for sure. I came across their email inviting me to submit to their photo contest. I thought sure why not, plus it gives me something easy to blog about.

Below is my submission. You can go to this link and vote for it, very cool!

My submission to Midwest Photo’s contest.

 

 

Grain or not too Grainy…

Well I just tried some of Kodak’s Portra 800. Nice stuff I would have to say. It does not seem too grainy from my tastes, I kinda like it. I could shoot in really low light and hand hold. The film also works for everyday shooting.

Old Car and an Old Camera How Fitting

The other day I was running to Safeway, the neighborhood grocery store, to pick up something for the dinner menu.  Parked in the lot with two spaces to the right was an old Chrysler DeSoto! They really do not make them like they used to. That auto really stood out! I had with me in my car my Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex camera. I fgure my camera and the DeSoto were made around the same time.

What a find!  There was another woman who took interest in the old car and was snappin’ away with her iPhone.

My camera still works like new, must be that German engineering!  I really love the images I get from it. Check out some other work by photographers who use old technology to make photographs here on Flickr. Here is a specific Rollei link. Here is another Rollei specific group. Enjoy Cool things happen when you least expect them.

Volvo For Sale

While driving or walking around my neighborhood there is usually something that catches my eye. Many times I have to take a mental note and go back to photograph what I saw. I may not have has my camera or possibly  I was en route or the light was not right.

This gem I found on NE Lombard close to where I live. It has been offered for sale this entire summer. Maybe if he brought it out from behind the fence he would have better luck.

Fall has officially arrived here in the Pacific NW although you would not not know it. It has been dry and very warm here lately. I think that autumn is the best time of the year. School starts again the days are warm and the evening are cool. Enjoy the weather.

 

I live in the Woodlawn neighborhood in NE Portland, OR. It is a neighborhood with a rich history and a checkered past.

The neighborhood is going through significant changes. There are new businesses and lots of activity. Woodlawn Park is full of people playing soccer and families at the playground and activities like movies in the park and Star Trek in the Park. It is a cool place.

The businesses that have grown over the last five years are The Firehouse, Good Neighbothood Pizzeria, Breakside Brewery, and Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry.

 

 

 

Jungle Paradise Introduction to the Howler Monkeys (Monos Gongos)

So Rocky Balboa, I had to ask him twice to be sure that in fact that was his real name. So now the seven of us were moving along at almost a snails pace through the mountains between San Isidro and Dominical. You see Rocky just had new brakes installed on his mid 80’s Toyota van. He was taking it nice and easy for sure. I really think he was sweating it out and not trusting his mechanic the pads were not quite smoking but really smelled as if they were about to catch fire any minute. Rocky even stopped the car to get out and check the brakes, he spat on the calibers to see if they were hot. After this rudimentary check we forged onward.

We finally arrived in Dominical after Jord retrieved the directions from somewhere in the recesses of his pack I began to decipher and translate the directions simultaneously. The dirt road from the highway was easy the hard part was finding the road to the house. We finally arrived and what a cool place it was.