Merrill Photo Blog
Admissions of an addict.
My name is Marcy and I’m an addict. “HELLO MARCY” I haven’t been to the river in three days, fourteen hours and thirty six minutes. The scent of the earth … the mud, the brackishness of the water. The train echos across the river, gray in...
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Time is an illusion
Mark O’Brien visited me all the way from Ann Arbor! After the usual pleasantries, food … liquor, we headed out to the studio for some camera talk and more libations. He had come not only to visit but also to interview me for possible inclusion in a future...
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Trips and ideas… YOUR ideas?
Oh man. So much amazing crap going on! I’ve got a couple of trips coming up and I had this idea. I want to bring a few cameras with me to leave behind with deserving (unfortunate?) souls. For one, I’m looking for tips on crazy, funky camera / photographica...
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Oh boy!
I’m, like, so happy right now! I’ve been scratching my spinning head over creation of the new junkstorecameras.com web site. The camera reviews… they’re SO vital to our advancement as a species. But that dang menu issue… well…...
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A GRAND trip!
We made a spur of the moment decision to visit the Grand Canyon for Christmas day. When taking a trip, deciding on what photographic equipment to bring is my biggest concern. This time, I chose (mainly for its cuteness and ease of use) the Canonet QL17 GIII. I...
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Walkin’ the dog[s]
I decided to become a PAWS of Grays Harbor dog walker. Tuesdays find me driving up to Aberdeen to let the mutts out. It gives me an opportunity to get to know the dogs. It also gives me an opportunity to exercise my Junk Store Cameras. The idea being –...
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I’m fine! Just “Differently Plateleted”
When people ask ,”Are you ok?” it hits me in exactly the same way as the question, “How far are you from the water?” A question with a surprisingly complicated answer. We live in North Cove, WA – an area referred to as Washaway Beach....
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Fun stuff! Respites.
In a month bestrewed with medical appointments (instead of gown shoots in Europe … fingernails tapping on a glass tabletop …) It’s making me wonder, what do people do who actually have time to do stuff? Like, I set aside this time to be away but now...
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Lovely shades of azure blue and things I let slide.
I was at a pharmacy. The pharmacist (who looked more like a concessionaire at Pirate Daze than a pharmacist) looked up over the counter and exclaimed “You’re getting THESE? …. Wow!” Should’ve been a clue. I let it slide. But that’s...
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A summer full of #formalwearworninappropriately , etc.
The universe has thrown me a curve ball and I had to cancel our trip to Europe due to a health glitch. Meanwhile, the sun and the moon have conspired to present a total solar eclipse in my back-fucking-yard and that is one get-well card you do not ignore. Besides, in...
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