Ernie Morin’s Custom Built Camera

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while.  Here is Ernest Morin, incredible photographer and one of the original Gloucester Guerillas.  Ernie showed his documentary slide show of the Fort at the first Block Party.

The camera in front of his grill is 100 percent customized.  Each piece comes from a different camera.  He put all of them together and what you see is what you get.  He told me what all these different parts were but my memory fails me so I’ll just list all the different parts and models that make up this one of a kind piece of equipment.

rodenstock grandason, front mount speedgraphic, zeiss ideal, graflex roll film back, voistlander viewfinder,

You can check out some of Ernie’s fantastic work at dbaDocument, his website

Ernie Morin’s Custom Built Camera, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

This is hard core


My Wall St. Rock Garden

pinkI’ve always wanted to do a rock garden. I must have gotten it from my Nana Lowe. There are little dirt pockets up the rock wall and I could picture what I wanted . So after doing some research online, I went over to Marshall’s on Concord St. and bought a bunch of perennials. This is a huge commitment, but I think the end result will be worth it. Tomorrow we do the vegetables. Now I just have to figure out what’s eating the basil…

Gloucester At Dawn- Harbor Cove 4:45AM 5/23/09

Gloucester Zen Video Here tomorrow at 8AM

Here is a picture you really ought to see full size by clicking it and selecting “all sizes”  it’s probably one of the best shots I’ve taken in a while.

Gloucester At Dawn- Good Harbor Beach 4:50AM 5/22/09

UPDATE MAIN STREET PAVING PROJECT:

From The Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce-

Crosswalk removal TODAY
Curbing work NEXT
Full street paving WEEK OF JUNE 8

The DPW continues to work on downtown road surface improvements.

Today all crosswalks will be removed.  Traffic will be temporarily re-routed
around the work areas as they move down the street.  This work is expected to
finish with all machinery removed this afternoon.  No work is planned for the
Memorial Day Weekend.

Full street paving will take place the week of June 8.  This will require 1 day
to grind the street, 2-3 days raising casting and 1 day to pave.  Please be aware
that the grinding work will be noisy and dirty, but will be completed as quickly
as possible.

Temporary street closures and re-routing of traffic are necessary to complete
the project and disruptions should be expected.  However, all work is expected
to be finished prior to the June 20th Block Party.  The results will be a
smoother, neater, more visitor friendly Main Street.

For updates on the work, please see the City of Gloucester website,
http://www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/ or contact the DPW at 978-281-9785.

Salma Hayek Had Lunch At Passports Yesterday

Confirmed.  The stars have arrived for the shooting of the movie.

For more photos of Salma while she was in Gloucester you can click this link-

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/salma-hayek-at-cape-ann-farmers-market/

and more from the set of the Adam Sandler Movie-

 

photo from Holyhell files

Exit 11 Rocked Capt. Carlo’s! GMG’s own Mike Lindberg!

Cap2973_1050963476453_1296722091_30118015_7587652_nt. Carlo’s was packed last night. The band, Exit 11, rocked the house. The guys hadn’t played together for a couple of years, but you’d never know it. Frank Gentile, Jim Frontiero, Mike Lindberg, Pete Malaquias each on instruments and doing vocals had the place dancing and singing along.Their accapellas were incredible. Familiar songs done uniquely their way.

To Mike and all the guys- Thanks for sharing the music and fun! Looking forward to the JJ benefit on Thursday June 25.

Gloucester Zen XXVI- Good Harbor Beach

click the picture to view the video

Fishermen Tattoo Series- Jerry McKay F/V Alice G

Jerry had a bunch added.

Gloucester At Dawn- Good Harbor Beach 4:50AM 5/22/09

Gloucester Zen Video at 8AM