unbillable hours

montauk no. 2

The Scientist, South Hampton, New York

montauk no. 1

The Editor, South Hampton, New York

A few months ago, before the Scientist took a four-month jaunt through the better bars of Central America, he and I, along with a new friend of mine, the Editor (above), took a trip out to Montauk.  We needed a change of scenery, and I felt bored with shooting in New Jersey.  After a while, I think the local loses its interest, at least until I see something I haven't seen before.  Montauk - the trip was inspired by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - was an easy destination.  Just under three hours away by car (well, then; I can't imagine summer traffic), it's part of the beautiful eastern tip of Long Island, which includes the Hamptons.  I shot quite a few rolls there, which I've been saving for "something." 

Today was that something.  I had a rough day at court, and decided that this would be a good release.  So, the next few shots have nothing to do with the present day, but are of a place that jumpstarted my interest in shooting (this year; who knows what it will take next year). 

Untitled No. 16

Officers' Quarters, Fort Hancock (Decom.), Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, New Jersey

We Say Goodbye So Often

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, Ilford Delta Pro ISO 400

Untitled No. 15

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, Ilford Delta Pro ISO 400

Continuity

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, Ilford Delta Pro ISO 400

Alternate Version

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, ISO 3200

I couldn't decide which version I liked better, so here's the second of two shots of the same building (once part of the great Asbury Park Casino). 

Every Steeple a Perversion...

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, ISO 3200

... and every fragment a reminder of what was and what is now a hollow memory. 

Untitled #9

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, ISO 3200

Untitled #8

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Canon EOS Elan 7ne, ISO 3200

I wandered around the Asbury Park boardwalk one Saturday.  I wanted to sneak into the abandoned casino and take some pictures in there.  I found an abandoned card table and positioned it beneath a broken window into which I thought I might shimmy.  I got up onto the table, and was halfway into the window when this fellow startled me.  I shoved myself out of the window, nearly toppling over the card table. 

He said he was just investigating the place, but the napsack looked like it was filled with this man's worldly possessions. I didn't inquire further as to how or why the man broke into the casino.  I backtracked around the building, my hands numb from the wind coming off of the still wintry ocean, and took this shot of the man wandering the beach.