amdavidson.com The ramblings of a constantly traveling manufacturing engineer.
Sunrise over Shenzhen
Here’s a shot of the Windows of the World amusement park in Nanshan, Shenzhen. I changed my travel plans yesterday to return home early. There just wasn’t enough work over here to warrant me staying. This marks the first time that has ever happened. As usual I stayed up all night in an attempt to [...]
Quiet Reflection
This is a shot of the pond at my parent’s house. It tends to be pretty peaceful out there and I think this silhouette captures that well. Shot on Ilford Delta 400 pushed to 800 with a Graflex 22 TLR and a 85 f/3.5 lens.
Salvageable Seca Shot
This is the one salvageable frame I got from the 2010 MotoGP race at Laguna Seca. Unfortunately, my Mamiya did not respond well to my foam replacement and leaked light all over my roll of Provia. Shot on Provia 100 with a Mamiya M645 and a 80 f/2.8 lens.
2011 Porsche Cayenne Release
I happened upon this one night when coming home for dinner. It was dress rehearsal for a 2011 Porsche Cayenne reveal party that was happening in conjunction with the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau International Auto Show. The rehearsal seemed appropriately ugly and childish, given the ugly, cutesy redesign of the Cayenne.
A Wedding and an Old Camera
A couple weeks ago I found a Graflex 22 at an estate sale. Last weekend I had a wonderful opportunity to use it, the wedding of Jeff and Stacey LaBarge. The Graflex is an interesting piece. It is over 50 years old and doesn’t look a day over 10. Don’t get me wrong, you can [...]
“Toilets”
The conference room we use is right beneath a bathroom and has a great deal of large exposed piping, amplifying the sound of every flush. We call it “toilets” and everyone instantly understands whether Chinese or American.
