BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

[BF Hammer]

On 6-22 I revisited the Whitewater railroad depot at lunchtime. Worked the other side.

 

[BF Hammer]

07-05: A little bored this afternoon, did an almost 50 year old lens challenge. Fixed my 500mm f/8 Reflex lens to the Zf and attempted some wildlife in the back yard. Only a robin played along. Manual focus handheld on a songbird is no minor feat.

 

[Marilynne]

07-05: A little bored this afternoon, did an almost 50 year old lens challenge. Fixed my 500mm f/8 Reflex lens to the Zf and attempted some wildlife in the back yard. Only a robin played along. Manual focus handheld on a songbird is no minor feat.

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It was showing its catch for you!

 

[BF Hammer]

7-10: 75 mile drive for work and just could not come up with a more interesting photo shoot stop. Sauk City, WI riverfront. Using Kodak Portra Picture Control profile.

 

[Sandpatch]

Your riverfront view is beautiful, so peaceful.

Does the Milwaukee Road's Sauk City depot still stand? I shot this in April 1987. [Kodachrome, Nikon N2020]

(If you want me to delete this photo, I'll be happy to do it.)

 

[BF Hammer]

I have not noticed that depot for decades now. All of the railroad tracks through Sauk City and Prairie du Sac have done the "rails to trails" conversion and are actually paved in asphalt now. The old rail bridge across the river is removed, but a decent eagle watching location now.

I guess according to this Facebook group, the building is incorporated into a larger retail space now and looks different.

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Sauk City - Prairie du Sac depot and some new replica construction. The original rectangular depot is now a business. The new construction is in the theme of a railroad depot. I thought it was a...

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And on a tangent, the old depot in my hometown of Sun Prairie is gone. Mini warehouses now on the site next to the grain towers I posted.

 

[Sandpatch]

And on a tangent, the old depot in my hometown of Sun Prairie is gone. Mini warehouses now on the site next to the grain towers I posted.

Wow, lots going on there at Sauk City. I sent you a Kodachrome scan from April 1987 of the Sun Prairie depot. I found the Mazomanie depot in October 1990 prior to its restoration. Built in 1857 and modified numerous times over its life, it's the oldest in the state.

 

[BF Hammer]

Pictures from 3 days this past week, wish I could say something special among them.

7-13: Keyser, WI - everything but the Lutheran church on a 3rd corner.

 

[BF Hammer]

7-14: Mount Horeb, WI - downtown on/near the Trollway. Using a vintage 50mm f/2 AIS lens and "vintage film" Picture Profile as well as a B/W.

The Trollway just isn't what it used to be in years past. I drove through and I believe I could only see about 5 trolls lurking.

Yes, that is the Duluth Trading corporate HQ in the first photo.

 

[BF Hammer]

7-15: Owen Conservation Park, Madison, WI - Lunch spot. It was hot, humid, and the forest fire smoke was just beginning to roll in. Low effort this day. Used the vintage film Picture Profile again.