Fishing in Black and White
Once upon a time, there were no smartphones, no cell phones of any kind. Telephones were attached to one another by means of wires, could not be moved very much, and were often attached to walls of buildings. There were phones outside that anyone could use if they had some money (ten cents for a local call) to put into them.
There were no computers or tablets, either. How did we live?
If you wanted to take a picture of something you had to use a device called a camera. In the camera was a piece of light-sensitive celluloid called film. You would obtain the image from film by treating it with a series of chemical baths. Then you had to use the film with some light-sensitive paper, and another series of chemical baths, to get a photograph. The process was crude, but the results often lovely.
Film came in two main flavors, black & white, and color. I was always fond of black & white, and used dark arts to obtain the images I’ve shared below.
Hopefully you will find some enjoyment in viewing these old photos, Fishing in Black & White. Click on any image to start the slide show…
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- Two year old Maxx with a seatrout caught at Snake Bight, Everglades National Park.
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- Charlie Chapman releases a redfish in the Banana River Lagoon.
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- Beer drinking started at an early age. Monponsett Pond, Massachusetts.
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- My dad took this photo of me and the fish. I was terrified of them. Monponsett Pond, Massachusetts.
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- My mom took this shot of my dad and I.
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- Yours truly with a carp from the Merrimac River.
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- My sister Cheryl with a rainbow trout, in our apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts. My dad took this picture.
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- Dr. Bill Cleveland with a Belizean bonefish.
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- Barry Kent with his first black drum, from the Banana River Lagoon.
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- John O. Thompson with a fat black drum from the Banana River Lagoon.
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- Maxx, Matt Van Pelt, and Alex during a trip to Everglades National Park.
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- My good friend, the late Joe Mulson, releasing a snook in Everglades National Park.
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- Ken Shannon with a nice snook. We were on a do-it-yourself trip in Belize.
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- Apparently I have a wind knot. St. Johns River, Maine.
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- Matt Van Pelt with a Banana River Lagoon redfish.
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- Son Maxx with an angelfish we caught under a bridge in the Florida Keys.
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- Nathaniel Foster with a snook he caught in the Banana River Lagoon.
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- Mel Schubert releases a redfish back into the waters of Everglades National Park.
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- Son Maxx operates my skiff in Haulover Canal.
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- Alex and Maxx with a nice redfish caught in the Banana River Lagoon.
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- Max caught this fine largemouth from Lake Faith in Maitland.
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- My cousin, the late Paul Pillman, with a Mosquito Lagoon redfish.
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- Richie Surprise with a Mosquito Lagoon redfish.
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- Wife Susan releasing a Mosquito Lagoon redfish.
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- Steve Baker with a Mosquito Lagoon redfish.
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- Susan, Mark Nichols, and a nice barracuda she caught of the beach at Stuart.
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- Tim Deveau with a Banana River Lagoon redfish.
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- The late Tico Powers with a Mosquito Lagoon seatrout.
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- John O. Thompson releasing a Sebastian River tarpon.
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- Susan with a nice flounder she caught at Canaveral National Seashore.
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- Susan, Alex, and a nice Mosquito Lagoon redfish.
Life is great and I love my work!
Life is short- Go Fishing!
John Kumiski
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