{"id":5741,"date":"2023-04-28T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=5741"},"modified":"2023-04-30T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T14:44:19","slug":"old-darkroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=5741","title":{"rendered":"Old Darkroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1977, I moved from a rented mobile home in Salvo to a house in north Rodanthe. It was spacious and located on highway 12. It marked the start of a new life for me. I installed track lights in the living room, and painted my name on a sheet of plywood to post in the front yard. The best part was having a 14&#215;16 utility room where I built a huge darkroom. I blacked out the windows and made a long sink with epoxy. I&#8217;d print any time, day or night. Since it had a window-mounted air conditioner, I occasionally slept there on hot summer nights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5743\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-copy.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-copy-400x241.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That phase brought years of enjoyment honing my craft, surfing and meeting people. Rent was $150 a month. Visitors showed up to buy photographic prints, so it became a way life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gallery-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5742\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gallery-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gallery-copy.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gallery-copy-400x249.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In March of 1980 there was a blizzard backed with hurricane force winds. I kept cozy burning driftwood in a wood stove. With <strong><em>Hurricane<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Gloria<\/em><\/strong> approaching in 1985, I made my only evacuation from the island. Upon returning I discovered some tide had come in the house and there were dead fish in the yard. I lived there 10 years until 1987 when I built my place in Waves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demolition.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5744\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demolition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demolition.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/demolition-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to 2011, <strong><em>Hurricane<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Irene<\/em><\/strong> devastated our town with 10 feet of storm surge from the Sound. In the aftermath, I watched an excavator demolish the building that was once a big part of my life. There must have been 4 feet of water inside. I peered into the last room about to go down, my old darkroom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1977, I moved from a rented mobile home in Salvo to a house in north Rodanthe. It was spacious and located on highway 12. It marked the start of a new life for me. 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