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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | DECEMBER 9, 2021 | 7A PHOTO from Finding Photography Kadrmas had spent many of his years expe- riencing the picturesque landscapes of Montana and Alaska, but it wasn’t until he moved to Oregon that his interest in photog- raphy really took off. Aided in part by a friend who owned a cam- era store, Kadrmas taught himself the art of photog- raphy. When he first start- ed out, he recalled using a Nikon F4 and Pentax 6x7, relatively modern single-lens reflex cameras, DENTAL Insurance If you’ve put off dental care, it’s easy to get back on track. Call Physicians Mutual Insurance Company now for inexpensive dental insurance. Get help paying for the dental care you need. Getting back to the dentist couldn’t be easier! CALL TODAY 1-844-328-1291 Dental50Plus.com/cgs Get your FREE Information Kit Product not available in all states. Includes the Participating (in GA: Designated) Providers and Preventive Benefits Rider. 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Gradually, however, his interest turned to older and older technology. “Everything has to be thought out,” he said of his affection for this older but purer form. “And with the older lenses, you’ve got a nice softness to them.” He hesitated, then said, “It’s just like being a real photographer.” The learning curve was steep, however. “It was a lot of trial and error,” said Kadrmas. “You take a lot of pictures be- fore you get them to be fantastic.” Kadrmas’ multiple scle- rosis impacted his abili- ty to expend energy and move, but he adapted his style. “Everything’s been shot by the vehicle or in my van or my power chair,” he said of the photos decking his walls. “And so it takes a lot of patience to get something.” Kadrmas’ range of ph- tography includes shots from eastern Oregon, coastal shots from Bandon and Gold Beach, and also scenes from Montana, S entinel C ottage G rove www.cgsentinel.com @ cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel 541-225-5443 grovemedical@outlook.com Join us on Facebook Cottage-Grove-Sentinel Worship Directory COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th Tim Baker, Senior Minister www.6thandgibbs.com First Baptist Church 301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242 Pastor: David Chhangte Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service 10:30am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm cgfi rstbaptist.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. 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If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, contact us today! S entinel He vocally emulated the rising sense of a lightning strike. “Your hair stands up. And so, what you do is, as long as you have the shut- ter open, and it’s black — all you’re doing is getting black — so when it got close — I could feel it — and at a certain second, I let go and close shutter. And sometimes I got it, sometimes I didn’t.” He scanned the wall of photographs again. “But I love them be- cause nobody else has the same one. That’s what I like about lightning,” he said. He also experimented with star trails, taking up to six-and-a-half-hour ex- posures of the night sky to create whirling bands of light. Like many who swear by film, Kadrmas abso- lutely refuses to go digital and rejects the use of Pho- toshop for his art. He recalled years ago a gallery he put on in Port- land. “And everybody was coming up to me and say- ing, ‘How did you Photo- shop that?’ It pissed me off,” he said. “But I kept my cool, I waited until the next day in the morning, I got up and went to a print- er and got little plaques made and put them un- derneath: ‘These pictures have not been digitally vi- olated.’” Kadrmas insisted that his love for film and old- er technology isn’t just nostalgia, though. He compared his approach to photographer friends who have taken the digital path. While the digital pho- tographer shoots hun- dreds of shots during an outing, Kadrmas will shoot only a handful, forc- ing him to be very selec- tive of light and scenery conditions. This means a lot of sitting and waiting, WE DELIVER ! 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Kadrmas only takes a handful of photos each time he goes on an out- ing, waiting patiently to capture these perfect mo- ments. One side of the wall in Kadrmas’ room displays a series of framed lightning shots from North Dakota, a testament to his ability to wield the antique ob- jects. “It doesn’t matter what you shoot it with,” he ex- plained. “You could have the ugliest taped up cam- era as long as you know its lightproof and if you have a good lens on it.” Still, the lightning pho- tos are stunningly crisp, rivalling anything pro- duced in the digital age. Kadrmas explained that he used to spend time in Bismarck, North Dakota visiting family. “I ended up spend- ing nine weeks there in the summer and I got hooked on this,” he said as he scanned the framed lightning photographs. “They’re all shot with me standing right outside my van with a tripod, camera and a cable release. And you can feel the lightning when it’s coming.” 541-942-3325 1498 E. 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He still shoots, but uses his small- er cameras, in particular a “baby” Graflex, as he can’t shoot with his larger, older models any longer. “I don’t have the strength to put a wood tripod here and hold the camera with me and the film holders and all that,” he explained. Locally, he’s enjoyed photographing Dorena Lake, forested areas by the Middlefield Golf Course and the Village Green. On the latter, Kadrmas is disappointed to see it closing. “That garden in there was really neat,” he said, describing the joy of using pinhole photography on the property. “You never know what you’re actu- ally going to get. … But I got some really fantastic stuff.” Though he describes the future of living with MS as a “crapshoot,” he is looking forward to an- other year in the area to continue his photography and take advantage of the changing colors. “There’s still a lot more to shoot and see,” he said. Kadrmas also hopes his own story can serve as in- spiration for people who face similar challenges. “You don’t have to give up and die,” he said. “You could have terminal can- cer and you’re not going to be able to do certain things, but you can put up with it. And, you know, it’s not been a completely joy- ful journey, but it’s been rewarding. But I have to work at it and I want peo- ple to see that you don’t have to stop doing things.” The City of Cottage Grove Public Works Department will be conducting its annual Leaf Pickup during the following weeks: October 25th – 29th • November 15th – 19th December 13th – 17th Tips for Leaf Placement in Street ✓ Only piles of loose leaves will be picked up ✓ Pile leaves on the street surface near the gutter, keeping gutter and catch basins free of leaves so storm water is not obstructed ✓ On streets without curbs and gutter, pile the leaves near the street surface away from ditches ✓ Stack the leaves so that they don’t block bike and traffi c lanes ✓ Leaves should be piled in rows so they do not block the fl ow of water along the curb and do not encroach on the traffi c lane ✓Do not place leaves in the streets where curbside parking does not exist. 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