Photography by P J Gergely

Name: Photography by P J Gergely
Address: Moncton, NB, CA

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Photography by P J Gergely

Welcome to the page dedicated to my photography. The majority of my work is on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/drgnmastr/ .

I've thought about separating my photography from my personal wall for some time now, and finally decided to attempt it and see what happens. One caveat that has become apparent, is that everything posted to a page is automatically public, and cannot be changed. The impact of this is that any photos that I post here directly will be in reduced size, so that downloading them will not give anyone mu

ch to work with. If there is something there, that you would like to see here, please leave me a note with the URL.

01/17/2024

I do not give Facebook or any company affiliated with Facebook permission to use my past and future photos, information, messages or posts.
With this statement, I inform Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to publish, copy, distribute or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The violation of privacy can be punished by law.

12/30/2022

For the Love of Ink (2022-12-30)
©2022, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
https://flic.kr/p/2o8KhaM

I have written cursive for over 60 years now, with a fountain pen, when writing in ink. Black ink was used through school, my working career and retirement up until recently. I started exploring new ink and colours for use when I write about two years ago. This brought about a catalog system of swatches.

I present here a collage of all of my ink swatches in the shape of a heart. Ink affectionados will agree quickly it is for the love of ink, that we get them.

Designed at home, on 30 December 2022.

08/11/2022

Happy Birthday, Father! (20220810-205856-PJG)
© 2022, P.J. Gergely, All Rights Reserved
https://www.flickr.com/photos/drgnmastr/52278784721/

Why this post (a bit long)?

Past Story:

In the Fall of 2007, I attended the Spirits Fest in Halifax, NS with one intention only, which was to sample alcohol that I would never buy due to cost without tasting it first. I sampled this Remy Martin Extra, which at the time was quite expensive per bottle, for me. Immediately, I knew that I had found something that I could buy my Father as a gift. We would often sit in the living room after supper enjoying a cognac or brandy and chat the evening away.

I phoned my Mother later to tell her I had found something I would be buying Father for Chanukah, as I was scheduled to be home at the time. My Mother talked me out of it, as only she could, no matter how much I insisted. So, I never bought the bottle to bring home. Chanukah came and went, and once again I had bought nothing for my Father, as he was impossible to buy for.

In March of 2008, my Father passed away, and I was asked to come home permanently, as my Mother felt very vulneable. It was my honor and blessing to be able to fulfill her wish. About a month after Dad's death, I am cleaning up and find a Alcool NB plastic bag in one of his cubby holes. I open the bag to find this bottle in its box, with a receipt dated 23 Dec 2007. I take the bag and contents upstairs to my Mother, and ask her point blank "Did you tell Father what I was intending on buying him." She replied she had, even after telling me not to buy it, as they didn't keep secrets. I told her, open the bag, wich Mother did, and she asked what's this.

I told her Father bought this before Christmas, the same item I was going to get him, and we never got to enjoy it. I wasn't happy, but nothing could be done now. I put the bottle away and it has sat there

Present story:

My son and his family are visiting, this week, and he has joined me at the house after the grandchildren have been put to bed for the night. Last night, when he was over, and we were looking for something to savour during our chats, I spotted the box.

When I was being raised, we started birthday celebrations the eve before the actual day (another story). Last night, was the eve of Father's 98th birthday (which is today). Having spotted the box, I told my son the preceding story. His comment was "Yup that would have been Grandpa" Then I said, I couldn't enjoy a snifter with him, but I am positive he would approve of us enjoying one in his memory. We only wished he was here to enjoy it with us. So, as many years before, Father and Son spent the evening chatting and enjoying a snifter of exquisite cognac.

Happy 98th Birthday, Father. Your grandson and I will be visiting your grave today, to do our traditional birthday toast since your passing. Think of you often!

01/08/2022

First Snowstorm 2022 (20220107-210507-PJG)
© 2022, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
Detailed view -- https://flic.kr/p/2mW2XXB

I haven't been doing any outside photography since the start of the pandemic in this area. Although this may look like I went outside, I only opened the front door, as I couldn't get the back door open from the snow in front of it. Welcome to the first major snowstorm in area.

So far, about 30cm or a foot of snow down, and blowing winds.

Dedicated to a friend of mine, an ex-pat NYC gentleman living in the south.. Do you miss this?

Taken from my front door, in Moncton, NB, Canada, on 7 Jan 2022.

10/15/2021

For the Love of Ink
© 2021, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
https://flic.kr/p/2mARWgN

Given the COVID waters we have to navigate here, the only photography that I seem to be doing is inside my own house. My last bits of photography posted online, indicated that I write with a Fountain Pen. Well, one thing led to another and I have been involved with a Facebook group called the "Canadian Fountain Pen Enthusiasts". That led to me buying some fountain inks other than the black that I always used.

When I get a new bottle of ink, I make up a swatch card for that ink so I can quickly scan through them if I am looking for a color to use in a fountain pen for doing some writing. I just thought to have a little fun a put all the cards through Shape Collage, to produce this image.

Enjoy!

03/04/2021

Photos for a Survey.

Files named Paper will have a writing sample from three Pens on each. The goal is to select the best Paper - A, B, C.

Files named *** vs Paper will have the writing sample from same pen (***) with each of the three papers in the diagram. The goal is to select which paper looks best (X, Y, or Z) with each pen.

03/01/2021

Beautiful Nib (20210228-180736-PJG)
© 2021, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
https://flic.kr/p/2kG87wK

This a macro shot of the nib of one of my fountain pens. It is a 0.7mm custom-ground, cursive smooth italic nib. What a joy to write with, too.

I apologize for the ink on the nib. The pen is inked.

Taken at home in Moncton, NB, Canada on 28 February 2021.

02/25/2021

A Sense of Balance (20210225-141412-PJG)
© 2021, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
https://flic.kr/p/2kEYm7p

Recently, I posted a photo to a Pen Group on Facebook, where I compared a new pen to my old standby, a 1985 Parker 75. Part of my description was a statement on the weight of the TWSBI (left) against my Parker 75 (right), and some of the members chose to rib me on my weighing technique or lack thereof. It was all in good fun, and I didn't take any offence to it. I finally just responded, wait until I get my jeweller's scale :).

Whether I was believed or not on having such a scale, I present to you a comparison between the weight of the two pens. Both are filled completely. The SS Parker 75 with the custom ground 0.8mm cursive italic nib is 6 Troy Pennyweight lighter than the TWSBI, Diamond 580 Smoke RoseGold II with the Stub 1.1 nib., as can be seen in this image. Or, the Parker is approximately 9.331 grams lighter. :)

PS:
Parker filled is 12 troy pennyweights. or 18.662 g
TWSBI filled is 18 troy pennyweights, or 27.993 g

Note: A troy pennyweight (dwt) is a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, 1⁄20 of a troy ounce, 1⁄240 of a troy pound, approximately 0.054857 avoirdupois ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams.

Taken at home in Moncton, NB, Canada on 25 February 2021.

02/14/2021

Making a Point! :) (20210214-150016-PJG)
© 2021, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
https://flic.kr/p/2kBDT65

Here in North America for sure, the skill of cursive handwriting is disappearing. My generation learned cursive handwriting with either dip pens and ink, or cartridge/fountain pens. The inexpensive ballpoint would come soon after my time. My children never learned to use a fountain pen and even gave up cursive, occasionally printing but instead using technology. I am not even sure if their children will learn to write cursive.

These are just some of my writing pens that I have used over the years. I left my Parker out of the photo only because it is filled with ink, while these are not. One issue that strkes Parker 75 owners, on occasion, is that the nib grip will start leaking and need to be replaced. Unfortunately, mine has started it again for the third time in 35+ years of use. With the pen long discontinued, getting even a used grip section is difficult.

I just thought to share this photo before I put them all away again. Happy Valentine's Day to me for my love of the writing pen. :)

Taken at home, in Moncton, NB, Canada on 14 February 2021.

02/12/2021

1906 Parker Pen (20210212-180019-PJG)
©2021, P.J. Gergely, all rights reserved.
https://flic.kr/p/2kB5q6Q

I reestablished contact with a gentleman, John Culmer, from my past, today, with great pleasure. In fact, he was the one that sold me the Sheaffer Italic fountain pen, in the description in https://flic.kr/p/2kAgu4r (See 1974+). During our chat, I mentioned that I had an antique Parker, so I thought to photograph it, and explain a bit about it.

This is 1906, or earlier, Parker Lucky Curve Eye-dropper Fountain Pen. It may be earlier, as the plate is engraved with "Xmas 1906" on it.

John explained that it unscrews, about a third of the way in on the grip from the barrel. Once opened, the inside of the barrel is filled with ink using an eye dropper. Cartridges and filling mechanisms didn't occur until much later.

More information can be found at https://parkerpens.net/luckycurve.html

Thank you John, for the great chat today and for telling me how to fill this pen, something I will probably never do.

[Edit 2021-02-13] John provided me with a link to filling instructions for eyedropper pens. Please see https://vintagepens.com/filling_instructions_Waterman_eyedropper.shtml if interested.]

Taken at home in Moncton, NB, Canada on 12 February 2021.

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