Gary Syrba Photography

Gary Syrba Photography Fine Art, Landscape, Infrared & Astrophotography
Experience going all the way back to the film days.

Yes, four more poppy photos from Monday’s trip to the memorial poppy field in Fennville to honor Sgt. Mateo Donaldson. T...
06/14/2026

Yes, four more poppy photos from Monday’s trip to the memorial poppy field in Fennville to honor Sgt. Mateo Donaldson. They are my favorite flower, … so sorry, but not sorry. 😁

Monday I was out at the Fennville memorial poppy field, enjoying the summer weather, and taking photos. For those of you...
06/10/2026

Monday I was out at the Fennville memorial poppy field, enjoying the summer weather, and taking photos. For those of you that don’t know the story of this field…

This four acre memorial field is kept by Joan Donaldson and John Van Voorhees in honor of their son, Mateo. He was a beekeeper as a teen (along with his brother), on their Pleasant Hill Blueberry Farm in Fennville, Michigan. The boys started this field for the bees.

Mateo ended up serving in Afghanistan. When he came home with PTSD and later passed away, they created this space as a tribute—to him, to the bees he loved, and to lift up others carrying similar grief.

The field also honors the daughter of a friend who died from cancer in 2019, Analilia Salinas.

If you get a chance, the flowers should still be around for a short time. Usually they are done by July. And please… obey the signs, and don’t walk out into the field.

I ran a roll of Kodak Gold 200 through one of our Kodak Duaflex cameras this past week. The zone-focus on these is reall...
06/09/2026

I ran a roll of Kodak Gold 200 through one of our Kodak Duaflex cameras this past week. The zone-focus on these is really getting worse to the point that I think something is loosening up (or getting worn out) in the camera, but they are still fun to shoot.

So yesterday I posted a handful of film photos that I took over the past week. Alaine spotted one and had to fix it. My ...
06/06/2026

So yesterday I posted a handful of film photos that I took over the past week. Alaine spotted one and had to fix it. My version on the left... her (better) version on the right. 😅 🎈

A few more film photos. These were taken on the Pentax 17 half-frame camera, and using Kodak Pro Image 100 film, which I...
06/05/2026

A few more film photos. These were taken on the Pentax 17 half-frame camera, and using Kodak Pro Image 100 film, which I love for the soft colors and rich browns.

Here are some random things from around the area (GR and Lowell). Bonus points if you know their exact location.

Thought I would share a few more images from the roll of film that I did double exposures on. Let me know what you think...
06/04/2026

Thought I would share a few more images from the roll of film that I did double exposures on. Let me know what you think.

Saturday I finished up a roll of film that I was taking double exposures on with the Pentax K1000 SE, and using Fujifilm...
06/01/2026

Saturday I finished up a roll of film that I was taking double exposures on with the Pentax K1000 SE, and using Fujifilm 400. There are quite a few good doubles, but this was my favorite on the roll.

Random things I saw while walking around downtown on Monday morning.
05/27/2026

Random things I saw while walking around downtown on Monday morning.

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