Two First Rolls
I recently finished shooting my first roll of film in 2 new-ish cameras. Back at Christmas, Holly gave me a Minolta Autopak 450Ex. Then, in March, right before the pandemic hit, I ordered a Minolta X-700. Yes, I have a … Continued
Spring Flexaret Photos
I’m still working on posting some of my film photos from the spring. I need to get caught up on these since I just sent off another batch of film to be processed. In early March, before the pandemic and … Continued
May 2020 Update
My May update is a little delayed since there were much more important things going on at the end of May and beginning of June. Saturday, May 30 marked the first nights of protests in Philadelphia. The first few nights … Continued
Last Normal Photos with the Olympus OM-1
There was a trend recently of people posting the last normal photo they had taken before the pandemic started changing their lives. The Saturday before we self-isolated (March 14), we went for a walk along the Schuylkill Banks, and I … Continued
Spring Photos with the Canon EOS Rebel 2000
Thankfully, our self-isolation hasn’t been so isolated that we haven’t been able to get out for the occasional walk. I had been out a few times with different film cameras and still had some undeveloped film from Before. I recently … Continued
Self-Isolation Week Eight
Self-isolation week seven—which I didn’t explicitly write about because of my April 2020 Update post—ended with good news: the dreaded furloughs were called off at the last minute, at least for the near term. Needless to say, that was a … Continued
Looking Out Our Window
Although we still get out on occasion, we are trying to be good citizens and spend as much time inside as is bearable. Of course, this means fewer opportunities for taking pictures while outside. Of course, I still can take … Continued
April 2020 Update
The last day in April was day 46 of our self-isolation. As hard as it is to believe that we’ve been under a stay-at-home order for the past month-and-a-half, it’s harder to believe that this will continue indefinitely. The university … Continued
Self-Isolation Week Six
Another pretty quiet week. I felt a little bit more antsy this week than I have been feeling. With the exception of Saturday, which was blissfully nice out, the weather has been some combination of chilly, windy, and rainy so … Continued
More Self-Isolation Macro Photos
As I mentioned in my Macro Watches post, I’ve been entertaining myself around our apartment by taking some macro photos. I provided some explanation about it in that post so this is mainly just going to be a bunch of … Continued