Exploring Creativity Later in Life
Between it being winter and the spreading of the Omicron variant, January was a quiet month. Early in the month, our wonderfully relaxing winter break came to an end. Unlike most Januarys when there are a couple of quiet weeks … Continued
Last Christmas, Holly gave me a light box which I have enjoyed using. It’s easy to set-up and use. I haven’t used it a lot but am rather glad I have it especially during the winter when going outside to … Continued
After my less than satisfying experience shooting with Ilford Delta 3200, I retreated to a safe place: shooting Kodak Color Plus 200 with my Canon EOS Rebel 2000. Both the camera and the film are entirely reliable so it was … Continued
Over the past couple of years, I had shot 2 rolls of ISO 3200 film. I have no particular interest shooting at this speed, but I had gotten a couple rolls of Kodak TMax P3200 from the Casual Photophile Film … Continued
The tentative optimism that developed from the time Holly and I had gotten vaccinated late in the spring withered when we hit December thanks to the emergence of the Omicron variant. Luckily, we had gotten our booster shots in November … Continued
One day early in December, Holly and I went for a walk to Philadelphia’s City Hall to check out the city’s annual Christmas displays. Every year, they put up a big Christmas tree, set up an ice skating rink, and … Continued
Early in November, I got a roll of Ilford Delta 400 that I had shot with my Minolta XE developed. I shot the roll over the course of a few different outings. One was just a general walk around the … Continued
December started off with some good news. Monday Night published my story, No One Way Things Happen. They accepted the story back in the spring. Initially, they let me know it would get published sometime in the fall and then … Continued
Early in November, I finished a roll of Kodak Color Plus taken with my Olympus XA. I already posted some of those photos in my Fall Color 2021 post, but I wanted to share the other photos as well. I … Continued
The highlight of November was Holly and I getting our booster shots in the middle of the month. Getting our additional shot gave us a new level of comfort for going out into the world, although that enthusiasm has been … Continued