Out of Town Guests
We’ve been fortunate over the past month or so to have had a few people visiting from out of town. One of Holly’s friends and one mutual friend were in Philadelphia for conferences. A friend of ours from my Vegas … Continued
New Schuylkill Banks Addition
One of the things we love about where we live is that our apartment is just a few blocks away from the Schuylkill River. When we worked together at Drexel University, we really enjoyed crossing the river on the way … Continued
Library of Congress Visit
As I mentioned in my 2018 Washington DC Trip post, Holly and I had gone to the Library of Congress one evening for an event related to the conference she was attending. I had just loaded new film (Ilford HP … Continued
Final 2017 Photos
Back in January, I posted some of my film photos from 2017 which had taken me a while to get developed. At that time, I still had a partially shot roll of Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black and White in my Canon … Continued
William Howard Taft Bridge
As I mentioned in my Washington DC post, I traveled with only my film cameras (my Canon Rebel EOS 2000 and my Diana F+) and, of course, my phone camera. One of the more photogenic sights was the William Howard Taft Bridge which … Continued
2018 Washington DC Trip
We had just been to Washington DC last summer, but we went back in February. Holly had another conference, and I once again tagged along. It was a short trip. I went down on a Tuesday afternoon and returned on … Continued
Staycation 2017
The Beauty of Staycation Less than a year after we moved to Philadelphia, Holly and I began a tradition of a yearly Staycation. We started this tradition when Holly agreed to teach an online class in addition to her … Continued
August Film Photos
In addition to the film photos I took during our Washington DC trip, I also took a roll each with my Diana F+ and my Canon Rebel EOS 2000. With the Canon, I took a couple of pictures of all we … Continued
Washington DC Trip
My relationship with Washington, DC is much different than my relationship with New York City. As I wrote in a previous post, I have been to NYC only a few times and each of those visits was short. Only my … Continued
Breaking in New Old Film Camera
The Camera As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had bought a Lomography Diana F+ as a bit of an experiment to see how interested I was in using a film camera. After shooting three rolls of film with … Continued