April 2019 Update
April was a bit of a busy month. One weekend, an old friend, who I’ve known since grade school, was in town, and we got to spend some time together. He had seen my posts on Instagram of pictures I … Continued
Some Lingering 2018 Photos
It took a little while, but I finally got the last of my 2018 photos developed. The main reason for the delay was that I had some minor frustrations with my local photo lab. No major problems just occasional slow … Continued
New Lens Old Camera
One of the reasons I decided on getting a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV was because I already had two Canon cameras: a Canon EOS Rebel T3 and a Canon EOS Rebel 2000. I figured there would be less of a learning curve … Continued
Second Roll for the Minolta XE
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently purchased a used Minolta XE and had rather mixed results with my initial roll of film. This camera is a bit more complicated than my other film cameras and has more … Continued
Scanning Developed Negatives
When I started shooting film a little over a year ago, I needed to find somewhere to get it developed. Luckily, I live in a big city and found a local photo place located between where I live and where … Continued
Test Roll for the Minolta XE
Last year, I used part of my tax refund to buy a Lomography Diana F+ film camera. I had been enjoying shooting with my Canon EOS Rebel T3 for the past few years and was curious as to whether or … Continued
Photos from Chestnut Hill
When I lived in Philadelphia previously, I spent a fair amount of time in the Chestnut Hill section of the city. However, since moving back, I have been there only a couple of times despite it being a fairly easy … Continued
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