Exploring Creativity Later in Life
August and September were strange and stressful months. The library where I work has been in the process of moving into a new building since well before I started there. The summer had been an odd experience of working in … Continued
I have good news and bad news about my current situation with my medium format cameras. Recently, I wrote an update noting that my Flexaret had stopped working and my Pentacon Six TL had film advance issues. The bad news … Continued
About a year ago, I bought a Flexaret Automat twin lens reflex camera. I had wanted a medium format camera other than my Diana F+ and had been curious about TLR cameras for a while. I had a bit of … Continued
Since I once lived in the southwest and have spent a great deal of time on the west coast, I have difficulty recalling there was a time not so long ago (relatively speaking) that anything west of the Mississippi was … Continued
It’s hard to believe that 2019 is half over. I had intended to post monthly updates but have fallen short of that goal. I hope this mid-year review will help kickstart better habits. 2018 was a rough year due to … Continued
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
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
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
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
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