Planning a Vacation
Making Plans Holly and I planned our first vacation in 3 years! Yes, we took a trip to Solvang, CA this past October. We had a great time, and it was a welcomed break from work. But it was mainly … Continued
Minolta Hi-Matic 11 with Ilford Delta 100
I have gotten off to a slow start with film photography this year. I didn’t get my first roll developed until mid-March and only recently finished a 2nd roll. As I had done with that first roll of film, I … Continued
Canon AE-1 with Ilford Delta 3200
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
Flexaret Automat with Ilford FP4 Plus
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
Minolta XE with Ilford Delta
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
Favorite Photos from the 1st Half of 2021
Around this time last year, I posted my favorite photos up to that point in 2020. At the end of the year, I posted my favorite photos from the rest of the year. As I mentioned in those other posts, … Continued
March 2021 Update
Thanks to the change of weather, March was a better month than we’ve had for a while. Not only have we enjoyed the warmer days and extra daylight, but March ended with some really good news: both Holly and I … Continued
Favorite Photos from the 2nd Half of 2020
Back in July, I posted my favorite photos from the first half of the year. Now that it’s 2021, it’s about time to post my favorites from the second half of the year. As I mentioned in my July post, … Continued
Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2020
It’s that time of the year to see what my top 9 most popular photos were on Instagram. Last year, I had a clear outlier which I knew ahead of time would be my most popular photo. This year there … Continued
Yashica Mat-124G with Ilford XPS Super
It seems like there’s always some drama when I shoot with a medium format camera. I bought my Yashica Mat-124G as a replacement for my non-functional Flexaret Automat. I had been out twice with the Yashica and had decent success. … Continued