Exploring Creativity Later in Life
Something went wrong. I loaded my Minolta XE with a roll of Lomography Berlin. I decided to shoot with my Minolta Celtic 135mm f/3.5 lens. I’ve gotten plenty of good results with my XE. I haven’t used my 135mm that … Continued
January always seems like such a long month. Part of that might be adjusting to returning to work after our winter break. Part of it might be how dark it can be considering the early sunsets, the late sunrises, and … Continued
I shot a roll of Lomochrome Metropolis one time before and was somewhat intrigued by the results. I wasn’t in love with most of the images and stated that the film has, for me, limited appeal. That said, it was … Continued
For the past few years, I’ve tried to take some time every 6 months to post my favorite photos from that time period. I accidentally skipped doing so for the 2nd half of 2021 but have posted a few of … Continued
This December, as usually is the case, was really enjoyable for me and Holly. Although I dislike how little daylight there is, we have significant time off from work and always look forward to Christmas. In addition to the time … Continued
I haven’t been as interested in buying new film cameras lately. After buying my Olympus XA in March 2021, I felt pretty satisfied with my film camera collection. However, I did recently buy a Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 lens. Last … Continued
During the weekend of Thanksgiving, Holly and I went for a walk to Philadelphia’s Chinatown to find a new mural, The Past Supporting the Future by Eurhi Jones, Chenlin Cai, and Yvonne Lung. I had seen pictures of this online … Continued
I already posted my highlights from our most recent Staycation. One thing I didn’t mention that was on my first day, when I walked over to the movies by myself, I brought along my Nikon Z fc with my Nikkor … Continued
November was a fairly busy month. On two different occasions, friends from out of town came to Philadelphia. Holly and I had a nice Thanksgiving and tried a new brewery with my brother the next day. If felt like a … Continued
As always, we really enjoyed our Staycation this year. Over the years, I’ve vacillated between posting about it here and posting about it on our underutilized food and travel site, Simplegoodness.us. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2011, we’ve taken a … Continued