Exploring Creativity Later in Life
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
Toward the middle of October, Holly and I went for a walk on a lovely autumn day. I took along my Nikon Z fc fitted with my Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 lens. As we often like to do, we went to … Continued
I previously shot a couple of Foma stocks, Fomapan Creative 200 and Fomapan Action 400. I also shot a roll of Arista EDU Ultra, which I had read was just repackaged Action 400. I’m not entirely convinced of that since … Continued
In September 2021, I bought a 5-pack of Kodak Pro Image, a film stock I had used a couple of times before and liked. I had quite a bit of success with that 5-pack, shooting 2 rolls during our vacation … Continued
In mid-October, I took another walk before work. I went out with my Nikon Z fc and my Nikkor 18-140mm lens. I’ve really enjoyed the handful of times I’ve been able to get out for a photo walk before work: … Continued
As I mentioned in a couple recent posts, the nicer, fall weather has meant getting out for more photo walks. One morning, I took a walk before work which meant really nice early light. I started and finished a roll … Continued
After a particularly hot summer, we started getting better weather in September. The month started off hot, moderated a bit, and then took a sudden turn to autumn weather actually on the equinox. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced such … Continued
I’ve been eager for some nicer weather so I was glad that September came around. However, early September was still hot. Holly and I went out the Sunday of Labor Day weekend hoping for a decent walk, but we didn’t … Continued
I was so glad that my Olympus XA still worked after it hit the ground while we were on vacation. Not only does it take good pictures, but it’s also my smallest film camera so it’s convenient to have it … Continued
Earlier this year, I wrote about all my cameras and grouped them by how reliable they are with the implication that some cameras are better suited to frequent use. I also noted that some cameras are for more specialized situations. … Continued