Exploring Creativity Later in Life
After the relative excitement of December with Holly’s birthday, Christmas, and our winter break, January settled back into the ongoing peace and quiet of our self-isolation. Heading back to work after break was a bit of a tough transition, but … Continued
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
I’m still getting caught up with my 2020 film photos. In October and November, I shot a roll of Arista EDU Ultra 400 Black and White film with my Minolta XE. Apparently, the Arista is repackaged Fomapan Action 400 which … Continued
On the day when I had issues with my Yashica Mat-124G jamming, I luckily also had my Canon AE-1 with me so I was able to continue shooting. I had taken one shot with the Yashica and then could not … Continued
The year ended the same way most of the year transpired, with a fairly quiet month. It’s hard to believe we’re now past the 9 month mark of self-isolation. As with many people, I’m glad to see 2020 end. I … Continued
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
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
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I loaded a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 into my Minolta X-700 and totally forgot to reset the ISO on the camera. The prior roll was Fomapan Action 400. (ISO rates a … Continued
Back in October, I went out twice with my Minolta Hi-Matic 11 loaded with Lomography Color Negative 400. I’ve mostly had good results with this Lomography film, with the exception of pictures taken with my Olympus OM-1. I have used … Continued
November began the way October ended as Holly and I enjoyed the last day of Staycation and the Philadelphia Film Festival. We finished the festival by watching The Big Hit, which I noted as among my favorites of the festival … Continued