The first shot was at f:5.6 for 1/15th. The second shot was at f:3.8 for 1/30th. Both were on a roll of Provia 400X color reversal film. Camera was Mamiya RB67, lens was 127 f:3.8.
The subject: brightly dyed daisies I gave to Sid tonight, in a cobalt blue glass vase. Behind the vase, pointed at [...]
Archive > April 2009
RB67 Roll #6, shots 9 and 10.
That’s how that’s supposed to work…
I got a roll of Kodak HD400 in 35mm processed and printed by Harmon’s last weekend. Two previous rolls of the same film had been processed by a pharmacy with a 1-hour photo service desk with disappointing results, but the work from Harmon’s was VERY nice. I also got them to process and scan a [...]
Building a house; Ritz Camera going out of business
This weekend, Violet had a visit from her Grammy. Grammy brought a house. Well, more like a build-your-own-house kit, from Sam’s. It’s a lovely cedar-looking thing, with a front door, a back counter (”Who wants some ICE CREAM!?”), a bay window, and shutters and pillars.
Some Assembly Required. Seriously.
The instructions said, “6-8 hours for two moderately [...]
My D40: enduring an incompetent photographer
That camera has been through A LOT. Yet, with each passing day and each time I pick it up, I appreciate it more and more. You’d be astonished at the flat-out stupid things I’ve done to and with it; I know I am. I’ve had to manually reinsert the leaves of the shutter into their [...]
More fraudulent “users” deleted
Again, if you feel that your user account was deleted mistakenly, I’d love to hear from you so I can reinstate it. Chances are that if you register on this site with a gmail or .ru email address and I don’t recognize the username, I’m going to remove it.
What, another hobby?
I often say things like, “Hey, everybody’s gotta have a hobby, right?” Well, of course they don’t. Many people need jobs first, and hobbies only after they’ve managed to free up enough extra time that can’t be filled by TV and the electric Internets. I myself am curious to find out more about this legendary [...]
