Weeks 16, 17, 18

Week 16 (02/05-02/12) –Canon AE1 and Portra 400 – A day in San Francisco Week 17 (02/12 – 02/19) –Pentax 67ii and Fuji Acros – Sidewalk chalk fun  (My roll may have been expired? I have funky white spots on the corners of some of my images!) Week 18 (02/19 – 02/26) – Pentax 67ii…

52:500c – Week 18 – Longwoods

Came for the War of 1812, Stayed for the Great War. Well okay, the weather wasn’t that bad on the Sunday. But this is where the problems with these early season reenactments come into play. The weather has been all sorts of weird this year. We were wearing great coats in April at the Drill…

Who said there is no colour in the bush?

Early in September the wildflowers start to blossom at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve. It is a windswept plateau covered in dense thickets, but in spring comes alive with colour and bird life. On the day we were there it was overcast with occasional showers passing through. The only others around, apart from us taking photographs,…

Roll 14: Oreo Cows

There is a ranch near our house that has “Oreo Cows.”   Of course, this is not their real name but it is what my family calls them every time we drive by the pastures of black and white cattle.   I believe the technical breed name is “Belted Galloway” but that is totally boring…

Weeks 10, 11 and 12 – using lenses for once

Back to using cameras with actual glass stuck on the front for a change. Recently acquired two MF cameras that needed putting through their paces. The mighty Pentacon SIX and a Mamiya M645 1000s. Both of which I find I like. The Mamiya’s main issue is that is not 6×6 😉   We are experiencing…

Roll 13: Spring

Spring has sprung.   I spent the day at the University of Nevada, Reno, and managed to sneak away for a few shots with the Yashica Mat EM on Kodak Portra 400, 120 film. I attended here but don’t end up back on campus very often anymore so it was nice to visit the swans…