Riding along....

Often I am the passenger and simply enjoy watching the scenery as it passes by.
Nine Dollar Holga, Fuji Acros in case you wondered.

Ripping the Sky

From the Cherry Blossom Holga, driving home in the rain...sometimes thing just work out.
Film in caffenol.

Not Nine Dollars

Theres's a new kid in town and it's name is Cherry Blossom. 

 As if there weren't already enough Holga models in the world, or at my house for that matter, this one caught my fancy and the press of a "buy it now" button made it much too easy to purchase.
I don't know how limited this edition is, but there is also a Mount Fuji model being made that is blue.
I selected this one mainly because it had a bird on it.
It's a standout pink, so there will be no sneaking around in stealth mode with this one.

While this was not nine dollars, it was modestly priced at 38. Still a bargain for medium format.
Pictures in a few days.....

Listening to Trees

Trees are marvelous things!
I could go all sappy and tell you how much they mean to me, but instead, just enjoy this Holga photo of some friends I found up in the Santa Fe National Forest yesterday near Jemez Springs.
The forest smelled of vanilla, which is a characteristic of Ponderosa Pines, shown in this photo.  
T-Max 100 sloshed in caffenol 

Just up the Road a bit.....

It's true! Route 66 is just about eight miles north of me. This particular spot has been the subject of many camera test shots over the years, and the place has rightly, or wrongly, depending on your point of view, changed over those years.

There used to be an old Model T parked here with some other derelict items...but time passes and things change. The current folks looking after the place have a retro vibe going on, but it's a bit squeaky clean for my taste and staged....

so be it, it's still a handy place to take a camera and fire off a few...Today's venture was with a new to me Holga 120S that I paid twenty dollars for with a birthmark of March 2001 as its QC tag indicated. Yes, I'm such a tart for Holgas!

film is Untrafine 100, (which looks and feels like Delta 100) sloshed around in caffenol for a bit over nine minutes.

I like the look...how about you?

Lunar Landing

It's been 50 years since we first landed....everyone that is anyone is talking about it...still.
I was just a wee one when it happened but I do remember watching it on the black and white TV set we had. 
Seems right to post this black and white shot from my Holga held up to the eyepiece of my telescope.
It's kind of grainy and a bit blurred...just like my memory of it all....

 

That Tree

There's a tree up the road a ways that Georgia O'Keeffe made famous by painting it...this is that tree. The Lawrence Tree.
I haven't been around here much. Call it doldrums or being in a slump or just plain jaded... there's also all this pollen and dust floating around that really gets to me this time of year, but that's not really any excuse.
I did jury a photo competition for Lightbox Photo Gallery last month and that was big fun. It was for the 10th annual toy camera show, and the photos submitted were really good! The show opening is this weekend in Astoria and it will be a good one!
The sheer talent that toy camera users have is over the top. It truly is about the person behind the lens and not the gear.
I've also been drilling some holes to make pinhole cameras out of cameras I have that don't work. A Dacora Digna is in the works.  It could be a Dig Pin or a Pin Dig....
Have a great summer...it's just around the bend and thanks always for stopping by. I'll put a fresh kettle of tea on for you!