042507
25 April 2007
it has been workBizzy both at home and in the office and my cameras and the artTable are covered in dust. on saturday, during errands, i picked up some film i had left a week ago. BLEH. i am back to the state where i NEVER want to mess with realFilm again. what a huge waste of $$. $25 and there were about 6 images in 3 rolls that possibly deserved a second glance. only in desperation though. very depressing. i know i have not been exactly charmed with my environment lately and i often force myself out for seeing exercises, but hell. i’d better stick to the digital for those exercises hmmmm? my XA2 let me down for the first time and i have never quite figured out the Smena.
i was pretty excited to take the Holga out again. but had forgotten her atrocious lightLeak (PS’ed out of this image, but click for more on flickr). it is very dramatic and BAD in every single frame. otherwise, i rather like her again. i only used the close up filters once and that was before i read the information on focussing length, so never mind about that.
now instead of fantasizing about a used film SLR on eBay and teaching myself Real Photography, i am thinking about abusing the lens of a digital crapcam. i think film mistakes are just not in my budget right now.
otherwise, working, reading, sleeping, dreaming, plodding, eating beans and chocolate ice cream and watching some French films.
and there is some little green stuff in my garden.