Today I loaded my Yashica-D twin lens reflex camera, and took 12 black and white pictures. It was really going old school since the camera is not only fully manual, it also has no light […]
Mostly Film Photography (GotFilm.org)
The Gray Hairstreak
Tonight I ran across several Gray Hairstreaks feasting on one of the plants in my yard. Such a beautiful butterfly, I just had to share. I took several photos – but this is one of […]
It’s a Black & White World
So, long ago, maybe before you were born, people used to take pictures with film that showed only 2 colors, black & white, and some people would argue that those aren’t even colors at all. […]
Artistic License
So, this is my baby – or at least my latest baby. I collect old cameras, and I specifically like the ones I grew up with. This is a pristine OM-4 that I found for […]
Exposure
I’ve been writing a lot lately about photography. I’m sorry if I’ve been neglecting other topics for this… but it’s been on my mind quite a bit. Tonight I’d like to discuss some thoughts on […]
Olympus OM-4
I’ve talked about the OM-2 in a previous post. Today I’d like to talk about the OM-4. As far as SLR film cameras go, the Olympus OM-4 is one of the best – at least […]
Analog vs. Digital
I was thinking about the reasons people like to listen to vinyl music when we have digital. Digital is so much clearer, so much more full. It’s, technically speaking, just better quality music. But people […]
Olympus OM-2 Thoughts
I shot a roll of film this morning with my OM-2 (the one that was supposed to be damaged, and only good for parts). I wanted to talk today about the process of capturing images […]
Retrograde Motion
So, as a follow up to a previous blog post (photography in retrospect), I’d like to examine film photography, and the cameras we used to use. There’s some kind of strange attraction we have to […]
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