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I'm just browsing through some slides (stored in sleeves) I shot back in 93, when I was sill a teenager (time flies!). I take out a slide, not of very good technical quality and composition, but still a very special photo - of my grandparents who have since passed away. I think about them, remember how they loved my and how I loved them back. I put the slide back.
Photos of my daughter and wife are being played in a digital frame across the room. Their BW photos are hanging on the wall - in a frame which used to display a photo of Singapore by night.
Today was a special day, as my daughter was baptized (I'm not religious, but my wife is to some extent). I handed my (borrowed) Canon 500 loaded with bw400cn to my dad, so he takes some pictures. I can't wait to see the results, but there are 11 shots left.
When the ceremony ends, we go home and have a family bbq. 4 generations in one place. I take documentary shots with my d****l body. Still haven't downloaded and "processed" them. After year and a half of dSLR still hate this part (a compact which I bought in Malaysia and also used on my trip to the USA at least didn't have that problem).
Next week we are going on a vacation. So as I browse my old slides, I can't really think of any good reason to take my d***l with me. OK, there's one reason - my polarizing filter only fits the kit lens.
It's been years since I've shot my last E6. Back then I knew nothing about the zone system and how light meters are adjusted for 18% gray. But I notice how few slides really have blown out highlights. Hack, I was able to shot slides then, I'm surely able to shoot them now
I guess this short Stream of consciousness tells quite a lot about me, right. Well, I've returned to photography with my daughter's birth. You can guess what the subject of 99% of my photos is.
The other 1% goes into learning. After a year and a half of (over)learning technical aspects of photography (and reading too many pixel peeping comments), I'm trying to learn about composition, subject, the message and so on. I find those things much more difficult than the technical aspect. In doing so, I've re-discovered film (I used to develop BW films and prints many years ago!). I can't really put my finger on it, but I simply like working with film.
Photos of my daughter and wife are being played in a digital frame across the room. Their BW photos are hanging on the wall - in a frame which used to display a photo of Singapore by night.
Today was a special day, as my daughter was baptized (I'm not religious, but my wife is to some extent). I handed my (borrowed) Canon 500 loaded with bw400cn to my dad, so he takes some pictures. I can't wait to see the results, but there are 11 shots left.
When the ceremony ends, we go home and have a family bbq. 4 generations in one place. I take documentary shots with my d****l body. Still haven't downloaded and "processed" them. After year and a half of dSLR still hate this part (a compact which I bought in Malaysia and also used on my trip to the USA at least didn't have that problem).
Next week we are going on a vacation. So as I browse my old slides, I can't really think of any good reason to take my d***l with me. OK, there's one reason - my polarizing filter only fits the kit lens.
It's been years since I've shot my last E6. Back then I knew nothing about the zone system and how light meters are adjusted for 18% gray. But I notice how few slides really have blown out highlights. Hack, I was able to shot slides then, I'm surely able to shoot them now
I guess this short Stream of consciousness tells quite a lot about me, right. Well, I've returned to photography with my daughter's birth. You can guess what the subject of 99% of my photos is.
The other 1% goes into learning. After a year and a half of (over)learning technical aspects of photography (and reading too many pixel peeping comments), I'm trying to learn about composition, subject, the message and so on. I find those things much more difficult than the technical aspect. In doing so, I've re-discovered film (I used to develop BW films and prints many years ago!). I can't really put my finger on it, but I simply like working with film.