Black Slide Inspiration

Today I shot the last shot from my pack of PX silver shade ff film from the impossible project. I have been using my Polaroid Sun 600. I've had some interesting outcomes, and a great deal of fun with it. The film is light sensitive as well as temperature sensitive. It has been extremely hot and humid this summer, so I shot right away trying to get a sense of what I would get. The first images had strong orange tones. On a day when the weather was not quite so hot, and less humid, I got an image that was little less orange, more of a sepia tone.
For my last shot I tried something that I had read about somewhere on the internet, unfortunately I am sad to say I can't remember where. I put the photo in the refrigerator immediately after I shot it. In doing this my shot almost had a look of a very low saturation color shot, after a bit of time out of the refrigerator it became more monochromatic - it was probably the best outcome I have had so far.
I have some PX 70 color film on the way, can't wait to see what happens!

PX silver shade ff - developed in refrigerator

For You

No Words

"A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles"
~Chinese Proverb

Restless

PX 600 Silver Shade / First Flush
Polaroid Sun 600 LMS

Break

Kleinstuck Preserve - Holga - August 2009

During the month of August I will be participating in Susannah Conway's August Break.
Looking at the month of August through my lens. While this is supposed to be a "break" from blogging for most, I am using it to get myself into the swing of posting on a regular basis.

I am really looking forward to this project and the inspiration I'm sure it will generate. There is also a Flickr group dedicated to this break - join up and play along!

Intangible ?

Nikon D300

The onset of summer always brings with it the hope of peacefulness, then it comes along and bursts my bubble!

Having the entire summer off may sound like heaven to those that work all through the summer months. However, imagine spending the hottest months of the year in a 100 year old home sans any sort of air conditioning with an extremely active six year old who seems to require constant input!

Admittedly, I have probably made it sound worse than it is; I always start out with the best of intentions. I have Plans of things that we can do together and things that we will accomplish individually. But alas, here it is yet again the end of July and we are ready to call the summer quits. Not really, but you get the idea.

I'm not sure why, but it has become extremely difficult for me to focus on one task. I have so many bubbles up in the air floating around, perhaps it is time for me to let some of them land and POP* recognizing once and for all that life will not play out exactly the way I imagine it will...and that is okay.