November 18, 2006 | Just Dandy
So maybe I'll post a photo and then actually talk about the photo! I know, it's pretty radical idea, BUT IT JUST MIGHT WORK.
About a year and a half ago, I broke my beloved Canon G2. It had been a great little digital camera, but it couldn't stand up to me falling flat on my belly on the beach. That camera hit the sand and was never the same. I debated my options. Get it fixed? Or just buy a new camera? While I weighed pros and cons, I dusted of my old Pentax K1000. This photo was taken with that camera. K! had requested some photos of dandelions, and happened to know where there was a field full of them. Using my old manual SLR reminded me how much I loved that camera, and then I had to change the roll of film.
There is something great about photos taken with actual film and having a finished product to hold in your hands. However, I think the instant gratification of a digital camera is a pretty good trade-off.
Keeble and Shuchat in Palo Alto is supposed to be good. I haven't had anything developed or processed there, but the boyfriend has and he seems to be pretty happy with them.
i know how you feel about digital...but at the same time i think the ability to look at how your photo looks on the LCD screen can be a bit distracting. It makes me uber paranoid that I didn't get the right exposure...and then I might miss something. It's especially annoying when your camera isn't as fast as you'd like it to be. (like mine)
but there is such a nice elegance that comes with film. i think i might go back to it for awhile to break free from my little artistic rut! --but where do you get stuff printed in the pennisula? any place good??
Dear Whitney,
I am so sorry to hear about your separation from an employed state. Those bastards didn't deserve your talent anyways!! >shakes fist
Keep on photo-posting please! I am really enjoying this NaBloPoMo dealie you got goin' on. It's hot.
Me love you longtime,
- Judy -
I resisted digital for a long time, but now love it. Soon we will have a whole generation of kids who don't know film. Whenever I take a picture with my SLR, my friends' kids always say "Lemme see!" What did we do without an LCD screen to see what we just shot?
Great photo. And you've inspired me to buy some film and pull out my own trusty analog SLR. Stay tuned for the results.