Still Life

Mixing Bowls with Measuring Cups and Spoons.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Family

Wow, this week’s photo challenge is filled with emotion for me.

This photograph was taken at Brother #3’s home. This is Brother #4 with his son in his lap. It is the day after Dad’s memorial service, and we were all emotionally shot. And yet, in the midst of it all, a tender touch and laughter still found a place. Family is all.

New Vantage Point

I’ve taken to leaving the living room blinds open halfway during the day so the dogs can watch the goings on in the cul-de-sac. Buddy has discovered that the sofa gives him a comfortable vantage point.

Nina likes to stand on her hind legs with her front paws on the window sill or just dance on the love seat opposite the sofa.

Foray into film

One of my goals this year is to explore film photography. To that end, I have purchased several rolls and started my journey. I began this roll of film last year, so the majority of these were shot in Silver Springs before the Big Move, and last week I finished off the roll in our new home.

Obviously, the camera needs a servicing…there is a pronounced scratch line along the right (portrait) and bottom (landscape), as well some lint and dust. I’ll do that before I expose my next roll.

I had the film processed at The Dark Room, and these are the scanned photos they provided online for download. I will receive the negatives in the mail in a few days, and at that time, I’ll be able to scan them and perhaps do some additional processing.

I am loving the texture and depth of these, even if they aren’t particularly dynamic. Film: Kodak 100 T-MAX. Camera: Canon AE-1 with a 50mm fixed lens.

Click on photographs to get a closer look (larger image).

Silver Springs

New home – shot with window light only.

Fun with Photoshop

Mirrored Maya.

Mellow, most of the time

But he does worry a lot. Here he’s got his eye on the back fence where his two nemeses live and come out to antagonize him. Of course, he can give as good as he gets, and between my two and the two on the other side of the fence who sound just like our two, it can get a bit noisy at times.