After our marathon walk all over downtown, I was sore and I think Hana was too. We decided to take it easy-ish, and after a nice Dunkin Donuts breakfast took the car out and drove up to North Avenue beach. Hana was really excited to see a proper beach, and North Avenue Beach didn’t disappoint.
Category Archives: Film
Road Trip! Chicago (1)
Our first full day in Chicago began with a much-deserved lie-in…
Road Trip! Springfield to Chicago
After the disappointing dinner and visit to the closed mosque, Hana and I took our time waking up. Sunrise over downtown Springfield made for some kinda nice pictures, maybe. So I took advantage and shot with almost everything I had. Above, the D7000 and 24mm f/2.8 ai, with a circular polarizer that I didn’t really …
Road Trip!: Eureka to Springfield
After the easy trip to Arkansas and pleasant visit with Mom and other family, Hana and I headed out to Springfield, IL to visit an old friend and former professor and check out where I did my undergraduate work.
Road Trip! – Dallas to Eureka
August 29 marked 2 years since the darling, adorable Hanabibti and I married, and to celebrate, we took a road trip: Dallas to Eureka Springs, AR, where we stayed the night at Mom’s; Eureka Springs to Springfield, IL to meet up with an old friend and professor; Springfield to Chicago for 3 nights to see …
Mistakes in at-home development, part 3
After covering previous mistakes, I thought I had more or less covered my bases, until I started looking at pictures I developed rather recently from a fresh batch of chemicals. At first glance, everything looks fine enough, if this was shot on 800 or 1600 iso film. But it wasn’t… This was shot on good-old …
Expired Ansco, meet R3 Monobath (4)
The Ansco was/is a beautiful film. I’m glad to have another roll to shoot… I think I’ll stick it in the freezer for now, and use it for something special. And the R3 Monobath is an excellent, easy developer. I look forward to using it again… I should probably pick up a couple of rolls …
