Charlotte Makes Photos

  • Thankful for Life’s Little Rejections

    Being another lovely day, Kathleen and I decided that we wanted to spend more time outside on Sunday. With a forecast that was even warmer than Saturday, it didn’t take us long to make plans for ice cream! 🍦 Of course, just having finished breakfast and in need of extra meal planning and groceries because…

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  • The Longer the Waiting (The Sweeter the Spring), Cont’d

    We were just happy to be out in the lovely weather. As we were walking through Sandy Hill, I’d pause to make a photo or we’d wait to cross the street, look around, take a deep breath, and sigh contentedly. It made for a nice morning and when we lingered inside of the Happy Goat,…

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  • The Longer the Waiting (The Sweeter the Spring)

    After what felt like a bit of a delay, this May Long kicked off “real” Spring with an explosion of colour. Since Kathleen and I have been out and about more lately, we hadn’t made any particular plans for our Saturday Adventure outside of knowing that “it should be somewhere we haven’t gone lately”. Without…

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  • “Hi, I Don’t Really Have a Question, This is More of a Camera Test.”

    When I shared the results from a Minolta XG1 I recently won in an auction ($10!), I was concerned that I had some concern that the meter was out and it looked like it was possible that it was underexposing a little. Part of this came from the results (thin negatives, but the rebate text…

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  • Test Flight for a New Arrival

    I recently won a(nother) Minolta XG1 through an eBay auction. They’re lightweight, do what I need them to do, and they allow me to make use of my favourite lenses, like the 58mm Rokkor-PF I’m so fond of. When I saw one nearing its end for $10, I put in a bid, hoping to win…

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