Charlotte Makes Photos

  • Troublesome Camera, Troublesome Development

    My lesson-of-the-day on Thursday was that the Pentax ES II might not be just a temperature princess, but like its owner, a bit of a princess-princess. For the first time since winter, I had one frame where the shutter just stayed open, and in a new twist, several frames where it underexposed. Before I knew…

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  • “You had it set at what temperature? And for how long?”

    The roll wasn’t totally burnt, just singed mostly. The photos above are the best I was able to get from the roll in scanning, but as you might remember, runaway/overdeveloped highlights are my real bugbear. Once again, this Wednesday, I had the privilege of being reminded that when your chemistry is warmer than 24 or…

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  • “It Puts the Long in the May Long”

    Since I’m not a runner (no thanks), I couldn’t support Monday’s extra day off by putting the run in May Run. And I don’t really drink, so I was not about to put the 2-4 in the May 2-4 weekend either. We’d just have to settle for a nice walk in glorious warm weather we…

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  • Signs of a Perfect Sunday

    🍦 It’s ice cream. Ice cream on a warm and sunny Sunday makes things just so nice. So after our morning errands and a bit of lunch, Kathleen and I set out for Hintonburg for ice cream. No other reason. Just ice cream. After comparing what was scooping at Merry Dairy and Moo Shu, we…

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  • 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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