• So it turns out that it’s possible that the almost twenty-year-old forum advice was correct: noodling with the exposure compensation dial on the Pentax ES II might have done the trick. I didn’t make many photos on Saturday when Kathleen and I paid visit to a suburban shopping area (bulk loaded ~12 frames), the camera…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 🍦 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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