Category: Blog
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I don’t normally take more than one day to expose 24 frames of film, but here we are. When I look back at my photo-making adventures in previous years, it turns out that it’s to be expected: by mid-July, the heat sets in, the magic of the high season fades, and it’s just punitive sun,…
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Like most people, I don’t actually enjoy scanning my film. It can be tedious and repetitive. Not to mention slow. It’s especially slow if you’re using home-user type scanners like I am. It’s also the only way I’ve found to get the results that I want! I remember fairly well when I got the scans…
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So that was our “main event” on Saturday: a visit to the Ottawa Art Gallery! Since we love the gallery and live nearby, it’s a place we visit frequently enough: perhaps 4-6 times per year. This time, it was to see an exhibit called Grotto: The Bill Staubi Collection, a showcase of queer art collected…
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It has been hot for the last week. Not hot-hot. But daily highs of 30 and and oodles of humidity. In addition to it causing one of our air conditioners to produce extra condensation (causing said condensation to enter into the apartment to lift a little parquet), it has also made life a little slimy…
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I have had a few rolls of long-ago-expired Velvia 50 in the freezer for, oh, about four years now. I purchased it from a local seller for a good price knowing that it met its date somewhere around 2009. When expired, this film often has a fairly heavy red or magenta cast that I don’t…