Charlotte Makes Photos

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  • Creativity is Sometimes, Secretly Fond of Failure

    Sometimes, even if I’m not really feeling it, I will load a roll into a camera and make photos anyway. A bit like my hobby’s equivalent to Kevin McDonald talking about The Heavy Pen. Often enough, I get at least a few photos that I find pleasing. Other times, I come up empty. For this…

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  • Scenes From Another Kitty Food Mission

    Part of last Sunday’s errands were to get more food for the kitties, Charles and Martha. Since it was quite sunny, I loaded a roll of Lomography Potsdam – which is ORWO UN54 – into the Mamiya. I quite like this film in 35mm, but in 120, I love it. Especially when developed in D-96.…

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  • Arts in the Parks

    Last Saturday, trying to keep up with our commitment to do something neat around people, we decided that we would take a walk and visit Art in the Park, a sort of festival that has been going on since 1992. Artists working in all sorts of mediums and styles set up tents along Patterson Creek…

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  • Late Spring Floral

    Like most cities, Ottawa’s gardeners can be passionate about their hobby. While we’re working on personal reform, Kathleen and I may possess a touch of the brown thumb, so seeing the beautifully cultivated gardens through the Spring, Summer, and even early Fall is a treat. Of course I make photos all throughout! In fact, that’s…

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  • Day-for-Night (Market)

    Kathleen and I can be fairly *~* r o u t i n e *~* in the way we go about life. In general, working age life practically demands routine. And when you throw in a dash of anxiety and suspect that a quantity of neurodiversity was not on the ingredient list, well, you can’t…

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