Charlotte Makes Photos

  • Two Rolls and one Disquieted Atmosphere (2020)

    Rescanning these rolls was a little bit of an emotional adventure, I have to admit. I had only vaguely remembered going on this walk. It was fairly early on into COVID-19 and everything was, well, just. so. quiet. And uncomfortable. Traffic had disappeared and most people did too. The silence stood out. But what stood…

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  • On A Beautiful Spring Morning

    Rare for this time of year, we were treated to a sunny and melty day yesterday. Without any strong plans, we decided that we would just go for a nice little walk to Old Ottawa East for a visit to Café Qui Pense for a nice warm beverage and Singing Pebble Books for a little…

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  • Contrast! She Was Out To Get Some Contrast

    Well, if I wasn’t, I certainly had a funny way of showing it! Choosing Foma Ortho at any time is a recipe for contrast and that is certainly what I received. Being Ottawa and being the first day of Spring, we were treated to a tidy little snow storm – Winter’s reminder that it’s merely…

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  • Lacks Focus, Discipline (2022)

    The third (and last) Leica I ever used was also the oldest camera to take 35mm film I have ever used: a Leica I Model C (“Leica 1C”) from around 1931. While I didn’t exactly find it in myself to nail focus (and my framing was off in most cases), I don’t remember feeling all…

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  • Overdeveloped and Appropriately Whelmed (2021)

    The second of a total of three times I’ve used a Leica had me using the Leica R8. Sure, the R8 (and succeeding R9) is not the most attractive modern SLR, but once I began using it, I was pleasantly surprised at what a joy it was to actually use. Unfortunately, at least by my…

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