Tag: Unicolor Rapid E6
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Well, it’s isn’t really. I watched His Girl Friday (1940) for what must be the fifteenth or twentieth time this past Saturday and the socialist concept (misunderstood by the Earl Williams character in the movie) popped into mind when seeking a title for this post. On Thursday while Kathleen was out at an appointment, I…
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Update (2025/12/31): I have a Mastodon account again. Long story short, 95% of my upset was Bluesky and it being the “Golden Era Twitter” heir apparent. Nowhere, really. (And most certainly, not Antarctica.) But I did delete all of my texty-type social media accounts. It’s not the first time I have, but I do hope…
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Gosh! Fall is usually when I get a bit more photographic wind in my sails, but so far this year, its mostly doldrums. Neither the excitement of slide nor the wholesome delight of pumpkins have conjured much more than a light breeze. This past Sunday, we took a little walk through Sandy Hill to enjoy…
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It just seemed liked a tidy sort of mini-project. Well, project is just too strong a word. Even with the ‘mini-‘ qualifier. Really, it just seemed like a neat thing to do. With the same camera and lens, expose a roll of black-and-white (Tri-X), colour negative (Ultramax), and slide (Ektachrome E100). CameraLensFilmDeveloperScannerLocationDate(s)Filing Nikkormat ELNikkor-H Auto…
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Our flight home from Halifax was comfortable and uneventful. It even somehow managed to feel like it went by quicker than the two hours it takes. All I know is that we were anxious to get home! One package that was sitting on my desk when we got into the apartment was from Studio Argentique…
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It’s why I wanted to develop film in the first place. Slide film! E-6! I can think of perhaps three or four labs in Canada that will develop slide. Development is expensive. The film is expensive. And uncommon. And it’s absolutely gorgeous! So on Wednesday, nearly one year to the day that I first developed…