A couple things have been on my mind lately.
I've found myself riding around with a camera full of film and not taking very many pictures, fearing triteness or banality. With the last roll it was a constant debate whether using ISO 800 film in the sunshine was wasting it.
A second is a bit of jealousy of the digital photographers I've been associating with lately for the way they merrily take pictures without concern for the cost or whether each one will be a masterpiece.
The solution to both is more free 35mm film than you know what to do with - the roll of 1980's Tri-X I rescued from the trash when my department got rid of the freezer.
I loaded about a cubit of it into a cassette. That may seem an antiquated unit of measure, but that's literally how I do it. The counter on the bulk loader doesn't work so in the dark, I just open the gate, pull out film measured against my forearm, and then roll it into the cassette. Pro tip: Take the camera winder in there with you. It takes forever just using the little knob that sticks out of the cassette.
Another advantage is short rolls can be loaded so you don't have to take so many pictures before you get to see them. And for you, dear readers - shorter blog posts to wade through.
The camera is the modest, brown cardboard Neville, with whom innattention can be risky. It was loaded for the Appleton PhotoWalk. The gathering took place mostly at the tables in front of the Appleton Brewing Company. Eventually I remembered that this camera was along specifically for casual portraiture that is a common feature of photowalks. I exchanged cards with the gentleman on the left, who also shared the table later at Stone Arch, but lost it after looking at his pictures. (Later edit: I just found it. Hi, Scott Kruger!)
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More archaeology with what looks like definite layers just in front of the Chief Oshkosh Monument.
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There was a 20mph wind coming down the Fox. Look at the angle of the line coming down from that left hand crane. In order to get over the construction fence, I had the tripod precariously positioned up on the slats of a steel bench. The wind would blow it over unless held firmly down. I waited for a calm moment and used both hands to make the exposure, which somehow worked.
Neville has a hand drilled .15mm pinhole, 24mm from a 24x36mm frame. The old Tri-X was semistand developed in Rodinal 1:100.
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