Murrietta365 hosts a "Straight Out Of the Camera" (SOOC) challenge each Sunday, which proved to be harder than expected. Turns out there aren't very many shots that I don't edit at least a little bit.
So, after some digging, I found this little gem. Not only is it SOOC, but it's film! Remember that stuff? I took this photo with my Pentax 35mm SLR (not digital). I couldn't see each shot as I took it. I had a limit of 24 shots. I had to wait a whole hour to know if I had gotten anything good. I absolutely love digital photography, because it allows me to learn from my mistakes in real time. However, I think every photographer should dust off the old 35mm every once in a while for a lesson in patience, and to learn to think through each shot and the camera settings that will make it a good one. You can't rely on the habit of taking 50 shots of one subject knowing that, statistically, one of them will end up coming out OK (well, you can, but it gets expensive pretty quick). On this particular day, it was windy, and there was a cat that kept getting in the way of things (he was having fun nuzzling the side of my lens right as I was about to release the shutter). Some other shots from that same roll (yes, an actual roll) of film are shown below: I've only gone digital a couple of years ago, and it was the expense and wanting to take so many more pictures that finally made me give in to digital, and now I absolutely love it! My DSLR has me so spoiled, but I still haven't taken up the editing of pictures yet. I love the whole series (including your helper) you've shared. My old 35 mm cameras clonked out, about 10 years ago. I even tried having them repaired, to no avail. I even hung on to them for another 9 years, because I loved them, before donating them to Goodwill. Now, I love digital, and can't imagine going back. The photo you've shared today is great.
Hi! 2/27/2011 07:40:01 am
Just lovely, I agree, we appreciate the photos more when they take a bit more work. Great color and focus.
Trish
2/27/2011 09:57:56 am
remember all to well the days of film, 24 or 36, a week to develop, only one ISO at a time, not knowing if you captured the shot you were looking for until it was too late to retake it ~~ I love digital! 3/6/2011 09:47:37 am
I love the delicate edges and the magnificent color of this flower...just beautiful! 3/6/2011 10:33:50 am
Wonderful poppy captures! These are some of the first flowers I ever remember paying attention to in a photograph when i was a child. They are so evocative. Well done! 3/6/2011 07:40:11 pm
California Poppies? Rich, golden colors. 3/8/2011 08:08:22 am
What a beautiful shot....and with film!!!! Love, love, love poppies and they are just starting to come up here, cant wait to take photos of them! I really like the shots you have on your blog, I just signed up for your feed.
first, thanks so much for linking! 3/9/2011 11:33:31 pm
Such beautiful color. I haven't seen film around in a while. I still have a 35mm camera hanging around here...
Gorgeous! Love the DOF. 3/11/2011 06:49:25 am
Absolute beauty! I'm also using a Pentax but a DSLR. It's getting harder to buy films nowadays..
I so miss our Pentax film camera. It stopped working 3 years ago and since then, hubby refuses to repair it. He thinks I am crazy to want to continue taking shots from that cam in this digital era...:( 3/20/2011 06:54:17 pm
Great composition on this shot! I love all my Pentax film cameras. The K1000 is one of my favorites. I get nostalgic sometimes and take it out to shoot some analog. This is the reason I do the Film challenges. =) Comments are closed.
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