Give Me A Moment... Or Two

Taking a break from work to showcase some film photos from Costa Rica in May.

I have to say that trip was the first trip I have really felt relaxed and able to unwind for a bit.

I didn't make any plans except to attend the National Park "Hike."

I practiced yoga and meditation.

Took lots of naps.

Enjoyed the gorgeous scenery.

Ate delicious food.

Spent time with great folks.

And had lots of time to daydream, sketch, and just be present.

Yeah.

So I'm bringing that practice home with me now.

It's another busy day - I have a "to do" list pretty long with lots of chicken scratch.

But I'm taking some time to just be.

Because that to do list will get done.

Just not at this very moment.

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I am sad to say that I took two rolls of film but only one came out.

The other had my "dinosaur sighting" on it... so I bet that is why it didn't develop.

No one believes me anyway.

But I saw a huge lizard of some sort.

I can still see his eye staring me down... probably determining if I was lunch or not...

Oh well.

Guess my story goes with me to the grave.

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Happy Wednesday.

May you find time to take a break no matter where you are or what you're doing.

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xoxo

Smitten

First roll of film from my Yashica TL Electro camera.

Ok y'all.

I love polaroids.

But I may be a little smitten here.

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Happy Weekend!

falling for the seasons

I've figured out my favorite time of year is when you can feel the season starting to change.

It always makes me feel like I'm getting another chance to start fresh.

To take a step back and see if I like how my life is going.

Start fresh if I need to.

Change bits that need tweaking.

Or just make sure to smile more.

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If you catch yourself in a reflection.

Smile.

I've been doing it all week for an assignment for my photo class.

You'd be amazed though, after the "I feel stupid phase wears off,"

how it can bring a little happy moment in your day.

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Happy Weekend!

roots

did you know that dogs can have a root canal?

I never thought about it before,

but tomorrow morning, Noah's having a root canal.

poor puppy.

I let him play at doggie daycare today.

So hopefully it will make tomorrow not be so bad...

real fine practice needed

lately I've been learning more about multiple exposures on film.

this was the idea I had in my head when I saw this sign, "REAL FINE DOG," on South Congress.

so I took that shot, didn't advance the film, came home and took a shot of Noah on the same shot.

unfortunately, when I got my developed film back, there was just a faint image of Noah and it was hard to distinguish.

so I superimposed two images to get the result I was aiming for.

here is the original image...  noah is just a faint "ghost appearance" in the bottom left corner.

can you even see him?

you can see the metal fence much better than Noah.

if you look above the flag on the bottom left, there is a faint outline of his face.

so I'm off to the store to buy more film.

looks like I need some more practice!!

light leaks

problems loading the film initially and this is the outcome.

warped, plenty of light leaks, and you can even see numbers from the back of the film on some.

still, I love not knowing what the outcome will be until the film is developed.

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went out on town lake on monday to enjoy the sunshine and much needed escape.

it's amazing how even though you are downtown, when out on the water it all just slips away.

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have a lovely weekend.