holga 35mm (FILM!) shots

I couldn't wait and got some film developed, the first since... classes in mid 2006. The film is what's left since then and the hay day of digital imaging going on around these parts.

I think I left the photo counter employees a little perplexed when I told them that, first off, I didn't want any prints, and secondly that I had loaded the wrong size film into a cheap camera, taped it up, and shot at random. I think that this bewildering combination came across like a big "oops, i think I broke-ded my film!" and that I was guessing at what to do but it scored two free rolls of processing to "see if the pictures even turned out" while I waited.

I got the negatives and had to get a look at them before heading out for an engagement shoot, and was glad I hadn't goofed up ALL the photos, just some. (seriously... lens caps were never a problem for me till now, DOHF!)

Here are some of my favorites from this last week, and my first roll with the Holga.

Cold sunrise just outside my window. It was actually pretty cold the night before and there was condensation on all the car windows and I nearly thought it was frost. Yuck.

Fly, little cloud, fly. Over at my folks' house in the back yard. I took the Holga over to my folks' house while I inspected their dead PC and figured a way to get things running again (buy my old one!).

Ominous clouds - the afternoon sky foretold the evening's awesome thunderstorms and tornado warnings keeping us all awake till 3am. (I tried getting some photos of all the lightning but it was some wicked stuff so I didn't go out. My window photos didn't show much besides "what, the curtains?")

TRIPLE DOUBLE (exposure)! Once I remembered the lens cap I was up for a new challenge - remember to wind the film. This is such a learning experience as using a digital (or film) SLR camera I'm usually looking through the picture taking lens so I'll see if the cap is on or off. The cameras either set themselves for the next frame, or in the case of my manual 35mm cameras, won't let you shoot another frame till you wind the film.

Welcome to the Holga school of happy accidents. I shot the grill of my Blazer then realized I was probably too close so I backed up and shot again. When I got up I saw some neat water spots chalked into the hood courtesy of the sprinkler system and shot those too... all on the same frame. Like I said, I'm learning patience and routines I've been out of for a long time.

I managed to snap a few photos at Skyler and Amanda's wedding last weekend - thanks guys for being such good sports. I even managed to shoot one (great composition!) with the lens cap on. Brilliant. The slide show and full gallery of non-lenscap photos soon to come.

Think outside the LCD viewfinder.
eB