New Holgas

Slowly, I'm whittling my way down through my backlog of Holga rolls. Just 4 more waiting, and 1 currently in the camera. It's actually fun though to see what I get back, because I don't remember now what's on most of them. The San Jose ones I expected, but I also threw in a random for processing, and got back my roll from the Carlsbad Flower Fields in March.












I love the ones that came from the Winchester House.

San Jose, Labor Day Weekend 2009

This was my first longish trip since the Sequoias exactly a year ago. I really hate to go so long without this kind of trip. Not only fresh scenery for the photographer, but it really helps clear the head in a spiritual/meditative sense.
So I spent the weekend in SJ, and also worked on my missions project. These particular shots are from the Winchester House, SJSU, and the Santa Clara mission.

Just got the Holgas I shot here back today, which was a mistake...now I'm going to SD for the weekend and can't scan them til next week. So now I'll be chomping at the bit til then, cause it looks like some good stuff.

Day Events (LA)

A great thing about LA is, even when you can't travel out of town, there's no reason to be bored. Easter weekend this year was also Blessing of the Animals on Olvera Street. It was also an opportunity to try out my new (at the time) Golden Half camera.
I also got some B&W shots with my 35mm:





I finally made it out to the Getty Malibu too, bringing my Holga, Polaroid, and 35mm loaded with Ektar to shoot:














I stopped along PCH on the way back:

Day Events (San Diego)

When there wasn't an opportunity to drive or camp, I would
tide myself over with photo day trips. San Diego had their Gay Pride parade in late July:






There was also the fair in late June. This was a first: I took my Polaroid along:

Morro Bay, June 2009

Life was a dreary, trip-less drudge from the beginning of January to early June. That first weekend, I managed to get away for the weekend with some old photo classmates. The Holga shots came out great. I particularly loved the colors: I shot my first roll of the new (at the time) Kodak Ektar film. The first one here is from the beach in Montana de Oro State Park, and the other is Morro Rock at sunset.

Keeping up with the travels...

Unfortunately, I've abandoned this blog for awhile. Can't believe it's been a year since I posted. There actually have been travels in that time, so I'll just try and give a small summary for each of them beginning in chronological order with December of 2008. Four days in the Bay Area. This first shot is a double exposure done with my Holga camera, and I think it's my favorite pic from the whole trip. Didn't even remember taking it, so I was really surprised and pleased when I got it back.


San Francisco was the ultimate destination, but my favorite Polaroids actually came from the pit stops along the way:

La Soledad mission and Solvang ostrich farm

There were more missions (I am currently working on a Polaroid project involving all the California missions), but this one just looked so...solitary. Like an abandoned building in New Mexico or other southwest desert area. Hence the name, I suppose.