Holga Update, Part I

So I finally picked out 4 rolls at random that I'd shot with the Holga to finally get processed. I can't believe how OLD some of these rolls were! The bear statue in Los Osos is from last June, and if you look back a few posts, you can probably guess the coast and tree shots are from around the holiday season of '09.
It's fun at times,though,to not know what you'll get.Like the times you find a $20 bill in a jacket pocket you haven't worn in months.

Polaroid Update

It's long overdue...but I've finally scanned my backlogged Polaroids, so what you see here is a mishmash of New York from March, San Francisco, and a random.

Wining Around Santa Barbara

Should have done these sooner since this trip was already about 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately small digital pics are all that came from this trip. I decided to experience the wine and forego artistic expression for straight documentation.


First stop was at Summerland Winery in the small town of,well, Summerland. Had a good white wine I can't recall the name of, and an excellent petite Syrah.





Next was Bridlewood Winery in Santa Ynez. Best by far was a 2007 Viognier, and the scent...now I'm no wino, but I want to market that Viognier in a perfume bottle. And I'd probably be smelling my own wrists all day.



Loved their very friendly horses, too.











We'd wasted so much time getting ready to go, there was no way to make another winery before 5. So we putted around downtown Solvang, and even took the gimmicky horse drawn carriage tour.




We actually ended the evening back in Summerland taking our chances on a shady-looking saloon for dinner, and ended up having some exceptional calamari. And I don't even like calamari! Sorry, but the name of the place...is reserved for my most trusted confidantes.

Poppy Fields in the Antelope Valley

Yet another trip (just about a week after getting back from NYC) that turned gray and cold. But the good thing about poppies are...their color is all over. Even folded up, you can see that bright orange miles away. So naturally, this wasn't stopping me;I hadn't gone on my first trip to the poppy fields nearly an hour away just to turn back. Again,these are from the digital compact camera, as I still need to get to my film developing and scanning.

Oh! A bonus...came across joshua trees on the way back.

New York City

It's been awhile,and I've got a few more trips under my belt. This was of course the major journey,and unfortunately I still haven't been able to get to my film files yet. I'm sure they'll turn out more engaging, but for now here are a couple taken on my obsolete compact digital.

A cityscape from Central Park.





Sights from the Met, Natural History Museum, and MoMA (it turned out to be incredibly rainy;museums were the main highlight of the week.)

Salton Sea-Slides and B+W

Here are the film shots I took with the Holga on that recent Salton Sea trip. Colors just look so much more vibrant on slide film.

Salton Sea, Jan.2010

Two years after my first trip,I finally made it back to the Salton Sea. There were plenty of firsts this time; I'd previously only visited Bombay Beach.