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Got myself a new developing tank and developed 6 rolls over the weekend, and found one of the rolls to be from early january. I think it is great to be able to see a picture instantly with a digital camera and even nicer when you can get to see colour negative film developed within an hr of dropping it off, but the I think now the most satisfying is seeing something you shot a few months back, and re-remembering that instance in time and place.

Thanks to Mr GOM for this one!

Every few months or so, an itch starts again and again at the back of my mind wanting some new camera, or lens. When you get a chance to play with other types of cameras its easy to be tempted..

jimmy’s 50mm on my M6

and his r-d1s

tim’s TLR

john’s mp

An interesting (but long) read for anyone on a rainy day for inspiration.

http://www.toomuchchocolate.org/

Or maybe some real chocolate will do the same trick.

These are just a few from an all night art festival in roppongi a few weeks back. The balloons were part of a parade around roppongi. Interesting and easy to approach people for photographs when everyone is in a happy party like mood.

The first weekend that the sakura were in bloom, drew masses of people to ueno. I shot a few rolls that day, and decided to give the 21mm GR lens a go on one of the rolls with some portra which I pushed 1 stop. Developed this with the naniwa kit, but i think i’m getting inconsistent colour mainly from the scanner. When i do get around to getting a better one, i’ll rescan these to get a more accuracy in colour. More to come, when i get around to developing / scanning them.

Early spring, and the light is longer and setting later in the afternoons. I just wish I could shoot more during afternoon hours. On the first few frames, I was waiting on a reflected light corner for about 10mins, seeing if anything would come about. Whilst there were pockets of amazingly nice light, i wish I composed a few of these frames a bit better, (other angles or closer to the subject). Felt slightly after I saw the results, that I wasted the opportunity of this nice light, but nevertheless a lesson learnt.