Sometimes life sucks - Yashica Mat 124

 

I am complaining, over a lot of stuff right now..I shouldn´t and I don´t think this tree is complaining, standing there through wind and rain and sunshine, with little birds as company, cold winters and blossom springs.. Life.. So wonderful and also painful. I should not complain, I should live and enjoy life. .

I have loaded my new Mamiya 645 with a roll of Portra 400, that is something I can look forward to, test-shooting my Mamiya. Have a nice day everyone!

 

But I agree with the words of my friend who said "Life continues. Water your tree and it will grow."

I was out test shooting my first roll in my new Mamiya today, it felt great! Can´t wait to see the results!



Yashica Mat 124
Kodak Ektar 100



 

New roads and new choices

Where will they lead us, all the roads that can be chosen? I have to make a turn in life, choose new roads but I wish I didn´t have to.. You can´t see what´s ahead of you but you may have a safe picture of what you think the future will look like. Then one day something happens that changes that pictures and suddenly that road is closed so you have to take another road..that can be scary. For me it is anyway..

This picture may not look that scary but it is a road at least. I did not take this road, I just took a picture of it with my Yashica-Mat 124 and Kodak Ektar.

Heading for new roads - Yashica-Mat 124

Yashica-Mat 124 - Kodak Ektar

TLR in the autumn

I just had to shoot this window of Klara Church in Stockholm! Early October 2012 and the sun was awake, perfect for a trip to Stockholm with a TLR and tri-pod.





Yashica-Mat 124 - Klara - Kodak Ektar

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Expired film

I´m not very much into the expired film thing but maybe if I´d buy a Holga it would be fun. I have some rolls in the fridge, expired 2002-2006. I´m a little affraid to use it. I think it may ruin my pictures, I don´t know. I should load my Yashica-Mat 124 with another exp.160VC. I have at least 4 old rolls of that film left. Too bad Kodak doesn´t make 160VC anymore, it was my favourite color film.

 

This portrait here is made with a roll that expired 2002, I like the retro-effect in the colors.

 

 

Yashica-Mat 124 - Kodak Portra 160VC (exp.)

Analog Photography

Just have to say that I love it! Nothing new..waiting for my roll of Kodak BW400CN to be developed. I went to a camera store today in Stockholm. They had those beautiful Zeiss Ikon Rangefindercameras there behind glass. I did not ask to touch them, I am not into rangefinders right now but I love the way they look, amazing little things. I had a little chat with the owner about different films, among them Kodak Tmax 3200 wich is soon just a memeory, think ´m gonna try that film before it is out of sale. But today I just bought a roll of Agfa APX 100, it was dirt cheap. I don´t really know if I need it right now but it can be handy next summer or on a sunny day. I will put it in the fridge.

Yashica-Mat 124 - Gotland mist

While I´m waiting...

Today I shot the last frames on the  first roll in my new Pentax MX. I went to my local photo store to get it developed. The guy told me I could get the negatives back on Friday so I have to wait a few days, feels like I don´t want to wait, I would really like to see how my picturs turned out, if the lightmeter works and if there are any light leaks etc.. What can I do, time is all I´ve got so I guess waiting is ok. I feel that I would like to put a new roll of flm into my MX but I guess I will have to wait with that too. I could always polish a little more, that is always fun with new cameras..

Autumn Leaf - Yashica-Mat 124 - Kodak Portra 160VC

I bought a roll of Kodak BW400CN. I have tried this film once before with great results. The good thing about it is that it can be processed like a color film in C41, that is cheaper for me as I have not yet tried to develope my own B&W films, and I know I should... in the future maybe. =)