Odd experience with old photos

[SolaresLarrave]

While trying to clear my thoughts, I started clearing out some shelves full of envelopes with prints and negatives from about a year and a half's worth of shots.

It was a weird experience...

Since I usually shoot slide film, I had no notion of what it is to hold a print in my hands. But, not only that, some of those weren't entirely bad, or as bad as I thought when I let them pile up. Now, I'm glad I didn't ditch them as I intended! 🙂

Lesson learned: when you get a roll of duds... don't toss them right away. They may look better with time.

I'll see to post a couple of them later in the gallery or here.

Meanwhile, Scarpia's prediction came through: a very prestigious publisher showed some interest in my book. Now... I really have to work hard!! 😀

Therefore, I went to "that evil place with them auctions 'n stuff" and got me one of THESE!

Life isn't too bad...

Thanks for reading all the way here. I just wanted to share my past experiences with you guys! 🙂

 

[back alley]

it's sometimes good to take a look back.

and a nice pen to boot!
i had a thing for fountain pens a long time ago, not so much now.

in fact, i just took a quick look and i see that i still have 1 gold cross fountain pen and 2 black sheaffer pens.
i think i'll send them to you, better than them sitting around here unappreciated.

joe

 

[Gordon Coale]

Fountain pens and rangefinders. There are some similarities. They're both a little out of date but nothing has come along that does what they do quite so well. I love my Rotring 700 fountain pen.

 

[digitalox]

Congrats on the book deal!

Kinda funny cause I just tossed two rolls of slides a week or two ago. I thought they were all quite boring and was mad so I just threw them away. I kinda regret it now, but oh well, all the film sitting around here! It won't be missed.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

The pen was a kind of impulse buy... although I had been after one for a while. A long time ago, I had one, and it was stolen. Never found another (they were discontinued) and I was resigned until one day I decided to type a search on eBay. Voilà! There it was!

Well, seems like I'm heading for a fun week! My new used Nikon glass (for my "push-here-dummy" camera) and a nice but used pen will both reach this tired typist.

And I'll go shooting again! Of course, with a pad of paper to <snicker, snicker> write down the camera settings. 🙂

 

[Scarpia]

Very happy for you that my prediction came through. Congratulations!!!.
Somewhere I have a few old fountain pens, I don't know where- the result of being Jewish and having been bar mitzvahed when fountain pens were the fashionable gift. Why weren't cameras fashionable???
Again congratulations and wishes for continued success.
Kurt M.

 

[back alley]

today, i am a fountain pen.

🙂

 

[FrankS]

today, i am a fountain pen.

🙂

JFK? You make me laugh!

 

[back alley]

not jfk.

during the ceremony, a young man states that 'today i am a man', but because gifts must be of silver and many gifts are pens, many joke, 'today i am a fountain pen'.

at least my buds back home did.

joe

 

[Scarpia]

You stole my thunder, Joe. I think we are showing our age as younger people today know nothing of this. Maybe "today I am a mutual fund" is more appropriate.
Kurt M.

 

[back alley]

sorry kurt.

it may be true about the age thing, my bud & i are long in the tooth and i haven't heard that phrase in a long time.
oh well...

joe

 

[oftheherd]

Alright SolaresLarrave!!!!! Good luck on a favorable outcome.

 

[digitalox]

today, i am a molsen golden.