Weekend Photography Plans: What are you up to?

Sam, sorry to hear of your loss. My sincere condolences to you and yours.

I remember 2008 when my mom passed away very well (my father went way back when I was 15... too too many years). Of course I was sad, but I carried my camera to the wake and funeral, and to the burial, and to the reception afterwards. My brothers and their families were somewhat taken aback then, but I kept making photos anyway. When asked why I was taking photos, I responded: "You'll understand later." And: "Mom would expect me to."

In the years since, I've shared and re-shared those photos with them and with our friends. And everyone is delighted to see them and remember us all coming together to wish my mother farewell, remember her and all she was to all of us. No one remembers being put off that I was making photos of the events of her passing.

None of them are great photos. But I made a small book of them, along with other photos of my mother made in the last 5-10 years of her life, and they never fail to remind me of her, of her life, of her amazing smile and heart.

The grief is inevitable and we must experience it, but we must also leave it behind ... and their memory should warm our hearts until our Time is done.

G
 
My photographic exploits this weekend commenced yesterday when I decided it was time ... Time to scan the Instant Prints that have been stacking up on the bookshelf since before The Catastrophe last October. I set up for Polaroid SX-70 format prints and recorded all 259 to digital using the M10-M and M10-R as copy cameras for B&W and Color. That cleared out a lot of them ... Today's task are the Instax SQ prints, about another 190 of them, and then I can file the originals into storage and have all those photos to work with.

I'll be ready for 'Roid Week 2024. 😀

G
 
p.giannakis said:
Getting ready for next weekend. On Wednesday we are going for a week to Poland. Taking the absolute necessary with me. Next weekend I'll be shooting some Pan400 with the F4.

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Good plans Pan!! I will enjoy when you share the photographs...

Which lenses are you going to uste? 35mm and 50mm?

Wish you a good week!
 
The past weekend we went to a special beach that is in the North of the Basque Country (France). From there you can see 2 special montains from the South of Basque Country (Spain): "Aiako Harriak" and "Jaizkibel". I had my C330s + 80mm 2.8 with me, but for the sunset I used my smartphone (Redmi11).

Here you have the sunset:

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p.giannakis said:
Thank you. I am taking the 35 for sure and I am debating if I should take the 85 or the 50 🤔
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Ummm... When I think on your photographs I think on 50mm (normally), but yes, 50mm is very near to 35mm... BUT it depends on the kind of photographs you are thinking that you are going to do... and yes, I know that you know what I have said... I normally take a decision from the "feeling", not from the "logic". Good luck!
 
Shab said:
Ummm... When I think on your photographs I think on 50mm (normally), but yes, 50mm is very near to 35mm... BUT it depends on the kind of photographs you are thinking that you are going to do... and yes, I know that you know what I have said... I normally take a decision from the "feeling", not from the "logic". Good luck!
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Thank you Xabier, i am anticipating autumn sun to be low on the horizon so loads of flare and ghosting from the 85mm. I'll probably stick to the cheap 50f1.8 which has a recessed front element and less elements overall.
 
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Just got in a battery for this Minolta AL-F (late 1960’s) and now the built in meter works. For those unfamiliar, it is an aperture priority rangefinder with exposure lock when shutter button is depressed halfway. Gonna shoot a roll of XP-2 to see if the shutter that sounds good at all speeds is accurate…and to see how sharp that lens is…
 
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