long winter

Of light, love, and film: January Cold

It was COLD this month. We spent many a night sitting in front of the fireplace with hot cocoa and dandelion coffee. :) 

This month I have images from my Holga, Speed Graphic 4x5, and 35mm. I used Tri-x, Tmax, and Arista films. My time spent developing was a trial in patience, but rewarding for all the lessons I learned. I think I can add a dozen things NOT to do while processing, like eating olives or talking on the phone. I also learned that processing 4x5 film is so much easier than 35mm, except for  the fact that one shot takes 20 minutes to set up. :)

My love affair with scraggly trees marches on as well!

When you are finished perusing my post you can jump over to the lovely Megan Dill's blog and see her vision of this cold, winter month. :)

little engineer

exposure times four

I could never do this with digital....

I LOVE the latitude I get from film!

found light

dancing in the corner

American Girl

Birds of a Feather

Tri-X rated at 1600, developed at home in Diafine

Hurricane

shadowed and spooky

waiting....

Glitter Girl

Killing zombies with the kitty

My mother's necklace...

This week I was reminded of how fleeting our lives are.

We are here one minute and gone the next.

I loved my mother with everything in me

and she was lost to cancer ten years ago this month.

This necklace was a bit of beauty she left behind for me.

  

peaceful

Oh how I love this girl!

We are best buds and partners in crime.
She is my girly sidekick in a sea of boys.

 

Confession

and a digitally painted version:

sun washed