Spring at Presidio National Park (06 April 2025)

I have cameras to test and expired film to play with, so I went out to San Francisco's own Presidio National Park to enjoy all that it has to offer.

I remain impressed by the development of the park facilities over the freeway: the "Tunnel Tops" area has been turned into a very popular, very attractive destination in its own right.

The landscaping looks AMAZING this time of year, and I am still stunned by the novelty of pincushion protea that aren't blooming symmetrically.  (How?  Why?)

People enjoy the Main Post lawn and those wild, bright red chairs (which also make for vibrant photos). The lawn is giving the illusion of not being crowded because everyone has someone in line at a food truck (outside the boundaries of the image).

I wanted to compare my trusty Yashicamat 124g to the experience I'd had the previous day in a much larger Mamiya, and so took the time to shoot with it to compare.  Both require some work in loading and unloading, and I MADE MISTAKES out of old habits that I didn't even realize I retained (such as loading the film to the 220 mark, even though 220 film isn't even made now!).

 I had a great time, and will be back to test other film soon...

A Photographer I should Know (6 April 2024)

Sonia Noskowiak photographs things that I would also love to photograph!  How have I not seen her work before?

My new article suggesting ways of keeping your analog photographic prints (and other analog artwork) organized is up...

My new article suggesting ways of keeping your analog photographic prints (and other analog artwork) organized is up at the wonderful alternativephotography.com website!  

I'm not a big New Year's Resolution person - why wait to a particular date to change your life? - but if you had a prolific 2014 and need to manage all of your great work, start now, if you haven't already!

#organization   #analogphotography   #altprocess  
http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/darkroom/get-organized-alt-process-photographer