January in San Francisco can be heavenly

It was in the low 60s Fahrenheit.  And for a while, before the wind picked up, it was perfectly still.  Like a movie set for a promotional video by the tourism board.

I said aloud, "How can this be January?" and otherwise remarked on the relentless beauty of the day.  I feel SO LUCKY to live here.  Beyond lucky.

A dusting of snow on the western shoulder of Mt Tam

It's another day with strong light, and so I gave up on my chores anddecided to both test a gift camera (a Polaroid...

It's another day with strong light, and so I gave up on my chores and decided to both test a gift camera (a Polaroid Sun 660) and burn through the old 2013 Impossible film in my fridge, after realizing that the old film packs I didn't refrigerate don't work at all. (The chemistry dried up.)

Thanks to good storage, I got lucky, and each package worked.

I just had to get used to the Sun 660's always-flashes warm up time, which is longer than expected. The shutter won't fire until the flash is charged, so you don't waste film... but I didn't believe the camera was working at all! The secret is to hold the shutter button down "halfway" until a red light in the viewfinder goes out. This requires patience!

My smartphone improves the contrast of the prints, but still gives a good general idea of what the Impossible Project's 2013 color 600 films were like.

It was good to get away from my chores for a few hours!

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