Cobalt Morning

This is a shot taken on my America trip of October 2007. This was some of the first rolls I ran through my F4. I took 20 rolls of Velvia 50 on that trip and didn't see the results until much later (had to leave my film at a lab in the US and get them shipped months later). This remains a favourite. The F4's matrix meter nailed just about every exposure. This was good because I'd had less than a month with the camera before leaving on the trip and no experience with Velvia.

Orange Palm

Repeat after me: It's my blog and I'll cry if I want to...

I know I said I'd go to new stuff now -- and I will -- but first I have a few oldies I would especially like to share.

This was taken on the Corniche here in Doha near sunset with the sun behind this palm. It was taken with Velvia 100F (which I had a few recently expired rolls of to play with) during those good old days of a year ago when there was still a lab doing slide film here. Man I miss those days!