Baby Shower!

This weekend in pictures

I took a walk through the local state park in the evening right after work and managed to take just a few black and white pictures in the evening light.
Evening light + overcast + black and white = beautiful gray

Need to get away

I honestly cannot express how much I would like to have a day to myself to go and take pictures.

I want to go to Joshua Tree or the Poppy Reserve or back to Death Valley or Downtown LA - the list goes on and on.

Just one day would be nice...

This weekend

It's going to rain this weekend so let's up the ISO and take some grainy black and white pictures!

May head out to the desert for a quick shoot.

Because I love them so much...

Pentax K1000

Otto and Boris (Brothers)

So I just developed my first roll from my Pentax K1000 w/ ISO 800 film.

Much more grainy than I would like but I did learn that I need to replace my light seals which isn't as bad as it sounds but I simply loved the pictures that I got with the 28mm lens.

Amber

Cali

Cali and Amber

Cali and his birthday present

This weekend in pictures...

My Favorite!

I have a roll of film from my Pentax that I need to get developed but until then here are some baby pictures!

Self Portrait

Photo Project for this week is...Self Portrait.

I have no idea who this is!!!
But I found it in my drive.

Love

Sprained Ankle

So I sprained my ankle today and currently bed with my foot wrapped in ginger pulp and raised up high.

I am therefore taking this opportunity to go over some old photographs and post some that I may have skipped over.

Bao

Argus C3

I first saw an Argus C3 at a swap meet while looking for a Nikon F.

I have been shooting with it every here and there whenever I am home and get the chance so this first roll of film actually spans several months.

I had no idea what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. The pictures had a very retro feel them, just like when you look at old pictures where the colors are a little bit faded and it has a slightly off tinge.

Here are few of my favorites:

Had a little too much...

Home

Sunset at the neighborhood park

Accidental overexposure. I going to put a roll of black and white in next time and do these intentionally.

Love Life

I do notice a very distinct haze in these pictures. It must be from the lens, perhaps some sort of fungus but this is probably the best 8 dollars I ever spent on a camera...

Otto, Pilot, Boris

Interesting Tattoo

I was in Old Towne Sacramento when I saw this woman eating breakfast and reading the paper at a diner.

I took this picture and left right as she looked up at me...

The mystery of the symbolism intrigues me...

Juxtaposition.

This is Hien. He smokes, he drinks, he cusses like a sailor, he loves tattoos but deep inside, he is just a...

Her socks were pink and red, with hearts and Love and smelled like Dove.
My socks were GI issue black socks, with holes and tears and smelled like a morning hike through grass and dew.

A Portrait Study of Judy.

I'm sure they would look better with borders...

Sacramento continued

A moment of clarity at dinner

This is Bob.

This was outside the convention hall but I wonder how many people missed it...

This is going in the coffee table book.

Guess what this was and win a prize.

Sacramento

here is the steeple...

The Dome-inator.

Classics anyone?

This was all about symmetry.

And so was this one...but I wish I had my fisheye.