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Uncle Phil’s Overalls

In Uncle Phil's Overalls
[Taken 24 Oct 2012 |1/60 sec @ f/3.8 | ISO 200 | 22mm | bounce flash]

Grammy and Granddad sent Connor a box of vintage 80’s baby clothes that used to belong to Connor’s Uncle Phil. Baby fashion shows take a while, so we still have most of a box to try on, but the red corduroy overalls fit perfectly. (The shirt underneath, not so much.)

photos, toledo

N. St. Clair Street, Toledo

N. St. Clair Street, Toledo
[Taken 28 June 2012]

I scanned my 11-exposure roll in a single contact sheet, then cropped this image out of that scan, so the focus is just a touch fuzzier than the actual negative since it was in a plastic negative sleeve. The non-square format is due to a double-exposure at the frame edge — as I noted on last year’s test roll, my particular Starmatic experiences some slippage after advancing the film, and I forgot to under-wind to compensate.

If I plan to use my Starmatic on any sort of regular basis, I need to remember that:

  1. The camera should be absolutely still. No walking and snapping a blurry photo.
  2. I should under-wind the film after each exposure. Otherwise, when the film-advance sprockets slip, I’ll get a double-exposure on the edge of the frame.
  3. There is some parallax error — similar to those old rectangular 110 Instamatic cameras, but not nearly that bad. Adjust the subject slightly to the left if you want it centered.
  4. Be careful unloading the film! It’s too easy to expose the edges if the film is wound too loosely. Perhaps adjusting the tension on the take-up reel is in order.