[Taken 6 June 2011 | ISO 160]
On the banks of the Maumee River, on the Owens-Illinois Corning campus, in downtown Toledo.
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Sprinkler
[Taken 4 June 2011 | ISO 160]
A child runs through a sprinkler during the Toledo Old West End Festival, 4 June 2011.
The little girl in the shot was totally unplanned, but ended up in the perfect spot in the composition. I’d waited for the sprinkler to hit the right angle, and just as I pressed the shutter, there she went. That’s serendipity right there.
This was my first run with the Spartus Full-Vue since August 2009. I had a much easier time loading and shooting with the camera this time around, and got much better results (which I will continue to post here and on Flickr in the near future).
There seems to be a minor light leak, and the in-focus “sweet spot” is relatively small and a bit off-center… but those are characteristics I find endearing, for the most part. Stay tuned to see the rest of my second test roll!
Promenade Park, Toledo
[Taken 24 Feb 2011 | ISO 400 | 50mm | Kodak 110 film]
The Anthony Wayne Bridge
[Taken 24 Feb 2011 | ISO 400 | 50mm | Kodak 110 film]
A.K.A. The “High-Level Bridge,” downtown Toledo. Another shot from my Pentax Auto 110.
While researching this camera online, I’ve learned something important: since the manufacture of 110 film cartridges was never standardized, film manufacturers could choose whether or not to remove a notch on the cartridge that some cameras (including this one) used to identify film speed. Since the camera misreads the 400 speed that I use, and exposes it like 100 speed, all my photos are slightly overexposed.
When I test my wide-angle lens, I plan to manually remove the notch on the film cartridge and see if that makes a difference in the exposure.
Snowstorm Aftermath
[Taken 25 February 2011]
Last month, we got the last major snowstorm of the season (hopefully). I took a personal day off of work — our neighborhood looked nearly unpassable, and the online traffic cameras showed that the main roads weren’t much better.
Aaron managed to power his way down our street so he could get to work that same evening. These are the ruts he left. (The main roads were clear and well-treated by then.)
Ironically enough, a small city plow came through our neighborhood barely 15 minutes after he left, and very thoroughly cleared and salted our street.