fade to black - hibiscus...

My first successful try at Polaroid Fade To Black film. My first shot was a portrait of Sherri via the instant lab, but I botched it during the peeling process. Took this one of a hibiscus plant in our back yard at lunch today (with my SX-70) and peeled it successfully.  I am now determined to take a portrait next because the tones will inevitably yield an incredible image...

colors in bloom...

This is one of the few instant images from Hawaii that was full of color and not overly red/dull from the heat and humidity. When this film is colorful, it is a-m-a-z-i-n-g...

lively decay...

Doesn't happen all the time, but today was the day. Pulled my Land Rover up into an unknown/unsuspecting person's driveway just to take a picture of this flower bush. It was a very rustic yard (aka. unkept), but the extremes of the liveliness and the decay stood out as I passed by. I am sure glad Sherri wasn't with me. That way I didn't have to explain my keen sense of creativeness to her all over again... 

some clasping leaf coneflowers...

My first PX70 color protection film in quite a while. These flowers are all over the highways in East Texas. Oh, how I have missed this film...

mum...

These mums are in front of our house next to the street. They have been there for years and they just keep withstanding the harsh seasons and coming back stronger...

morning pods...

Noticed these flowers against the clouds on the side of the road on my way to work a few days ago. This is why I try to keep a camera in my car...

morning light...

Morning light is always the best. Saw this outside our back door right after I got up this morning. The film captured it exactly as I saw it. Love the colors of PX70 cool film...

after the rain...

Sometimes in this life, the greatest beauty can be found after the rain...

too good to pass up...

There were several rose bushes at our hotel that we stayed at this weekend. That being said, I have to be honest. I hate that I can't walk by things without wanting to stop and take a picture. One part of me says "keep going man, don't even think about it" and the other part says "c'mon what's one more picture". 

The second voice wins again...

sadi's flowers...

So Sadi get flowers delivered to the house last night and she is so excited...

During lunch today, I get out my Polaroid Spectra/closeup filter combo and take a picture of them. I have to tell you that I am absolutely amazed at the outcome! Where did all of these colors come from? I don't think you could get a better rendition of the colors than this! An Impossible Project success...

the curse of yellow...

Captured this today in my backyard after work. What you see is not always what you get. Yellow flowers, especially when they are with dark green, is one of the hardest colors to capture (for me) on any instant film. I used the closeup filter with my SX70 camera on a tripod. The flower that I focused on is the one that is blown out the most. :( I darkened almost two notches and still couldn't get all of the detail, including the rain drops on the petals. Oh well, sometimes you gotta take the good with the bad and just enjoy the fact that you got a pretty neat piece of art...

green with envy...

Took this photo tonight inside our house with the Polaroid 100 packfilm camera and the Polaroid flash.  

This film produces amazing colors.  Not necessarily true to life, but amazing none the less...