joy in the imperfections...

Felt like I needed to get out and shoot my 8x10 today. The weather was not exactly cooperating with me but I decided to try the shot. It started raining on me (and my camera) in the middle of taking the picture, so I got in a bit of a hurry. I guess I pulled the film holder away from the camera and let in some light. I lost some contrast, but I still like the final image. 

Such a surreal winter scene from the viewpoint of a winding/disappearing road through a local cemetery. As weird as it may sound, I love visiting cemeteries. Any time that I stop at a cemetery, it always makes me reflect on my own life. More than anything, I realize how fragile this life really is. Just as many of the details in this image, some days I feel that my life is disappearing before my eyes. My takeaway for today is to slow down, enjoy the things around me and cherish the memories (no matter how imperfect they are)...

juli and will...

Finally getting around to scanning a few more from the Joshua Tree trip. This was my last shot of Polaroid Chocolate film. Juli and Will are always fun to photograph and this was definitely worthy of the last shot...

me and the M8...

Took this image with my Leica M8 and 50 Summicron using a mirror outdoors. Brought to Impossible film via the Instalab. The light leak across the top is the result of me swapping film and not getting the darkslide all the way back in place. I felt the effect added to the image...