Ha! Well…there have been a few bumps in the road, but I’m still trying.
It’s day 27 of the month and I am on picture 32. Three more days of September and four more exposures (assuming I didn’t wind too much when I loaded the film). My goal is one roll per month, which gives me a little breathing room in case I flub a shot or find something I just have to take a shot of after I’ve already taken the shot for the day.
There have also been a few days where I either forgot to take a picture, or I was feeling really blah and just didn’t make myself when I got to the end of the day and had no picture. Perfection is the enemy of completion, though, so I’m not letting it make me quit again.
Since I’m still not done with roll 1, there are obviously no pictures to share yet. I haven’t figured out if I’m going to try to develop this at home or send it out. I have developing stuff, but I may have to get some fresh developer (I haven’t developed in probably 7 years – I used HC-110 and still have the bottle, but not sure if it will be too old to use). It may be worth it in terms of time and effort (and predictable, successful results) to just send it out.
To make this post a little more interesting, here’s a photo-a-day project I stumbled across that was done as a farewell to Ektachrome (which sadly I never got to shoot, even in the 90s).
And here’s one of my own favorite film shots, on Kodak Gold, taken about 8 years ago of decorations in a store window for Winchester’s yearly Apple Blossom festival.
