Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Month: January 2015

  • Tree Bones

    Here is something a little different: A non-pinhole photo! I recently bought an Olympus OM1 and it has become my favorite SLR. I will write a blog post about it soon, but for now here is a quick photo I took last month up at Mt. Tabor in Portland. ——————————— Geeky photo bits: Camera: Olympus…

  • “Dance,” said the Sheep Man. “Yougottadance. Aslongasthemusicplays. Yougotta dance.” – Haruki Murakami. “Dance, Dance, Dance.”

  • Flickr Time Machine

    I am determined to post something on this blog 3 times a week, dammit. I was tempted not to today because I am feeling blah and cranky and irritable and I have nothing interesting to say. But then I remembered Flickr Time Machine. YES! Here is a photo from this day (January 28) in 2008.…

  • A view (Found negative)

    Here we have another found negative. This time slide film. I am not sure what kind of film was used – it doesn’t say anywhere on the frame. The frame does say that it was processed at Identicolor Laboratory in N. Hollywood, California. The date is very faintly pressed into the slide frame and I…

  • I want candy

    Only with pinhole photography can you get these fantastic swirly colorful sunbeams. I love them so very very much. Someday, if I am lucky, I may even burn a black dot right in the middle of the sun. Someday. ———————————– Geeky bits: Camera: Zero 2000 Film: Ektar Exposure: 3 minutes.