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.

Tag: Yashica Mat 124g

  • Ektar 100

    Ektar 100

    I tried the Ektar 100 next. I am seriously in love with this film. I LOVE the saturation and contrast. Here are some photos I took with the Yashica on an evening walk in my neighborhood. These are all straight out of the camera. No tweaking at all. Overall, I am very happy with how…

  • Portra 160

    Portra 160

    The next roll of film I tried in my new camera was Portra 160.  Wow. I really, really like this film. I am not sure why it is so different than the Portra 400, but I really like the subtle, almost dreamy tones. I took these photos during the Magic Hour so perhaps that made…

  • First photos with the Yashica Mat 124g

    As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I received my new camera in the mail from KEH.com. As soon as I got home from work I loaded it up with film (Portra 400) and took it out to shoot a few pictures. Those first few shots didn’t come out exceptionally well, composition-wise. Here is one…