Did you know it was ‘Roid Week on Flickr? It started on the 2nd, Monday, and runs through Friday. The weird thing is I DIDN’T KNOW, but I pulled out my Spectra on Halloween and have been snapping photos with it since then. I’m on my last pack and what a way for it to go out, no? It was like Polaroider-intuition that I rekindle my Spectra love affair on ‘Roid Week 2k9. Here’s what I’ve submitted thus far. All of these were taken with expired (10/07–2 years ago!) IMAGE film:
Day 1 (also 306/365): I have 2 sets of filters. I started experimenting with the F111 filter. It covers half the lens & viewfinder for neat double exposures! I actually had no idea what it was for and hadn’t used it. I want to do a “yarn head” photo. I just need someone to take [half of] it for me.
Day 2 (307/365): Just a photo of the sun coming through the blinds.
Day 3 (308/365): This is my favorite, so far. It was a triumph. I got the baby down for a nap after days of boycotting (hello, little one, 10 minutes while you’re nursing is NOT a nap!), which led to crazy meltdowns. By who? You’ll never know. Not even the shutter and subsequent spitting of a Polaroid woke him! He was tired. I very nearly fell asleep with him.
Stay tuned, the next couple of days, for more! Check out my Polaroid Set for my older ones. I have a ton on my computer I haven’t uploaded. Maybe I’ll get to that later.
I have a polaroid but we’ve been out of film for ages. :(
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Lisa
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November 5th, 2009 at 11:02 am
they’re re-launching, next year! I bought an SX-70, which has a manual focus (!!!), at a thrift store, and I’m hoping they bring back the film for it, though I’m betting they start with just 600 film. I’m going to have to look into “converting” it.
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Lisa
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November 5th, 2009 at 11:05 am
p.s. the polaroidweek group accepts old polaroids, so long as they haven’t been uploaded to flickr before 11/2/09!
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