Human powered exploration. Bicycles. Touring. Camping. Film Photography. Portland!
Hey folks! Yeah, I had a post about found film up on the cool film photography centric website 35mmc back on October 10th. (That post got more reaction than I thought.) Since then, I've had two more posts up! Check them out: Pentax IQZoom 928 Review – My Superzoom of ChoiceSamsung Slim Zoom 1150 Review:... Continue Reading →
Heads up! @35mmcblog just shared a new post from yours truly, this one about finding a roll of undeveloped twenty year old fim and processing it. Check it out! https://www.35mmc.com/10/10/2021/found-film-a-peek-into-someone-elses-past-by-shawn-granton/#comment-331223
It's been one year since I picked up my first SLR camera, film or digital. On a mild October Friday, I drove the Emeemobile into the depths of Clark County (Wash.) to meet a Craigslist seller in a suburban Fred Meyer parking lot. After a quick perusal, I handed the seller a Ulysses and had... Continue Reading →
The moon rises to the north of Mount Hood, 20 Sept 2021. Minolta SR-T 101/MC Rokkor 80-200 zoom lens/Lomography 800 PedalPalooza was over, but I wanted to keep the fun going. Apparently about 20 people were on the same wavelength as me! We all met up at Frazer Park at 6 PM, then departed after... Continue Reading →
Mary S. Young State Park, 5 Sept 2021. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Silberra Color 160 I got back into film photography in January of 2020. The last year and three-quarters has been a journey of discovery (or re-discovery), as I try to learn as much as I could about the medium while trying out lots of different... Continue Reading →
Camel's Back Park, Boise. 16 September 2021. Olympus XA2/Kodak ProImage 100 The last time I flew was in November of 2019, a visit back to New Haven. Not only was this trip pre-COVID, but it was pre-film (or post-pre-film?) I of course wanted to bring a film camera or two to document my Boise, Idaho... Continue Reading →
Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint (Crooked River Canyon), 25 August 2021. Pentax IQZoom 928/Cinestill BWXX Last month Emee, her two kids, and I drove to Central Oregon for a bit of end-of-summer relaxation. We rented a cabin at Cove Palisades State Park on the shore of Lake Billy Chinook. This reservoir is where the... Continue Reading →
Camp at Beverly Beach on the morning of Day 4, 14 Aug 2021. Olympus Pen EES-2, Fuji Sensia 100 Why yes, I took a bunch of photos during my most recent bike tour! And yes, most of them were on film. I decided to bring two of my smallest cameras along with me: my Olympus... Continue Reading →
