PX 100

Here are a few of the two packs of PX 100 First Flush I shot. It was pretty unpredictable and it seems there is some inconsistency between film batches, but it was fun to try. For the price though I'm not sure how much I'll be using.

From my first pack I shot in Chinatown. Low contrast, red brown, these were the best of the bunch.

From my second pack in Palm Springs. I got a little more contrast and I can't decide if I like this yellow brown better than the red brown. People have been attributing the difference in tone to the development temp (saying the red brown comes from warmer environments) but this second pack was shot under hotter circumstances so I think it has more to do with chemical batches. In both cases though I had a hard time covering them fast enough to avoid additional exposure during the process period (as you can see from lighter streaks and darker spots I think are from my fingers), even taping the darkslide as suggested by the website didn't help that much. Hopefully they work that out. It does have a nice look if you have the right subject though, kind of early photography crappiness that works with downtrodden subjects. You can see everything I shot in my flickr set. The second pack.

This one may be my favorite of all of them.

There and Back Again...

A couple from the road in, it was raining which made us a bit nervous.

Windmills.

On the way back we stopped in Cabazon to see the dinosaurs. Skipped the museum, stopped for a coke.

Jess makes friends with T. Rex.

Eat. 

More Windmills.

You can see all the pix on my flickr page.

Lost Weekend

Last weekend we got to go away to Palm Springs for a couple of days, our first weekend free of the burdens of parenthood (thanks to the in-laws). We just sat by the pool and it was good. Here's a few pix.

The view from our suite. We got an upgrade because the sink in our original tiny room wouldn't drain. We stayed at Korakia Pensione, it's better in the middle of the summer though when the ridiculous heat keeps the tourists at bay.

The view from my pool chair.

I also shot my second pack of PX 100, which turned out better than the first but still pretty unpredictable.   More on that later.