Comments on: 656 and going strong

By: Time, opportunity, and choices II : Paul Lester Photography

Time, opportunity, and choices II : Paul Lester Photography — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:31:13 +0000

[...] on November 23, 2009, I wrote this post talking about how many film shots I had taken to date. In that post, Earl made the following [...]

By: Chris Klug

Chris Klug — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:17:33 +0000

For me, living in both worlds has advantages. It might just be my lack of knowledge (probably is, but I sure can’t get the same image and color quality (not ‘quality’ as in good or bad but just tones and attributes) when I use Ektar as when I shoot in digital color. But I, too, love both sides.

By: Markus Spring

Markus Spring — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:37:55 +0000

That leading image is really strong – I like the diagonals her, the formal, strict, planned lines of the construction, well balanced with the traces of rust and running water. That definitely works for me.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:44:58 +0000

@Mark: I’m not sure which direction is which. Perhaps I just traverse the stairs in either direction going from film to digital and back. If I were to take it from my younger days, I’d have to say that down would be going to the darkroom.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:04 +0000

Great photo Paul. It is for your decent into the darkroom – or your assent in discovering new mediums and images?

I’ll hand it to you, you sure have stuck it out with this. No doubt a sign of dedication and passion for exploring.

Whenever you are ready to come back upstairs or downstairs – I am sure there will be just as much left to discover.

By: micki

micki — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:05:08 +0000

I’m just sitting here with my mouth hanging open…

Now I’m smiling REALLY wide.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:32:58 +0000

@Earl: You’ve hit on something there! Sounds like a post to me.

@Monte: Life sure is an interesting journey, to be sure. I can say that my life looks nothing like I had pictured it.

@Ove: Thanks, Ove. The photo just seemed to fit. My darkroom of the early eighties was cool, dusty, and old. It was in our basement. Though the conditions were not ideal, to say the least, it was a great time consumer and loads of fun!

By: Ove

Ove — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:54 +0000

That’s a good picture to accompany this post subject.

I have certainly enjoyed your exploration to the film world. Since it was so long ago I worked with film myself it has been great learning, as well. And, you and Chris have made me remember my own days in that dreadful and cold darkroom I hang out in during the eighties.

For now, I’m completely drained fund-wise, but I do for sure have a film camera in mind for the future. Time will tell when.

By: Monte Stevens

Monte Stevens — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:52 +0000

Something tells me, no one is going to pry any of your cameras from your hands. In fact it could be a bloody scene. After reading your post my mind wondered how awkward I would be trying to load a roll of film again or how often I would try and chimp my histogram but only see my exposure counter box.

A facet of my life over the past 20 years is the awareness of where life is taking me. It sure is not where I imagined when I was 18. The same is true of this journey with digital photography. I feel I’ve learned so much while at the same time have so much to still learn. I’m loving this journey and feel the same as you, “… where’s it going?”

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:39:05 +0000

Those scan counts add up fast don’t they? Paul, as i read your post I wondered if being in Charleston on your own each week with evening time to develop and scan has made your usage of film easier or more enjoyable? If you were home in Charlotte would finding time for film be harder to come by?