Lo-Fi in 2010

A very nice person bought a Holga for me for Christmas. I'd been considering buying a Holga for some time, they are extremely cheap cameras entirely made of plastic (even the lens). The draw being the strange lens creates really soft vignetting effects and the colors are absolutely amazing. Another perk is that it shoots medium format film instead of the regular 35mm.

I was a bit nervous about the camera, as it's been a while since I've shot film (that's not instant) and it was definitely strange taking photos and not getting instant feed back. I'd also heard horror stories about light leaks in Holgas, loading film incorrectly, etc, etc.

Imagine my surprise when I picked up my negatives and found these beauties. I think I have a new obsession...

The light leaks mentioned above.
I need to master the film winding thing a bit more. This might have been better if it was intentional but I'm still into it.

Sunsets and Banyan Trees

This was probably taken at 7 PM.





Banyan trees look like something from Lord of the Rings.






This old couple in a station wagon kept stopping to talk to me about photography. Eventually they pointed out thousands of birds were flying around just down the street. I got there just as they were settling down, these were taken while moving.

Happy accidents.

Feed the animals.

Luminaries

Not really sure either...

Holidaze

A Very Synthetic Christmas

Happy holidays to everyone! Went to Florida with the fam, not as warm as usual but you can't really complain about a week on the beach.


Scottie dogs!




It would help to remember to lower my film speed...