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...or that's what I thought when I took this photo. :) Taken at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago, IL. It's a great place to spend a lazy Sunday.
After I got back from my little exploration trip on Marsh Rd., I stopped off at the gas station. On the way home I saw a section of the road that had a bunch of trees with leaves turning colors, so I parked nearby and took a bunch of pictures for the rest of today's 'Roid Week photos. Normally when I scan in my Polaroid photos (and most of my other film shots), I make the scans resemble the originals as much as possible, because I like the colors, lighting, and whatever defects the film has (light leaks, undeveloped corners, what have you) -- it's the film's character. However, when I took this picture, it was totally underexposed because of backlighting. I'm still learning how to use the Colorpack II, so I'm not sure if I could've gotten a better exposure by turning the exposure compensation dial (most likely it would've made the shutter speed longer and the picture would've been blurry from being handheld). I thought it'd be such a waste since the focus actually was pretty good here. I was trying to capture a tree with bright red leaves and the bright purple flowers in the bush below the tree. However the original was all dark, showing none of the colors. So this time I post-processed to bring out the details so the photo wouldn't be a total waste. I don't do it often, but this felt appropriate. With other film shots I might've felt fine fixing the shot in post without calling it out, but I guess my whole feeling about instant photography from Polaroids is that you either get the shot right in the camera, or you don't. Who knows, I may change my mind about that.
After I got back from my little exploration trip on Marsh Rd., I stopped off at the gas station. On the way home I saw a section of the road that had a bunch of trees with leaves turning colors, so I parked nearby and took a bunch of pictures for the rest of today's 'Roid Week photos. Still learning how to use the Colorpack II. Since the ISO's so low, the shutter speeds aren't great for handholding. :-/ I'll have to figure out how to brace it against a tripod or monopod with a bean bag on top or something... I wouldn't be surprised if in addition to the motion blur, there was also a focusing issue. Still working on that!
...or that's what I thought when I took this photo. :) Taken at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago, IL. It's a great place to spend a lazy Sunday.
...or that's what I thought when I took this photo. :) Taken at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago, IL. It's a great place to spend a lazy Sunday.
...or that's what I thought when I took this photo. :) Taken at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago, IL. It's a great place to spend a lazy Sunday.
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