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Didn't really know where to explore today for 'Roid Week, but ended up on Marsh Rd. in Milpitas. I didn't realize until later this evening when I talked to the hubby that this is the road that's (in)famous for being haunted (!!!). Good thing I didn't decide to drive out there at night (I wouldn't go anywhere like that at night while the hubby's out-of-town)! At any rate, this was a great place to get pictures of the mountains and the Calaveras Reservoir (I think that's what this body of water is). Earlier when I was driving down Felter Rd. I was frustrated that I couldn't find a good place to park the truck so I could take pictures of the reservoir, so I was on my way back to Calaveras Rd. when I detoured to Marsh Rd (it's like the stuff of horror flicks, now that I think about it. *shudder*). The place I stopped was actually quite peaceful, and the cows nearby added ambience with their gentle mooing. :) I would go back there again to see how it is at sunset, but not without the hubby!
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. I'm still learning how to shoot with the Colorpack II, so the focus in this shot isn't good. I don't really do that well estimating distances to set the focus manually on non-SLR cameras like this. But hopefully as I continue using the Colorpack II, I'll get better!
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!
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...
After taking a bunch of fall color shots I was ready to go back home. Took this last Colorpack II shot on the way back to the FJ. Lovely wispy clouds! There was a really nice sunset as well, but I took a picture of that with the OneStep CloseUp camera I had with me (it had two frames of 600/779 film left).
Didn't really know where to explore today for 'Roid Week, but ended up on Marsh Rd. in Milpitas. I didn't realize until later this evening when I talked to the hubby that this is the road that's (in)famous for being haunted (!!!). Good thing I didn't decide to drive out there at night (I wouldn't go anywhere like that at night while the hubby's out-of-town)! At any rate, this was a great place to get pictures of the mountains and the Calaveras Reservoir (I think that's what this body of water is). Earlier when I was driving down Felter Rd. I was frustrated that I couldn't find a good place to park the truck so I could take pictures of the reservoir, so I was on my way back to Calaveras Rd. when I detoured to Marsh Rd (it's like the stuff of horror flicks, now that I think about it. *shudder*). The place I stopped was actually quite peaceful, and the cows nearby added ambience with their gentle mooing. :) I would go back there again to see how it is at sunset, but not without the hubby!
Didn't really know where to explore today for 'Roid Week, but ended up on Marsh Rd. in Milpitas. I didn't realize until later this evening when I talked to the hubby that this is the road that's (in)famous for being haunted (!!!). Good thing I didn't decide to drive out there at night (I wouldn't go anywhere like that at night while the hubby's out-of-town)! At any rate, this was a great place to get pictures of the mountains and the Calaveras Reservoir (I think that's what this body of water is). Earlier when I was driving down Felter Rd. I was frustrated that I couldn't find a good place to park the truck so I could take pictures of the reservoir, so I was on my way back to Calaveras Rd. when I detoured to Marsh Rd (it's like the stuff of horror flicks, now that I think about it. *shudder*). The place I stopped was actually quite peaceful, and the cows nearby added ambience with their gentle mooing. :) I would go back there again to see how it is at sunset, but not without the hubby!
Didn't really know where to explore today for 'Roid Week, but ended up on Marsh Rd. in Milpitas. I didn't realize until later this evening when I talked to the hubby that this is the road that's (in)famous for being haunted (!!!). Good thing I didn't decide to drive out there at night (I wouldn't go anywhere like that at night while the hubby's out-of-town)! At any rate, this was a great place to get pictures of the mountains and the Calaveras Reservoir (I think that's what this body of water is). Earlier when I was driving down Felter Rd. I was frustrated that I couldn't find a good place to park the truck so I could take pictures of the reservoir, so I was on my way back to Calaveras Rd. when I detoured to Marsh Rd (it's like the stuff of horror flicks, now that I think about it. *shudder*). The place I stopped was actually quite peaceful, and the cows nearby added ambience with their gentle mooing. :) I would go back there again to see how it is at sunset, but not without the hubby!
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