Here are a few photos from the rolls of medium format film that I shot a few months ago but only got around to developing today. They have been sitting in my drawers. I think I shot these in July of 2022.
Friday, September 9, 2022
The effect of the "Heat Dome"
We've had a spell of terrible weather these last few weeks. We were stuck in what is denominated a "heat dome", a term for a system of high pressure that settles over the regions and intensifies itself but recycling burning-hot air while resisting dissipation and so we reach temperatures in the 110s. We had that for two weeks, and when that happens, I know I go into inactive mode. All I want to do is stay inside in the air conditioning, but I can't, so it is a shock when we are forced to step outside in the broiling heat.
Hopefully the worst is over. We had some clouds and raindrops yesterday morning when I was driving to work, and it was such a change of pace to be in my car at 7 a.m. and to see the temperature gauge actually indicate temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, and not in the 80s. I didn't have to set the level so high on the air conditioning, and I was able to get enjoy the trip, wishing I was in a better vantage point (and without the necessity of work) so that I could use one of my medium format cameras and IR film to take photos of the spectacular cloud formations. They didn't promise a storm so I won't call them stormclouds, but they did like majestic, like celestial thrones.
It quickly got very hot at work though, and by about 1 p.m. the clouds had mostly dissipated. I was fortunate to be able to shelter in my office for a few hours, but I was still expecting the temperatures to go overboard again. Well, I was mistaken. When I finished my last class and walked to the parking lot, it felt like I was broiling again. The gauge in the car said 104 degrees. But the clouds, the clouds, why did they not provide lasting relief? Well, any relief is promised soon, but not yesterday. I stayed home today (Friday), and we had clouds again, but the humidity was off the charts. As they say in Portuguese, "abafado", so it was almost as bad even though temperatures were in the 80s. I stayed in all day.
We should hopefully have milder temperatures this weekend. I want to go to a few outdoor events, but only if it is bearable. I won't if it isn't. I know I haven't been posting any photos, I have gone almost a month since my last posting here. It is just that I haven't been taking photos. I am in a stage of inactivity, and don't much fancy going back to photographing the same things I have been photographing these past few years. This may be a good change, because after all, isn't the pandemic almost over? But I don't want to go back to photographing the things I was photographing then either. I just don't feel any urge to go out anymore with cameras, so this weekend I will be pushing myself to recommence with a new routine.
Let's hope it works out. After all, I did force myself to develop three rolls of film today, so anything can happen. But I have alternative now too. I am writing and it feels "right". Finally I am working towards something I want. I will stay committed to that.
Monday, August 22, 2022
Volleyball at Manhattan Beach in August of 2022
Son of a beach. I went to the Charley Saikely 6-man tournament this year on August 6th in Manhattan Beach and all I got were these lousy photos. I'm serious, it was not a good collection. The event seemed like a shadow of itself. It was busier last year, and were were still in mid pandemic back then. This year, something happened, it went sour. One thing is for sure, this is a two-day event. Go the first day! That is when you see the most teams, because that is when the whole lineup is there. Teams get knocked out on the first day, so all you see are the survivors, and there were very few. Plus, the costumes were...just not there. It is not the same as it was in the glory days 12 years ago. Something happened.
San Luis Rey with Portra 160 and Minolta Autocord (pt. 1)
More photos from the summer of 2022. I was using Portra 160, and I don't like how garish the colors look. It may be that I have not calibrated the Epson V600 scanner correctly to this Mac computer. The colors, though, look awful.
Chino Band event in 1991 with Canon T70
More memories from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The Chino Band Review in 1991. Taken with the Canon T70 and a 200mm lens. On film, of course! No digital back then.
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