Archive for February 2012

Flowering plum in Buena Vista

You can see two more plum photos over here at Lytro.

29 February 2012     Photos    

Valentine Flower

Impossible Project’s PX 70 Color Shade Pioneer Edition Beta test film, Polaroid XS 70

21 February 2012     Photos    

Impossible Project Colour Film — an incomplete illustrated history

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Top row: 08/2010, PX 70 Color Shade, First Flush, Polaroid SX 70.
Middle row: 03/2011, PX 680 Color Shade ß-1 test film, Polaroid 680 SLR.
Bottom row: 02/2012, PX 70 Color Shade Pioneer Edition Beta test film, Polaroid XS 70.

Not to be melodramatic, but my heart broke just a little with Polaroid’s announcement that they were ceasing production of their instant film back in 2008. I stockpiled as much of the 600 film as I could afford. It was a crazy times. Rumours abounded with where and for how much and the internet would descend, or at least the passionate few who saw the end times of instant film. I still have a few packs of 600 left. Would it be too weird to be buried with one? I’ll have to note that in my will.

From there, everyone seemed to take great pleasure in telling me that they weren’t going to be making “that” film anymore. Even this gentleman:

Me: “May i take your photo?”
Mim: “Sure….. You know, they’re not going to make film for that camera anymore.”

Well, he and everyone else was wrong. The Impossible Project picked up the torch and ran with it. Here’s Anne’s photo of “The lovely men of the factory”, and a few more of where the current film is being made taken last week.

The latest colour film (bottom row) for the SX 70 is simply gorgeous. You should definitely hang onto that Polaroid 600, SX 70 or Spectra camera. Then again, if you don’t want it, you can send it to me.

5 February 2012     Photos, Words    

What January looked like

A glimpse of my 2012 365 tarot project. Otherwise, I’ve started to collect decks. If you happen to have a Victorian Romantic Tarot just laying around, I’d be happy to take it off your hands. ($250+ on ebay!)

4 February 2012     Photos, Words