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| Abandoned church on N. Spring Ave. near the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis, MO |
I recently had some photos developed at Blue Moon Camera and Machine in the St. Johns neighborhood in North Portland. Last September / October, Anne and I went on our somewhat traditional road trip out to St. Louis to visit my family. This time we took Amtrak from Portland to Chicago and then from Chicago down to St. Louis. The Portland to Chicago leg is lengthy but we had a roomette to lounge in and it was fun making our way down to the dining car three times a day for our meals. We had taken this trip by train before, but last time it was later in the year plus we were headed westbound and when we passed through Glacier National Park (one of the highlights of the journey) it was just turning to dusk and we weren’t able to see much. This time, since we were headed east we were able to enjoy our time through the park in the morning. Once in St. Louis, our plan was to pick up our old car that was stored there and then drive it back along Route 66 as far as Flagstaff, Arizona and then head northwest back to Portland.
Before we left Portland, we decided to purchase the Lomography 570 Diana Deluxe Kit as well as about 10 rolls of film from Blue Moon Camera. One of the advantages of a digital camera is that you can take as many photos as you like without running through film that can be costly. However, we had been wanting to get back into film cameras and what attracted us to the Diana camera was that bit of unpredictability and the unknown of the outcome that seems difficult to achieve with a digital camera. We were also really excited about the rich, saturated colors that we could achieve with the Diana. Take a look at the Lomography photo section for some examples by other photographers.
I finally got around to dropping off my film to have it developed and it was so exciting to first see the negatives and imagine what the prints would look like and then actually get the prints back! I have to add that the staff at Blue Moon were excellent from explaining the perks and drawbacks of the Diana camera to helping us select film to explaining the different development methods that were possible. They are very knowledgeable and passionate about their work. Any camera enthusiast in the Portland area needs to drop by their shop.
So, without further ado, over the next few days and weeks, I'll be posting the photos I had developed from out road trip this past fall.
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| Abandoned church on N. Spring Ave. near the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis, MO |
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| Abandoned church on N. Spring Ave. near the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis, MO |
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| Photo of sculpture entitled "Flooded Chambers Maid" by Jessica Stockholder Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis County, MO |
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