raingirl's photos

While sitting on those benches I noticed a light reflection in the area of my heart. It is diamond shaped, not heart shaped, but it made me smile and think about all the light and energy we all have inside us. That is something I would like to encourage everyone to remember, including myself *smile*.

Errands for the day included driving downtown where I saw the gorgeous trees at our library which represents my town very well, a city full of trees and readers and history (my great grandfather was one of the founding members of that library). The photo I took there shows the brightness of the day and the welcoming shade and great patterns the tree makes. This is also perhaps a photo that will end up in my project ‘driving portland’.

polaroid print of a samsung phone photo - using the polaroid lab. metalic border. i-type film. If you can ignore the colored border - compare to the SX-70 version of these scene: www.ipernity.com/doc/raingirl/50890732 My question is, which is a stronger photo? The blur or the sharp? (Ignoring the border - sorry) I find them to be both enjoyable, but do they both really stand strong enough to be considered art? Maybe one is just pretty, and the other art?

polaroid sx-70 camera. low light, thus the blur. i don't mind blur photos - but there needs to be a reason for the blur, does it add something to the photo? does it change the feeling of the photo? would it be a stronger or weaker photo if it was in sharp focus? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON YOUR THOUGHTS AROUND THIS IMAGE'S BLUR! ---------------------------------- personally, i thought the blur worked well here. i don't think it would have worked if part of the photo had been in focus because the composition doesn't have a strong focal point, it is more flowing in compositional style. it feels less like a photo of something in particular and more like a feeling, more of an abstraction. i felt it was enough of a success to post here, but not sure if it is as good as my better photos.

Polaroid Lab print of phone photo.

Polaroid Lab print of phone photo.

Polaroid SX-70 photo.

Polaroid Lab print of phone photo.

living room - mostly open floor plan this corner of my mother's house is where my husband and i were married. recently my husband wrote words to a song about that day - and the band Eyelids wrote music and recorded it, placing it on their most recent album, The Accidental Falls. so now you are in the know - you can hear the song here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwe8ymXZCPs&ab_channel=Eyelids-Topic [Sorry - apparently it doesn't play in many countries. Should work in U.S, apparently not in the EU or England right now, sorry!] [edit - just remembered that you can hear the song on spotify, that should be available in other countries: open.spotify.com/album/04dBQvXGhk7URknZGv7Krv?highlight=spotify:track:01oDZ2b2UM6wkidHx1nrIL ] it is our ceremony! when we renew "vows" one day i told the singer, John Moen, that i want him to come sing the song live. Ceremony No vows - but who can keep a vow? I said my line, My love for you isn't written in the heavens, and yet it's to this act all of my days have led. She said, I'm surrounded by what I love, the old-time firs, the rain - and then she cut off, laughing? no; I saw her tear her heart. In a moment, my hand on her bare shoulder, she went on: rain shimmering, and your open arms. A whirl, a wedding, and oh from that green night to this I haven't crossed the bridge of dreams without her kiss. -Larry Beckett (yup, my husband)

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printed off my phone with the Polaroid Lab. So much fun to use. [I hesitate to post scans of my polaroids because my system isn't as good as Robert Frank's! I got the color fairly close to what it is, but the border is completely wrong. Should be very dark purple. Ah well. It is what it is.]

the shadow envoloped the whole street. couldn't get the whole thing in with my phone camera, but thought a panorama showed the feel of the shadow pretty well. i would make it as large as you can to enjoy it the best.

heavy with bloom. this neighborhood tree blosssoms every year on the birthday of the baby girl across the street. a sweet connection. the girl is always fascinated by the tree.