Darkroom Processing

It is not that difficult to set up a darkroom. You need a safe light, trays, lines and clips to  hold wet prints, the chemicals to develop the film, an enlarger, and sinks for clean up and water access. Good counter space is important as well. A closet will do for a darkroom, and both color and black and white photos can be developed, enlarged and manipulated using creative techniques. A search of the internet for darkroom processing will yield an enormous number of sites that clarify how to set up a darkroom and how to do creative film processing. So go to it !

"Red Sky at Night, Sailor's Delight"

This spectacular richly colored red sky was captured from the street I live on. It was that time of day when the shadows are deepest and the silhouettes of the rooftops were pure black. There is something so marvelous about the ending of a day, especially when you have completed all the tasks you set out for yourself. Moments after this shot, I went inside for a small glass of  Baileys and slices of Brie  cheese.

Giant Sunflower

This magnificent flower, on a stalk that is well over 7 feet tall, is about 16 inches or so in diameter. As the morning sunlight grew stronger, I aimed the camera in a way that only sky was behind the masterpiece of nature. Each growing season I put in about a dozen or more of these flowers and do take the seeds to salt and roast. My two lovebirds and I love them. Shot with the Sony Handycam.

First Post: Me, with Sony Handycam

Taken just this morning, with the Sony. This is a terrific camcorder, with video and still functions. It has 40x optical zoom and 30 gigabyte capacity for up to 20 hours of video capture. As for stills, well, you can take several hundred with no problem. Uploading the stored photos and films is mega-easy, with a connector cable that pretty much starts the upload immediately. The camera is rechargeable and is sized well for holding with one hand shots. Over the past years since I first acquired it, I have taken great landscape, skyscape, still life, and people photos which then I edit with photo manipulation software. With the magic of digital technology, anyone can produce great photos. This one, of me in the morning, is of course just a casual snap to get this blog off and running. My primary blog, http://www.jopeters.blogspot/, which was my first blog created, has featured many of the photos I have taken with this great camcorder.