Today was a struggle, almost every hour, but my eyes saw images to capture.
Today had it apprehensions, uncertainties and worries. One by one, I faced the tasks that required to be done. Not pleasant, as many were frustrations brought upon me from outside. One telephone call after another did not resolve the problems but speaking to others did give a better perspective and I felt calm.
Some financial burdens were being imposed that were not of my doing. At one point it felt like goodbyes were due, yet I felt reassured to not give up.
Ebay had proof fruitful last week by presenting a 32 year old camera that had a minor fault of running down its batteries overnight. The solution was to not keep the batteries in the camera and to only install them when the camera was to be used. This camera, a 35mm SLR film camera, was available for just £10. About 5% of its original cost.
So today, having found some extension tubes, I decided to go into the garden and go in close. The films was out-of-date by 5 years. I had loaded about 24 frames of film via a bulk loader. Captured a few images and then processed the film. Processing took 5 minutes in Ilfosol 3 developer, 1 minute in stop-wash, 8 minutes in fixer and then 20 minutes washing. After drying for about half-an-hour, I cut the film into four strips of 6 frames, then scanned them.
Then another phone call came that resolved the finances and as quickly as it had come, the burden was taken away once more. At least we pray.
I decided to ring home and received some more worrying news. Again consolation came from focusing on the images from the SLR camera.
These images in this article are those that I reworked in Photoshop Elements.
Sometimes it is just good to look at the world from a different perspective, to take the mind away from the problems of the world. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
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