A holiday weekend means connecting with others. It also is time to spend making massive amounts of food for the next week or so, or even month – cook it up and freeze it. Here, a pile of ancho chilis waiting to be roasted over a high gas flame, charred and peeled, before joining garlic, onions, tomatillos, herbs, and pork to cook slowly for several hours into a delectable stew.
The temperatures this summer, locally and worldwide, seem to have been – and continue to be – brutal. Finally, nights are cooling down and the day’s highs are 85, not 105, in Fahrenheit (not C fortunately!).
Film, two images merged in PS6. Cosina CX-2, Agfa Vista 200.
I was in a park to use up the rest of the first roll of film through my Cosina CX-2. I rather liked this one because – well – hmmm. I think it’s the DOF and interplay of lines by the grasses.
As far as the Cosina goes, I am not sure how much I like or dislike it. I might like my Trip 35 better for a film point-and-shoot with a fixed lens, as well as the Olympus XA4.
The Cosina is not a “pretty” camera, being boxy and black and totally unattractive to my eye. Despite that, it really is a handy little camera to dump in your pocket. The fact that the lens is protected by a turning lens cover makes it better than a snap-on.
Late afternoon not too long ago . . . “Ashes, ashes, we all burn down!” is getting to be more and more of a reality!
Ink, Yarn & Beer 