Succulent Drawing Practice
I've gotten a little further with this drawing
this week, as well as taken a better photo of it. This past week was
full of distractions including the fact that I just bought a new film
camera. After much research I decided to get into film and bought a
Canon A2E (EOS 5) and a nice EF 50mm f/1.8 lens to go with it. I'm
pleased how easy it is to get used to. There are a lot of controls on
this camera and not only that, it has a feature called "eye-control".
That feature when programed will allow the camera to know exactly what
part of the scene you are looking at through the view-finder and focus
on just that. Unfortunately, I was quick to give trust to "Walgreens"
for developing my first roll of film. Everything came out "cloudy" and
there was a consistent streaking across all the images. I checked the
back plate on the camera for pressure or any dust that might cause that
and could not see anything, so I came to the conclusion that it was how
it was developed. Lesson learned, I will take my next roll to a
professional to be developed. After all this though, I am quite
impressed with the camera (it is essentially brand new and shipped
quickly - thanks Keh.com). I look forward to what this opens up for me
creatively.
One of the better shots to come out of the batch of film. Taken at night into an antique shop.