Holga at the Fair

I took my Holga to the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield a few weeks ago. I wasn't quite sure how the photos would turn out... I usually don't shoot my Holga at night. Last time I tried the film quality was just really degraded, but it was also inside. But with a general idea and a few double exposures and a few long exposures, a few of the photos turned out! Actually, I only took three.

This is my favorite. There actually is more detail in the shadows on the original print, but the scanner did a cruddy job and there was a ton of scan marks, so I just darkened it all out. I like hand-holding long exposures, especially with a Holga. The images from a Holga tend to be more "memory" quality for me, so the light motion blur is more forgiving than with the crisp tangibility and immediacy of digital cameras.  

Fair rides. I didn't ride any, but I ate a lot of fair food.

The Ferris Wheel. This is a double exposure. I like how it looks carnival-esque as an image, not just because it is a carnival.

Here is an interesting link about the end of Kodachrome: http://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/vmix_4e9f782a-aca0-11df-806f-00127992bc8b.html

I love the colors and those old family slides. Family photos never will look the same....

Fair Time

It's that time of the year again (at least in Marshfield) when one can eat a variety of fried foods and still have room for ice cream, cotton candy, and a cold drink. Why yes, it can be done. Don't ask me how I know.... It's fair time! Specifically, the Central Wisconsin State Fair!

Goldfish swim in bowls waiting to be won at a midway game at the fair. Copyright MNH

The Ferris wheel in the evening at the Cumberland Fair in Maine. 

A Marshfield 4-Her carries in her chickens for the 4-H show at the Central Wisconsin State Fair on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Copyright MNH

An Auburndale girl  gets a kiss from her 8-week-old Brown Swiss at the Central Wisconsin State Fair on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Copyright MNH

Why yes these cream puffs are delicious! The Sweet Adeline cream puff food stand. Copyright MNH

Yum, yum yum! Copyright MNH

Canned beans for the exhibition. Copyright MNH

My tomatoes so did not look this good! Copyright MNH

I have only been to the fair for one day this year, but if I get any more photos that I like, I will post them! I have a lot more fried foods to eat!

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