Holga Loaded with 35mm FIlm: Take Three

I finally had time to scan my 35mm film from my Holga. I shot most of it at Little Bull Falls on the  Yellow River last week. I am still not sure how the effects "happen" on the sprockets.  Here are the results!

 I shot this on a gravel road with the "bulb" function. I love the colors on the bottom and the exposed sprockets on the top. I am not sure why they are exposed. I do think though, that I would like this photo better if It were just a Holga shot and not on film.

 This photo is the same situation. I may have double exposed this, but I don't remember. I am wondering why the sprockets are double and not fully exposed. That must be because it is a double exposure... right? I really have no idea. I should keep notes.

Green grass growing by the Yellow River.

A log by the Yellow River. It was so huge about a month ago and now is pretty much running low to normal.

I really like the faintness of the first layer of trees and the exposure at the top. I wish the bottom were better though and the overall negative was darker.

Field

A double exposure of branches. I think I stopped along Highway H to take this for my 365.

Trees along the road while I was looking for a fire. Mapquest was SO wrong. I liked how the light hit these trees and illuminated the bright new green leaves. Now why is the exposure not around the sprockets on this one? It isn't double exposed.... mystery.

I spoke to a high school class today about being a photojournalist. I searched for a bunch of links to give them for inspiration and ideas, so here are some links to sites I found.

Photo District News

Foto8

David Burnett

Andrew Moore

Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! Do something nice for your home! I think sometimes people don't think as the earth as their home, they think about their house as their home. If people spent as much time taking care of the earth (or even considering their actions and how those affected the earth) as they spend on  taking care of their house... wow.... that could make a big difference.

You can calculate your carbon footprint HERE or HERE

I checked my carbon footprint on the first website and it was 20.17 tons of carbon dioxide per year. The national average is 20.42. Mine is so high because, unfortunately, I drive so much for work. I would love to ride my bike, but riding my bike with my gear to Withee may take awhile. (It would also help if I read photo assignments correctly and didn't drive to Granton for something that was not happening today, but on Saturday. I shook my head at myself) I also have a tendency to fall a lot, so the camera bag would throw me a bit off balance and some expensive equipment could be damaged. Excuses, excuses, I know. 

Some earthy photos from yesterday on the way to (drive, sad) Wisconsin Rapids.

Speaking of driving... The sun was hitting the newly green field just right and I couldn't resist.

I stopped by the Yellow River and took some photos. The light was hitting the grass and it looked so lush and green. I love the first green grass of the spring.

The Yellow River at Little Bull Falls. I used a slow shutter speed, about a 30/100 and had the f-stop closed to f22. I also put the ISO at 100. It was really sunny, so I had to do this to be able to use the slow shutter speed and not blow-out the highlights.

I had to wait for my assignment to start so I stood outside the school and photographed "pretty-ness". 

Now I am concerned... I should really try to park my car at work and then ride my bike here and leave everything overnight. That would cut down on some mileage and my carbon footprint....hmmmm.

Happy Earth Day!