Author Topic: First dalliances with peel apart...  (Read 1207 times)

choppert

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First dalliances with peel apart...
« on: November 07, 2007, 07:52:51 PM »
....and how much fun is it???   :)

Hello,

Just thought I share with you just how much fun I'm having with a very shonky Polaroid Land Camera and a stack of Polapan film.

It's like I've just discovered alchemy!

Been photographing things for about 15 years but nothing's as much fun a the single opportunity of making a snap (and that's all they are) and peeling the paper apart to see an instant unique thing.

Is it just me?  Is this a very early mid-life crisis?

I'm not going to get all lardy-dar now but it seems to be more, well, historical.  That moment has passed - this print is all that's left of it.  No negative, no digital file.  If the print gets lost then the whole image is gone forever.

That's a bit waffly isn't it?

Just thought I'd share my ramblings!  Feel free to ramble back.

Very grateful to the eBay sellers of the Polariod and the Polapan.



Chops
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Re: First dalliances with peel apart...
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2007, 02:28:37 AM »
Damn! My secret is out... Fun for sure eh! You'll start thinking in 90-second development intervals next.

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Re: First dalliances with peel apart...
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2007, 05:04:05 AM »
i have to leave my polaroids at home sometimes, or my film cameras won't get used. nothing like instant fun.
"A world without Polaroid is a terrible place."
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