a few diana's from Rome..

When i was in Pompeii a few years ago i shot 35 mm film and loved it, this time i decided to bring 120 film cuz i figured that format would suit Rome better than 35 mm. So i brought with me my diana f+ and a new red holga.

a messy diana adventure... my diana camera is my favorite 120 camera and ive always had great results with it... but this trip is the first time it has had issues as seen in the photos below... it was above +30C degrees and it looks like the film melted in a few places..my purse was probably +500 degrees... the film was expired and had also been sitting in the camera for over a year cuz i loaded it up once but never got around to use it. and while i was in the forum, the winding spool was stuck, i had to use force to move the film forward. overall, it was messy and i wasnt sure if i, the film or the camera would make it thru! i dont function well in heat, and i missed the framing every time..until next time...!

film from Paris..

the photos are really poor quality cuz i used a different photo lab than the lab i usually use. seriously, the prints are so awful..and the black frames are cropped out too....big no no.... im gonna have to get them printed again. I always use the wide angle lens for the diana camera, its really great. Technical issues aside.... i love Paris.

harmony camera at the dig last summer.

the gorgeous girls!

and the cutest dog!

a camera called Harmony.

most of this first film is from last autumn and this spring..the shots are...

moonia and the dianaf+, summer to autumn,

hugging.
i'm so happy to get these
precious moments on film.


film: kodak portra 160VCi got 11 of 12 photos back on this filmroll.
that's a good roll.

so far, the dianaf+ has been a much more stable camera than
my holga120fn. that holga has much more tricks up its sleeve!
those two cameras definitely has different personalities!

i bought a 5 pack of this "professional" film, it was the only one i
could find at the time, so i'm stuck with it for a long time.
but i like it. the colors are vivid.

the most important thing to me though,
is what is on the film... !

2 diana f+ photos from this summer..

for lunch, i made waffles with blueberries for everyone!

mom's flowers.

Moonia, by holga

{I} got all 12 photos back from my holga roll! that doesnt happen often! so gold star for my holga. half the roll was really good, and the rest were the typical holga goes mad! as can be seen on the mountain photos. but holga is holga, and it does whatever it wants. out of this roll, this first pic below is my favorite. film: kodak portra 160VC

jämtland, by holga

stina by rock carvings

when i was a kid, my grandmother and i went on trips on this boat around the lake, looking for the famous sea monster. i looked and looked but i never saw it.

film: kodak portra 160VC

on the classic western trail of Mt. Åreskutan, Jämtland, seen through a holga

film: kodak portra 160VC