my film from pompeji

{I} took so many photos it's impossible to post them all. there are lots of details at every street corner, i discovered things walking up and down the streets, this ancient city really needs to be explored in real life. i will only post this short film below. i'm very happy with how it turned out, i had a feeling it would look something like this, and it did capture what i felt and saw in a clean way. kodak portra 160 nc in my minolta, win win. There is also a good HIM song that mentions pompeji. just sayin.

my film from herculaneum

comparing these with the same photos i took with a good digital camera, these win. that's the reason i throw that little plastic camera with me in my handbag. it captures the colors and light. just what i wanted.

film: kodak portra 160nc

on capri.

film: kodak portra 160nc

thoughts from Capri.

I escaped Naples on my last few hours in Italy,
and took the boat to Capri. there were lemon trees,
orange trees, baby grapes and several colored roses..
it smelled wonderful.
it rained a little,
and i didnt have enough time to explore most of the island,
but that did not matter.

Capri is beautiful, worth another visit.

a few of my polaroids from..

forum & volcano.

the house with the faun and Alexander mosaic.

crossing the street

Visiting this roman city was the purpose of my trip.
and ah. the houses are amazing.
and the artifacts at the museum.. so pretty.
I will post more film as i get it developed.

I've never seen a volcano before, and wow, vesuvius is a little scary.
Like a big shadow over the bay. Gave me the creeps.
Settlements have always been destroyed by its erruptions.
I found myself keeping an eye on it whenever i saw it,
to make sure it was still quiet (!).

spring.

While i'm in Italy over the weekend, there are spring festivities in my town. this is a framed photo copy i found in a secondhand shop in town and i love it. welcoming spring by singing songs, while being sooo well dressed! so great! blog readers can look at this over the weekend until i come back from italy next week. awesome, i know.

ah!

possibly my favorite holga photo i've taken.
so cool to get this from a camera that doesnt use batteries,
with a simple kodak film. such a nice surprise.

winter roll.

film: kodacolor 200

the only ski day this season.

I somehow catched the same weekend as last year to go skiing. 25th of march. this time, sister came along, as well as friends from work, some of which had never skied before. the weather was great so we skied for 5 hours! sister is a brave little woman and was the only snowboarder. i personally think skiis are way cooler.. in a 80's cool sort of way. we definitely got appetite for more, though the ski season is basically over now, but we're dreaming big.. perhaps a skii trip to mountains next season. bigger hills and longer slopes. but this is what it looked like this time, with holga 135 camera:

film: kodacolor 200

april weather and easter.

photos from my road trip home on sunday. i'd like warmer weather now, but driving through this frost was just lovely.