Film Camera 2024 -3: Fujifilm Instax Square SQ-6

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Following my efforts with a Polaroid SX-70 (See: Film Camera 2024 -1: Polaroid SX-70 and Film Camera 2024 -1: Polaroid SX-70 – Results) and a Polaroid I2 (See: Film Camera 2024 -2: Polaroid I2 and Film Camera 2024 -2: Polaroid I2 – Results) I decided I’d try camera from the only other major instant camera maker: Fujifilm.

It’s a pretty simple camera compared to the two cameras mentioned above. A review in Wired describes it well:

…it’s a straightforward Fujifilm camera. It has a few modes of note: a macro function to let you focus on closer objects, a selfie mode, a double exposure mode, and even a simple exposure compensation feature to let you lighten or darken the image. These are what I expected, although the Lomo’Instant Square also came with a multiple-exposure mode and a bulb setting, both of which can be handy if you plan on getting crazy with your shots.

A Tree

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This tree stands on what was once Rockwood Hall, the home of William Rockefeller, the brother of John Davison Rockefeller with whom he co-founded Standard Oil.

I’m not sure what kind of tree it is (some people have suggested that it’s a willow, but I’m not convinced). I’ve photographed it a number of times before and have never been satisfied with the result. I’m not entirely satisfied with this one either, but at least it’s better than the others.

Taken with a Sony RX100 M3

Abandoned Flowers

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I recently came across these flowers apparently abandoned on a paved area in Ossining, NY.

They still looked quite fresh so I couldn’t but wonder what the story was. Why were they there? Why were they abandoned? Why are they in a plastic container with the top cut off? Of course I’ll never know the answer. It all seemed a little sad.

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M3

The boathouse

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I went to New England recently…well actually I didn’t but it looks like it from these pictures. They were actually taken in Ossining, New York a short walk from Sing Sing prison. I like this restaurant. It’s pretty much on the river and I like the “nautical” feel. I had a craving for steak (unusual for me as I don’t eat much beef) and ordered a ribeye, which I enjoyed immensely.

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M3

A Play

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A couple of weeks ago I went to see a play at the Westchester Collaborative Theater. The theater is tiny and located at the end of a narrow alley between two buildings. It’s down by the Ossining Metro North station and it’s easy to miss.

As you can see from the first picture it’s called “Hello, I must be going”. I’m not going to attempt to describe it. If anyone is interested there’s a short review (not of this particular production) here.

Did I enjoy it? I’m not sure. It’s billed as “A Comedic Drama in the Key of Life”, but it seemed to me to be much more drama than comedy although it did have comedic moments. The performers did a good job, and all things considered it was a decent production. I guess I just wasn’t in the mood for something as gloomy as this was a lot of o the time.

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M3