Through Her Camera's Len

  This little hiking adventure took place last month in May. The scenery was beautiful, but my God, was I humbled. One of the trails you can take to reach the waterfall involves taking a long flight of stairs (according to Google it's 580 steps or 30 stories). I'm by no means a novice hiker. I've been hiking for years now, but that hike was the Trail from Hell. I had to stop many times because my HR was dangerously high (didn't help I had an energy drink maybe an hour before I arrived). Even though I wanted to give up and turn back several times, I made it to the waterfall in the end. Would I ever do it again? Nope.                                                                                      A sideways photo I snapped. ...

The 'Boro (little goofy nickname for the city) has been my home for the last 2 going on 3 years. I've compiled at least close to 50 something Polaroids that I've shot around the city during my time here. These clusters are the most recent. I have the older exposures in a folder that I need to upload (hopefully soon if my ADHD allows me haha).  I shot these Monday. Typically, cloudy days are the best conditions to shoot film. Unfortunately, these photos came out lackluster. I went out 10am after, hoping the sun would be in a decent position. I'm really disappointed because these shots would have turned out great. I might need to switch back to my older Polaroid cameras. I've been using my Polaroid Flip. It's supposed to automatically adjust the brightness depending on the available light (older ones YOU have to adjust manually). Granted, the film I used has been in the fridge since last year. It expires a year from the manufacturer date which would have been 07/2...

So, I'm four months late posting these. This day trip happened backed in December of 25'. The winter season decreases my drive and motivation to do the simplest of tasks. I bought a physical scanner to transfer my Polaroids to my laptop so, you'll see a change in the scan quality. Anyways, peep the blue tint on these photos. Not-so-fun-fact, shooting Polaroids in temperatures below 35F gives you this end result. They're not terrible, per say, but they aren't the best. It's a shame because I have no intentions of returning to Natural Chimney. It was a nice sight, but not one worth revisiting again.  The Natural Chimneys are located near an unincorporated community called Mt. Solon.       As always, I take shots with my iPhone in case the Polaroids don't turn out well. It was a sunny day, but the temperature disrupted the color and contrast.      The Natural Chimneys are also referred to as :The Cyclopean Towers." Here's the plaque with more informa...

Some murals I shot around Greensboro NC.        These photos were taken on two different days at two different points in time. The funny part? They're right beside each other.    These murals are behind the movie theater.   I snapped this shot with my Fujifilm Instax Wide.    Taken with my Fujifilm.   Taken with my Fujifilm.      It's a little challenging to see due to the overexposure from the light.     Very Banksy inspired.          I couldn't get a good shot with my Polaroid because the sunlight was behind the building at the time.      This mural is behind the train (maybe bus?) depot. I couldn't get closer for a better photo, unfortunately.      I can't remember if it was a cloudy day. The mural is very opaque. Unsure of why the photos look so ashy lol.   Of all my Polaroids I've shot, this particular one is in my top five. I just wished it had bee...