The Joy of The First Roll

HAAAAAIIII
I read my sister's blog the other day and I feel like posting now.

My last post was when, a year ago? Whether or not it was a year ago, the post seems distant to me. I don't even remember why I posted that in the first place.

So I want to share my excitement I got today.

MY FIRST ROLL IS HERE! Let me tell you a little bit of background story.

A few months ago, I met a guy. His name is Jeffrey. He was from Hong Kong and he used to work for Lomography in Hong Kong. In case you don't know what Lomography is, it is a toy camera company that manufactures plastic cameras. They are not digital cameras, however. Their cameras are all analogs. In other words, the cameras use film rolls.

(I think it is weird how this universe works. It goes forward, but some aspect of life just keeps recycling.)

Triggered by Jeff's hobby, I started doing this analog camera thing on late April. My sister (again) has a fisheye analog from Lomography as well, so I already know that the pictures yielded from the camera would turn out good and unique.

Felly and me. One of the best shots of the roll!

This picture above is one of the examples.

You know that feeling when you open your mailbox and find a letter or package that is for you, not just trash letters. You know that feeling when you get a phone call from someone. You know that feeling when you win trivial quiz from a radio station and receive the prize. This feeling is what I felt when my sister told me my roll is developed and she is taking it for me! Yaaay!

Meet Jeffrey. The Lomoguy.

Mixed up between curious (because I cannot see the result until it is developed) and excited (because it is my first roll!), I insert the CD of the scanned negatives. Instead of 36 exposures, I found 25 exposures. Well, 23 because one of them turned out to be pitch black and a burned slide. However all the exposures are so good they almost made me tear up :') That moment of joy tho! Here's more picture to be bragged about.

Kimberly and me

I smell summer! A tree on my apartment block.

Jeffrey and me

Lake Meridian on a very sunny day :)

Alfares and me

Of course the pictures are not crystal clear like the ones you get from digital cameras. It is rather blurred at the edges or maybe too dark. But this is what makes each of the exposures so special. They would never be the same with any other one. The fact that each picture is irreplaceable. (I think this is some sort of an allegory about us, human. We are not the same as each other and we have flaws too, which is another reason why I love this kind of camera. It makes me feel human.)

Technical lesson I got from my adjustment roll is that I have to use a stronger flash for selfies. Notice some selfies are really dark because I took them indoor. But the outdoor one, the one I took in Lake Meridian and the picture of Felly and me........are stunning. I want to keep taking picture with these retro camera! Not that I want to walk backwards, but just because I can.