'day threehundred: the step you'll have to take.' by thelastdisco

day threehundred: the step you'll have to take., a photo by thelastdisco on Flickr.

I am super excited tonight as my awesome, wonderful, amazing and fantastic husband has bought me a polaroid camera. It's an old Polaroid 600 which he managed to spot for sale secondhand really cheaply. In fact the film he's ordered for me actually cost more than the camera. I'm really excited about trying it out but I'm rather nervous too. With so few exposures costing so much money I have to make every shot count. I'll let you know how I get on.

I like this photo as it's got polaroids in it! It's an intgruiging shot. I think it looks like a positive photo but what is this person walking away from or walking towards? The bare feet make it even more fascinating. The light and shadows in this picture are just beautiful. It's especially lovely how the photographer has managed to capture that little sparkle of sunshine on that top polaroid.

Polaroids here I come. Wish me luck!

'Bag of Popcorn!' by J-J-W

Bag of Popcorn!, a photo by J-J-W on Flickr.

A bit of Saturday night nostalgia today I think. Don’t you just miss going to rent a video, especially on a Saturday night? I know the likes of Blockbuster still exist but it’s not the same any more now, in fact most of our local store is filled with DVDs to buy and computer games. But I remember many years ago when going to the video shop on Saturday night was actually rather exciting. It was always on a night when you would decide – shock horror – to stay in! It would either be with your friends for a movie marathon (once my friends and I did six films in one night!) or with your boyfriend or girlfriend for a romantic night in (often involving a chick flick!). And of course no trip to the video shop is complete without also purchasing a huge amount of chocolate, popcorn, fizzy drinks and ice cream – all at twice the price of the supermarket.

Of course I had to have a photo of popcorn with this post. This is the most creative and interesting one I found. What a great idea to stick the camera inside the bag. I wonder if that had been planned all along or whether it was a spontaneous thing to do. Whatever, it worked really well. The light is perfect and the photo is so crisp and clear. Great work.