Field Notes

A small notebook about film cameras, long walks and slow trips.

Developing at home, one year in

Most of the rolls this year went through a small tank on the kitchen table. Temperature matters less than people say; consistency matters more. A cheap thermometer and a timer did most of the work.

Walking the river path

Forty kilometres over three days, two rolls of black and white, one blister. The best frames came in the last hour of light, as always.

Notes to self

Write down the exposure. Label the rolls. Clean the scanner glass before, not after.