what if it were a perfect summer day?

…a dip in the water

a walk on the beach

seventy degrees

views from the lake porch

playing with shadow and light

what if it were a perfect summer day?

The idea of a “perfect summer day” didn’t come to me after seeing these images when I got them back from my film developer several months ago. 

Last year, I read a blog post by fellow Viewfinder, Alison Bents, about an inexpensive half frame film camera, the Kodak Ektar H35, which I purchased after reading her post. I shot images over a few weeks and sent my film in to be developed, with special instructions to print them as diptychs. Sadly, the roll came back not as I had hoped. The images were grainy, a lot shot in low light, not technically perfect, and not as diptychs.

A few months have gone by and I’m seeing these in a new light. Looking for things that aren’t perfect but that hold meaning for me. I decided to create my own diptychs.

This post is dedicated to my mom. She and my dad found the perfect place to spend summers so many years ago. Mom, I know you enjoy daydreaming about a perfect summer day as much as I do.

 I’ve already loaded up my next roll and will experiment once again. 

Carolyn