Here’s another unposed Saturday morning photo of Marina feeding Nyusha from a couple of days ago.

Another shot from the series. This is the photo as I originally envisioned it a while ago.

I got this pic on my second attempt. I had tried to shoot it (and other like it, I’ll be posting at least one more) a couple of weeks ago, failed miserably, and reshot this Saturday.

7 weeks to go.

This is also my first attempt to use D-DX to develop Delta 3200. I like what I got better than my experiments with Rodinal at high dilutions and long times. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with that film for a long time now, but I think I’m actually beginning to get a feel for it now.

I got this shot of Marina a couple of weeks ago during a stroll in the Redwoods Regional Park.

One thing I’m very mindful of lately is that this blog is turning into my family album, which is not, in general, a direction I want to take it in. Between being burried with work, expecting a baby in a couple of months, and all the family stuff I had going on recently, I just haven’t been getting out there and shooting anything that’s even somewhat a production. I’m going to try to change that. Really, I will.

Another photo of our cat Hercules posing with Marina. I’m beginning to develop a whole series of these. Unposed and unlit.

Another portrait from last Saturday. I couldn’t decide between the two of ‘em, so I’m posting both.

Here’s a photo I took last saturday while we were walking around McLaren park in San Francisco. This is a purely opportunistic shot – I didn’t do anything at all to the light, nor was I looking for it. It also breaks all the rules – it’s taken with uneven (to say the least) lighting right around noon on a sunny day and with some of the “worst” bokeh possible in the background. I’m a rebel like that.

It’s also one of my favorite shots of Marina to date. This is exactly how I saw her when I met her years ago. It’s exactly how I see her now.

This weekend Marina and I celebrated our anniversary over at the Harbin Hot Springs resort, swimming in the warm mineral pools under the open sky.

Incidentally, the first ever photo in this blog was taken during our previous anniversary.

This image has a funny back-story to it. It was taken during a trip to the wine country, Healdsburg, CA, to be exact. I was staying in a boutique hotel and decided up front that I will be taking a lot of pictures while there. In preparation, I’ve spent hours scouring strobist, packed all of my lighting gear, home-made beauty dish and all and, in a feat of brilliance, forgot the bag with all the light-stands (and my tripod) at home.

Luckily, I had a couple of rolls of Delta 3200 with me, which allowed me to shoot my Bronica ETRS hand-held (and wide open) in the evening, with my lighting setup consisting of two bedside lamps and a dinky little reading light that I used for catch. Could this image have been better, had I had my whole arsenal at my disposal? Probably. In any case, I am quite happy with what came out.