And the World Goes on a Spinnin'
I had a roll of film developed recently. Yes---FILM. Frankly, I was unsure technology still existed that enabled people to do such things. Seems that it does. I had pulled out my old Pentax 35mm slr camera because we were going to the Browns Training Camp in Cleveland and it has a really nice zoom lens. It also takes fantastic pictures, I had forgotten how nice.
I snapped about 6 rolls during our stay and decided when I dropped the film off for developing that I would grab a few of the undeveloped rolls of film I had lying around in an attempt to whittle at that pile. Oh, don't even begin to tell me you don't have one or two rolls of film lying undeveloped somewhere in a drawer. You've got no idea what is on them or when they were taken--but you've got them. I've got a box full. Probably 20-30 rolls of undeveloped film.
It's kind of like giving yourself a special treat or opening an almanac, stepping into a time machine when you finally get around to having the film processed. You exclaim, "Oh, I remember that! That was so much fun. My, the kids have certainly grown." Or you'll comment, "Hmm....I don't remember this. Honey, where was this taken?" Or you may lament, "Oh. My. GOD!!! I honestly thought there was no film in the camera when we did that! We were just playing!"
Anyway, one of the rolls was some black and whites taken just over two years ago. As soon as I opened the package, I remembered exactly when and where they were taken. I had taken the kids into the back yard late one evening. We grabbed a few blankets, the lounge chairs and just sat. We sat looking up into the dark, vast night sky spying stars and planets, hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star. We talked, we laughed and we sat. Enjoying the night sky and each other.
It was one of the best nights, ever!
I snapped about 6 rolls during our stay and decided when I dropped the film off for developing that I would grab a few of the undeveloped rolls of film I had lying around in an attempt to whittle at that pile. Oh, don't even begin to tell me you don't have one or two rolls of film lying undeveloped somewhere in a drawer. You've got no idea what is on them or when they were taken--but you've got them. I've got a box full. Probably 20-30 rolls of undeveloped film.
It's kind of like giving yourself a special treat or opening an almanac, stepping into a time machine when you finally get around to having the film processed. You exclaim, "Oh, I remember that! That was so much fun. My, the kids have certainly grown." Or you'll comment, "Hmm....I don't remember this. Honey, where was this taken?" Or you may lament, "Oh. My. GOD!!! I honestly thought there was no film in the camera when we did that! We were just playing!"
Anyway, one of the rolls was some black and whites taken just over two years ago. As soon as I opened the package, I remembered exactly when and where they were taken. I had taken the kids into the back yard late one evening. We grabbed a few blankets, the lounge chairs and just sat. We sat looking up into the dark, vast night sky spying stars and planets, hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star. We talked, we laughed and we sat. Enjoying the night sky and each other.
It was one of the best nights, ever!
Posted by Zoe's Dad at Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:30 PM and is filed under Best Day Ever,night sky,Kids,Star gazing 
Good stuff. there is certainly something about real live film... but for me being able to just flail away with digital is so amazingly wonderful!
Wow, you have a steady hand! ;b
I took a bunch of old film in a few years ago, including some 110 cartridges my kids had from their "toy" cameras. I was convinced they wouldn't be able to develop those but low and behold they did!
Oddly enough I don't have any undeveloped rolls of film. I don't have that kind of patience - as soon as I'm done with a roll I get it developed, and then impatiently wait the hour to see what I've got.
Nights like the one you had make me love summer!
I haven't seen a roll of film in over seven years.
We've had a digital camera for ten, since my son was born. It's funny to go back through pictures of the kids to see the evolution of the digital cameras, from the fuzzy, pixely 1MP Sony disc camera we first bought all the way up to the 10MP Canon we're using now.
Great Pic Ed! Amazing that kids these days will not really know about film that need to be developed.
Cool pic!!! Yeah, film has been absent from this home since 2004. And I don't miss it personally.
I take MUCH better photos with my digital. I could never get the same quality with my 35mm.
And I have saved so much in processing (not to mention patience too!)
I love finding old rolls of film - it definitely brings back great memories all to quickly forgotten. Found one the other day from 10 years ago, unfortunately the film was ruined. It was from a disposable camera that my oldest daughter had in her drawer - I thought all day about what those pictures would have revealed.
I'm sure we some film somewhere. I'd be afraid to see what is on it.
Good shot. Used to love getting film developed. Oh, the expectation!!