hasselblad friday: roll #3 (or, i finally found some focus)

Before I left for Salt Lake, I managed to persuade my new film-processing-guy, George, to process my third roll of film. As always, I thought I'd share my learning curve with the Hassie with you.  Honestly:  this is my favourite roll I've shot so far, mostly because I finally figured out how to focus this thing.  For example, when I saw how sharp the wilted tulip petals were above, I almost wept with relief.  Finally.

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salt lake city

This is my third trip to Salt Lake City, and based on this tiny bit of experience, I've come to my official conclusion about this town:  this is a peaceful place.  There is something so quiet about Salt Lake City -- I don't know if it's the snow or the altitude or what it is, but every time I'm here, it's like a huge exhalation.  This trip is no exception. I do love being here.

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random thoughts: on the wide world and why it matters

I remember having a conversation with someone a few years ago, mentioning how embarrassed I was that I really couldn't name all of the countries in Europe, or Africa, or even Asia.  "I mean, if you mentioned a country name, I can probably tell you what continent it was on," I continued to explain, "but if you asked me to sit here and name every country in, say, Asia* off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure I couldn't do it.  That's not good."

"I don't know," responded my friend.  "I mean, does it really matter?"

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