Austin’s history under foot.
I met Kevin Thomas at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin last Sunday morning for a film stroll.
It’s a place I’ve been wanting to shoot since I saw Kat Swansey’s cemetery shots in her IG stream and her recommendation for a visit to Oakwood.
Foggy and a little chilly, it started clearing around noon. The drive down I-35 wasn’t bad at all.
I brought along the Yashica-Mat 66. I loaded a roll of Tri-X 400 in it the day before. Everything seemed pretty normal. Sunday I couldn’t get the film to advance properly. Hmmm.
Also on hand was my little Instax Mini 8, and I burned through two packs of Mono Chrome. Got a coupla’ keepers.
I thought I was prepared. Apparently not!
The Minolta XG-1/24mm ƒ2.8 + mystery roll, too.
I had the Sony RX100MIII in the bag, as well. Sadly, when I tried to use it, I discovered it had a dead battery.
So, I shot bunches with the iPhone 8 and Blackie App.
I thought I was prepared. Apparently not!
It was a good 2+ hour walk.
On my way back home I stopped at Austin Camera to pick up the negs/prints from the 4 rolls of C41 I left there last Saturday. Pretty cool to see what they contained. Around 20 keepers, plus I still have to scan the shots from the Sprocket Rocket.
Russ Morris. Slightly Obsessed With Photography since 1964. 