dark room
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very late eveningwind is howling outside
going into the Dark Roomdevelop the roll of film I found in the cameraleft at a rest area in Nebraska
odd with analog film nowadaysbut the dusty equipment is hardy, works
kodak tri-x, classicthere are nine frames taken
1. winter scenerya woman lies in the snowa ski resort?bit overexposednoonishshe has a serious gaze, not happy, not sad, determinedsome people further awaynot a good composition
2. later, same placea man sitting with empty beer bottlesindoorsvery sad,tired eyesshadows, late afternoonpicture is artistic thoughgood compositionshadow playno grains, even with this filmLooking closely I see a reflection in the windowvague contours, the woman?
3. cara car, covered with snow, can't see the platesolder Fordseems to be packed and loadedready to goevening time
4. balconythe woman again, and her friend, maybe sister?laughinghappyno worriesneed a bit more light to make it perfectbut ok, stilldrinks on the tableCosmopolitan?can see the old Ford parked below, street lampsthis is a better photographer, clearly
5. pretty mountainsclassic landscapesunnyblue skysnowy mountaincan feel the crisp aira village in the distance, French flags? hard to saymaybe the same photographer as #2. The woman? Who knows.it is early morning, not many out
6. accidentalpicture by mistake, blurryrest room floor?very whitedrunken feeling
7. the sad man againin profile, left sideI see he has a wedding bandholding his bottle in the left handvery rich picture, highlights and deep shadowssad that he looks so sad thoughGoing back to #4, no rings visible?Break-up?
8. snowballsthe two women, playfulone just got hit by a snowballrosy faceboth are quite attractivelots of white here
9. finallya picture with people actually skiingnone of our dear friends visible