A Few Bad Apples

This morning I spent four hours in the darkroom and ended up with two failed prints. They still look alright, especially the top one, but I'll make some new prints which with a bit of luck will be even better.

This one's got a crooked border and a black line up top where the easel wasn't properly aligned. I also might burn the top to give it a bit more exposure on the next go around.

This one is waaaaaay over exposed. I like the shot though so I'll just give it another go with less exposure next time. Probably ought to tweak the focus as well. 

I've got a whole bunch of film developed at the moment so I see a busy few weeks ahead, it's an exciting prospect. I've also been doing a bit of drawing so expect another post soon with a few little pictures.

What's All This?

Just some things to keep in mind...

Feels Like I Could Kill Tonight

Last night I went with Kai and Ynez to see The Kills play at the fox... It was an amazing show. They're new album "Blood Pressures" is great and they managed to play a lot of new material while still throwing in a lot of old favorites. I took a lot of photos, most of which aren't any good, and I'm posting decent number of them. So if you get board feel free to skip to the bottom and watch a couple of videos.

Two of my favorite tunes, "Future starts slow" and "Last Day of Magic."

Black Lung

Yesterday was one of the best days of the summer. Went out to Mare Island with my next of kins Izzy, Kai, and Katie, to poke around some of the abandoned buildings out there. It was amazing, we took lots of photos, jumped around, climbed through room after room of smashed, mildewy, decaying glory. There is something about old buildings that just can't be beat... though I'm sure my lungs are shot after all the asbestos I took in. Here are a few of the photos, just to give you an idea...

My new living room.

Flying leap. 

Ugly as sin.

Isabel and Kai

A Little Loss of Focus

Today's inspirations. I need 'em, the ideas have been flowing a bit slow. But I'm thinking skulls and bones are the new ships and anchors. 

Also I finished reading "The English Patient" which gave me a lot of ideas for my on writing. It didn't seem like my kind of book, but I really loved it an sped right through. Beautiful... Sad and beautiful.

Come and Go

Spent the last few days in Seaside visiting my grandpa and my great grandma. It was great to be next to the ocean, especially because of the whole nautical kick I've been on. Saw some ships, sand, sailors, shells, and sun fishes. Went to the aquarium, ate fish 'n' chips, and took a hike out at point lobos to Whaler's cove, where I took these pictures. All in all time well spent. 

Mornin' Glory

The Cove

Trusty Dusty Doc's

Death Threats

There's really nothing else to say....

Other People's Stuff

Just some of the stuff giving me inspiration these days.