the sunny season ~ in blanc et noir

      How could anyone not like summer?....
                some images from the lovely season, fotographed with the trusty Nikon COOLPIX L10 

 

* inspired by Jacques Tati - Le Vacances de M. Hulot

 

a polka dot penchant

 
polka dot

noun; one of a number of round dots repeated to form a regular pattern on fabric.

 



 Who can resist a polka dot?

 

Not me!

 

....apparently the polka is defined as;
a lively dance in duple time.

 

~ happy round dancing fellows,
perfectly symmetrical and delightful!

le fotographe amateur

"I spy with my little eye"

....who am I kidding?
I am not "la couturière"
as much as I aspired to be a sewer
of lovely things,
I just don't have the patience for it.

  

I prefer the simplicity of taking fotos,
capturing an image a moment in time,
for posterity of course!
 

I took photography for a semester at school, learning the basics of using an SLR film camera.

It was a novelty to go into the dark room and develop a roll of film, then experience the wonder of seeing an image slowly appear.

But being non-technical I am much happier just using a simple digital camera.

....an ode to the SLR film camera,
foto from back in the day, entitled: