Kodachrome is gone.

As somebody who griped up a storm about Kodak's previous film discontinuations, I have to say that they are discontinuing film with the appropriate amount of respect for our loss this time...

I've been in a bit of a funk since Sunday morning when folks noticed Silverprint's post about HIE (High speed IR) and EIR (Ektachrome IR) being discontinued. At least this time, somebody gave us warning about it. Naturally, it wasn't Kodak. Folks called Kodak. The first to call got positive news that it wasn't discontinued.... but everybody else was told that the last cut is next month.

Just when we thought that Kodak was out of ways to improve films, they got even finer grain out of the 400NC and 400VC films

I compare Porta 400NC and Porta 400VC against each other where one shot is taken right after the previous one.

I like to view what people are hitting my site about so that I can make the content of my site more useful. Sometimes, I'll notice a search that seems to ask a question but I'm not sure if I've got a great answer for it, so here's some short answers...

A review of the slide films available in 2008.

I talk a little about my stockpile of discontinued film.

Some thoughts based on a conversation I had with a friend quite a few months ago.

Two of my photo buddies out causing trouble, on a pinhole camera.

The San Mateo Bridge. While we were talking, Emily was taking a bunch of pictures. I only took one. I carefully evaluated metering and decided this was really the picture I wanted to take.

Ella lying on the ground near a creek

Ella making an arc, reflected in the water.

Ella making arch forms

Desert and mountains in infrared.