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The first shot

On the day I went out and made this batch of pictures, I started in a poor frame of mind. I was feeling grumpy and a bit depressed about stuff, so most of the first part of the day just involved me driving aimlessly about, too annoyed to spot potential compositional opportunities, much less take any photos.

This was the first shot I took during the outing (it was shot just before, and just down the road from, the picture I posted yesterday), and while it didn’t completely clear my low mood, it did get me started with some photography. The first shot is often the one that unclogs the gears, and I was able to then finish off the rest of the roll (albeit only eight frames with the GW690) and even make a start on another.

I’d started out thinking I was just wasting my time, but by the time I got home I felt much better about things.

Logs, corn, and electricity

Fujica GW690 & Kentmere 100 (@400) Rodinal 1 hour semi-stand development. 1+100 in 500ml of water, with a couple of extra ml of developer added.

Taken on 2 August 2025

2 thoughts on “The first shot

    1. There’s only been one time when I went out to enjoy some photography when it didn’t work out and I came home unhappy – and even that time paid off over a year later when the photo I though I’d messed up (on large format colour film, no less) turned out to be really nice when I finally developed it! ;D

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