I got back from Seattle a while ago. It was a great to see Pat and Angela, and go to a bunch of coffee shops. I was reminded how small the coffee world is and how many connections there are between people I know. I was reminded about the hype and the ego. I was reminded that there are some really good tasting coffees out there, and there are some mediocre coffees with fancy labels.
I love that now when I talk with Pat, I can picture his life and the scenes from one of his average days.
The trip was also about photography. I hadn't intended it to be, but bringing along my favorite Nikon system was bound to do something. Walking into
Jim's Cameras to get my FE2 fixed did something too. I was surrounded by old cameras. I wanted to look at so many of them that I think Jim got tired of me. Oh well.
I got home, started developing film again, and bought a Canon
CanoScan 8800F scanner. I'm having a lot of fun scanning my hand-processed negatives. It's great because I can use my 35mm cameras for everyday photography and have a way to use the photos digitally, and then hand print the ones I really like.
So, my
Seattle & Portland Set on
Flickr is now complete with both digital and film pictures taken during the trip. I also have a
set just of film scans.
If you run into me on the street or in a coffee shop soon, chances are I'll have an
SLR or a
rangefinder on my person.
