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A person tending to a garden, surrounded by large green leaves, with a watering hose spraying water in the foreground. The individual is partially obscured by the plants, which appear healthy and thriving under the sunlight. The garden includes various types of foliage.

Portland, Oregon. 30th June, 2024.

📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2A + Leica Summicron 50mm f/2
🎞️ Lomography Color 800 (Expired)

Close-up shot of a sunflower with vibrant yellow petals and a detailed green and yellow center. There’s a small dew drop visible on the center, and a tiny black ant crawling on one of the petals.

Portland, Oregon. 23rd July, 2024.

A military ship docked in a city harbor, with decorated flags adorning its deck. Urban buildings and a distinctive tall skyscraper are visible in the background. The water reflects the ship and buildings. The sky is partly cloudy.

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📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2A + Leica Summicron 50mm f/2
🎞️ Lomography Color 800 (Expired)

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📷 iPhone 15 Pro

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A military ship docked in a city harbor, with decorated flags adorning its deck. Urban buildings and a distinctive tall skyscraper are visible in the background. The water reflects the ship and buildings. The sky is partly cloudy.

A serene park scene with tall trees and a walking path. Two people are riding electric unicycles down a grassy hill, while two others walk with their dogs along the path. In the background, there are more walkers enjoying the park.

Mt Tabor Park, Portland, Oregon. 7th July, 2024.

📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2A + Leica Summicron 50mm f/2
🎞️ Lomography Color 800 (Expired)

A scenic view overlooking the Astoria-Megler Bridge crossing the Columbia River, surrounded by lush green trees. Fog drapes the distant hills under a clear blue sky.

Nighttime cityscape of Astoria, Oregon with illuminated buildings in the foreground and the prominent Astoria-Megler Bridge spanning the Columbia River in the background, against a twilight sky.

Astoria-Megler bridge at early morning, and just past sunset. Astoria, Oregon. June, 2024.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

Two people walk on a sandy beach, looking at a large ship passing by on the water. Logs are scattered on the beach.

Portland, Oregon. 13th July, 2024.

This image shows a serene marina during sunset, with sailboats and their masts prominently featured. The boats are docked, some covered with tarps. A nearly full moon is visible in the sky. Trees and a building in the background complete the picturesque scene.

The image depicts a tranquil waterside scene at sunset with floating houseboats and reflective water. There are three birds swimming in the foreground: two geese and a white duck. The houseboats and water are bathed in warm, golden light.

A sailboat on a body of water during sunset with the sun near the horizon. The sky is a mix of orange and yellow hues, with the sunlight reflecting off the water. There is a bridge and industrial structures visible in the background.

A person is crouched near a waterfront, taking a photo of the photographer. The background features a calm body of water, several geese, and a house with a tin roof. The sky is clear with a gradient from blue to orange during sunset.

Met up with my friend Tim for dinner last night, and then we took some photos by the Columbia.

📷 iPhone

A rooftop deck with wooden flooring, metal chairs, and tables, surrounded by potted plants. The deck overlooks a body of water with a visible cargo ship in the distance. A mural depicting a similar scene is painted on a wall.

This was taken at about the same time and location as another photo I shared last week, but I only saw it recently when I received film scans.

I like this composition a lot more. The shadows balance the mural wall, there are fewer rooftops in the frame and they are below the railing, the colors better reflect the feeling of that morning on the rooftop.

The square format and the film properties work together pretty well in this case.

Astoria, Oregon. 19th June, 2024.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

A wooden sculpture featuring a traditional canoe design, supported by four intricately carved vertical posts, is set on a grassy hilltop. It overlooks a scenic landscape with a forested area, a river, and distant terrain under a clear sky. A rock under the canoe has carved text that reads, “Comcomly”.

Replica of Chief Comcomly’s burial canoe. Astoria, Oregon. 18th June, 2024.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

A collage of five photos. The first features green maple leaves against a blue sky. The second shows a close-up of a tree trunk with branches. The third depicts shaded steps with a zigzagging shadow pattern. The fourth shows shadow patterns on trees. The fifth shows a green grass near a water reservoir.

Mt. Tabor Park. Portland, Oregon. 7th July, 2024.