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| Minolta SRT 101 & Fujifilm X-TRA ISO 800 |
I work in a museum, but I can't help visiting other museums during my time off (I suppose that's how you know you're in the right field), so when my 25th birthday rolled around, I knew exactly where I wanted to go to celebrate. Yes, I am a fun and exciting person, why do you ask?
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| Minolta SRT 101 & Fujifilm X-TRA ISO 800 |
The grounds are gorgeous, and I could have spent many more hours just wandering around (well, the spirit was willing but the flesh was weak - I need better shoes). I live in a desert, which is a lovely environment on its own, but it was refreshing to be around so much damn green.
My favorite area was definitely the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science, a large, classic iron and glass greenhouse that was filled with interesting interactive exhibits - and plants, lots of plants. I'm the exact opposite of a green thumb and know precisely zero about the botanical sciences, but I loved being surrounded by this little capsule of nature. It was hot, humid, and lovely.
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| Minolta SRT 101 & Fujifilm X-TRA ISO 800 |
My trip the Huntington Library was also the first time in around two years that I really put my film photography skills through their paces. Looking back through the photos, it's clear I'm rusty - some of the grain is intolerably high, the photos from my Yashica Mat are basically all a wash from camera shake - but I don't really care. It was extremely satisfying to go back to film, and I'm going to keep practicing.
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| Minolta SRT 101 & Fujifilm X-TRA ISO 800 |
