Close up idiocy

This might be quite artistic if I could think of a good caption…

Developed some pictures today. I’d taken them with a Yashica 124G twin lens reflex camera. I’d used close-up lenses so that I could capture intimate portraits over the table in the restaurant. The close up lenses clip on the camera lens to shorten the focus. It’s all part of my “make photography much harder than just getting out your phone” campaign.

I had two close up lenses, one for the viewfinder lens and the other for the taking lens. But, for reasons I still can’t quite comprehend, I’d clipped both of the close-up lenses on the taking lens which meant that I was taking sharp pictures of the cutlery right in front of the camera rather than the person sitting opposite. I’m not completely unhappy with the result, but I think I’d be a bit happier if it was of what I was expecting.

Double Jabbed

This is my standard camera test picture. I think it got the exposure around perfect.

Had both my flu and Covid jabs yesterday. Today both my arms feel like lead weights, but I still managed to take an old camera out for a walk and grab some shots.