My photographic life has been quite quiet lately. There has been other activities.

Yesterday I finally got going again with editing – not a giant leap, but small step anyway – eight new uploads on Valoisa Huone. There is still lots of stuff waiting in my Lightoom catalogue. Which (I mean LR), by the way, I got also finally updated to 5.

Actually, it hasn’t been that quiet. It’s more like having been on different gear – gear of planning and learning. And also, I’ve placed few orders – oh, how that money goes and goes and goes…

…and now I’m waiting my new scanner to arrive.

Yes, scanner. I’m going to go back to the film era. Not totally, but I’ve noticed that I just love too much the feeling I get when shooting with good old mechanical beasts. There is something very different – less automatics mean you have to think more yourself. It’s too easy to become lazy with intelligent cameras of these days.

And then there is that pistol firing sound of Hassy shutter…

That’s about feelings. The other part motivating this purchase is of course the archives. Slides of 90’s kind of point their blaming finger on me from their folders – we are great shots and you left us here to get covered with dust – shame on you!

I had to do something.