sometimes technological advancements are inconvenient

here's something i like:
walmart can develop 120 film for just over a dollar a roll! (they don't know they have this power. if you ask that old santa claus fellow at the photo center, he'll say, "mmeh, 120? what does that mean? photographs? what are those? no. go home." but if you just stick a roll in the envelope without explaining yourself, it'll come back like magic from fuji!)

and here's something i don't like:
actually, in an attempt to be positive about the situation, i will phrase this as a question: does anyone have any affordable mail-order suggestions for 35mm processing?

here is a shot from the last roll of 35mm i shot. and by "last" i mean "last for a very long while, until alternative developing options can be had that do not cost fifteen dollars and are reliable enough to actually develop the film instead of magically making it disappear."



in any case, i am awfully excited about this 120 steal at walmart. expect lots more medium format goodness in the future! hurrah! everybody--grab your holga (or, if you're quite fortunate, your lubitel or maybe even hasselblad) and go at it!

(those are liam's feet sticking out of my dad's locked truck to retrieve some sort of power tool. he and jedd built a real staircase up to the tree house out back. it's nothing short of amazing.)