Thank you for your story! I envy you a bit for your childhood friend, that sounds like an awesome acquaintance!
He was kinda amazing, indeed. But nowadays the same amazing dude would be frowned upon (if not worse). An adult man (for some reason it seems less problematic for women) spending so much of his time with a child that is not his? Better call the police! Which is real sad (and very unflattering for us as adults) because out of the many adults I met back as a child he was one of the few that was never an asshole with me.Plus, he was so inspiring ;)
I’m just an amateur photographer who was never too interested in photography back then.
Not a pro either. I'm more of a word person, while photography has been a lifelong passion of mine (btw, I'm well into my 50s, nowadays).
If you want to get back into photography, I’ve heard all the cool kids shoot now with Nikon F3s
If I had to pick an all around film SLR, it would probably be the Nikon F100. Not the lightest but the one camera, I still regret giving away even more than my rangefinder... even though I know I most probably would never use it again.
but he author gushes about the camera more than a paid YouTube influencer today.
:)
The lens should be the Canon FD 50mm 1.8, a very good lens, but I have my eye on the 50mm 1.4 and 55mm 1.2 S.C.C.
Thx!
I was a a Nikon and a Konica (rangefinder) guy myself, when I used film. As a matter of fact, my first 'real' camera was a Nikon one a photographer friend gave me when I was still a kid, back in the late 70s early 80s. It was a Nikon FE SLR body with a 55 Micro Nikkor F2.8 AIS lens.
The guy was a pro that traveled the world and he quite fancied kid-me as I was so much into photography, with my tiny plastic toy camera, always wanting to come along with him and learn all I could from him (he regularly took me with him to go to expositions). One day, we were at his place just the two of us (back then, things were much simpler) I was 'helping' him in the dark room (I was mostly watching him work and listening to his explanations, only doing the simplest tasks like hanging the wet prints or press a button here and there). We stepped out of the dark room and he asked me to have a look at my toy camera, which I happily let him do as I imagined he would show me some new cool stuff I could use. Instead, he thanked me before putting the camera in one of his bags, he opened another of his many Nikon bags (which he also gave me, that same day) and handed me the camera end the lens, telling me these may help me learn good habits much quicker. (It did.) He also gave me a Nikon flash, some batteries and plenty Ilford and Kodak B&W, plus a few slide films too, telling me I would be allowed to use his darkroom when I wanted too provided he was there and not too busy. He then asked if I agreed to us exchanging our gear for good, as it was something photographers could do from time to time. I was not 11, I admired him like more than anyone else and I believed him, I had no idea the value of what he just gave me. I happily agreed. He then showed me how the camera worked, and how to use it. And using it, I fucking did.
We stayed in touch for decades he and I. If he never admitted it openly I'm pretty sure he bought the gear just for me while he was doing a shoot somewhere in Japan (he was not really the 50mm type of photographer, but he knew I was quite intrigued with macro and with street photography back then so a 55 macro lens was kinda a good mix between the two). No matter the gear I have owned since then, I never quit using this lens... up until it finally broke one last time and could not be fixed anymore, maybe a decade ago.
Since then, I've given away almost all my photographic gear (I moved to sketching/painting) but this lens is one of the three non-book objects on display in my bookshelves (space is really precious and reserved to books). It's beaten up beyond belief (it was built like a tank) but it's also filled with memories and it reminds me of that amazing dude I was so lucky to meet when I was a child (nice adults were kinda not usual for kid-me).
Now, on an almost unrelated subject, I must ask you: what book is that next to your journals? A few years ago, I would also have asked you what lens is that but I gave on photography a while ago and would not want to be too much of a bother ;)
Sorry for the late reply, you may have noticed my last message announcing I won't be available a lot for the time being.
Little tip: For those who like Midori Traveler’s Notebook-style, it’s super easy and way cheaper to make them. There is a bunch of tutorials on YouTube, like this one. I made a few ones with scraps of saddlery leather someone gave me. Well…someone gave it to someone who gave it to someone who gave it to me ;)
That's a great suggestion!
I would add that a DIY journal also makes one's journal feel incredibly more personal. At least, that's how it felt to me every time I made my own. Like you suggests, no need to learn anything special or expensive and even using scraps it will feel unique. I would encourage anyone to give it a chance.
My last handmade journal, dating back a couple years ago, was exactly that: a few stapled sheets of paper with a nice cover made out of recycled cardboard (from a sturdy pasta package :p). The paper I used for the pages was a few sheets of mix-media smooth A4 paper from Clairefontaine I folded in two (being smooth making it great for writing with a fountain pen, and fine for my watercolor sketches) :p
I don’t think I’m a worthy replacement for you :-D
;)
Don't feel sorry, it's great that you wanted to give it a chance, I appreciate it. I will keep the repo available, if anyone wants to use it (here, or anywhere else).
There is no issue either if no one can post regularly around here as the community will simply fall a sleep, like it once was, up until someone shows up willing to give it another chance. Or maybe not and it would just mean that journaling is too much of a niche topic for Lemmy's limited actual user base? That we can't tell, but at least we have tried to make it a more lively community.
BTW, if anyone is looking for a more active journaling community, I updated the OP with a link to our cousin from r/journaling. With their 2 million or so user base, they've a lot more going on.
It’s sad to hear that you need to take time off from this community but I can understand not having the time. I’d like to wish you all the best for your personal matters.
Thx, a lot. I have no clear idea how much or even how long this business will take so I'd rather not promise anything I won't be able to hold. I will do my best to keep posting, though ;)
I may post a weekly thread if I can think of something interesting. I’d like to keep the weekly thread going, because it is fun.
I created a repo which contains all the source files you need to create a new illustration (it also contains the banner illustration and the community icon). They are SVG files (a standard/open format) created using Inkscape (a free vector illustration app available for Linux, Windows and Mac), the font you will need if you want to keep the same design is called 'Annie use your telescope', it's free.
BTW, I had prepared an illustration for the WT#13 already( it(s just that I could not find the time to write the post). It's in the exports folder) feel free to use it if the theme inspires you: beginning without spending too much, as I do think too many people don't realize how cheap it can be to journal be it analog or digital. You're more than welcome to use or to not use it. If you don't I'll still try to publish it as a standard post, later on... as soon as I can ;)
Also, would you want to become Moderator? Not that there is a lot of of work but it may come handy and you get a shiny badge :p
J’espère que malgré tout que vous resterez avec nous. :)
Si on devait se quitter les uns les autres dès qu'il y a la moindre friction (version tout public de 'avoir une couille dans le potage'), de un y aurait beaucoup trop de claquements de portes dans ce monde, et ensuite on vivrait tous bien seuls ;)
Je suis surtout curieux de savoir ce qui cause les soucis (enfin, si c'est intelligible par un incompétent moi)
I had indeed noticed the constant derisive comments regarding Americans,
May I humbly object that without numbers to confirm the mentioned anti-American bias (I have no idea on the question myself, and I have no desire to start such a study either) but without any data of how many comments have been posted, how many have been analyzed, and where they were posted, what % of those were blatantly anti-US and even how is defined that 'anti-americanism'—and I don't mean a few selected examples, I mean real stats—all of this is nothing but personal opinions that may indeed be correct, but can also be completely not correct.
It not only depends one's own sensibility it also depends where one is looking at and what they're looking for
I mean, would I read content from say an instance like hexbear I'm pretty sure I would find a lot more anti-US comments (but I would also find a lot more anti-anything, and overall braindead-shit) but if I was making the odd decision to eat shit myself, I would not complain it taste like, well, shit.
But maybe I'm just another of those anti-Americans? Maybe not.
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I can easily relate to that.
Could not have said it better. Hoping this will encourage others to share some of their own experience ;)