Well, camera
s, actually. As I wasn't able to ride a bike, I took my Zeiss for a walk in the park. Gave me a chance, with diffused mid-level light, to check out the Gossen meter and the camera itself. I learned online how to take an incident light reading with the Gossen (it's really quite clever, and I'll no doubt bore people with it next time we're out photographing together). I got my routine down with winding on, settings and cocking the shutter. Actually, I can see the cocking lever through the viewfinder, so I can tell if I've forgotten that bit.
After I'd tried turning the camera a couple of times to get a portrait view, I managed to keep in mind that it is 6x6. Unfortunately, I find it difficult to compose in square format (which is why I sold my TLRs), but I'll struggle on.
In keeping with the tech, I chose some more 'timeless' views to photograph, and finished the roll just before the rain came down.
After a cup of tea, I swapped to digital, and carried on with 'old' photos, playing with the gimmicky sepia effect in the camera, to see how it turned out. Not too bad, as it happened, but they aren't exciting shots:
This is the oldest building in the village (it was partially demolished by a previous owner, and is now for sale)
Couple more in colour:
I had a tiny dog leaping at me as I took the last one, so I see it's a bit wonky, but not as wonky as the other grave.