Anthesteria '23 in Medium Format Film

My partner (who has taught himself quite a bit about photography over the years) has been sharing his hobby with me. Happy to rely on his expertise and just point and shoot, I've been admittedly lazy about learning the more technical aspects, but I'm getting there. Recently he gifted me a medium format camera of my own: an old Seagull twin lens reflex camera. Truth be told, I have been a bit enamored of this type of camera since a friend of mine bought a Rolleiflex some years ago. There's something aesthetically and nostalgically alluring about it. I love how you look down into the view finder and you're in a mirror world. It's got weight, and intentionality... which is much the same reason I like vinyl records, I suppose. You think about the media more. You commit to it. And in the process, you treasure it a bit more. This is the first time I've taken this particular camera for a spin, and the result was better than expected. Especially since I was guessing on the aperture and shutter speed settings for the first couple pics, as I was alone and had left my cell phone (with its digital light meter app) in the car by accident. 

 I do hope to blog more about this year's festival in more detail, but in the meantime here's some images.