The New Flickr
Flickr just announced their big changes and a new look to boot. To be honest, I’m not a fan of the changes and am contemplating whether to maintain my Flickr Pro status or revert to the free account. There are loads of changes, but in summary, the biggest difference now between being a free user and a paid user is that free users get 1 TB of storage space (and ads, boo!), and paid users (~$50/year) basically get an ad-free experience with no difference in storage space or bandwidth. As for Flickr Pro, Flickr is no longer offering new Flickr Pro accounts. They are, however, grandfathering the existing Flickr Pro users — same benefits as before (unlimited storage and bandwidth), for same pricing of ~$25/year. I’m included in the grandfathered accounts, but I still don’t know if $25/year is worth it now. I was basically paying for the space, and now they’re just handing it out for free.
But moving along, this is not a post about Flickr. Although if you’d like to take a peek at my Flickr, it’s here: { mmmfruit on Flickr! }
Expired Lucky Color Film
I spent some time today learning more about VueScan and my scanner, and I was able to get better, and more consistent, results with the scans from my test roll. Also, upon closer inspection of my film, I discovered that the purple spots are in fact on the negatives, and not a problem with my scanner. (Phew!) I’m not too worried because, well, it is a test roll, and they aren’t my best shots anyway. So, don’t mind the purple spots, dust, or scratches; I didn’t bother to remove any of them.
I was happy to see the few images which did come out though. I got a bit of that 懐かしい nostalgic feeling seeing pictures of my old home.
An improved scan from the neighborhood sale in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka. I’m much happier with this one than the first one I shared earlier this month.
These two are from a hanami party at Hamamatsu Castle in Shizuoka prefecture.
All of the images in this post were photographed using a Diana F+ with 35mm film adapter, using Lucky Color film 200 ASA expired in 2007, developed and scanned in 2013.
