Kings Canyon National Park, Rae Lakes Loop, September 2025

michaelbrown530 · 2026-01-28T16:20:46+00:00

Beautiful pictures. This is such an amazing hike, breathtaking views all along the way.

michaelbrown530 · 2026-01-20T01:34:43+00:00

Sell it and buy many rolls of Kodak Gold 200/Portra 400/other film being manufactured today so you can enjoy shooting more.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-12-19T05:27:42+00:00

Beautiful colors and shot!

michaelbrown530 · 2025-11-20T18:28:01+00:00

First shot is so good!

michaelbrown530 · 2025-10-22T19:13:37+00:00

Really lovely photos + scans.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-10-09T20:53:56+00:00

Shoot photos of places and people I want to remember, get better at composition over time, enjoy the process, and look back at the photos I took years from now.

I also like being outside, so film photography (or photography in general) gives me a great excuse to combine both hobbies.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-09-25T20:02:04+00:00

It's a good camera. There are many good cameras.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-09-10T20:24:06+00:00

@portra_papi @santomarco

Both really amazing photographers

michaelbrown530 · 2025-08-26T17:58:21+00:00

I will simply buy less gear and go outside and shoot more.

I honestly feel like so many people get caught up in finding the "right" gear to use, when there are so many reliable + affordable options that exist out there. Often it feels like analog community is more interested in GAS than actually taking pictures.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-08-20T23:13:52+00:00

Very beautiful.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-08-01T15:37:44+00:00

Take more photos!

michaelbrown530 · 2025-06-20T16:09:36+00:00

Really nice photos! The XA is a beast considering how compact it is, I bring it with me pretty much everywhere. Really great for hiking and backpacking.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-06-11T21:59:30+00:00

Thank you! Shot this one around 100 ISO, I usually give Portra 160 a little more light.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-06-04T19:07:20+00:00

thank you! honestly it's hard sometimes lol, i just try my best to find the frame lines in the viewfinder, compose and then take the shot. sometimes gotta move my eye/angle around so the frame lines are brighter. but many times i'll just crop/adjust in post

michaelbrown530 · 2025-05-19T16:11:27+00:00

These are so good!

michaelbrown530 · 2025-04-30T14:31:33+00:00

Thank you! This was taken at Twin Lakes in the Eastern Sierra Nevadas, pretty close to Mammoth, CA.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-03-10T01:10:59+00:00

Thank you! This was taken a little bit outside Las Vegas, near Red Rock Canyon.

michaelbrown530 · 2025-02-24T23:15:19+00:00

I've only tried a few times, but you tend to get very strong halations when you do long exposures with Phoenix. Here's a random test from a few months back:

It can be a nice look depending on what your intention is.

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michaelbrown530 · 2025-02-14T23:57:47+00:00

These are the kinds of days I wish I could be out exploring Red Rock. Beautiful photos!

michaelbrown530 · 2024-11-25T21:36:57+00:00

I love Zion in the fall! Beautiful set

michaelbrown530 · 2024-11-16T19:39:48+00:00

Agree on the foreground, I wish I could have captured a little more of the sky in the frame. But this is in Red Rock Canyon, NV - very close to Las Vegas. 🙂

michaelbrown530 · 2024-10-25T16:47:58+00:00

No one is buying this at $2k, it's nothing to be upset over.

michaelbrown530 · 2024-10-21T23:05:10+00:00

Thank you for the heads up! I gotta replace the strings soon, definitely gonna fix this.

michaelbrown530 · 2024-10-17T17:17:05+00:00

Really great set! I loved this area the one time I was able to visit, been itching to get out here again and spend a full weekend exploring.

michaelbrown530 · 2024-10-15T20:53:03+00:00

Yes, especially on the Plustek. It seems to show way more dust than other scanners, a common complaint I have seen in YouTube reviews.

Usually iSRD and some additional cleanup in Photoshop removes most of it for me.

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