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Evelynn 🏳️‍⚧️
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27, She/They, Film photographer, tinkerer, and lover of anything with a socket or sprocket. Currently in a Gundam phase.
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Picked up this little goober while recovering my Maxxum 9000 from being cleaned and serviced, gonna be testing all weekend with the sun peeking through the clouds. :D
A photograph of a countertop at Collective Espresso, my go-to place for a pick me up. A Samsung AF Slim pocket camera sits on top of an order packet for Camera Vitamins, with bits of parchment sleeved negatives poking out the top of the bag. A lovely Chai Latte sits on the left, with a little oatmilk but of art in the shape of a dog. It's liberally sprinkled with warm cinnamon.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I will never not be blown away by Vision3.

Some 500T shots from my Minolta 7, and Canonet QL17.
A photograph of a beige brick wall, with a window set inside it comprised of glass blocks. One of the blocks sits in its spot, shattered, and spot lit by a porch light above. A photograph of a shuttered service window, set within a blue-painted cinderblock wall. Plants and flowers rise in the foreground in a blurry tangle. A photograph of a vintage leather and wood couch from Union terminal, being cast in the afternoon light. Its metallic ashtray, a sign of its age, sits almost completely seamlessly into the arm of the couch. A photograph from the sidewalk of a lovely white and red home in Northside. with a covered, wrap-around porch and an almost castle-like tower sitting in the foreground. Wisps of clouds sit above and behind the building, as, annoyingly, a power line bisects the top of the photograph.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The guardians of the Denny's Grand Slam.

Some sweetheart strays we ran into on our Texas adventures. Looked after by the hotel staff and fed regularly.

In return, Momma takes care of the mice.
A photograph of two kittens curiously, but cautiously looking at us, a brown tortie stands proudly on top of a totally huge rock, while to its right, their orange sibling sniffs for our scent. The one to the left, in the background, seems to be either chasing their siblings tail, or the lost braincell. The tortie take a cautious step off of their pride rock, investigating the loud noise of the camera. Their two orange siblings can be sorta seen in the background wrestling for the last braincell Momma looking over her kittens, keeping a comfortable eye on us, but not alerted or startled. Their little snowball kitten sits to their left, seemingly discovering the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Or they just woke up from a nap. The tortie kitten venturing far from their rock, transfixed by the strange and enourmous creature in front of them, making strange noises such as "awwwww" and "Look at the little goobers"
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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If I had a nickel every time one of my fav photographers and inspirations got a physical artbook, i'd have two.

Which isn't a lot but it's radical that it happened twice.
A photograph of two, large hardback covered books. On the right reads: LIFE AT SHUTTER SPEED, TWO DECADES OF LARRY CHEN PHOTOGRAPHY. Overlapping it on the left, sits a book titled: WE DESERVE THIS, A TRANSFEMININE AUTOMOTIVE LOOKBOOK, BY VICTORIA SCOTT.
October 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Luca Bistro

Kodak Gold 200
Moskva 5
Nikon D3200 Scan
a view across the street from Luca Bistro, in Mt. Adams (I think), with its bright red painted walls and yellow illustrations of Locusts (or cicadas mayhaps). Clouds hand in a bright blue sky above to the top left of the image, with a possible light leak shining through on the far right.
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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after some disassembly and reassembly, i found out I could flip the center post on my tripod, effectively completing my little scanning setup
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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also WHOOPS i overcooked this roll of Phoenix II a little. Metered for a lot of the shadows and at 150ISO, so we got lots of that tasty halation going on in the highlights.

Extremely pleased with how they came back from the labs Frontier scanner.
A photograph of a fire escape stairwell climbing up the side of a building, underneath the bright golden glow of the afternoon sun. Another photograph of fire escapes, this time wrapping around the corner of a red brickwork building, dotted with doors all along the spans of catwalks, and dotted with the occasional satellite dish. A photograph of a Mercedes and a Honda sedan,.both parked in front of a storefront, cast in an evening glow. Both are parked illegally in a bus stop area. Move your lazy asses pls. A photograph of the rear quarter on an old lincoln sedan, with half of the wheel bathed in light and seemingly glowing against the gloss black of the paint.
September 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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So about that "expired" Fuji NPS 160 film given to me?

Absolutely rock solid at 100ISO.

Drew, you're a legend for leaving it frozen for two and a half decades.
A photo of a white skyscraper, and its windows reflecting the Brilliant Blue sky around it, and the wisps of clouds gathered around. A quick portrait of Jack, one of the Photowalk regulars, this time with a new camera to test out! He looks down the viewfinder of his newly acquired Rolleiflex as he composes a shot. A white bandage can be seen wrapped around his forearm, with two watch bands, one gold and one leather, sit on his wrist. The glimmer of a septum piercing can be seen under the shadow of his lovely brimmed hat. An impromptu photo of the walkers, with sunlight shining through the VERY green canopy above them.
September 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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As someone who Used one and passed it on to one of my partners, I really hope you can find a working one. the whirrs and clicks of the floppy drive sparks so much joy!
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Okay fine, Lomo 800 can replace my dear Aurora 800.

Very pleased with this stock, handled well on both my go-to 35mm cams.
A photograph of an apartment complex's side garden, with netting draped over the budding plants to support them as they grow. The fire escape stairway sits center frame, with a very lovely amber coloured lamp illuminating it. A twilight shot of my favourite part of Northside. Cars sit parked along the side of the busy street, with streetlamps illuminating the sidewalk and fronts of the storefronts. A piece of street art on the side of the Bridges building reads: SPITE A photograph of the front of a home with the soft golden glow of the evening sun being cast upon it. Surrounded by the leafy greenery of a large tree, and the shadows of more on the side of the building. A golden hour photo of an industrial park, closed for the day. Eerily empty and stagnant, but not abandoned, just resting until another workday follows. The main sign to the building reads: ART Woodworking
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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More cameras should have a built in GIF generation mode.

Taken with my adorable lil Adafruit Memento camera at Chameleon Pizza.
August 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Phoenix II time.

Yes im a little late to this, my go-to lab shut down without warning and i had to look for a new one.

Featuring some lovely nuggets, and my new imprinting camera back for my Chinon.
A view from under a roadway Viaduct in Western Hills, Cincinnati, with light spilling in from the right of the frame, and arches spanning well into the distance. A view of my little nugget, Millie, Under a bright blue sky with puffs of cotton candy clouds. I goofed on the framing of this and clipped a stop sign in the top left of the frame. An Absolutely GORGEOUS mint(?) coloured Porsche 911 in front of a colourful row of buildings in Northside. Gods I love the styling of this model so much, its like it has little frog eyes! A picture of a Toyota, parked underneath a leafy green tree. A Caption on the bottom left reads "TOYOTA". I dunno why I took this one or why I captioned it like that. You can see another Photographer on the walk with us just on the left of the frame.
August 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Welp, Drew, one of the regulars at Northside Photo Walks gave us a wonderful gift to try out.

Some expired Fuji NPS 160 film that was apparently stuck in the back of his freezer for lord knows how long.

Can't wait to get my Mamamiya TLR back in working condition and give this lovely stock a try!
A 5-Roll box of Medium format Fujifilm 160 NPS, resting on my laptop. The box has seen some minor damage but is otherwise complete!
August 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Oooooooh that's funky.

Test 1-2
August 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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I've said this a thousand times over, but gods I love Lomo Purple
A photograph of the Photowalk group, walking through a dense forest path at Woodland Mound park A photograph of the corner of an ivy-strewn building, hiding behind a well-mowed hill. A picture of the interior of Union Terminal (The Hall of Justice to some of you), showcasing the right half of the large mural in the background, with the original ticket and information stand in the center of frame. A photograph of one of the Photowalk goobers posing for everyone in this shaft of light, illuminating them and the alleyway wonderfully as they lean against a chain-link fence.
August 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Testing out a new zoom lens.

Minolta 70-210 F4. Minolta 9000. Portra 800
A picture showing the front end of an Oldsmobile, with nearly spotless chrome surrounding the front emblems and headlights. A candid photo of Elias trying to capture some of that evening glow peeking through the trees. Little did he know he made an excellent subject himself. Another candid photo of one of the regulars at the photowalk (I SUCK AT REMEMBERING NAMES AAAAAA) sitting in the grass for their composure. A photo taken over an ivy-clad fence, highlighting the warm tones settling onto the building in the middleground, and clouds in the background.
July 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Revolog Volvox... Honestly wasn't sure if I'd like this, especially after the letdown of my Revolog Echo coming out with barely any effects.

Oh was I wrong, those glowey sprites are STRONG on the ISO 200 stock. And they made for some excellent and mesmerizing shots. :D
A photograph of the rear seat in an old Chrysler found parked in an alleyway, with the rear lap belt buckles visible in the center of the frame, resting on the softest and nicest looking 80's leather seats. A photograph of a fellow photographer, as seen from below. Lots of detail is lost in the shadows (cause I did not compensate for the massive backlight that is the SKY), but a white collared shirt and tan slacks can be made out. The figure seems to be holding something up to his lips, possibly a cigarette, with yellow sprites dotted all throughout the frame. A portrait photograph of another fellow photographer. (I suck at remembering names). She is sitting on the rail of a train track, built on a bridge, with the supporting wall of the span behind her. She holds a pair of what appears to be sunglasses, with one of the yellow sprites seemingly acting as a reflection flare off of them A shot of the Photo walk group walking up a public drive, on the hunt for some funky compositions. A black pickup truck takes up the left half of the foreground, with a manufacturing warehouse filling the background up nicely
July 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Testing GIF posting real quick, have a wigglegram of my sunshine.
A wigglegram of my love, Sunny, enjoying the shade of her umbrella while pointing at the camera, and wearing a rad as hell Golf GTI shirt.
July 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Time to finally join the #CrappyCommieCameraParty

Funky Zeiss Ikonta clone, the Moskva 5, that takes either 6x9 exposures, or 6x6 with a film mask. It even has a dial for switching the frames on the composing viewfinder!
A photograph of my new-to-me Moskva 5 camera, held in my hand with the lens extended, and the rangefinder monocle raised. an extremely messy desk can be seen behind it, with my laptop, a pen, another camera, and some miscellaneous batteries strewn across it.
July 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Welp, that's my weekend sorted.
A picture of a MG Gunpla model box, showing artwork of the 00 QUAN(T) it's based on. A picture of an RX-78-2 Gundam model with its hands clasped together, as if plotting something devious. Its eyes glowing red with massive flares.
July 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Did I mention that I love Lomo Purple?

Cause I really fucking love Lomo Purple.

Shots from another fun NSPW walk, with my trusty lil Canonet QL17
Signs hang from a metal bracket affixed to a stone pillar, reading the address numbers for the property they mark, 1601, 1603. A dark black fence spans below it to either side of the frame, with luscious greenery turned purple surrounding the base. Trees fill the background, casting deep shades of blues and purples with their shadows. A picture of a possibly abandoned RV, nestled in the trees of a much less abandoned property. It sits between two clean and bright buildings, with weeds and other foliage growing around it through the cracked gravel and sidewalks A lovely length of vines make their way up the corner fo a brick and mortar building. An arch with stairways can be seen on the left fo the frame, with the hints of a wrought iron gate on the bottom right of the frame. An impromptu portrait of Quincy, one of the fantastic regulars of the Photowalks. Taken as he poses in front of a dilapidated doorway, hands joined together, just above his Hasselblad medium format camera. the address number spray painted on the door reads: 1312, and has a Womens restroom sign on it. The reflections of trees can be seen in the glass above the doorway.
July 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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More NSPW photos from my lil Canonet. Pretty sure the battery was close to flat for its meter this time out, but it held on for some lovely shots!

Now if only I could remember what film this was shot on. I wanna say Portra 800 again, but I don't think I've burned through THAT much of my film budget
A photograph of the NSPW group while at a lovely little ice cream shop, sitting on benches and on top of the outdoor picnic tables, shaded from the sun and sudden rain spurts by the trees above them. A photographers Fujifilm digital camera resting on top of a wooden picnic table, their phone sits next to it, with the cutout of a Kodak Portra film box on its back. Another shot of the NSPW group, this time from a lower angle and focused on the line of lovely photographers on the flower box benches. A photograph of three older cars, two covered in dusty and sun-bleached tarps. The third sits in center frame and is uncovered, showing off the lovely rusty patina and clouded glass windows.
July 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Didn't get many digital pics of cincy pride, but these two I did take sum it up pretty well.

Got about 4 rolls to develop between myself and my loves.
A picture of my Minolta 9000, and my lovely partner's Minolta 7000 uh... oh gods.. they're FROTTING?? Her phone can be seen in the top right with a wicked Initial-D case. A photo of a T-shirt hanging from a stall at Cincy Pride, with a tie-dye base, and a screen print depocting Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog kissing. Words read: Babys First Yaoi.
June 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Farewell Mamamiya, youve served me well, but its best you go to a home that can appreciate you better than i can. <3
My mamiya sits on the busy desk of a technician and appraiser of K&R photographics, being cleaned and tested for functionality. a film SLR can be seen to the left, presumably in for repair.
June 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Post the first album you ever bought with your own money

I still vividly remember running to the local FYE at the mall to pick up my CD on release day.

Fragments of Time is still my all-time favourite track on it.
Album cover art of Daft Punk's, Random Access Memories, featuring the title in lovely hand-written script on the top left. Both of the musicians iconic helmets can be seen in the center, split down the middle, with Thomas Bangalter's Silver helmet on the left, and Guy's golden helmet on the right
June 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM