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I meant to say I was waiting in line for a blessing in the prev post.

“May everything be as you wish.” By the artist Jojo Calligraphy.

A mutual reminded me that Lunar New Year was happening today in SF Chinatown. So I came with my Pentax and filled a roll of film. Can’t wait to share those. In the meantime, I’ll share this picture and am getting a lunar new year calligraphy.

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A mutual reminded me that Lunar New Year was happening today in SF Chinatown. So I came with my Pentax and filled a roll of film. Can’t wait to share those. In the meantime, I’ll share this picture and am getting a lunar new year calligraphy.

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may all the people who see this finish their current wip this year

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Who knows what upgrades await you after you jump...

Pentax K1000

Kodak color 400 film

January 9, 2025

Oakland, CA

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This picture makes me think of the phrase "Stand clear of the closing door please" in New York City. Even though this is in Alameda.

Pentax K1000

Kodak color 400 film

January 8, 2025

Almanac Beer, Alameda, CA

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This picture makes me think of the phrase "Stand clear of the closing door please" in New York City. Even though this is in Alameda.

Pentax K1000

Kodak color 400 film

January 8, 2025

Almanac Beer, Alameda, CA

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The photo booth takes pictures of you, but who takes pictures of the booth? Looking great, buddy!

Pentax K1000

Kodak color 400 film

January 8, 2025

Almanac Beer, Alameda, CA

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Experiment to see if I could capture the motion blur of these fans. I feel like I could be better, but this was still a win in my eyes.

Pentax K1000

Kodak color 400 film

January 8, 2025

Firebrand Cafe, Alameda, CA

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I moved recently. I was in a bad situation. But I'm picking myself up after getting into a better place.

And I'm picking up where I left off with my photos!

Pentax K1000

Kodak color 400 film

January 8, 2025

Firebrand Cafe, Alameda, CA

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to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years...

1. DO NOT censor your posts

dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)

2. we dont really have an algorithm

you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the 'for you page' is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points

3. dont crosstag

we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old "repost comments" on tiktok)

4. dont expect to go viral/be famous

"viral" isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is

5. blocking is your best friend

tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on

6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture

this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we've been here longer and we're familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app

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i do desperately need everyone on this website especially people who arent american but want to rag on america to familiarize themselves with the basic romanized spelling conventions of native american languages because every day i come on here and i see people making fun of massachusetts or connecticut or mississippi or passamaquoddy or mashpee or nipissing and its like PLEASE. PLEASE THEY ARENT ENGLISH WORDS. PLEAAAAASEEEEEUUUHHH. USE YOUR MINDS TO IDENTIFY WHEN A WORD LOOKS LIKE IT MAY NOT BE ENGLISH. I DONT CARE IF YOU MAKE FUN OF AMERICA JUST PLEASE STOP BEING RACIST WHILE YOU DO IT

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Last shot of the year (2024)! This is one of my favorite kinds of shots, after candids.

I don't have any plans for any kind of series like the Bad Photo series. So I'm open to suggestions for a challenge. The first roll I have for 2025 is going to be a night photo walk with a friend. And I can't wait for that.

Pentax K1000

Kodak color film

December 17, 2024

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Pentax K1000

Kodak color film

December 17, 2024

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In the middle of making my coffee.

Pentax K1000

Kodak color film

December 17, 2024

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wishing all artists a very sincere "get weirder with it" this coming year

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I had to crop this one for a couple of reasons.

1) I'm awfully far away from the subject. I love candids, but I don't tend to get close. I give all of my subjects their space.

2) There's a special spot in this Peet's Coffee where I see the baristas' reflections and I've taken it upon myself to capture the reflection. I feel like I've done a decent job with this one. But there will be more.

Pentax K1000

Kodak color film

December 17, 2024