Rock-A-Hoola Water Park – Abandoned
I always enjoy exploring abandoned locales, and Rock-A-Hoola is no exception. This abandoned water park is located along the I-15 in southern California. I believe the location (i.e. the middle of nowhere) is the reason why this and the accompanying master-planned resort community went under in less than a decade of operation. As with many abandoned sites, it's slightly depressing to think about what it was like before it was left to rot - the happy visitors playing in these pools, children splashing and laughing just as I did at Wet-N-Wild in Las Vegas. Be sure to check out the promotional video for the park below.
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Collection: Digital Photography and Workflow
Over the summer, I purchased my first digital SLR, a Canon T2i. It was quite the transition for me since most of my photographic career leading up to this semester has been film-based. Overall, I'm happy with the transition. Two classes have forced me to take more pictures; here are some of my favorite shots; not all of which were taken specifically for class.
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First Attempts with Holga 120N, Horseman Accordion & Rusty Rollbox
Preface: About a month ago, I borrowed a Holga 120N from my roommate on a whim. The assignment for my photo class was to emulate a famous photographer, and the guy I chose had a great set of Holga pictures on his website. I rushed to the local photo store and bought two rolls of black and white 120 film. I asked the clerk, "So, is this film in a canister like 35mm?" The old man behind me chuckled at my inexperience. They patiently explained how 120 worked, and I was instantly fascinated.
Last weekend after Thanksgiving, I decided to pick at the antique cameras my family had acquired over the years and had been sitting on a bookshelf collecting dust. For the longest time, I just assumed that the film for those cameras didn't exist. But when I inspected them, lo and behold, most of them took 120. The ones that didn't could be easily modified to fit 120 or 35mm. So I went on a shoot near the airport in Las Vegas. Admittedly, these frames are far from perfect, and I seriously screwed up the Horseman pictures.
Holga:
