Learning curves . Oy.

So one thing you quickly learn about the Polaroid is its viewfinder is a separate thing. It sits up and to the left of the shutter's lens.

This means you cannot predict nor control where the focus will land.

It also means you cannot aim the camera precisely. What you see won't be perfectly aligned with what the camera captures. In fact, the closer you are to your subject, the more misaligned your view will be.

So your pictures will either be frustratingly imperfect or wonderfully amusing, depending on how fussy you are. I'm okay with that. Polaroids are an excuse to stop caring.

But here's the thing: the separate viewfinder means you can't easily tell when the lens cap is still on the camera. I took 4 blank shots last Thursday, at $2 a pop. Dopey me!

Anyway, feel free to admire the beauty of pigeons in flight in the second picture below.

#photography #polaroid