fuzzy logic

i've been using my new digital point & shoot - somewhat less than faithfully. but still. anyway -i've kept the ISO at 1600. and forced the flash off. mostly because i hate the flash and am always drawn to low-light. the other thing is, i love grainy photos. from film. the softness - sort of a dreamy quality to them. the one thing about digital pictures is that they're always crisp, sharp, an unreal clarity to them. and they all look the same to me. with the soft grain, you could imagine that what you're seeing isn't quite real. is not taking place in this time. that its detail, because it doesn't have the same clarity to it, becomes more universal and less specific.

the other reason i think i'm drawn to fuzzy photos is because i have really bad eyesight. when i wake up in the morning, without contacts or glasses, the world around me is soft, indistinct, filled with color, light and indiscriminate shapes. it's just what i'm used to...

the problem is... with the iso jacked at 1600 with this camera, it's soft, but it's horribly pixelated, rather than gently out of focus. it's not the same. and when you want what you're used to, it's a poor substitute.


so, some photos at digital1600.


pumpkin carving


michael and a pumpkin


an office kitchen at 4PM.

same kitchen - different view

an office hallway - beige and slightly depressed. but that could just be me.