My first (film) camera
When I was in my mid 20's (more than 30 years ago) I found out that a lot of epic Hollywood movies on TV were heavily cropped. Televisions back then had a 4:3 aspect ratio, but those movies were 16:9 and sometimes even wider. Back than most people preferred to watch the movie fullscreen (in stead of having black bars on the top and bottom of te screen). Where I lived there was one departmental store that sold a small selection of wide screen VHS tapes. I bought one (I think it was Bad Boys) and was immediately hooked. I started collecting more and more wide screen movies and eventually bought a Sony Wega 100 hertz widescreen television and a surround sound receiver, as soon as I could afford one, so I could enjoy them in full glory. I also discovered that my (film) camera had a panoramic setting. I didn't photograph much back then and only on vacations (which I didn't go on much), but I loved the pictures I shot in that wide aspect ratio (the camera just blacked out the top and bottom of the 35mm frame to achieve that look).
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When visiting the botanical earlier this year in April, we were pleasantly surprised by its beauty, even though some parts were still a bit barren as it was still early in the season and the weather until then wasn't that great. Revisiting the gardens in August, made it an even more beautiful experience. The pictures say it all. So no more text, just scroll down and enjoy!
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