Great comparison, I think. And I much prefer the goop shot.

No luck finding what I was after, but I did find a coupla' boxes from our move to Texas ten years ago, and one of them had a bunch of negatives, prints from negatives, and instant shots from back around 2007-2008.

Including this peel-apart print of Diana that I thought was lost.

Looking for something totally unrelated, I was digging around in garage storage over the weekend.

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The above picture, Little blue bowl, was my most faved of 2025 with 168 little stars, 21 comments, and 8,365 views.

The shot was taken with the nifty little Fujifilm Instax mini EVO + FILM No. 1 Normal / LENS No. 6 Sepia + Instax Mini Black Instant Film

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This is one of two shots Richie sent me. I believe this was around Christmas. And in case you hadn't figured it out, I'm Chuck Yeager.

Right after we landed in Texas he reached out on Facebook.

I swear, even now we could be brothers. So much in common.

He and his wife live near my sister, so the next trip out to the Golden State I'm definitely gonna plan a reunion.

We lived across the street from each other in the Irvington district of Fremont, California. Same age. Best buddies until my family moved, after that we lost contact with each other.

I'd say we're about 5 or 6 years old in this picture, so we're talkin' mid-1950s or so.

The booklet will be 4.5" x 4.5" closed, with 4.5" x 9" spreads when open.

Last Wednesday I printed the separate pages. Thanksgiving Day I trimmed 'em to size. This week I'll start taping everything together.

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The small-ish booklet is 3.5" x 5" closed, 5" x 7" spreads when open.

Printed on 80 lb. matte paper I found at our nearby Walmart. Epson ET-2800.

Followed by a little Exacto Knife work and a buncha' patience.

Again, check out IG reels and YT vids by both Paul Treacy and Connor Bryan.

weird... it works for me.

try this monster > slate.com/technology/2...