Musings
an Online Journal of Sorts
By Alyce Wilson
July 3, 2007 - Found Film
About a month and a half ago, The Gryphon and I checked out a yard sale at a church, which presumably contained items from parisioners. I found a camera bag that looked almost brand new and bought it, figuring that my sister might be able to use it.
When she visited for my bridal shower, I gave her the bag, checking the pockets before handing it over. In them, I found some cough drops, a gum wrapper and an undeveloped roll of film!
At the earliest opportunity, I had prints made. I ordered doubles so that I can mail a set, plus the negatives, back to the church, in hopes that they can identify the owner.
The first shot somehow didn't get printed, but I took a photo of the negative and inverted it in PhotoShop to see what it was. It seems to be a family, consisting of a young man, a young woman and a father, lounging by the side of a pool.
The next shot is a loving closeup of the young woman in a pool, who smiles broadly at the photographer.
Next is a closeup of the young man. The photographer appears to be shorter than the young man, which makes me think it's probably the one missing member of the family, the mother.
Then there's a shot of the young woman in a very similar pose, but showing more of the swimming pool, which appears to be the sort of pool you'd find at a hotel. Nobody else seems to be swimming.
The next series of pictures are clearly taken at a different place. After a blurry shot of a building emblazoned with the words "Kennel Club", there's a shot of an empty track, with a billboard for a national telecommunicaitons company. This is followed by a shot of a group of workers apparently readying some greyhounds for a race.
Then is an overview of the track and the scoreboard, apparently from bleachers that have a roof.
Following are several shots of the dogs racing, the best of which actually freezes one of them in action, Number 7.
The final shot on the roll is of three white ducks walking across a grassy area.
As far as I can tell, these appear to be photographs from a family vacation. Who knows how long ago it was? It could be from several years ago. Hopefully, when I mail this back to the church, they'll be able to find the original owner, who will no doubt be surprised and pleased to see these long lost pics.
Moral:
Always check purses and bags before giving them away.
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2006 by Alyce Wilson
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