Today I did something totally old-fashioned! I went to a shop to process two picture films! Yes, 35mm camera film. Unbelievable, I know. I felt like a Flintstone character

Here is the story: I had a couple of those relic films running around the house. One of these “to do items” that lay around the house but never get around doing. From the time when I actually had a 35mm camera, circa 2003!

So I went in, I got a receipt for my two camera rolls, completely ignorant of their content, waited for one hour, and got a CD with the results… What did those rolls contain?

Surprise, surprise! I got 2003 pictures of a picnic, the climbing of a small mountain, a family gathering in Barcelona, and my wife posing. Nothing unusual, but quite fun nevertheless! It was like a time capsule, only 4 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised that, after almost 4 years, the pictures still hold, with reasonable quality (the camera was not that great to start with!), after moving twice during these years.

Funny thing about technological innovations: They become the default after a while! Now, it seems unthinkable to wait to develop the images, or the need to go to a shop to get the satisfaction of viewing the images. Actually, I expect yesterday’s stream party to be already published and distributed on “the facebook”!

This is how technology changes the experience and the defaults!