Elegy for Polaroids

Polaroid film is nearing its final days. I'll miss using my SX-70 Land Camera, which was given to me less than two years ago. I'll miss the frustration of finding the proper exposure at $1.50 a pop, jerry-rigged methods of inserting Polaroid 600 into my antiquated model, the square aspect ratio that turned rectangle framing on-end, and the soft colors that the film produced. I won't miss the time I opened a piece of film to see what was inside--poisonous chemicals apparently. In any case, I'll cherish my last twenty-three shots. Here are some of my best so far: