Beneath the Pier on Film
Another of the three shots I made with film of the Santa Monica Pier when I was taking the photo workshop with Sam Abell.
I would have been very happy with shot, had I not got a better one in digital (here).
It is interesting to compare the two shots which are taken from the same spot with different lens lengths.
The extra width of the digital shot includes more pilings that frame the shot well.
The gull was a bonus, and is just what was needed to complete the shot. See below for a comparable (more…)
Horticultural Walk
A couple of weeks ago my mother and I went to the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific for a walk and a taste of spring.
This is in the Japanese Garden.
Lubitel 166U
When I went to the Gonzales Observatory a few weeks ago, I was not only testing a Yashica T4, but also a Lomo Lubitel 166U.
Like the Yashica, the Lubitel turns out to be far from perfect.
Unlike the Yashica, no matter how much work is done by a qualified camera tech the Lubitel can never be perfect.
Fixable is the extremely stiff focus, stiff to the point that I have to turn the viewing and taking lenses at the same time to adjust focus.
The problem seems just in the taking lens and I think I can probably do it myself, though internet searches have so far not shown me how.
What probably can’t be fixed is the tendency for one corner to be out of focus, and the cheap plastic toy-like construction.
Even so, it is kind of fun to use, especially as I have not used a TLR camera before, (more…)
Rain, Palm, Art Deco
This is another shot from Los Angeles during the major rain storm that graced my visit in February.
The palm tells the story.
After Class
After shooting at the Los Angeles Union Station during the photography workshop the students and teacher gathered at the station bar for a drink before supper.
Our instructor Sam Abell is seen here with an exhibition catalog, surrounded by my classmates.
A minute or three before this a server passed along the main concourse beside this area with a martini on a tray and I made my best photo from the station at the moment we were winding down after hours of intense photography.
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