Light-leaked photo of San Jose, Costa Rica. (Camera: Olympus XA-2; Film: Kodak T-Max 100)
Maybe it’s just me. But it seems we’re being buffeted mightily by the winds of what I’d call (for lack of a better descriptor) “stunt photography.” It’s everywhere on-line these days and if you tune in to sites like Petapixel you’ll see examples posted almost daily. But what is stunt photography? Continue reading
Sunset at Uluru, NT, Australia.
(Camera: Olympus OM-PC; Lens: Zuiko 50mm f/1.8; Film: Fuji Provia 100F transparency)
Witty's Lagoon, Metchosin, BC.
(Camera: Agfa Isolette II; Filter: Yellow; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)
Garry Oak meadow at Summit Park, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16; Film: Lomography Color 400)
(Camera: Lomography Belair; Lens: 58mm f/16; Film: Lomography Color 100)
The poor ol’ Lomography Belair has taken quite a beating in reviews and on-line discussion forums almost from the day it was first announced. Even my own review (Part 1 of which is found here), has plenty of unkind things to say. But, as the picture above shows, if you take into account the camera’s limitations, it’s still possible to make pleasing pictures with it. And really, isn’t that how you have to work with all cameras? Yes, shocking though it may be to say, even Leicas have limitations. I’m not saying this photo is great art, but its shortcomings (whatever they may be) are clearly the fault of the guy pointing the camera, not the camera itself.
Quadra Street, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Agfa Isolette II; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)
The Belmont building on the corner of Humboldt and Gordon Streets, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Agfa Isolette II; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)
Giant sequoia tree on Moss Street, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Yashica-Mat TLR; Film: Fuji Reala 100)
Trillium flowers, Witty's Lagoon Park, Metchosin, BC.
(Camera: Olympus OM-2n; Lens: Zuiko 50mm f/3.5 macro; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 chromogenic)
Still walking on the Dallas Road waterfront, Victoria, BC.
(Camera: Yashica-Mat TLR; Film: Kodak T-Max 100)
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