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My Cameras: 1952 Zorki.1c * 1954 Zorki.1d * 1952 Zorki.3 * 1956 Zorki.3M * 1956 Zorki.4 * 1959 Zorki.5. Okay, not "ghosts" really. Just some old Soviet made shooters, rather well traveled after being built at the KMZ plant in Krasnogorsk Russia, near Moscow. They are great fun and still capable of producing much better photos than my artistic talents could ever fully explore. And they’re also in good company with two of their German forerunners and archetypes, "the Cowboys" - my two Barnacks. One is a 1934 Leica.III and the other a 1930 Leica.I that was factory "upgraded" sometime along the way to a Leica.III. Aesthetically, both of these could be described as "beaters" at best, but are still in great condition for fun photography. This is a watering hole of sorts, a place to rest in the shade and share whatever photos all these wonderful old machines create and the inspiration they may arouse.
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11 comments:
I love this photo. I have been working on simplifying my composition, at least partly in an effort to find more photos when walking around, rather than going after the "big" shots.
The colors are great. Nice and punchy.
Hey, thanks for stopping by allan. Yeah, this was taken close by at a friend's farm (as was my "be careful" photo). A plastic bucket is soooo mundane blah, but the colors/textures that came out all around it and that neat old window made it very enjoyable to me.
The colours are amazing. The labs in Calcutta, India would never be able to do justice to the negative. What scanner do you use? Am saving money to get a scanner. As soon as I get one I am going to use only film.
Sudeep
I don't scan my own negatives (yet) though I'm looking at a new Canon scanner. Maybe soon. I have my film processed at a local 1-hour photo lab and have them scanned to a CD there (with instructions to adjust nothing.) It's not the best, but okay for now since I still shoot a lot of "test shots." Any adjusting I do at home on the PC, which to me is another step of the "creative process" toward getting the image I want. In this image I only darkened it just a little which helped bring out the colors.
This is a striking shot, the scene, composition and colors, more than colors themselves, the 'washed' tonalities, well seen and beautifully made !
Thanks taffer :) Yeah, I take a camera along every time I go visit these friends on their farm. There's always something that catches my eye.
I too am looking at either an Epson 4490 or a Canon 8400F. The dedicated film scanners are way out of budget for me. The thing is can't decide on which one to buy. I spoke to the Epson dealer. I will have to pay an advance and then wait for 15 days for the scanner. There does not seem to be much demand for film scanners here. Which one are you evaluating?
Sudeep, email sent.
Beautiful pictures. This one looks like a painting. The colours are so interesting. Good job man!!
Anky
I keep coming back to look at this picture and the ones above. I have it on my desktop now.
:-)
Anky ~ thanks for visiting the ol' Ghosts and for the great encouragement. I'm always amazed at how a "nothing subject" can make such an fun photo. This is one of my favorites too. Check back in from time to time. You never know what might turn up.
sudeep, enjoy. Yeah, my desktop changes every so often. Helps me remember to get out there and shoot something!
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