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Finally getting around to posting some from WTCD…
Fintan very kindly passed on a Lubitel 2 camera to me, I couldn’t figure it out on the sat, but did manage to get to grips with it a few days later, kind of…
Tricky focusing, very tricky!
I bumped into a Russian man in Dublin, and he very kindly translated Lubitel to mean, to love, or to have love of many things. Cool.Anyway, these were cropped and converted to mono, and textures added to them. The agents will be arriving any moment to take me away.
Diana F camera and Kodak Portra NC (not adjusted of fiddled with…. much. Just contrast and levels)
I think I’ve have liked this better if it had just been the dog. Zoe was her name, a chocolate lab pup, very friendly little girl who gave lots of kisses.
Templebar place of worship…
Zoltan, the man… Can’t believe the camera strap got in the way :(
And, setting up the group shot…
Sinead
I like the left one in the last row, it looks like the lost souls are trying to break out of Josephs body. The one with the dog and the freaky ghost head is brilliant, too.
very different, lovely set Sinead.
love the last two.
I thought LUBITEL meant Amateur ?
aoluain wrote:
I thought LUBITEL meant Amateur ?
Afaik, amateur is a cognate of amour (meaning love) and its original sense would have been more meaning “doing something because you have passion for it”.
Perhaps the Russian word has kept the connection, whilst the English word’s meaning has changed over time.A crazy bunch of photos Sinead. I love the first one (really cool) and Zoltan and the last two.
Martin
Love the “quirky” framing :) cant wait to see what I got………the waiting is
killing, this Friday. I found framing with the Lubitel quite strange kept wanting
to put it to my eye hehe! Then moving in the opposite direction had me flumaxed
as well.Zoltan looks great……….seriously cool!
Thanks all.
Alan – Martin – Thanks with the translation help, interesting stuff!
Jenny – yes, a little strange, I think it’s best to frame a little loose? Maybe…
Although, I love a bit of accidental framing! Tee hee.I like the one of Zoltan too.
Sinead
Sinead, I love the texture and the grain of the “making of” of the group picture….. which camera did you use?
Great set Sinead-
strangely enough, I like the last two-It must be pointed out, that I was only trying to set up a 20′ pneumatic release across the road,
but nobody else seemed to think it was a good idea-That first one of Jess is great, really nicely lit and set up-
not so sure that it’s better than if her face had been included,
but definitely worth another shot, I think-Z is good too, again, might have preferred it without the strap-
Again, great set-
Hi Sinead,
I have enjoyed looking through these and the text really helped.
Very interesting.
Cheers.
John.
Alessia – Yes, Diana F nice little camera, smaller and lighter than the Holga. Thank you.
Joseph – Thank you. I need to ask you where I can get one of those cable release things. I thought it was great!
The first two were on the kitchen table, Jess is not allowed on any furniture in the house, so her expression never looks relaxed if she’s up on the table, bless…
She loves apples, I thought she might have looked at them, but it seems she’s now used to looking into the lens.Simple set up, a very light paper sheet (from Primark) over the kitchen window and a silver reflector.
John – Thank you, glad you liked them. A bit bizarre without the text maybe. Tee hee
You’ll have to join us next time.Sinead
jessthespringer wrote:
John – Thank you, glad you liked them. A bit bizarre without the text maybe. Tee hee
You’ll have to join us next time.
SineadThe outing sounds like it was great fun.
It is nice to see photos of other members.
You had a good turnout and the photos are really interesting viewing.I hope that interesting is not taken as a sort of backhanded compliment as it
is not meant to be.I, like many I suspect, have maybe become a little programmed to look
at photos in a rigid way.
Focus, no noise, rule of thirds, straight horizons, proper this, more megapixels,
latest camera models, correct that ………..and on and on and on.I knew nothing of this type of photography before I joined up with PI but have
found following your adventures to be both interesting and educating.The use of inexpensive camera equipment, the anticipation of what the results might be and
the general fun and cameraderie generated can’t be bad.The pictures ain’t half bad either.
The kind invitation to join you next time is a temptation that may be hard to resist.
Well done to you all.
John.
5faythe wrote:
I, like many I suspect, have maybe become a little programmed to look
at photos in a rigid way.
Focus, no noise, rule of thirds, straight horizons, proper this, more megapixels,
latest camera models, correct that ………..and on and on and on.The use of inexpensive camera equipment, the anticipation of what the results might be and
the general fun and cameraderie generated can’t be bad.The kind invitation to join you next time is a temptation that may be hard to resist.
John.
Well, I’ll be sure to give you a shout next time.
I think your right about the use of inexpensive, and at times, very dodgy camera equipment.
I think many people expect the results to be complete rubbish, but may end up being surprised at the quality.
It’s fun, because it’s a relaxed style of approach. For some.
For others, it’s approached with much more careful planning, with a lot of thought and consideration going into each frame.Just like any other Art, I suppose.
Anyway, it’s worth a go, if only just for a really good day out.
Sinead
Good to see these Sinead…
Still waiting on my own. Just need the opportunity to visit Gunn’s to
collect the scans…Thanks Rob. So, we’ll be seeing your soon then? *taps foot while looking at watch and whistling*
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