Monday, May 25, 2009

L'il wiggler

I modified my Holga for 35mm film using the method I found at Squarefrog — by using their handy click chart (sized perfectly for the back of your Holga), you can get 24 frames on a roll of film. Here's our little monkey girl, through the eyes of the Holga:







Friday, May 22, 2009

Artistic Wedding Shots



Terry, a friend and father of the bride, asked if I could put together a show to take to family members in England who could not attend the Mass. wedding. I shot without flash. Here are a few from the creation that included G10 videos and still shots set to music.

Monday, May 18, 2009


This is a picture I took with my trusty G9 in Tuscany last January. Besides the horizon issue, the picture did not capture the day... wet and cold. My first experience with the Tone Curve in the Develop module solved this. I was able to selectively adjust both dark and light details in the sky and adjust mid tones in the foreground. From now on, I think I will make most of my tonal and contrast adjustments here.

Sigma 50mm f1.4



Shooting with the new Sigma 50mm f1.4. Lots of work to do to be able to correctly control the depth of field. Mel


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Streets At Night


Hello Gentlemen,
I have been shooting again, though sporadically, on the dusk/night shots I started a while ago with the polaroid. The images are mostly misses but those that hit have a a lot of impact. Here is my most recent favorite so far.
M

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Spring Equinox in Alaska


The sun’s apparent trajectory is illustrated in this in-camera multiple exposure made south of Bird Point on ice-choked Turnagain Arm. Eight exposures shot at 60-minute intervals were made on one frame of film beginning at 9:30 a.m. Center on the horizon is Mount Alpenglow, rising sharply 4,419 feet above the south shoreline of Turnagain Arm. This shot was taken near the spring equinox, the day when night and day are nearly the same length.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

New York City Street Shot

Time Square; 10:30 PM; rainy night. Practicing the art of street shots. Love it when there's the glance that captures the eyes, connecting the viewer to the viewed. Color or B & W? I have my favorite. What's yours?