It has been pointed out to me that I like doing things the hard way. It’s been like that right from the beginning with my photography. I didn’t want things to look like they should. I carried around a Hasselblad studio camera instead of a 35mm. I loaded custom-rolled, specially imported Kodak HIE-infrared stock 120 film that arrived in special black plastic canisters: if you exposed the film to any light at all they would be exposed. They needed to be loaded into the camera in a film changing bag and exposed with a dark red filter, which made using the studio camera even more cumbersome.
Walking around the Chinese gardens in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall park in around 2003 with my Hasselblad loaded with the HIE I spotted this woman dancing in the shade by a bridge. I talked with her afterwards. Nice lady, 70 years old, full of life and energy. I’d love to be that limber in 20 years.
Andy Crosthwaite says
I don’t even know what a Hasselblad is (don’t tell me it’s a camera), but that picture is magical. There’s something almost old-school Disney about it.
carylon says
It’s a camera.
Anonymous says
Stairway to Heaven;>)
Ingrid says
Your actions describe a man who’s passionate about his craft & values artistic creation 😃 I love the image you captured 💝