The Ricoh GXR system with the Leica A12 module was the first digital camera I ever bought, and I bought it reluctantly. It was not a good seller, and the company discontinued it pretty quickly. I told myself I would not enter a cycle of upgrading and buying new digital cameras, and would wait a […]
bench
Two pictures from Taipei’s Daan Park in Oct. 2020; the first owes much to a 35mm colour photo by Vivian Maier: I was referencing it as I took it. I have problems with the X-pro 1; I think the trick is not to overexpose. The sensor falls apart when you do that.
hassel
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 […]
昨日世界
My understanding is that this area is a group of traditional buildings renovated for the 2010 Taipei Flora Expo. It’s actually a very relaxing spot that we discovered not far from the amusement park. We were caught in a storm, but foul weather is no excuse for not taking a photo where you see one. […]
bric-a-brac
A bric-a-brac shop in Hastings. First I saw the dog, then the jacket; I was tickled by the juxtaposition. This was during the 2017 Jack in the Green festival; you can see the poster in the window. The slightly old feel is due to the lens: a 1950s Leica 35mm summaron 2.8. It was used […]
東南亞
A selection of photos from SE Asia during my period of traveling from 2002 through 2008. Since I’m no longer really taking photos, but can’t let go of the blog, I thought I’d use this from now on as more of a record of past experiences. The pictures from Thailand are from Ayutthaya, a former […]
Amusement Park
In north Taipei, not far from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, there is an old amusement park. There are still old rides there, including a carousel. I was there with a Konica IIIa that had travelled the world when I couldn’t. This was a test roll, my first with the camera. The lens is certainly […]
臉
Compositionally divided diagonally, stabilized with a pyramid formed of the obscured figure’s shoulders rising up through to the top of the flame. There is the contrast of the deep shadows and the blown highlights, with expanses of limited greys. The structural lines are horizontal and vertical, save for the forearm following the slant of the […]
Staying negative
Covid, what metamorphoses you bring; but you have ended this for me. When I started taking photos, I used to say I was collecting negatives; there was no plan. Now I look back through the boxes of negs, I don’t see a life measured in pictures, I see an insatiable, pointless brick of a thing. […]
關渡
OK, admit it. Another TLR. Actually, two, because the first one was broken. And then I got it repaired. But the first one is in better nick than the second arrival, so… I had heard that the Koniflex, with its slightly longer focal length, was a joy to use. The jury’s still out on that […]
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