Words/No Words: Shadow Play

<b>Well, here is a theme which I hope will resonate with some others

here, and perhaps it is one that needs less apologies than the cat

thread.</b>

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I shot this with a Retina IIa which I only had for a day. I sent it

back because of a slightly out-of-adjustment rangefinder. Wish I had

kept it and tracked down a competent repairman to do the cla it

needed. None of my Retinas have quite the sturdiness of my Zeiss

cameras, but I love the compactness, feel and quickness of the IIa

design, along with the superb f2 Xenon.

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I hope it does not seem too intrusive or egocentric of me to keep

posting Words/No Words threads. I think pictures really add a lot to

the discussion of shooting with old cameras. There are a lot of

bright and articulate people in this forum who make very good sense,

but many have no photo.net folders or even home pages with examples

of their work. I think posting a picture can add greatly to any

argument, and it certainly enhances both interest and credibility.

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I also very much enjoy the results of having a number of people post

pictures on a common theme. The results are often wonderful

surprises in discovering how others see the world, and I think the

total impact of the group's effort is often more than the simple sum

of the parts.<div></div>

Greek Orthodox Church north of Barrie, Ontario at Hwy 11 and Hwy 93 interchange.<div></div>

A less recognized view of the spectacular Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth.<div></div>

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<p>Taken June 2003 with a 1929 Voigtlander 6x9 folder

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Ed, I love that shot of the drift fence. Just beautiful.

Another snow fence...<div></div>

The lens for this image was just a +10 close up lens on a bellows, Kodachrome 64 film, and a Pentax Spotmatic. Soft focus on the cheap!<div></div>

Reflections<div></div>

Yashica D <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/1727232&size=lg">Gravenhurst sunset - cloud and cloud shadow playing on the water</a>

Some very nice work in this thread. The prize for obscure classic camera looks like it will go to W. Au. Thought those urban shadows and reflections were super too. Did a search on Mansfield Skylark; didn't find anything on ebay and only a few results in Google. Looks like a '50s Japanese 35mm. One fellow in an old photo.net forum thread said he had found one in a garage sale for $5. Wow!

Mike, you're correct about the Mansfield. This one (a rebadged Royal) is a meterless 35mm rangefinder and has been in our family for a long time. It's a pretty decent street shooter, even today, with its 45mm f1.9 lens and leaf shutter with speeds up to 1/300s.

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<i>Windy midnight shadows</i></center>

Above taken with appr. 1949 vintage Wirgin Auta 6.3, 6x9 format TMY, 2 seconds at f/6.3.

konica S2, lucky 100, Manila

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<i>Sidewalk Shadows</i></center><p>

 

Taken with Wirgin Auta, flatbed scanned from commercial lab print.

Canon IIb, Collapsible Serenar50 3,5. Shutter 1/20, f 3,5.

Here is a view of part of the rear of the church at Ranchos de

Taos, NM. Taken with an Argus C-3, Ilford Delta Pan 100.

Scanned with minimal adjustment. I like the abstract forms and

geometric shadows.<div></div>

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