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al_kaplan1 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 I got together for lunch with Leica toting Mikal Grass, his wife Natalie and there cute little son Ivan a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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belledeux diana Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 When I first glanced at this photo, I just assumed that was Al's reflection in the window. ^_^ Then FINALLY, when I saw it was not, it was even more surprising_the symmetry!or inverted symmetry! Or a look to the future. His reflection waiting to become him.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 The last two photos show Monkey and me waiting to pick up a parcel at the post office, and me at the office of the North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizen Services. After hurricane Katrina came through their Meals on Wheels program had some trouble locating a few of their clients because the phone service was out. Sue called me to track down one elderly woman that she knew was a friend of mine. After I located the woman I couldn't get back through to the office on my cell because the office lines were all tied up. I drove over to the office with the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 I guess for the benefit of any newcomers the pix were taken with a 15mm Heliar on a Bessa L body with Tri-X rated normally. I hold the camera in my outstretched hand, and I haven't the foggiest notion as to how I manage to frame the shots. They're printed full frame, uncropped. My thanks to Belle Deux for the scanning, post processing, posting, and putting up with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmo Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 <i>....I haven't the foggiest notion as to how I manage to frame the shots....</i><p>With a 110 degree angle of view my guess is dumb luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 You're probably right about that Ed. I never did think that the candles, incense, dancing, and chanting incantations really helped all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmo Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 like fishing with handgranades....any one with one functional arm can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_ries Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Al, I always enjoy these. I think you should do a Go-Go dancer series just to spice things up that way we would see a smile on your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Edmo, Go to bed and suck your toe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I'm chuckling along with Ed. If one can't frame themself in with a 15mm, then one probably couldn't laid in Paris either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Al, Those are very light-hearted images. Almost entertaining! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmo Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Todd ----> "FK" yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjm photo Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Love your sense of humor Al!!!Some of that stuff didn't do me any good either...just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 Steve, I used to know a go-go dancer. If you do a search on photonet for my Abbie Hoffman photograph there's a picture on that thread of me with two girls. The shorter one was the dancer! Unfortunately she'd be about 58 or 59 years old now, maybe more, and I doubt if she's still dancing. But it's an idea worth pursuing! I'll ask around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Edmo, Obviously I was joking. Poor joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Eric, What I like about Al's self portraits is not the framing; it's the subject! ....and, sorry you had such bad luck on your trip to Paris. (^O^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Oh...forgot to mention...it takes years of experience to frame properly without a viewfinder! I'm beginning to get the idea, but Al has me beat on eyeless composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Hey. At least Al finally posts images with regularity and contributes to this forum. I still don't get how he purportedly sells his images to 'clients' but that just goes along with the responses on this forum : some like it and some don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 Todd, it used to be common to see news photographers holding a 21 or 35 equipped camera over their heads shooting a celebrity surrounded by a gaggle of admirers. After awhile you get pretty good at judging the coverage without looking through the finder. It was really a fairly easy step to turning the camera around 180 degrees. I photographed city sponsored breakfast meeting today which had a much larger turnout than anybody expected so the 15 was handy to show the turnout, probably around 300 people. They requested some pix showing the crowd. I shot some "self portraits" along with the standard pix of the mayor, city attorney, and other speakers. It's gotten to the point where people expect them...LOL, and yes, they do order prints of them. I'm well known around town both as a photographer and an involved citizen. What is a real shame, though, is I post some photos of Mikal, Ivan and Natalie suitable for them to email a link to their friends and relatives, and the usual scum surfaces with nasty comments and boderline obscenities. If you guys think that you're scoring points that way don't brag about knowing the people you're scoring them with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmo Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Todd...obviously it wasn't that clear what you meant. Al, i should have stated that a one armed blind man can take the shots your doin' with a 15....use a 75 and i'll be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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