brass lens paradise (vintage large format) Holiday at an ancient city

Different angled shot by different lens, old giant Heliar. I really

love its performance. Cropped a bit from 8x10. Thanks.

sorry man, this is just not a photo that says anything to me. It's a snapshot.

Sorry, Glen. What do you mean "photo"? Everyone of my photos in this portfolio is nothing but a snapshot, sometimes by 8x10 like this one. And I am sure there are people who take these photos as saying anything. It's a matter of "correspondence" via photo, but your antenna does not correspond, unfortunately. Please imagine, dogs were looking at me together. Was it not a precious moment for this camera?

Communication requires at least 2 people. A Sender to send a message in a manner that someone who recieves that communique is likely to be able to understand, and a reciever who is capable of interpreting the message according to standards the sender is likely to use. The reciever then indicates he/she has recieved the message and provides a brief summary of the message so the sender can evaluate if he has been understood correctly. This is common to all communication throughout all human history.

 

There are obligations on the part of both the sender and the reciever. It only takes one failure to stop communication or worse, confuse the communication. I'm telling you the message was garbled, I didn't get the message. You need to re-send.

 

Being obscure doesn't make the message any more brilliant or intellectual. It just guarantees your isolation. Using a view camera doesn't add 'gravitas' to the message, though it does add weight to the photographer's back.

 

It is still a very well exposed snapshot. I'm sure it means a lot to you. And in that sense, it has power - to you. I take no pleasure in writing these words, being honest about a failure to communicate can border on the cruel at times. I have no desire to be cruel.

Glen, why I have to re-send the message? The up-loaded photograph is everything and nothing more. If you do not get the message, please ignore it. No need to leave a negative correspondence. Thanks.

Yasumasa, this is a lovely portrait.

A man and his dogs and his car (nice car!). The fact that it was taken with an 8x10 just means the result is of higher quality than if it was taken with a digital or 35mm.
There is no reason to concern yourself if Glen doesn't receive the communcation of this photo. You have a different eye and very different subject matter than he. You photograph people with a difficult tool. Not an easy thing...I struggle with it as often as I can. He uses a digital camera and photographs things that don't move or interact with him. Very different.

I greatly enjoy your work.

Regards,
Robert

Robert, thank you for your favorable comment. I am playing and sometimes struggling with vntage cameras by vintage way. It is another joy of photographing.

it must be both a pleasure and a curious puzzle to stand in the 21st century and use cameras and lenses that are what? a hundred years old. I mean an enjoyable puzzle and paradox. I can remember a time when I grew tired of taking photos with my absolutely first rate AF AE SLR, a Pentax PZ-1 and stopped taking photos for a time. Then I stepped into digital and then for my small paradoxical needs I also began to acquire some older cameras but none more than about 50 years old. It takes a different approach and amount of time to consider and make each photograph and in certain circumstances that is the relaxation and the pleasure and the paying of attention that is worthwhile.

 

I like very much the stair line coming down to the man and the dogs and then the car. I think where the light is brightest perfectly suits the figures. Perhaps it is not a photo to hang in an art museum, but it is a moment caught and pleasant to look at. That seems worthwhile to me.

Thank you, WJ. This portfolio is a part of my quest of classic cameras and lenses. That is the reason sometimes it has the meaning on the process, not on the result, as 2/3 of these photos were by so-called "classic equipment" (except mountain and family photos). I am happy that I became to know there are a lot of people who love classics even in the digital era.