The White Horses

Comments, ratings appreciated on this Holga shot--tone and

composition. Taken with plastic Holga 120 camera for interesting

effects caused by the plastic lens, as well as vignetting.

Very nice, composition fits the camera very well.

Nice :-) Like them both. You are making me want to try this camera.

Robert, I find this one better or more appealing than the one w/single horse. 1. because the legs are more visible and they dont look stunted 2. The direction of the look or gaze of the animals.

 

I read that not everyone can make a holga shot look good. You obviously dont fit in that category. Question- did you modify the holga or get one that has been modified?

 

Knicki

Thanks for the comments. Knicki, this is an off-the-shelf $20 Holga (recently there was a special at Calumet: Holga and 5 rolls of film for $29.99). I know some photographers who have bought a whole bunch of these to find one that gives them the right look. I'm pretty happy with this one--the plastic lens is reasonably sharp and I like the vignetting. The camera is not without problems: the take up spool winds the film very loose so I have to remove the film in my darkroom. However, I really enjoying playing with this; it's the antithesis of digital. I hope both you and ee get one. You'll enjoy it!

Thanks Robert. I have been looking at them for awhile. Your shots have pretty much sealed the deal. at the very least I can give it to my kids.

 

Knicki

I just recently ran across that take-up spool problem, and have also had to remove a spool or two in the darkroom.

 

I can assure everyone that Holga's don't just automatically make good pictures like this; they can churn out crap like any other camera, only more so.

Steven, you're right, this is a finicky camera, and I think it's only suited for certain types of shots. I bought mine two years ago, ran a few rolls through it, but wasn't impressed. A few months ago I saw some Holga photos at a gallery and that gave me an idea, compositionally, of what I needed to shoot.

 

Knicki, your stuff would be especially well-suited to Holga. Don't let the kids play with it: it's way too cheaply made!

Simply &*#%^$ Fantastic looking Holga shot... This is an instant classic looking Holga shot here.... I can not say enough about this shot here... BRAVO... Back to basics.. this is pure photography here.... Great tone, Wicked composition, the contrast is perfect.... Hope you have this one blown up to at least 16x20 ! ! !

I too own and use a Holga. If you fold up a piece of tape or paper enough times and then squeeze it in at the bottom of the spool on the left side, it tightens everything up so the film will wind tightly on the right side. Hope that helps. GREAT SHOT by the way!

LOVE the warm tones and vignetting!

the toning is not necessary. the toning actually detracts from this very good shot by implying it was a necessary enhancement.

 

vuk.

White horses! and with a Holga. Don't let Phil Morris see this! He will have to come over to visit you and find those horses to shoot with his holga (roid) (I think). He belongs to the same blogging community that I mentioned before -- VFXY. Let me get the link to his blog... not his white horse, though