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These black and white pictures are so beautiful, the lights in the third one in particular is lovely and you've really captured your sons' joy. They are the best ones I've seen on here.
ReplyDeleteWork of a HK-born master photographer currently based in New York City. I'm so very proud of you, buddy.
ReplyDeleteHaving not been able to read your blog in the PRC for one whole month, I just can't have enough of it, man.
Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteThe herbs pictures and video too still hold dear to my heart.
And the doggy in the pond in Laurence Farms Orchards....
I have some 40 rolls of film so there are more to come. But I have yet to find a shop that I am happy with.
I didn't know these aren't digital photographs, buddy.
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ReplyDeleteI am no master. I am just a crazy guy. I am still learning. Just about 3 weeks ago, I didn't even know how to load a roll of 120 film.
The latest black and white and square format shots are from negatives. The scan wasn't all that great.
Thank you for the compliments.
But you do know now, right?
ReplyDeleteHave you got a 120 film camera [or can one call it a 120mm camera], buddy? I've got one too - a twin-lens China-built Seagull my mom's elder brother gave me.
Now you are the real master [at least to me, for which you may feel a wee bit disappointed] with the right equipment.
Yes, you've got the Yashica Mat-124 G, which is a good 6 x 6 twin lens reflex.
ReplyDeleteI guess you haven't totally caught up with all my posts.
ReplyDeleteI got myself a Yashica TLR. Seagull is "tribute" to Rollei's TLR, and Yashica is Japanese tribute to Rollei.
Medium format uses 120 roll film. As for my TLR, the format is 6x6 a square format which is interesting and of course has some novelty to people like me from a 135 background. I think you can call it anything you want ... I am actually not 100% sure but I think people just call it medium format. Check out wiki, which should have a much more detailed and nuance explanation.
Yes, the two were Rolleiflex clones. And all three enjoyed huge success in different corners of the Globe.
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that it's known as medium format photography. Thanks, buddy, for telling me that.
ss:
ReplyDeleteDid you ever run a roll of 120 film in your Seagull? I remember you mentioned the camera before (and William too) but I didn't know you actually have one somewhere. Perhaps you can try a roll of 120, it takes 12 pictures and each frame is about 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. If the light meter doesn't work, you can run the sunny 16 rule, on a very bright sunny day, set the f-stop at 16, and the shutter to the reciprocal of the film speed. That's if you shoot ASA 100 film, on a bright sunny day, set f-stop at f16 and the shutter speed at 1/125 sec. I found the result pretty acceptable in my case.
Yes, ss, upload some of your 120 pics in your site, I have sent my Ablum in my Facebook to you, check your Facebook again
ReplyDeleteYes, I used to shoot a lot of pictures using that Seagull TLR of mine. It's still buried deep down the rubbish heap in my flat. I remember I used f11 when it's sunny and shutter speed of 1/125 sec on ASA 100 film. It WAS fun back then.
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ReplyDeleteWow, that's news to me. I have no idea you shot a lot of 120. You are way ahead of me. I thought you only pick up your camera once a year, load a 36 exposure, took a few and then put it down. It took you 6 years or so to finish a Kodak 36 in your Nikon FM2 or so. Am I right?
I think I shot a lot more pictures with my Seagull TLR than I did using my Nikon FM2. Like Mom working in the kitchen, some self-portraits, a visit to 兵頭花園 [all B&W] etc etc. That was way back in the early 1980's when I was still living in 葵涌新區。 Different mindset and mentality, you know. After all, the Seagull TLR was my very first camera.
ReplyDeleteYou're probably right about the way I used my FM2. Tell you what. I think I've shot less than 20 photos with my Nikon D60 up to now and I don't even know how to make the time and date appear in the photo like WP2007 did. My only consolation is that doing that, as you put it, would make my photos look amateurish.
Seagull is probably the only company that still makes TLR. All other companies have given up on TLR. But not Seagull. Seagull thinks the more things change, the more it stays the same. Works for me.
ReplyDeleteAll the pictures you took must still be around, buried somewhere deep. Dig them up, it's fun to look at.