400 – The Glass Aerie

That Strange Light Before It Rains

By -N- on October 22, 2016

If you have ever experienced the scudding light – bright, shadow, dark, bright – as clouds race before the wind, you know what I mean. Suddenly one patch is brilliant against the ominous dark, then vanishes before your eyes.

This was taken with an Olympus XA4, a very small rangefinder from the 80s. The XA4, from 1985, sports a five element Zuiko 28mm f3.5 lens focusing to 0.3m (12 inches), with the help of corded measuring devices for macro work. The cords attach to the camera and extend for measurement. I acquired on which was new old stock, and it’s quite a fun little 35mm camera. It is also – I swear – the last film camera I plan to buy (for awhile)!

I had the film developed at a local lab, and scanned it myself with my Pakon 135.

Posted in: 35mm, 400, cactus, California, film, Kodak, Kodak UltraMax 400, Olympus XA4, Pakon 135, photography, rangefinder, tree, UltraMax

Glimpses

West

By -N- on August 11, 2016

These weeds – oat grass? – are typical grasses in open areas of southern California. The seed heads are sharp and stick into your socks and shoes and work their way in. Pity the poor dog who doesn’t get these removed . . . Mother Nature’s way to ensure a new generation is propagated someplace!

Posted in: 120mm film, 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, Kodak, landscape, oat grass, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, Voigtlander

Glimpses

The Road Beyond

By -N- on August 10, 2016

This was taken late in the day, and really underexposed. Cleanup was not the best, nor composition, but I rather like it despite that. Roads leading into the horizon are always fascinating.

Posted in: 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, Kodak, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, road, Voigtlander

Glimpses

Prickly Pear

By -N- on August 9, 2016

Prickly pear are everywhere in my area of California, dotting hillsides and roadsides. They are really quite beautiful – from a distance – but also a wonderful food source. The pears are sweet when ripe, with a deep red fruit. The paddles are also edible, but a bit bland, and are used in making nopales. To eat a prickly pear requires a prickly pear, a pair of gloves to pick what you want, and a fire or blow torch to remove the thorns, which are long and pointy. I don’t go out harvesting, but I always enjoy photographing these cacti. Oh, and before the pears show up, the flowers are really beautiful.

Posted in: 120mm, 400, 75mm, analog, cacti, cactus, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, Kodak, Perkeo II, photography, prickly pear, Voigtlander Perkeo

Glimpses

Lizard’s Mouth at Sunrise

By -N- on August 8, 2016

Lizard’s Mouth is a promontory toward the eastern edge of the park, and as the sun rises in the west, it begins to glow.

Posted in: 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, California, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, Kodak, Lizard's Mouth, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, sunrise, Thousand Oaks, Voigtlander, Wildwood

Glimpses

New

By -N- on June 8, 2016

I have never used Ilford Super XP2 400 film, which is a b&w film developed in C-41, used for color film processing. Not SOOC, but pleasing enough with some post. Although I was out shooting just to use the film up – to see the results – I did make a few photos I liked.

Posted in: 400, analog, B&N, black, BW, film, ilford, Ilford XP Super 400, leaf, Nikon FM2N, Pakon 135, sycamore, white, XP2

Glimpses

Inside the Window

By -N- on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

Taken with a ca. 1939 Welta Weltur folding camera on Portra 400.

Posted in: "photography", 400, analog, film, moth orchid, orchid, Phalenopsis, Portra, Welta, Weltur

Tag: 400

That Strange Light Before It Rains

West

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Prickly Pear

Lizard’s Mouth at Sunrise

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