Brian Moore
Moderator
Torrance, California.
Minox 35GT and Kodak Gold 400 film.
Minox 35GT and Kodak Gold 400 film.
El Prado Avenue at Noon
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Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Nice period feel to this, Brian. Just not sure which period!
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks, Rob. This area of Torrance is called "Old Town". The architecture here is unchanged in any significant way (from what I can tell through observation) since before WWII. (That passes for old round these parts.)
Pete Askew
Admin
Fabulously atmospheric Brian. And I love the shadows. 
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And bonus points for standing in the roof of the car.
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And bonus points for standing in the roof of the car.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Fabulously atmospheric Brian. And I love the shadows.
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And bonus points for standing in the roof of the car.
Thanks a lot, Pete. Much appreciated.
By the way, the car wasn't tall enough, so I strung a rope between two buildings and walked out on it to take the fotie. Onlookers--I acquired a few--must have thought they were watching Philippe Petit, and I am sure this notion was reinforced as I uttered the occasional expletive which my Glaswegian tongue undoubtedly renders as a French sound to the American ear. (It was a bit nerve-wracking I can tell you, because I hadn't secured the rope as firmly as I should have and so it was continually wobbly. Indeed, I nearly spilled my beer once or twice.
Thanks again, Pete!
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
I knew you'd get strung up eventually Rob! 
Great point of view for the shot - worth the risk of spilled beer
Great point of view for the shot - worth the risk of spilled beer
Brian Moore
Moderator
I knew you'd get strung up eventually Rob!
Great point of view for the shot - worth the risk of spilled beer
"Rob...?" Have you had a wee dram or two Chris?
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Darren Bradley
Well-Known Member
All Scots look alike to an Englishman!
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
"Rob...?" Have you had a wee dram or two Chris?
Actually yes - so sorry Dave
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There's more than one of you?
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
Tightropepod eh? New one!
Nice to see your rocking the minox!
Its that sky that gives it the vintage feel I think ..
Nice to see your rocking the minox!
Its that sky that gives it the vintage feel I think ..
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks, Hamish. Yes. A tightrope! Anything for art.
Yes, I'm rocking the Minox. It's my go to camera at the moment. The XA3 is having a well-deserved rest.
I put some Acros 100 in the Minox yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing what it does with B&W.
As to the fotie above, it has a vintage postcard feel about it to me. I think it is the sky as well as the saturated greens in the trees and the red canopies that suggest this. Those colors are straight off the negs, by the way. No PP at all.
Thanks, H!
Yes, I'm rocking the Minox. It's my go to camera at the moment. The XA3 is having a well-deserved rest.
I put some Acros 100 in the Minox yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing what it does with B&W.
As to the fotie above, it has a vintage postcard feel about it to me. I think it is the sky as well as the saturated greens in the trees and the red canopies that suggest this. Those colors are straight off the negs, by the way. No PP at all.
Thanks, H!
