Huntington Beach Public Library--Late Afternoon

[Brian Moore]

I liked that the glass of the west-facing facade of the library reflects the late afternoon sun while beyond, toward the northeast, the sky is still blue.

I took these shots last Saturday with a Mamiya C330 TLR and Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Below is another taken with the same camera and film from a different angle, but I was forced to crop this one.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Is this a new camera is it Brian?
reminds me i need to add the extra pictures to this for Pete to do his write up

http://www.realphotographersforum.com/film-conventional-cameras/2114-mamiya-c3-text-added-shifty-pete.html

love the reflections!
the very slightly muted colours work really well!

 

[Brian Moore]

The camera belongs to my friend. He has pretty good collection of old film cameras but he mostly shoots digital. He is always encouraging me to shoot with his old stuff--and even when I demur he will appear next day with a camera for me to shoot. Thanks for the comments, Hamish. By the way, you've got some super duper shots of that C3.

 

[Pete Askew]

Almost makes we want to go out and buy... Hang on a minute!!

The colour contrasts in these are super and I really like the divided composition in the first shot. The reflection and the wavy verticals they create in the second are very nice. Anything else worth posting off that roll - we're getting greedy now!!

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks for the comments Pete.

Anything else worth posting off that roll

Not so sure. I took a couple of close up shots and I had high hopes for them. However, I failed to correct for paralax error (even though the camera has correction assistance built in) and so the compos on the film aren't what I saw in the viewfinder. This is the reason I was forced to crop image #2 above.

I may post one or two more tonight.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Thanks for the comments Pete.

Not so sure. I took a couple of close up shots and I had high hopes for them. However, I failed to correct for paralax error (even though the camera has correction assistance built in) and so the compos on the film aren't what I saw in the viewfinder. This is the reason I was forced to crop image #2 above.

I may post one or two more tonight.

Do post some more ...
Were they shot on a tripod then?

I might put this damn hasselblad down and use the mamiya for a few rolls now I'm properly back into film shooting!

 

[Brian Moore]

No tripod Hamish.

 

[Hamish Gill]

An I missing somthing on the whole paralax correction thing?
Is there a way to do it without the paramander thingy?

 

[Pete Askew]

Not on the C3 but the C330 has an indicator below the screen, linked to the bellows that shows the top of the field of view. Can't recall how it's linked to focal length though.

http://www.lumieresenboite.com/collection2.php?l=2&c=mamiya_c330

 

[Hamish Gill]

Ah, clever ... There is always something another camera can do ...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Those copper tones are something special - nicely observed

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks Chris.

 

[Darren Bradley]

This building was designed by Dion Neutra, son of one of Richard Neutra (who is very well known in architecture circles). Very nice shots of it - especially the first one.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Good to see you back DB - you been away for work?

 

[Darren Bradley]

Thanks, Chris. Yes, December was a bit crazy and January has been, too. I had several work trips without my camera and just got back from Australia this week. I lost my father in early December, too...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Sorry to hear that Darren.

 

[Darren Bradley]

Thank you, Chris.

 

[Brian Moore]

Darren,...sorry to hear about your loss.

This building was designed by Dion Neutra

Didn't know that. I just know I've always thought it was a carefully thought-out design. Thanks for the comments Darren.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Chaps - we need to get together in SoCal - who's up for a shoot, a chin-wag, and some food/beverage?

 

[Darren Bradley]

Thank you, Brian. It's been a rough few weeks...

Chris, great idea. Let's do something soon. I'm pretty busy through January, but fairly open afterwards.