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Underneath PG&E's web of electricity (weekly series: "Straight Up" | wondering what's above).
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i took this shot after dinner. i almost didn't bother, but knew that i'd be annoyed with myself that i had gotten this far only to miss a day because i just didn't feel like taking a picture of myself. i'm still wearing what i slept in the night before, an ugly pink t-shirt that j brought back for me from columbus.
What a perfect occasion to break out the 18 year old Glenlivet. Evening time, reading a good book, about to go to bed...
And I was able to shoot another glass photo for Project Flickr! Sipping the scotch as I write this.... mmmm!
Lomo Lubitel 2 ~ Fuji Superia 400
This camera was a gift, from the very lovely slithy-toves... thank you slithy, for getting me into the world of 120 roll film!
The shots from this first roll came out better than I could have hoped. They're all in focus, for a start (maybe there's a knack to getting the focussing right, but I found the little magnifier and ground glass screen approach tricky, to say the least), and vaguely pointing in the right direction (I still find this aspect of using a TLR deeply unintuitive... whichever way I wanted to move the viewfinder, I completely failed to find the right combination of hand/arm movements. I must have made a comical sight, gingerly waving my arms about, in a sort of slow-motion expressive dance). And I seem to have got the exposure in the right ballpark, too, thanks to the sunny-16 rule.
Even with what is, by all accounts, an, er, less than pro-quality lens, I'm amazed by how much detail there is in a 6x6 negative. I love this camera... it's such fun! Even with the light leaks...
My wife alway says the blue of the sky in Spain is different than in Germany. In the beginning I was very sceptical (the sky is the same in any part, or?) but after some time, I can only confirm it: The blue is much more intense than in Germany. If it's for the location more north or the near of the Mediterranean Sea, I don't know.
But once you compare the two you will say the same.
Especially at noon when the sun is at its zenith, the sky is darker - depending on the camera angle.
Putting the sky as a main part of the photo normally leads to a boring photo.
So, to emphasize it anyway, I needed a good but simple contrast and composition.
Shot on Velvia with Nikon F601. Post-processing in PSE.