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There are some cameras without which life would not be complete (it seems).
My own current personal list is the: Hasselblad SWC, Plaubel Makina, Canomatic, Tessina, Voigtlander Brillant V6, Ricoh GR1v, Luftwaffe Leica IIIc, and a dream Linhof kit.
Fortunately, I can subsume some of these desires by botanizing histories and making designs.
In this design, the Linhof kit must be a "wow" as there is a very slim chance of this design ever being built, so I can be as extreme as possible.
Which is also characteristic of the subject of this homage, Jean Cocteau who designed churches in addition to all the art that he made.
I was making notes in a cafe not far from the Cathedral St. John the Divine, one of my favorite places in this world, when it occurred to me that the large format Technika is worthy to be made into a place of worship.
Many years ago, all that was necessary to form a church was a
tax id number and some furniture for assembly.
I'm not making any references to historical church architecture in this design.
The requirement is solely that it be a functional sanctified space.
This extremely high-quality camera more than fulfills these requirements. Since I will digitize it, the actual space needed for the optics is much smaller than the bellows space. It's the focal length that's the vital factor, nothing else.
Perhaps the simple function of the camera is subsumed now by a set of complicating elements, yet this recalls the artistic habits of the very eccentric Cocteau.
Some technical features:
1. a recessed and removable chamber within the actual Linhof body will allow a dust-free enclosure for picture taking that I can remove when setting up the camera in "church" mode.
2. the bellows is either modified or adjusted (this portion of my design is incomplete here) so it can become the shape of an auditorium or concert space (with bellows extended it is almost a shoebox---the perfect kind of acoustic space for a concert hall according to the architect Rem Koolkass). I've an idea of making a triangular structure that will either be incorporated with the bellows or be placed underneath it. Either way, part of the bellows will have to be modified, and it won't have to be lightproof for the sake of the optics but for the sake of making the space dramatic for the effect of the light so it is an architectural concern, not an optical one at all.
3. The triangular base mentioned above would house a small wireless Bluetooth speaker and an incense burning element, allowing for both music and space cleansing for worship.
4. The chamber, when lifted out of the camera, allows for an auditorium space as was mentioned above. However the extra space around this chamber area would also have two choir lofts for Evensong as is shown in the sectionals on the drawing.
5. the space is also sanctified by a Procession of Relics, crossing deftly between quite a number of faiths. For example, Buddhism has relics and relic tours also. Wouldn't it be something if memento-relics of famous artists were to be included in this procession?
6. to accommodate a digital camera, a custom made Linhof back will be lined with leather to look exactly like a typical Linhof accessory. This back will have a port door typical of early cameras (kodak) that used these portholes to access the camera lens for cleaning.
7. a second twin custom made Linhof back will also have porthole door, but this one will function as the entrance to the place of worship. It will be made of iron, and will have a floating arched stairway that extends out of the back of the camera. This stairway, made out of balsa (to simulate bamboo) can be taken apart for easy storage inside the accesory camera back.
8. The Linhof viewfinder is modified with a 'Cocteau' viewfinder which has motifs reminiscent of his graphic designs
(this viewfinder will have an upload of its own, coming out soon).
This Cocteau Viewfinder has a self-contradicting element: you can look through it from both ends, mirroring the similarly contradicting design of the camera body (the traditional image paths have been reversed). Hopefully, it adds an enigmatic quality, which is my design intention.
9. The lens is taken off and replaced by a cathedral window ( when in "church" mode) which will have a cross-shaped light bar. This opening for the light starts out very narrow (Laser-cut) and opens gradually by small fractions of a degree to give a mysterious feeling of light when seen in near total darkness allowing for meditation, solitude and communion with the Divine.
10. this model Linhof IV will be covered in beautiful red leather, a traditional color of religious passion.
11. a traditional large-format View-camera dark cloth in purple with the very beautiful Linhof crest motif sewn on the back is provided, not for picture taking (although it could be used as such) but more importantly so that the worshiper can take in the religious experience vicariously.
So a poetic element of this design is that the main camera lens is not used to allow the image to traditionally enter the camera, but this lens opening becomes a Cathedral window through which worshipers look out, reversing the traditional space of the camera. Paradoxically, the main entrance to the camera is instead from the rear, made prominent by an arched floating staircase. Worshipers ceremoniously climb the long curved staircase and enter an auditorium and descend down towards the single cathedral window, which lets the light in by a simple cross. On the sectional drawing for the viewfinder there are other graphic designs drawn by Cocteau which can substitute for the main cathedral window's cross symbol, like Cocteau's signature star.
Parts of this design concept was made after the architect Tadao Ando, whose designs were applied but done with the camera as the main structure.
This camera can therefore be used as a theater or church or concert hall (via an iPhone Bluetooth connection).
As my original intent was to use it as a church, the music I intended for it was William Byrd's Masses for three voices (recording by the Alfred Deller consort)
As I have noted above, this design is not complete and is left in an extreme state which covers more possibilities without being fully resolved. As such, it has more poetic potential, honoring its main subject the poet Jean Cocteau.
This drawing is dedicated to my great friend Mike from Queens, Nyc. who has been my optics guru.
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2013 by David Lo.
"The flight of Icarus II"
Une balade parisienne en compagnie de mon ami Stephane
Thank you for you faves, notes or comments (in any language), I appreciate them.
10mm 1/90 s à f/8,0 ISO100
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2015 FR Style Note/ Isha
I like Avatar! so Im totally in to her alien look beauty, with separated wide open eyes,oh she's adorable!
Outfit: Immigration Office lady
Shoes: Librarian
Earings: Showgirls
Bag: 1993
Birds on wires in Paull, East Yorkshire. I can't read music, but if I could would these music notes formed by these birds be Leonard Cohen's 'Bird on a Wire"?
Note on reverse: "Zur Erinnerung an mein Schützengrabenleben bei Ypern (Belgien). 28.9.16. - 10.12.16." - "In memory of my life in the trenches near Ypres (Belgium). 28.9.16 - 10.12.16."
In wet areas the trenches had to be built above ground.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE.....Myself and Wetbag were approached here at this location between Wootton Rivers and New Mill on the Berks & Hants route on Thursday 22 April 2021 by the farmer who does not take kindly to railway photographers on his private land. In the interest of "keeping the peace" with this gentleman, and respecting his request, it might be prudent for anyone else who visits the area to keep away, at least for now? Mark J.
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This is 6M15 07:07 Tytherington - Calvert near Wootton Rivers hauled by 66020.
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Silvered Sky
Between the boughs I am silvered sky, I am cloud and flock and flare,
I am fox, I am vole, I am badger, mouse, I am otter, stoat and hare.
Minerals aplenty, I am silt and mud and stone,
I am even parts of perished things, I am flesh and blood and bone.
Twisted lines and knotted forms, I am branch and stem and shoot,
Wooded shapes and shadows show I am twig and trunk and root.
Shelter, roost and hideaway, a place to nest and perch,
Texture made of leaf and bark, I am willow, alder, birch.
Beaks and feathers, wings and eyes, I am swoop and brilliant flash,
I am also fin and gill and scales, a twisting, turning dash.
Kingfisher, duck and moorhen, I am swan and heron too,
I am pike and carp and rainbow trout and tench, to name a few.
Come closer and you'll start to see, I am many smaller things,
Fallen leaves and heavy rain, gifts each season brings,
Torrent, trickle, snow and ice, fog and pelting hail,
I am toad and newt and dragonfly, I am beetle, snake and snail.
There’s magic left to show you, a favourite trick of mine,
I’ll flicker bright and beautiful, despite the gloom I’ll shine.
And into dusk we're nearer still, you won’t believe it’s me,
Performance unlike those before, just you wait and see.
I am yellow, orange, pink and red, fluorescent green and blue,
But wait please just a moment, that's not my usual hue.
I think I may be poorly, I am feeling off today,
I am usually quite proud of all my colours on display.
Something’s wrong, I know it now, I am clearly not the same,
And as I swell to ocean, I'll wonder who's to blame.
I am metal and I am plastic, not things I am meant to be,
I should be clean and pure and free, as I become the sea.
Impurities and poisons, no longer just the wild,
I am chemicals and solvents too, it seems I’ve been beguiled.
Ashamed to be pollution, this surely is a crime,
I hope this is reversible, and if so that there’s still time.
When darkness falls and closes in, my midnight show is on,
Ten million lucid stars reborn, I am each and every one.
Between the boughs I am silvered sky, tonight still bold and true,
Consider me is all I ask. Don’t forget I am also you.
David Thackwell
مسَآكم آلله بآليل لوول
كيف حآلكم عسآكم مرتآحين
لآ حد يتخبرني عن الصوره وشسآلفة النظارات خخ مخليني علاقه وانا مآ آدري ><
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“with successive blind windows as my objects of research, my travelling companions, my signposts.”
Peter Handke, Repetition (Ralph Manheim trans. (1988) of Die Wiederholung (1986))
Heathrow Airport, 25/05/1996.
Operating for Aeroflot - note it has their (small) titles below the front door.
A miniature version of our bestselling love note necklace, this one features a smaller solid envelope charm in antiqued gold. The envelope has a nice texture to it and carries a secret love note inside! A small "I Love You" charm is the perfect surprise for a loved one! It hangs on a sturdy antiqued gold chain.
My Aunt Mae wrote this 51 years ago to my mom and dad (her brother). I am guessing it was a reference to her 50th wedding anniversary. A fascinating takeaway was I certainly did not know my uncle Neal was actually Neale.
Now & then I like to use some Instax, too. I love the colour of this film and the contrasts it can produce, I love its stability... but I hate the bulkiness and the poor maneuverability of the camera. Taking this camera with me is a pain in the backpack, though results are often very pleasant. If you want to see more of my Instax shots, you'll have to visit my LomoHome at bit.ly/ADGlomo.
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Camera: Lomo'Instant Wide
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