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Steph in Morningside Park
It occurred to me that I hadn't actually used a traditional 35mm SLR in a very long time so I decided to grab the K2 on a mild and sunny Sunday morning to head out to the Upper West Side where I was to meet Stephanie who suggested we should try a particular West Indian restaurant.
We were there earlier than expected and had to kill some time before the restaurant even opened. An excellent excuse therefore to drag her to nearby Morningside Park and under her stern protests take a few photos of her - light was after all nice and soft but not too mushy.
I had on me the Pentax M-120mm f/2.8 which is not a lens known for its biting sharpness, certainly not when you slightly misfocus it as I did here. I nonetheless like it for its diminutive size and its focal length which is right in my wheel house. I shot this either at f/4 or wide-open at f/2.8 on HP5+ at ASA 200. It was developed in HC-110 (dilution B) for 4 minutes.
One thing I did which I haven't done before is add a thin black border to the image. I like it and may do so again from now on.
On closer inspection, it seems almost irrelevant that there is a black frame around it with flickr using a black background by default.
Steph in Morningside Park
It occurred to me that I hadn't actually used a traditional 35mm SLR in a very long time so I decided to grab the K2 on a mild and sunny Sunday morning to head out to the Upper West Side where I was to meet Stephanie who suggested we should try a particular West Indian restaurant.
We were there earlier than expected and had to kill some time before the restaurant even opened. An excellent excuse therefore to drag her to nearby Morningside Park and under her stern protests take a few photos of her - light was after all nice and soft but not too mushy.
I had on me the Pentax M-120mm f/2.8 which is not a lens known for its biting sharpness, certainly not when you slightly misfocus it as I did here. I nonetheless like it for its diminutive size and its focal length which is right in my wheel house. I shot this either at f/4 or wide-open at f/2.8 on HP5+ at ASA 200. It was developed in HC-110 (dilution B) for 4 minutes.
One thing I did which I haven't done before is add a thin black border to the image. I like it and may do so again from now on.
On closer inspection, it seems almost irrelevant that there is a black frame around it with flickr using a black background by default.