Wednesday, 11 September 2013
photo from week 192 - VEB Perfekta
Park Hill Flats in Sheffield is the biggest listed building in Europe, it is built on a concrete grid pattern, which is well suited to the square format.
photo from week 192 - VEB Perfekta
Another long exposure, but this time I used the cable release socket and a tripod, there is no focusing on the Perfekta, so I used the smallest aperture to maximize depth of field, meaning this exposure was about one minute.
photo from week 192 - VEB Perfekta
Although this camera is pretty basic, it does have a "B" setting, so I was able to make this long exposure by holding the shutter button, with the camera firmly braced against the ground.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Week 192 - VEB Perfekta
The Perfekta is a basic Bakelite box camera from East Germany. It has three apertures, and instantaneous plus "B" shutter, there is no focus. I like the chunky design of it, and with the simple finder erected it is quite a big camera. I've loaded it with some expired Fuji slide film.
photo from week 191 - Halina Mini 28 DF
Although the panoramic format is usually used in the landscape format, sometimes it lends itself to a vertical composition. For this one I used the built in flash to add a little bit of light to the shaded performer.
photo from week 191 - Halina Mini 28 DF
reflected self-portrait with Halina Mini 28 DF camera and pierrot hat, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
I was lucky that the bright morning sunshine was able to provide just about enough light to prevent serious underexposure in this self-portrait.
photo from week 191 - Halina Mini 28 DF
The letter-box aspect ratio of this very simple camera leads itself to sweeping scenes such as this, where medieval women watch a 21st century couple walking away from a Napoleonic battle.
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