Monthly Archives:: June 2007

Double Bass

June 23rd, 2007 | 3 Comments

Last night I was out at Sir Benedict's Tavern having some drinks, and there was live music being played on their stage. One of the performers in the group just happened to be using a double bass. While watching him play, I thought about what would happen if I went up to him, in the... Read more »

Mr. Color, this is Mrs. Night. You used to be lovers.

June 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment

So I went and picked up the first roll of slide film that I shot with my Yashicamat 124G today. It was from a twilight/night photography outing I did last week. I wasn't all that impressed with the light conditions that were present during dusk, and just as I suspected, none of the photos from... Read more »

Yashica!

June 17th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Remember the Yashicamat LM that I mentioned a few weeks back? Well, I went ahead and acquired a Yashicamat 124G as well, and last week I put it to some good use. On Thursday I loaded it with some Provia 100F and stomped around the shores of Lake Superior at dusk to do some night... Read more »

Large format must be the slowest format.

June 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment

About fifteen minutes ago I was out doing some night photography with my Speed Graphic. The main part of the scene metered at 5:30 minutes exposure after factoring in reciprocity. The darkest parts that I wanted to register where pretty dark, so I needed to use my flash to build up some density. I opened... Read more »