tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76422195501965932332024-03-13T14:48:00.042-04:00Destruction of the Empty SpacesConfessions of a photography addictemptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-53253861048787861632011-10-16T12:34:00.004-04:002011-10-16T20:17:07.768-04:00Last PostI won't be posting any more to this blog. I have a full-time job and a little daughter, so I think I'd rather spend what little time is left over taking pictures, cooking, playing music, and doing other things I enjoy. I write for a living, so prattling on about photo topics halfheartedly for nobody in particular gives me no real satisfaction.<br />
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This blogging platform doesn't offer much flexibility for posting photos, so I'll be presenting my work elsewhere.<br />
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I'll leave the blog up, though, in case you find any of its old posts to be of any use. Looking for a review of the Olympus XA2? How to develop photos using caffeine and vitamin C? Try the search bar.<br />
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Here's where you can see my work on the web:<br />
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<a href="http://emptyspaces.aminus3.com/">Daily photoblog</a> <br />
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<a href="http://emptyfilmspaces.tumblr.com/">B&W film shots</a><br />
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<a href="http://365project.org/emptyspaces/365">Project 365</a> <br />
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<a href="http://milaquinn.com/">My best work</a> (my daughter's site)emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-3330826043174509962011-07-05T22:37:00.000-04:002011-07-05T22:37:31.177-04:00Balloon landingSometimes, a photo opportunity literally lands across the street. This big balloon touched down softly just as I was leaving for work this morning.<br />
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I took these yesterday at a makeshift war memorial - the soldiers' boots represent Virginia soldiers killed in action. The X100's built-in ND filter let me shoot the shot with the flags at f/2...but auto ISO chose 3200. Huh?<br />
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<ul><li> There's a way around the "silent mode" flash dilemma - just turn off the operational volume and shutter sound. Voila, permanent silent mode, and you can just call up the flash whenever you want it. Who needs a fake shutter sound, anyway? (If you do, there are three to choose from.)</li>
<li>ISO is weird. You can set auto ISO parameters through the setup menu (not the ISO menu), but if you set a specific ISO in the main menu, auto ISO won't go any lower than that number. I had briefly turned off the auto ISO the other day and set the X100 to ISO 400 in order to meter a shot I was taking with a 1957 Ricoh 500, which has no meter...anyhow, I assumed that auto ISO would override the manual ISO setting, not so. No big deal, really, but good to know.</li>
</ul>A couple co-workers play in a band that played an early evening show the other day, so I got right up on the stage and snapped a few shots.<br />
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While I stand by all of those observations, I did figure one thing out - you can indeed wake up the camera from sleep mode, by holding down the shutter button for a second or so. Then a few seconds later, you're ready to shoot again. Everything the X100 does, it does deliberately.<br />
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However, the proof is in the pudding, and I'm loving the images I get out of this camera. It's just not snappy and responsive. Depending on what you're shooting, this is either no big deal, or a crying shame. That's what inspired the title of this post.<br />
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Here are a few more snaps - I'll keep jotting down notes as I go while I have an X100 to play with.<br />
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<i><b>Update, 7/1/2011:</b> Eolake raises a good point in his comment below. The X100 is actually plenty responsive, I was just trying to tweak too many things and dive into too many menus at the time I wrote this post. In the end, I just set the ISO, aperture, and shutter at auto and shot away most of the time. Don't make the mistake I did - just shoot away! </i><br />
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For the bottom shot, I flipped the conversion lens over, which had a magnification effect. What I learned was, never throw anything away if it seems useful. Its true purpose will reveal itself to you in due course.<br />
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(Thanks to Martyn Kyle of <a href="http://pernmoot.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Pernmoot Photography</a> for passing this along)<br />
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Indian photo genius Saikat Biswas has mocked up a design for a truly <a href="http://trendland.net/2011/02/07/a-digital-holga/#" target="_blank">digital Holga camera</a>. As a Holga lover, I can say this design is truly inspired. I love the zone focus and lack of an LCD screen. In my humble opinion, it only falls short in the sensor department. It should use an inexpensive cameraphone sensor, not a full-frame DSLR sensor! No need for such a camera to be expensive. Anyway, it's just his idea for now. But if such a camera ever came to market and was priced properly, you can count on one sale from this photographer.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-39362891462111621202011-01-27T21:49:00.000-05:002011-01-27T21:49:06.043-05:00Sprocket holesEvery now and then I like to load up the Holga with some 35mm film and shoot - since the image circle cast by the lens is meant for 120 film, it exposes all of the smaller film. The sprocket holes show. You either like it or hate it, I guess, and it's probably an effect best enjoyed in moderation. <br />
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You can buy a 35mm Holga, but if you buy the 120 version you get 35mm for free! Just follow the instructions at <a href="http://www.squarefrog.co.uk/techniques/using-35mm-film.html">Squarefrog</a>. <br />
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Today's <a href="http://365project.org/emptyspaces/365" target="_blank">Project 365</a> pic is of flags flying at half staff in front of the Charlottesville airport. They're flying that way in the wake of the shootings in Tuscon. It's at 24mm with the fabulous <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Samsung/samsung_tl350.asp" target="_blank">Samsung TL350</a> (WB2000 elsewhere). It's an awesome little camera that shoots RAW, sports a 24-120mm lens which is f/2.4 at the wide end. It'll shoot 1080p movies, and it has a fun sweep panorama mode. I recommend it highly.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-79431291235082713502011-01-06T21:59:00.000-05:002011-01-06T21:59:20.352-05:00Project 365 galleryOK, it took me a week to realize it is a waste of time for me to double-post Project 365 photos every day, so I'm going to stick with the other site. You can see my daily snapshots <a href="http://365project.org/emptyspaces/365" target="_blank">here</a>.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-73628792044558201082011-01-04T21:21:00.000-05:002011-01-04T21:21:59.145-05:00Project 365: Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lmZWbMvbp0wNqVlcjoyBpI7Uw7v6sXkF0RwJDWncDoUZf2jezt41fhdUYlP6swIBF_NSsD3xWmGeWvKsvoK9nVW3LONS0sbMf4P1rMf0wFG2hddFHgvbqBp9yi_FmMJsEA4nXHM9EQ/s1600/20110104-0104111221a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lmZWbMvbp0wNqVlcjoyBpI7Uw7v6sXkF0RwJDWncDoUZf2jezt41fhdUYlP6swIBF_NSsD3xWmGeWvKsvoK9nVW3LONS0sbMf4P1rMf0wFG2hddFHgvbqBp9yi_FmMJsEA4nXHM9EQ/s400/20110104-0104111221a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-73862159756839641062011-01-03T20:20:00.000-05:002011-01-03T20:20:32.151-05:00Project 365: Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SnY870v32W9-5X8qttxoNK8ZvC595fv9GHL3yijY2RMBoBeQ1_M2VJYeDi-QDO9lqwKFKcqUxolRM45WvmBvFcVL_zCQMG_3sxV2EffUEa4noooJslCcEzv9jPV-rjktScUte_2O3A/s1600/20110103-0103110841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SnY870v32W9-5X8qttxoNK8ZvC595fv9GHL3yijY2RMBoBeQ1_M2VJYeDi-QDO9lqwKFKcqUxolRM45WvmBvFcVL_zCQMG_3sxV2EffUEa4noooJslCcEzv9jPV-rjktScUte_2O3A/s400/20110103-0103110841.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Beer! This is Harris Teeter's display rack.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-7106617741916847472011-01-02T14:49:00.000-05:002011-01-02T14:49:07.338-05:00Project 365: Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSgV_HPPKAle2BTiMOhqh99C2Y38UDImnOWIqV-CAPs94sn03c7kkDuAhPjwXzTtFQlGvEgt3aGOOnfF3QdbwRwRffYJxBqMVlsLAf2NYr8VtErX_H4uS58oOKLtrFXUP9RMdiLSSFg/s1600/20110102-0102110945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSgV_HPPKAle2BTiMOhqh99C2Y38UDImnOWIqV-CAPs94sn03c7kkDuAhPjwXzTtFQlGvEgt3aGOOnfF3QdbwRwRffYJxBqMVlsLAf2NYr8VtErX_H4uS58oOKLtrFXUP9RMdiLSSFg/s400/20110102-0102110945.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Today's picture is the interior of Bodo's Bagels in Charlottesville. We brought a dozen over to a friend's house his morning. It's usually a lot busier, but I think everyone was in church.</p>emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-2514798138967690822011-01-01T15:32:00.001-05:002011-01-01T15:32:53.746-05:00Project 365: Day 1The <a href="http://yarmouthphotogroup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Yarmouth Photo Group</a> is getting cranked up again, in form of the "one a day" Project 365. I've decided not to place any restrictions on myself, though I suspect I'll be getting to know my cell phone camera a little better. Here's entry number one, a familiar face you can all count on seeing much more of as the year progresses. Happy New Year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canon 40D, ISO 1600, 16-35mm @16mm, 1/15, f/2.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Clockwise, from lower left: Canon Elan IIe, Olympus XA2, Ricoh 35 ZF, Kodak VR35 K14, Olympus Stylus, Holga 120N, Slim Black Devil, Super Ricohflex, Yashica 35 GSN, Canon AE-1, Olympus Stylus Epic</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't love it best just because it's small. I mostly love it because it's damn simple to use. It is a zone-focus model, meaning you guess the distance to your subject and move the slider to match. There are three positions:</div><ul><li>White People: 1.2m to 1.8m</li>
<li>Orange People: 1.2m & up</li>
<li>Mountains: 6.3m to infinity</li>
</ul>The focus resets to the middle (orange people) position whenever you close the clamshell. So when you open it, as long as you're 4-5 feet from your subject, there's no need to fiddle with it. When I'm taking a landscape shot I sometimes remember to flip the switch upward, but for 99% of my shots I just open, point, shoot.<br />
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The lens is a sharp, 35mm f/3.5 4-element Tessar type. It's not as fast as the one on my Stylus Epic, but this is really an outdoor camera anyway. Did I mention the lens is sharp?<br />
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You wind the film using the thumb wheel in the upper right. Takes a few swipes to advance it all the way. The shutter will not fire unless it's wound completely. The viewfinder has framelines built in, but they're not exact - there will be a little more in your shot than what you see in the rectangle. A green light goes off if the exposure will be 1/30 or slower.<br />
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Like the fancier XA, the XA2 features a hair-trigger of a shutter button. It feels strange at first, because it's a flush-mounted electromagnetic button that goes off with a slight touch. This is good because it helps you minimize camera shake, and there is no appreciable lag when you're ready to shoot.<br />
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Shutter speeds are 1 - 1/750 second. <br />
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The XA2 is a rugged little beast. It feels properly heavy in hand, and I prefer to carry it in a cargo shorts pocket or jacket pocket. It's a little too bulky for a pants pocket (remember, you have to fit a 35mm film cartridge inside). I don't like a strap because I am normally shooting from the hip or a low angle with it without even looking through the viewfinder.<br />
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There's a little self-timer/battery check switch on the bottom for long exposures and self portraits!<br />
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ASA speeds can be set manually from 25-800. You can fiddle with this to set exposure compensation, but more importantly it allows you to use a 2-bath developer like Diafine that tends to effectively boost the rated speed of your film. If your only option is DX coding, you must find another developer since you're stuck with the rated speed.<br />
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Sometimes simplicity is a fantastic thing. When you shoot with the XA2, there's little to worry about other than what's in the frame. And nobody on the street knows you're even shooting pictures. I've loved this spectacular little beauty since I bought it for a measly 20 bucks or so.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-23343605845837996632010-11-13T15:03:00.003-05:002010-11-13T15:31:41.534-05:00Eating dinner<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I am new to medium format, but I love it. Other than the venerable Holga, I have a Super Ricohflex TLR I picked up for a song. It's pretty tough taking pictures of a child unless she's sitting down...or at least not moving for a few seconds (yeah, right!) This is a snap from dinner time, made with available light. I processed the film in D-76, 1:1 dilution.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-4448727648827979462010-11-05T21:58:00.002-04:002010-11-13T14:32:13.338-05:00In the yard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q69NU8ET-satchtB8ulY1CSLgEGbdWpHxpwPipb6-Ge_tAGc0rgPpyR_mo2IuNS6-jIA9Zj54lPKy3s8e6-7zxEFAGQSgcP9BlUZDwKIYSP5VAO0gX3iYKq5GdV6NscoPCJiPWDr1A/s1600/Roll146_102910_fuji4_25_wm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535879684171200338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q69NU8ET-satchtB8ulY1CSLgEGbdWpHxpwPipb6-Ge_tAGc0rgPpyR_mo2IuNS6-jIA9Zj54lPKy3s8e6-7zxEFAGQSgcP9BlUZDwKIYSP5VAO0gX3iYKq5GdV6NscoPCJiPWDr1A/s400/Roll146_102910_fuji4_25_wm.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 264px;" /></a><br />
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Olympus Stylus Epic, Fuji Neopan 400. I replaced the Stylus Epic I used to have for just $20 on eBay, because it was the DLX model with a stuck panorama mask. Needle-nosed pliers fixed that! This is the 35/2.8 model with a spot meter, normally a little more expensive than I got it for. As you can see, the lens is sharp.<br />
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Now I have three clamshell Olympus cameras...the XA2, Stylus, and Stylus Epic. It's such a perfect camera design. I slightly favor the XA2 because I don't have to focus and it has no shutter lag, but I find all three useful. Indeed, they are all currently loaded with film.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642219550196593233.post-63382458215299353712010-11-04T21:54:00.002-04:002010-11-04T21:57:38.564-04:00JC's Playground<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQS4udxAhwx-BwbnDOjoo7laKN6jzbyzbAlLJuTKov_GodiqmwDNjErgOyYN5C5zZZGNUUIn0MZGO4Cwc1c4xjTL9HT3PC2JvPvJNcQxylHWRExTKLFu2Xdmt2PZpxUTWVqjIjBB6xw/s1600/20101030-_MG_1839_wm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQS4udxAhwx-BwbnDOjoo7laKN6jzbyzbAlLJuTKov_GodiqmwDNjErgOyYN5C5zZZGNUUIn0MZGO4Cwc1c4xjTL9HT3PC2JvPvJNcQxylHWRExTKLFu2Xdmt2PZpxUTWVqjIjBB6xw/s400/20101030-_MG_1839_wm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535878405225141042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />5D Mark II and 28/1.8 lens @ f/16...7-bladed aperture yields the cool 14-point sunstar. I metered on the bright point of light to create the silhouette. The cross is atop a church across the street from the playground.emptyspaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744621183250052688noreply@blogger.com0