another angle
SHOT WITH THE FUJIFILM X-PRO3, XF35 F1.4
The lesson I keep needing to relearn is to just let go… let my mind and my camera do its thing. You can never be sure if what the camera will capture will be complete rubbish or if it will be something with some potential.
A couple of weeks back Alice and I went to our favourite local pizza joint… Alice did the driving. It was that time of daylight that was just holding on, dusk was in full momentary flight. 10 minutes later and neither of the first two images would have been possible.
In truth, I had left my camera on manual mode from some recent experimentation and neither of the first images are anywhere near in focus. And maybe that’s why I find them so interesting. So yes, a happy mistake. On this day I’d like to think I was channeling my inner Saul Leiter, a photographer who’s black and white and color work I greatly admire.
The last two images were taken inside North of Brooklyn pizza on Geary Ave. By then, I figured out my earlier “mistake” but like the first two images, on this day I was inspired by the negative space. And of course all of these shots are done in 1:1 format, another current obsession. I’m not sure why but I find I can imagine the images with more clarity when I get rid of the clutter of a wider aspect ratio.
On this day, at this hour, I allowed my brain to look at the world from another angle. I’m very grateful that I did.
BEAUTIFUL UGLY BEACH
Beautiful ugly beach. That pretty much sums it up.
These are images from my recent visit in Mount Saint Hillaire, Quebec visiting with Patrick Laroque. After we took pictures of anything and everything in my hotel room that might be interesting, we ventured off to a nearby beach where Pat launches his kayak.
The task was to get close. Pat provided his Fuji XF60 F2.4 lens, a lens I’ve not used before. The light was not very cooperative and to be frank, I couldn’t really get comfortable with the focal length or the subject matter. The beach was also fairly rocky and as I was wearing my Birkenstock’s I was fearful that I’d loose my balance and find my ankle facing a new and unattractive angle (something I’ve regrettably done before).
Yet I’m rather pleased with these images. They are quite unlike anything I’ve done before. I can’t say whether I feel compelled to run out and buy this lens, but it was a lesson well learned. Something about when life gives you lemons I think.
SHOT WITH FUJI X-PRO2
