Wednesday, November 16, 2016

SX-70

As much as I love the look of the classic Leica rangefiners, Canon FTb, Nikon F cameras... there is just something about the Polaroid SX-70.

I only wished that The Impossible Project can somehow get together with FujiFilm and work out some sort of agreement to get the formulation that Fuji knows how to do and create a good integral pack film.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Complex...

No computers back then.  Can you imagine all the math required to create this engineering marvel?

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Leica is hip...

After many decades of cameras, the Leica rangefinder is still one sexy camera !

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Might as well...

... if you got an ugly entrance and garage door in an alley, make it beautiful.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Old Watch Maker...

Remember those images of the old guy with specks tinkering with a watch or gadget?  Looks like father time has caught up to me.

(Leica M7, Tri-X 400)

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Monday, May 23, 2016

Discovery...

Passing on the joy of using a Leica rangefinder camera to the next generation.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Corner reaction...

While on the streets.... the dude was trying to score some action, the gal on the right was doing the cellphone reaction thing and the gal on the left (the subject of the advances) was trying to ignore the dude.
Ah.... life in the big city.

Monday, May 16, 2016

McQueen

The owner of this Mustang repair shop was obviously inspired by Steve McQueen - still one cool dude!

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

What you get when...


... you hand a Leica SL over to a bunch of photography, video and art students who I have the pleasure of working with daily.  Shots taken by Kate and Neko





Thursday, February 18, 2016

Tribute...

Today the world has one less soul that impacted the lives of others.  Jim Kardos was a talented bird photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area.  The distinctive and gruffly voice who was not afraid to speak his mind was part of a unique periodic gathering of people at Walnut Creek's CameraWest.

There were times where the straight shooting and crusty method of his personality rubbed those around the wrong way... but at the end, all of us understood his personality and that deep down this was a man of good character.

Although we have not seen Jim for many weeks as he battled that dreaded cancer and that last reports to the gang was that the end was near, I personally take solace that he is now at peace.  Have left behind a collection of images that will live for years to come and that right now he is probably having a pointed conversation with St.Peter or God directly.

You will be missed my friend.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Friday, January 1, 2016