Finding Balance

Sometimes there's a building you'd like to photograph, and as you're composing, it becomes clear that none of the lines are square to each other. Gravity is taking its toll differently on different parts of the structure. So, I did my best to line up the camera as I framed up the shot. After developing the film, I had to crop a little to get a balanced composition. 

I hope you find balance this weekend, fellow traveler.

Tasting notes: Fujica G690 BL with the 100 mm f/3.5 lens. Expired film.

Sunflowers, the Fujica G690, and a roll of slow film

We have a pause in the rain for the next couple of days, so I decided it was an auspicious time to break out a roll of slow speed black and white film and shoot. Earlier in the year, I had purchased a large number of rolls of slower film for the summer, not realizing how poor the light would actually turn out to be. So, I grabbed a roll of Catlabs X 80 and I loaded it into the Tokyo Leica and set up a couple of compositions. I currently shoot with the Fujica G690 from 1968, which is the original version of the camera. I had the 100mm f/3.5 attached. Even in bright sun, the exposure was only f/5.6 at 1/125 sec. The rangefinder is still in calibration and I was working near the minimum focus. The depth of field was a real challenge! The film was shot at EI = 80 and developed in HC110 B for 8.5 min. All eight exposures were spot on. They were digitized with a digital camera and processed to taste in Ps. In this case the black border in fact corresponds to the edges of the physical negative. It is an interesting film with a lot of exposure latitude and flexibility in post. 

Sunflowers always remind me of the Fourth of July.