Either that, or another site to bookmark and visit regularly: behold work from the film-friendly cooperative ithoughtiwasalone. Clicking on any of the images will lead you to more images by the photographer from a specific set.
Digital life
I had a dream last night in which a Mamiya 6 with a digital back ended up in my hands. It was completely impossible to use, there was this big lens on it with buttons that I needed to push, but I didn't know how. Anyway I couldn't take any photos with it.
I now own a Ricoh GRD, which is pretty awesome since it's basically like a digital version of the Kisekae, i.e. a very compact camera with a 28mm fixed lens. The only difference is that this has fully manual aperture/shutter control, a proper glass lens... oh and it can take like 700 pictures at a time because IT'S DIGITAL.
Oakland Dream Theater
This is my first realized photo project since making MCV MCV a blog dedicated to photography. You can view it at mcvmcv.net, or read on for a short description.
Manchester United's stadium, Old Trafford, is commonly referred to as the "Theater of Dreams." It seems that any stadium could be called a "dream theater": in effect, fans go there to be entertained in some way by the possibility of winning.
The Oakland Coliseum is an entirely marginal stadium: it's on the outskirts of an overshadowed "Town" (to San Francisco's "City") and home to a team with a successful but definitely unglamorous history—the A's practically invented steroids. The building itself is a block of concrete which few will mourn for aesthetic reasons when it's eventually demolished. But even with relatively sparse crowds, it's an enjoyable place to watch baseball. The stadium is full of sun on weekend day games, the fans that do show up are fun to be around, and the advertising is refreshingly unintrusive. On a warm day, stretching one's legs out on abundant empty seats can be an almost meditative experience.
In the end, the 2008 season was not a particularly memorable one for the A's in sporting terms, but perhaps the low-key season on the field contributed to the relaxed feeling at the Coliseum that I hope to have captured in these photos.
tokyo diary
10.4
- for a city which some people, with reason, call "ugly," tokyo is highly photogenic. the light streams in—it is bright, but never harsh (i.e. flat), even at midday. it's important to note that buildings have a significant effect on it; they soak it up, or diffuse it, or reflect it in powerful beams which illuminate unexpected sections of the sidewalk.
- a comforting fact, somehow: you can buy hamburger eyes here. it costs ¥1500, so not too much of a markup even.
- crowds (cameras) everywhere.
- a different scene at every turn. a feeling that the photo will be there for the taking, if you wait for it.
10.5
- i lied. there is such a thing as flat light in tokyo. duh.
- had a drink not exactly with, but in close physical proximity to, a major personal photography hero.
- walking around all day with a heavy camera is exhausting. duh.
- non-photography note: "marquee moon" is my new karaoke jam.
10.6
- shadow (night) and not-shadow (day).
- lots of neon for the golden half.
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