Two people on the subway, sitting right beside each other, but in separate worlds.
Author: johnmeadowsphotography
An amateur photographer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Surprises
If one develops his or her own film, eventually you build up a pile of film you just never seem to get around to developing; there is always some other roll that is more pressing. If you leave it long enough, you even forgot what was on these neglected rolls, making for fun surprises when you actually do get around to developing. That is the case with today’s image, from a roll I took during the Transit of Venus event at Varsity Stadium at the University of Toronto last year; I had forgotten I had taken this roll.
The Eyes
Another Hipstamatic on the subway. I recommend click on the photo to go to flickr, then view the large size, and see his eyes. They are either looking at me, or through me. I’m not quite sure.
Repose
Many of the Hipstamatic images I have taken on the TTC (Toronto’s mass transit) recently have shown fatigue: the faces of people being steadily worn down by the demands of living and working in Toronto. Today’s image is different. Yes, this commuter’s eyes are closed, but I did not get a sense of weariness from him, but rather more of a sense of serenity and peace.
Wheels
A number of the restaurants in the Art Deco District in Miami have vintage cars parked in front. I love the lines of these old cars, and using a superwide angle lens heightens this effect.
(Voigtlander L 35mm body, 21mm/f4 wide-angle lens, Ilford Pan F+ developed in Rodinal 1:25)
Sneaking a Smoke
As an ex-smoker I have to feel some sympathy for people who still smoke. I took this picture yesterday in downtown Toronto outside the Eaton Centre. Was he hiding from the wind, or the no smoking sign he was so close to?
(Nikon F, 50mm f1.4 lens, Ilford Delta 400 at Box speed, developed in HC-110, dilution B)
Miami Art Deco, via Speed Graphic
Today’s image is another one from Miami’s Art Deco district, taken with my “Miniature” Speed Graphic, using a Mamiya 6×7 roll film back. I hope I can go back some day and have more than an hour or two to explore!
Miami on Film, #1
Finally a silver-based image! This image was taken with my Voigtlander 35mm L camera, and Voigtlander 21mm/f4 wide-angle lens, during my photo walk in the South Beach Art Deco district The Voigtlander L does not have a focus mechanism, so focussing is a matter of estimating the distance and setting the lens. Fortunately, wide angle lenses have great depth of field, so just setting the hyperfocal distance assured everything from about 2 feet to infinity would be in focus 🙂
Miami Art Deco Photo Walk
This week I am in Miami, but on business so it’s been extremely busy! I finally got some free time yesterday afternoon, so I went to the historic Art Deco area in South Beach. I shot lots of film, which I can start developing when I get back to Toronto, so in the meantime, here are a couple of Hipstamatic images.
Film coming later this week!
My Third Eye 