Category Archives: Street Photography
Brook-to-the-Lyn – Brooklyn, NY
I went for a walk around Park Slope in Brooklyn with my sister, my Yashica-mat 124G, and a couple of rolls of expired Fuji slide film (Fujichrome RMS 100/1000 and Provia 100). This camera is so much fun.
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Haymarket – Boston, MA
Early in January I went on a short photowalk in Boston’s North End. I decided to make things interesting so I didn’t bring my digital camera and just shot with film. Of course the problem with that strategy is that I didn’t finish the roll, and it took weeks for me to get it developed. Finally I finished it up last week, got it developed, and scanned it. I took these shots in the Haymarket, which we walked through at the end of the day.
A few photos of the produce vendors at Haymarket. The colors here are pretty vibrant even on cold gray days like this one. (Olympus OM-1 w/ M-Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Rollei Digibase CN 200)
The South End in Color (film) – Boston, MA
So as my foray into shooting film continues, I decided to try and shoot some color film. I set out with my Olympus OM-1 and roll of Fujifilm NPH-400 film. I had read about this film in a magazine sometime ago and seemed like it had some interesting properties. It is a low contrast portrait film, but has a good properties for general photography as well. Of course it is no longer produced (it has been replaced by Fujifilm 400H which is quite different from what I have read) so I went on eBay and found a few rolls of old/expired NPH-400 and off I went. I set out around my neighborhood, Boston’s South End, on a few different occasions and came up with some interesting shots. Scanning the film was a bit of a chore, but actually kind of fun. It reminds me a lot of being in a darkroom. I plan on posting about scanning workflow as soon as I run a few more rolls thorough the process and fine tune it a bit. Stay tuned for that.
For now, here is the South End in Color (film)…
This is one of the chef’s at Coppa through a window with the reflection of autumn foliage in the window.
A skull left over from Halloween I assume.
Sled Dogs on Newbury Street – Boston, MA
I tend to walk the same streets over and over again: the South End, Back Bay, Copley Square. These tend to be the center of my universe lately. Sometimes I don’t think I will see anything new or different and then sometimes I am pleasantly surprised. A team of sled dogs on Newbury Street? Yup, sometimes I am pleasantly surprised.
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Shooting Film – Boston, MA
When I returned from Brooklyn I decided to send my M9 off to the Leica service center in NJ. It was acting all wonky and I wanted to get if fixed up before we go away this winter; also I was getting frustrated with its out-of-calibration rangefinder so the time had come. While the M9 was vacationing in New Jersey I decided to shoot some film, which I had not done for quite some time.
The religious folk were out doing some preaching in Boston Common.
A Short Walk – Boston, MA
This past weekend was one of those not-so-productive weekends for me. I spent some time working (writing) and running errands, and Sunday was rained-out for half of the day. So there wasn’t that much time for photography. By the time I got myself up and out of the house on Saturday it was quite late – I am actually embarrassed to say how late – and there wasn’t too much daylight left. I took a short walk with my camera.
This is on Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay. It is a spot just east of Mass Ave where artists and musicians gather to sell their wares and entertain the passers-by in exchange for their loose change. I took this photo from across the street with my 50mm lens wide open at f/2, which is why it is a bit soft. I also processed it with a film emulator in Lightroom; this one is Fuji 800Z from VSCO film. It is not quite the same as film, but I like the high ISO look that some of these pre-sets create.
Mayor’s Cup Criterium – Boston, MA
Last Saturday Tammy and I went out to see the big criterium bike race in downtown Boston. It was fun to watch. I am a big fan of cycling so it is always nice to see some professional cycling up close and personal. In deciding which camera to bring with me to the race I opted for my rangefinder over the SLR. If I had wanted to capture photos of the cyclists racing around at top speed I would have brought the SLR, but I decided I wanted to take some street-style photos of the spectators and passers-by. In the end I spent most of my time watching the race and very little time taking photos. I did manage to snap this shot that I really like. It makes me laugh every time I look at it. Could you imagine a Great Dane sitting on your lap?
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