I went down to Charleston, South Carolina for Thanksgiving, to visit family. I brought a camera and some film for the day after, when I took a nice walk around downtown. These are the photos I took. If you're familiar with the city, you'll see some recognizable places. And then there are the houses and such that caught my eye, for whatever reason.
These are the "leftover" photos from a few of the rolls I shot this past November. There's no particular theme, just scenes or objects that caught my eye. All are from around D.C., and all involve the same combination of camera and film that mark photos in earlier posts.
When I took these photos, I hadn't walked through the sculpture garden at the Hirschorn in more than a year. The first two photos reflect the installations that caught my eye. The final is a shot of the Hirschorn itself, or at least, a part of it.
This is a bit of a profile shot of the National Museum of African American History. I took it shortly after the election, during a long walk on the National Mall. One of these days, I'll take that same walk with a wide-angle lens, so I can get a different perspective on the building. For now, I think this shot shows the scale and beauty of the museum. As usual, I used a 6x7 rangefinder and Kodak Tri-X 400, developed by my lab.
We were leaving a friend's house and I saw this old Volvo in a parking lot. I had my camera and one exposure to spare, so I took a photo. I love the tonality of this show, and there's something about it and the shallow depth of field that gives it a vintage look.
Some teenagers were skating in the open space near the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial off of 7th and Pennsylvania. I had my 6x7 rangefinder and asked if I could take their photo. I asked them to look natural. I think this photo came out well. Film was Kodak Tri-X 400, lab developed.
We took a vacation to California wine country for Christmas, and I used the trip as a chance to really use the camera on my iPhone 7 Plus and see how it compares to my "real" digital cameras. The iPhone camera isn't as good as what you would find on, say, a Fuji X100T, but it is good enough. It takes sharp, contrasty photos and lets you edit and share them immediately.
Anyway, here are some of the shots I captured with my iPhone this last week. All were edited in VSCO for iOS.
Every so often, I will take a walk around the D.C. with the aim of shooting one roll of film, usually medium format. My last walk took me from Anacostia up to U Street, and here are the photos from it. I am moving away from color photography, so these might be the last color shots taken on this particular camera.
I spent a part of my holiday break in Northern California. My film from the week needs to be developed, but I brought a pack of Impossible Project film for my Polaroid Spectra, and took a few instant photos. Here are my favorites.
For many reasons, I spent a lot of time in Charlottesville, Virginia. During my last visit, we visited a few wineries in the county. The weather wasn't great, but at a certain point that afternoon, the light was brilliant. Beams of golden light poured onto the landscape, illuminating everything with their brilliance. I had a camera with me (a Yashica Mat) and so I did what photographers do; I took pictures. The light was still like this when we got back to town, so I walked around and took a few more photos of a nearby convenience store and gas station. The final photo is just of a missing dog sign. I sometimes snap photos of those. I'm not sure why.
