March 9, 2010
Everyday
Life as it happens.
As it brings joys and tears. As it gives you all, then nothing.
I drove a bit across the border looking for something that's been missing for a while.
Not inly did I find it, but I had an awesome time while at it. Small details of things that will soon be long forgotten.
The temporal void where I am makes me think of photography not only as a hobby, but as work. For good or evil the lovely L-word engraved on the camera can only be considered serious if the client (or studio owner) knows about photography.
In any case, time will tell.
Open doors, or doors to open.
Hope life catches you well...
J
As it brings joys and tears. As it gives you all, then nothing.
I drove a bit across the border looking for something that's been missing for a while.
Not inly did I find it, but I had an awesome time while at it. Small details of things that will soon be long forgotten.
The temporal void where I am makes me think of photography not only as a hobby, but as work. For good or evil the lovely L-word engraved on the camera can only be considered serious if the client (or studio owner) knows about photography.
In any case, time will tell.
Open doors, or doors to open.
Hope life catches you well...
J
January 15, 2010
City Lights
Homeward bound... this cold and distant city breathes and carries on... and so do I.
I keep thinking about how unimpressed I am at what I am doing in my life these days; grasping all my hopes on the bigger picture, and the change from this apparent stalemate where I stand right now.
But it's all good somehow.
It's still me.
The next months will be awesome. There's this ticking growing louder in my head.
On my mind... a somewhat old, overexposed frame.
An ordinary rear-view mirror; as poetic and symbolic as it can be.
Hope life catches you well,
J
I keep thinking about how unimpressed I am at what I am doing in my life these days; grasping all my hopes on the bigger picture, and the change from this apparent stalemate where I stand right now.
But it's all good somehow.
It's still me.
The next months will be awesome. There's this ticking growing louder in my head.
On my mind... a somewhat old, overexposed frame.
An ordinary rear-view mirror; as poetic and symbolic as it can be.
Hope life catches you well,
J
January 14, 2010
Several months later...
I haven't been hiding; I'm just way too busy.
Busy with my musings.
Busy playing the consultant job for a while at PwC.
Busy admiring the delicate balance of everything around me.
Busy thinking about her.
Busy enjoying awesome news.
I upgraded the blogging engine at last. Jumping through hoops, trashing database copies several times, and just screwing up big time with a server migration has not been an easy task.
It's been enlightening, though.
Sometimes you need to leave the camera to the side and see the world; see it before you can think about framing it.
I'll be back soon with images; for now, it's a time to delve deep into what makes me move.
Hope life catches you well,
*m
Busy with my musings.
Busy playing the consultant job for a while at PwC.
Busy admiring the delicate balance of everything around me.
Busy thinking about her.
Busy enjoying awesome news.
I upgraded the blogging engine at last. Jumping through hoops, trashing database copies several times, and just screwing up big time with a server migration has not been an easy task.
It's been enlightening, though.
Sometimes you need to leave the camera to the side and see the world; see it before you can think about framing it.
I'll be back soon with images; for now, it's a time to delve deep into what makes me move.
Hope life catches you well,
*m
August 30, 2009
A Long December
About the title?
Well, N and I saw Counting Crows at last ...and it was sooo awesome.
The Traveling Circus and Medicine Show. Counting Crows and Augustana... they both hit the stage at the same time, and they both sang lots of songs.
Pure awesomeness. Two of our favorite groups onstage.
Adam Duritz standing on a monitor, smiling...
So what have I been up to?
Too many things to mention.
Some things have just been awesome, others have just been things you sort of have to do.
And as usual, here's the small (!) amount of things I want you to know... (110 photos this time)
Like a roadtrip to Bainbridge Island... driving up to Mukilteo, and then up, up, and a bit farther, just to cross over at Mt. Vernon, and then South I-5 again.
I like pie... I mean... ferries film (portra 160vc or ektar 100 -- dunno) on the m6:
The people on the other side of the ferry
Everyone minding their own business
Commuting sleeper... awesome to see how this happens in every known medium of transport
Boats = members? Whoa, thaaat's sooo cleeeveeer...
We didn't make it by 11. No breakfast for us.
Poulsbo cemetery... and the big tree there
Photo guys getting their angles
This was cool - imagine how the sequence would look in video
View from home
Random Capitol Hill moment
Yet another mirror shot. N+me+strangers
Some old dude wearing a skirt, and some other guy photographing him.
Moral of the story: Rewind the film before opening up the m6.
Now shifting to the f3 with good ol' portra 160vc. First some leftovers from Poulsbo:
Best Washington bakery E V E R
The Poulsbo church - viewed at 17mm
Tighter shot
The cemetery tree
Another cemetery shot
...aaand another ferry shot on the way back
Good thing guy parked in a proper spot
I (heart) neon signs
Bldg in front of the Emerald Arms
Now back to the Fremont Solstice Parade
Before the parade began
I've realized that having more that 1 film camera screws things up. I know... maybe I just suck, but since sometimes I feel a certain camera would do fine, I leave another at home.
Anyway... when I ran out of portra, I put on a delta 400 on the F3. Still on the Fremont Solstice Parade...
"Steal the rhythm while you can, Spoooonmaaaaan"
The entertainer just arrived
There's a bit for everyone there...
Her outfit was cool
This is SO European... I mean in every corner.. Paris, Madrid, Zurich, Stockholm...
Mini-raffle... the grand prize... a scribbled Mini
Bridge opening up for some guy in his petite yatch
Paramount Theater's marquee
Yah, right... we supported John Smith and his plea for whatever... don´t know the restaurant
At the Death Cab for Cutie concert... more photos below
TMAX 400 on the m6 - leftovers from the Fremont Solstice Parade
Police bike- check
Billingham bag - check
Kneel in the middle of the street - check
After the Fremont parade was over...
Another self... at City Market... awesome place... e
They had Camper shoes in this store
Bonding at a M's game
Taaaaakeee me ooouuut to the baaaall gaaaaameeee
Eventhough some people bumped into homey, he did not move... from his spotlight
I love the Seattle music scene. Looots of bands I really like. This makes me think about all the "cooool; trendy" hipsters that will go to the Killers' Concert (in either Mexico City or Monterrey). Been there... months ago. :). For what it's worth, these are from a Third Eye Blind concert. TEB rocks really hard!!!. This was with the m6 and Portra 800. These were edited in Aperture. I'm learning how to use it. Rocks on the MBP screen!! Not a big fan of Portra 800, though...
Opening band
Digital photo... the place was packed
The tones were NOT cool... but I like the red.
I hated the tones, so I just BW'd the rest...
Late night coffee
Party at Moni's John's - that sounds funny
John's friends looking at his X-ray
Man looking at an unknown booze bottle
Note the small umbrella
Typical party-geek moment
The Triple door... cool drummer... her voice... hmmm... dunno
She played a cover by Natalia Lafourcade... we were surprised...
These are other frames from our every-days...
m6 + p160vc...
Anthroplogie @ U Village. Awesome...
Another self in a dressing room.
Boston guys...
Van breaking down in I-5
ha!
Teamwork... gets you places
Another Triple Door concert
The car coming into the frame almost runs me over... to many's chagrin, I'm still around
I think I had a Slice + Vice
German posing... conceptually I like this. He has a twin (Gustavo).
Big evil octopus coming out of a building
And that was it for that Portland getaway.
There's no sales tax in Oregon... so if you're thinking about getting a new laptop... you can go there... I did. :)
Anyway...
I took N to Ballard for a concert where Trespassers William played. Cool stuff... m6 + portra 400VC:
The Olympic Athletic Club in Ballard
Ballard post... not very different than the Capitol Hill post
Guy selling tickets at the Tractor Tavern
Can't remember these guy's name... they were amusing
Trespassers William
My former mentor -- ladies and gents... Mr. Brian Puhl. F'n awesome dude.
That window up top... our place
Then, near the end, came the big event where they took us downtown in buses... and closed down 520 and I-5 at rush hour. Yeah... I guess this is how Microsoft makes friends... oh well... it's mostly MS people in 520 anyway.
"Yeah dude, let the buses go through"
I-5 being completely blocked just for us
That same weekend we had hamburgers at Pablo's.... truly delicious delicious stuff... ektar (?) on the m6:
The cook extraordinaire
Chris + Anna... awesome dudes
After a quick N-stop to Anthropologie...
This made me smile
Dick's. Yum Yum Yum
Simple menu -- shakes, burguers, and fries
Yours truly
Mariners! Well... I'm a Red Sox guy (since I met Hamza - credit where credit is due). Anyway... we went to couple of games... this is against the Blue Jays, I think... f3 + p400vc:
Ichirrrrouuuuuuuu at bat
Safeco!!!
I guess he wasn't into the sport
That day the pitcher srsly sucked
Sea-town docks
N + yrs trly
Cheap rooms...
during the heatwave
Old fashioned frozen custard.... yum!!
Paula - after I'd run out of 120 film
Quick rewind to Portland... using efke25 on the m6... mostly personal stuff, so not sharing more than a few...:
Garage in Powell's Books. BEST BOOKSTORE EVA
Naked Capitol Hill riders
Before the Death Cab for Cutie concert
Then, I got a delta3200 on the m6 to see what could happen:
Lovely sky
Gotta love Delta 3200
4th of July fireworks
Some strange Pinapple Vodka prepared by Nath and Amir
On the way back home - more delta 3200 love
From inside Hot Mama's Pizza Parlour
Across the street from Hot Mama's, and besides Linda's
DCFC playing "Your Heart is an Empty Room"
You and me have seen everything to see...
from Bangkk to Calgary... and the soles of your shoes are all worn out...
The Atlantic was booorn todaaaayyyy
Another camera shooting the stage
I guess these ladies really got into the music and broke into tears
On a lighter note, I remember a conversation I had with my cousin about Tweeter.
Two types of people use Tweeter: Truly useful information sources or poser attention whores.
Now, I wonder what's the logic behind microblogging for the second type...
I'm doing some very very interesting/cool stuff.
...right.
No joke, I'm getting beaten up and the police has actual crimes to solve, so they're not coming.
Awesome. That last one was by Perez Hilton FYI...
Now... really... do we need a microblogging engine to know that a certain dumbass is waking up? or dressing up? or being just generally pretentious?
Naah... didn't think so.
Bitter Moon is on the TV now. Love that movie. I have not opinion about Roman Polansky, so I'll digress.
Still, it's a good movie.
Anyway... carrying on...
Approaching the end of this kilometric post... ektar on the m6:
Randomness
Mommy's there
Girl dancing for her college degree
Cowgirrrrrrlssss
Dudes amazed at her skill
Tools of the trade
Explanation of the work...
Confiture... I miss this cat
I made an arrangement with a friend... she'd cook delicious food, and I'll make her a portrait.
It was an awesome experiment.... apparently I don't suck terribly at portraits.
N was the art director.
Shot with the Rolleiflex T, using Portra 400VC -- perfect for the light. Here's my fave:
Dramatic expression, and all...
Say goodbye to long-ass posts.
It's hard to define the past six months of my life in a single thought. I guess not everyday you get to work on changing the e-mail management paradigm in the world, or work with the most awesome team I've ever worked with (IAM dudes... rock on!!!).
Also... I've never followed the phrase "Work hard; Play hard" so strictly.
But it paid off amazingly well... :)
I've got the tools for exactly what I want to do. My favorite camera ever, with the only two lenses I'd ever want for it - too bad I had to trade in two sweet two-eight's, and a CV one-four to get those, but well... there's a point in life where you know exactly what you want.
Last, but far from least... getting home, seeing N at home (working her genius and magic over long distance), and just thinking that I'd become an adult... in OUR place.
Can't really explain how that feels... I guess you aren't there, I could suggest to cut microblogging, the rest of your bullshit, and grow up... but anyway it's cool... I mean... not everyone can handle being a grown up, and being treated like one.
And this is now... in a break from all that... listening to the raindrops hit the glass behind me, in the big man-zoo that Mexico City is... raining at night as only it can rain in this wicked place.
There's no looking back, and there are no regrets.
This year has been better than the last; maybe as good as it gets.
Hope life catches you well,
J
Well, N and I saw Counting Crows at last ...and it was sooo awesome.
The Traveling Circus and Medicine Show. Counting Crows and Augustana... they both hit the stage at the same time, and they both sang lots of songs.
Pure awesomeness. Two of our favorite groups onstage.
Adam Duritz standing on a monitor, smiling...
So what have I been up to?
Too many things to mention.
Some things have just been awesome, others have just been things you sort of have to do.
And as usual, here's the small (!) amount of things I want you to know... (110 photos this time)
Like a roadtrip to Bainbridge Island... driving up to Mukilteo, and then up, up, and a bit farther, just to cross over at Mt. Vernon, and then South I-5 again.
I like pie... I mean... ferries film (portra 160vc or ektar 100 -- dunno) on the m6:
The people on the other side of the ferry
Everyone minding their own business
Commuting sleeper... awesome to see how this happens in every known medium of transport
Boats = members? Whoa, thaaat's sooo cleeeveeer...
We didn't make it by 11. No breakfast for us.
Poulsbo cemetery... and the big tree there
Photo guys getting their angles
This was cool - imagine how the sequence would look in video
View from home
Random Capitol Hill moment
Yet another mirror shot. N+me+strangers
Some old dude wearing a skirt, and some other guy photographing him.
Moral of the story: Rewind the film before opening up the m6.
Now shifting to the f3 with good ol' portra 160vc. First some leftovers from Poulsbo:
Best Washington bakery E V E R
The Poulsbo church - viewed at 17mm
Tighter shot
The cemetery tree
Another cemetery shot
...aaand another ferry shot on the way back
Good thing guy parked in a proper spot
I (heart) neon signs
Bldg in front of the Emerald Arms
Now back to the Fremont Solstice Parade
Before the parade began
I've realized that having more that 1 film camera screws things up. I know... maybe I just suck, but since sometimes I feel a certain camera would do fine, I leave another at home.
Anyway... when I ran out of portra, I put on a delta 400 on the F3. Still on the Fremont Solstice Parade...
"Steal the rhythm while you can, Spoooonmaaaaan"
The entertainer just arrived
There's a bit for everyone there...
Her outfit was cool
This is SO European... I mean in every corner.. Paris, Madrid, Zurich, Stockholm...
Mini-raffle... the grand prize... a scribbled Mini
Bridge opening up for some guy in his petite yatch
Paramount Theater's marquee
Yah, right... we supported John Smith and his plea for whatever... don´t know the restaurant
At the Death Cab for Cutie concert... more photos below
TMAX 400 on the m6 - leftovers from the Fremont Solstice Parade
Police bike- check
Billingham bag - check
Kneel in the middle of the street - check
After the Fremont parade was over...
Another self... at City Market... awesome place... e
They had Camper shoes in this store
Bonding at a M's game
Taaaaakeee me ooouuut to the baaaall gaaaaameeee
Eventhough some people bumped into homey, he did not move... from his spotlight
I love the Seattle music scene. Looots of bands I really like. This makes me think about all the "cooool; trendy" hipsters that will go to the Killers' Concert (in either Mexico City or Monterrey). Been there... months ago. :). For what it's worth, these are from a Third Eye Blind concert. TEB rocks really hard!!!. This was with the m6 and Portra 800. These were edited in Aperture. I'm learning how to use it. Rocks on the MBP screen!! Not a big fan of Portra 800, though...
Opening band
Digital photo... the place was packed
The tones were NOT cool... but I like the red.
I hated the tones, so I just BW'd the rest...
Late night coffee
Party at Moni's John's - that sounds funny
John's friends looking at his X-ray
Man looking at an unknown booze bottle
Note the small umbrella
Typical party-geek moment
The Triple door... cool drummer... her voice... hmmm... dunno
She played a cover by Natalia Lafourcade... we were surprised...
These are other frames from our every-days...
m6 + p160vc...
Anthroplogie @ U Village. Awesome...
Another self in a dressing room.
Boston guys...
Van breaking down in I-5
ha!
Teamwork... gets you places
Another Triple Door concert
The car coming into the frame almost runs me over... to many's chagrin, I'm still around
I think I had a Slice + Vice
German posing... conceptually I like this. He has a twin (Gustavo).
Big evil octopus coming out of a building
And that was it for that Portland getaway.
There's no sales tax in Oregon... so if you're thinking about getting a new laptop... you can go there... I did. :)
Anyway...
I took N to Ballard for a concert where Trespassers William played. Cool stuff... m6 + portra 400VC:
The Olympic Athletic Club in Ballard
Ballard post... not very different than the Capitol Hill post
Guy selling tickets at the Tractor Tavern
Can't remember these guy's name... they were amusing
Trespassers William
My former mentor -- ladies and gents... Mr. Brian Puhl. F'n awesome dude.
That window up top... our place
Then, near the end, came the big event where they took us downtown in buses... and closed down 520 and I-5 at rush hour. Yeah... I guess this is how Microsoft makes friends... oh well... it's mostly MS people in 520 anyway.
"Yeah dude, let the buses go through"
I-5 being completely blocked just for us
That same weekend we had hamburgers at Pablo's.... truly delicious delicious stuff... ektar (?) on the m6:
The cook extraordinaire
Chris + Anna... awesome dudes
After a quick N-stop to Anthropologie...
This made me smile
Dick's. Yum Yum Yum
Simple menu -- shakes, burguers, and fries
Yours truly
Mariners! Well... I'm a Red Sox guy (since I met Hamza - credit where credit is due). Anyway... we went to couple of games... this is against the Blue Jays, I think... f3 + p400vc:
Ichirrrrouuuuuuuu at bat
Safeco!!!
I guess he wasn't into the sport
That day the pitcher srsly sucked
Sea-town docks
N + yrs trly
Cheap rooms...
during the heatwave
Old fashioned frozen custard.... yum!!
Paula - after I'd run out of 120 film
Quick rewind to Portland... using efke25 on the m6... mostly personal stuff, so not sharing more than a few...:
Garage in Powell's Books. BEST BOOKSTORE EVA
Naked Capitol Hill riders
Before the Death Cab for Cutie concert
Then, I got a delta3200 on the m6 to see what could happen:
Lovely sky
Gotta love Delta 3200
4th of July fireworks
Some strange Pinapple Vodka prepared by Nath and Amir
On the way back home - more delta 3200 love
From inside Hot Mama's Pizza Parlour
Across the street from Hot Mama's, and besides Linda's
DCFC playing "Your Heart is an Empty Room"
You and me have seen everything to see...
from Bangkk to Calgary... and the soles of your shoes are all worn out...
The Atlantic was booorn todaaaayyyy
Another camera shooting the stage
I guess these ladies really got into the music and broke into tears
On a lighter note, I remember a conversation I had with my cousin about Tweeter.
Two types of people use Tweeter: Truly useful information sources or poser attention whores.
Now, I wonder what's the logic behind microblogging for the second type...
I'm doing some very very interesting/cool stuff.
...right.
No joke, I'm getting beaten up and the police has actual crimes to solve, so they're not coming.
Awesome. That last one was by Perez Hilton FYI...
Now... really... do we need a microblogging engine to know that a certain dumbass is waking up? or dressing up? or being just generally pretentious?
Naah... didn't think so.
Bitter Moon is on the TV now. Love that movie. I have not opinion about Roman Polansky, so I'll digress.
Still, it's a good movie.
Anyway... carrying on...
Approaching the end of this kilometric post... ektar on the m6:
Randomness
Mommy's there
Girl dancing for her college degree
Cowgirrrrrrlssss
Dudes amazed at her skill
Tools of the trade
Explanation of the work...
Confiture... I miss this cat
I made an arrangement with a friend... she'd cook delicious food, and I'll make her a portrait.
It was an awesome experiment.... apparently I don't suck terribly at portraits.
N was the art director.
Shot with the Rolleiflex T, using Portra 400VC -- perfect for the light. Here's my fave:
Dramatic expression, and all...
Say goodbye to long-ass posts.
It's hard to define the past six months of my life in a single thought. I guess not everyday you get to work on changing the e-mail management paradigm in the world, or work with the most awesome team I've ever worked with (IAM dudes... rock on!!!).
Also... I've never followed the phrase "Work hard; Play hard" so strictly.
But it paid off amazingly well... :)
I've got the tools for exactly what I want to do. My favorite camera ever, with the only two lenses I'd ever want for it - too bad I had to trade in two sweet two-eight's, and a CV one-four to get those, but well... there's a point in life where you know exactly what you want.
Last, but far from least... getting home, seeing N at home (working her genius and magic over long distance), and just thinking that I'd become an adult... in OUR place.
Can't really explain how that feels... I guess you aren't there, I could suggest to cut microblogging, the rest of your bullshit, and grow up... but anyway it's cool... I mean... not everyone can handle being a grown up, and being treated like one.
And this is now... in a break from all that... listening to the raindrops hit the glass behind me, in the big man-zoo that Mexico City is... raining at night as only it can rain in this wicked place.
There's no looking back, and there are no regrets.
This year has been better than the last; maybe as good as it gets.
Hope life catches you well,
J
July 1, 2009
Hey June...
June in Sea-Town...
Found: Old 120 negative. Delta 400, I think... stuff from Mexico, and Steilacoom.
Father + Son at the market - Mexico City
Fast forward two months...
Drug shop - Steilacoom
Inside of the Drug shop
Mayor's House
I got a pretty sweet deal on a second hand F3. Since I sold my F100 and the D100, it's the only thing I can mount my lenses on. I like the F3. It's compact, light, and handles like a tank. Don't know if I should keep it, or sell it
TMAX on the F3:
Center-weighed metering FTW!!!
Another one for the night series
Pretty cool tree in Lake Sammamish
Un peu d'air sur terre...
This is us... a dreamlike photo at 1.2
N was really excited to see Jenny Lewis playing...
Then I decided to use a PanF on the m6 - these are random May leftovers
Lotsa fun -- everyone had a straw hat in the car
*someone got a new dress* -- and I documented the fitting proceedure
Monica beholding the Columbia River view... and changing the roll. Now that I think about it, I had no meter for this one. I used Monica's reading and compensated for ISO50
Flickr "57R337" guys
Fast forward to Memorial Weekend, and a drive to Portland.
Harsh shadows
N and I happened to bump into a street fair on the waterfront
Portland Rose Festival
Can Art
Cute Kitty
Kids playing in a fountain - love the tones....
People yelling after being catapulted...
These kids will never see Ghost. Sniff sniff... the will never value the process of clay handling...
Ferris wheel... I am so in love with them...
The PanF ended, so I replaced it with a Delta 100...
This thing looked awfully close every time it came near
Motion blur...
Streets closed for the festival
Urban reflection
Portland building
Man looking out
Fast forward to after we came back to Seattle...
Smoke break
Better safe than sorry
Sort of felt like a movie set...
Doors being gentle to other doors
Push to walk
Some randon woman came, took her shoes off, and wore some random pair who was there... weird... this is the pair she was wearing originally
In line for the Jenny Lewis show
As we came in, I put a delta 400 on the m6:
Cellphone light #1
Cellphone light #2
JL onstage
I think this crane has been there for months...
Street love
The Nokton 35mm f1.4, ladies and gents... I love it...
More Nokton love...
After the game, Martha parked her car in the International District... you can find super random stuff there... music coming out of this small place was just awesome.
Did I mention that Mariners lost? I guess I needed not make it clear.
...And time fot more Delta 100 on the F3
The sinking ship parking lot
Alley. Random Alley.
WS Ferries
People on the ferry
Sea-town
Birds -- love this frame
Walking on the rocky beach
Poulsbo, WA
More Poulsbo
...remember the 40yr old virgin??? hahaha.
Most. Awesome. Bakery. Ever.
Inside the most awesome bakery ever
Delta 3200 on the F3
Street club - lines
Cookie Monster asking for change
Hot Dog Stand
Girl walking away from the work ahead
*facepalm*
All the people in the same table... a world of their own...
So... how much was it?
Cigarette break
Favorite street sign in a long while
Outside R place
Man + doig entering the Redwood Bar
Moar lines...
If I ever get back in the lab, I'm printing this - favorite frame in a looong while
And just because I've fallen in love with Ektar... I put some more on the F3.
N
Colourful!!
Anyone looking to buy a sweet 35mm AF-D?
Sunshine!!
More urban love
Flowers - a souvenir....
La petanque aquatique!!!
So... trying new nail styles? Broadway!!
JULIA'S!!!
Small dude opening his wings...
Broken pipe
Shopping spree!!
Self at 1.2... meh!!
Le penseur...
So that's it.
I am feeling much more into a colour mode now, so I will shoot more Ektar/Portra.
I have a pending photoshoot with a friend. I never do photoshoots, so I am a bit scared... more excited than scared, though...
I've been thinking many things lately... will probably elaborate on them one day... once I have enough time.
...for the time being, I think I've never been so well in my life. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all the good things that come in small packages - or a sheet of paper - or a simple tick box.
Hope life catches you well!!
J
Found: Old 120 negative. Delta 400, I think... stuff from Mexico, and Steilacoom.
Father + Son at the market - Mexico City
Fast forward two months...
Drug shop - Steilacoom
Inside of the Drug shop
Mayor's House
I got a pretty sweet deal on a second hand F3. Since I sold my F100 and the D100, it's the only thing I can mount my lenses on. I like the F3. It's compact, light, and handles like a tank. Don't know if I should keep it, or sell it
TMAX on the F3:
Center-weighed metering FTW!!!
Another one for the night series
Pretty cool tree in Lake Sammamish
Un peu d'air sur terre...
This is us... a dreamlike photo at 1.2
N was really excited to see Jenny Lewis playing...
Then I decided to use a PanF on the m6 - these are random May leftovers
Lotsa fun -- everyone had a straw hat in the car
*someone got a new dress* -- and I documented the fitting proceedure
Monica beholding the Columbia River view... and changing the roll. Now that I think about it, I had no meter for this one. I used Monica's reading and compensated for ISO50
Flickr "57R337" guys
Fast forward to Memorial Weekend, and a drive to Portland.
Harsh shadows
N and I happened to bump into a street fair on the waterfront
Portland Rose Festival
Can Art
Cute Kitty
Kids playing in a fountain - love the tones....
People yelling after being catapulted...
These kids will never see Ghost. Sniff sniff... the will never value the process of clay handling...
Ferris wheel... I am so in love with them...
The PanF ended, so I replaced it with a Delta 100...
This thing looked awfully close every time it came near
Motion blur...
Streets closed for the festival
Urban reflection
Portland building
Man looking out
Fast forward to after we came back to Seattle...
Smoke break
Better safe than sorry
Sort of felt like a movie set...
Doors being gentle to other doors
Push to walk
Some randon woman came, took her shoes off, and wore some random pair who was there... weird... this is the pair she was wearing originally
In line for the Jenny Lewis show
As we came in, I put a delta 400 on the m6:
Cellphone light #1
Cellphone light #2
JL onstage
I think this crane has been there for months...
Street love
The Nokton 35mm f1.4, ladies and gents... I love it...
More Nokton love...
After the game, Martha parked her car in the International District... you can find super random stuff there... music coming out of this small place was just awesome.
Did I mention that Mariners lost? I guess I needed not make it clear.
...And time fot more Delta 100 on the F3
The sinking ship parking lot
Alley. Random Alley.
WS Ferries
People on the ferry
Sea-town
Birds -- love this frame
Walking on the rocky beach
Poulsbo, WA
More Poulsbo
...remember the 40yr old virgin??? hahaha.
Most. Awesome. Bakery. Ever.
Inside the most awesome bakery ever
Delta 3200 on the F3
Street club - lines
Cookie Monster asking for change
Hot Dog Stand
Girl walking away from the work ahead
*facepalm*
All the people in the same table... a world of their own...
So... how much was it?
Cigarette break
Favorite street sign in a long while
Outside R place
Man + doig entering the Redwood Bar
Moar lines...
If I ever get back in the lab, I'm printing this - favorite frame in a looong while
And just because I've fallen in love with Ektar... I put some more on the F3.
N
Colourful!!
Anyone looking to buy a sweet 35mm AF-D?
Sunshine!!
More urban love
Flowers - a souvenir....
La petanque aquatique!!!
So... trying new nail styles? Broadway!!
JULIA'S!!!
Small dude opening his wings...
Broken pipe
Shopping spree!!
Self at 1.2... meh!!
Le penseur...
So that's it.
I am feeling much more into a colour mode now, so I will shoot more Ektar/Portra.
I have a pending photoshoot with a friend. I never do photoshoots, so I am a bit scared... more excited than scared, though...
I've been thinking many things lately... will probably elaborate on them one day... once I have enough time.
...for the time being, I think I've never been so well in my life. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all the good things that come in small packages - or a sheet of paper - or a simple tick box.
Hope life catches you well!!
J
May 20, 2009
Colourful
Now, bringing that dualities thing back... here is the big colour entry for may...
Portra 400NC and the ol' trusty m6.
Love it when things say what they are...
The best parking spots near my apt. I came early to get one, and failed.
Some construction thingy in Broadway
Cha cha...?
Blue/Grayish alleyways
Contrasts - Loud/Quiet
Red Pablits and red N
Then N and I drove North (like we use to do), and ended up in Canada...
I did not have a really fond of Vancouver, but this time, I really liked it.
Dock by Grainville Mkt
Balloon guy
Art Gallery
...and that was about it... I took a lot more, but traveling, I use much more the digi-slr
Some guy sleeping on his car... as I got near, the dog in the back went bezerk...
Dick's... Do you like... well, stupid joke.
Some girl getting pulled over... no idea why
The hallway in our floor.
Some guy smoking by the window...
My old ride... I hated it, so I gave it back, and got a new one.
This is one of my favourite colour films... Portra 160VC - again using the m6.
Pizza restaurant in Fremont - caught it mid-air.
I think this is my fav N photograph ever... the colours, the window, her hair...
And now... switching to 50mm.... and doing the tourist thing... TULIP FEST!!!
Yay, this proves how people just don't give a fuck.
Endless fields of tulips...
Think different... Tulip Computer... wait...
Ye olde tulip barn
Another child left behind
Posing
The best parking spot EVER... and I was already parked. Damn it. 1/1000 @ f5.6
Quite informative - 1/1000 @ f5.6
Photographing the photo section... how clever!!
My new thing is going to places, buying the city Moleskine, and scribble my adventures away. No blogs, no uploading errors... simpler times.
One Sunday, I simply woke up and told N... "let's go to Tacoma". I'd never been there for more than 15 mins, so she agreed, and off we went.
Portra 160VC
The first stop was the glass museum...
Glass fountain
People making glass live, in front of yer eyes
The museum has this activity with schools where they ask children to draw something strange they take the drawing,
and make that on glass. The first one is a coyote with rainbows over its paws.
Glassy toilets... it fits the museum
Colourful spheres...
Tacoma Glass Museum
Chihuly Glass Bridge
A post in the Chihuly Bridge
Union Station and the Jazz Saxophonist
Washington History Museum
Some random stairs
Union Station (behind)
Yet another Tacoma Museum
Glass Museum roof - on out way back
N sitting besides the fountain
Awesome pizza place near the Space Needle
Trees
Feeding the birds.... noisy as hell
Reala 100
Bastardized BW - Sorry... it was meant to be BW
Another BW meant to be - Is that guy John Malkovich??
Mooore mirrors...
Urban Flickerites
The Westin... cool tones
The last bastardized BW - Kid with a spoon
A couple that somehow felt perfect together
Walking home from downtown
This other weekend we just drove North to visit Whidbey Island.
the Ferry that took us to Whidbey Island
Aboard the ferry
Dude was hogging the place... didn't even let me take 1 shot at the water...
Trees
Look at the Reala greens - greens on steroids... oh, and the chess match
A funny flower
Found at the Whidbey Island Farmer's Market
The Town Hall
Then I ran out of film, and loaded the LAST Portra 400NC i'll ever use (unless I am shooting under Tungsten -- which is not often):
Admiralty Bay...
Looking for a stone? I grabbed 4 and piled them up in my office...
This should be where they recorded the Blind Melon - No Rain video...
Fort Casey State Park
Fort Casey State Park Lighthouse...
Back at our same pizza place... awesome...
I'd rather date Lorena Bobbitt first...
Paula at the wheel of her Uber spacious Mini (for realz)... The title that comes to mind... "The Joys of Driving"
Paula chatting up our waitress at Musashi... the lady speaks several languages -- not sure if they were speaking Italian or French
Last Saturday, there was a street fair in the U-district... very pintoresque, if you ask me. I had a good time with Thomas, and Arturo... Internz hittin' da streetz type thing...
Arturo papping away...
Thomas Texting
Doughnut stand...
Then the rewind lever became stiff, indicating that there was no more film available.
Life's rolling...
I don't know when I'll post more.a
Hope life catches you well.
J
Portra 400NC and the ol' trusty m6.
Love it when things say what they are...
The best parking spots near my apt. I came early to get one, and failed.
Some construction thingy in Broadway
Cha cha...?
Blue/Grayish alleyways
Contrasts - Loud/Quiet
Red Pablits and red N
Then N and I drove North (like we use to do), and ended up in Canada...
I did not have a really fond of Vancouver, but this time, I really liked it.
Dock by Grainville Mkt
Balloon guy
Art Gallery
...and that was about it... I took a lot more, but traveling, I use much more the digi-slr
Some guy sleeping on his car... as I got near, the dog in the back went bezerk...
Dick's... Do you like... well, stupid joke.
Some girl getting pulled over... no idea why
The hallway in our floor.
Some guy smoking by the window...
My old ride... I hated it, so I gave it back, and got a new one.
This is one of my favourite colour films... Portra 160VC - again using the m6.
Pizza restaurant in Fremont - caught it mid-air.
I think this is my fav N photograph ever... the colours, the window, her hair...
And now... switching to 50mm.... and doing the tourist thing... TULIP FEST!!!
Yay, this proves how people just don't give a fuck.
Endless fields of tulips...
Think different... Tulip Computer... wait...
Ye olde tulip barn
Another child left behind
Posing
The best parking spot EVER... and I was already parked. Damn it. 1/1000 @ f5.6
Quite informative - 1/1000 @ f5.6
Photographing the photo section... how clever!!
My new thing is going to places, buying the city Moleskine, and scribble my adventures away. No blogs, no uploading errors... simpler times.
One Sunday, I simply woke up and told N... "let's go to Tacoma". I'd never been there for more than 15 mins, so she agreed, and off we went.
Portra 160VC
The first stop was the glass museum...
Glass fountain
People making glass live, in front of yer eyes
The museum has this activity with schools where they ask children to draw something strange they take the drawing,
and make that on glass. The first one is a coyote with rainbows over its paws.
Glassy toilets... it fits the museum
Colourful spheres...
Tacoma Glass Museum
Chihuly Glass Bridge
A post in the Chihuly Bridge
Union Station and the Jazz Saxophonist
Washington History Museum
Some random stairs
Union Station (behind)
Yet another Tacoma Museum
Glass Museum roof - on out way back
N sitting besides the fountain
Awesome pizza place near the Space Needle
Trees
Feeding the birds.... noisy as hell
Reala 100
Bastardized BW - Sorry... it was meant to be BW
Another BW meant to be - Is that guy John Malkovich??
Mooore mirrors...
Urban Flickerites
The Westin... cool tones
The last bastardized BW - Kid with a spoon
A couple that somehow felt perfect together
Walking home from downtown
This other weekend we just drove North to visit Whidbey Island.
the Ferry that took us to Whidbey Island
Aboard the ferry
Dude was hogging the place... didn't even let me take 1 shot at the water...
Trees
Look at the Reala greens - greens on steroids... oh, and the chess match
A funny flower
Found at the Whidbey Island Farmer's Market
The Town Hall
Then I ran out of film, and loaded the LAST Portra 400NC i'll ever use (unless I am shooting under Tungsten -- which is not often):
Admiralty Bay...
Looking for a stone? I grabbed 4 and piled them up in my office...
This should be where they recorded the Blind Melon - No Rain video...
Fort Casey State Park
Fort Casey State Park Lighthouse...
Back at our same pizza place... awesome...
I'd rather date Lorena Bobbitt first...
Paula at the wheel of her Uber spacious Mini (for realz)... The title that comes to mind... "The Joys of Driving"
Paula chatting up our waitress at Musashi... the lady speaks several languages -- not sure if they were speaking Italian or French
Last Saturday, there was a street fair in the U-district... very pintoresque, if you ask me. I had a good time with Thomas, and Arturo... Internz hittin' da streetz type thing...
Arturo papping away...
Thomas Texting
Doughnut stand...
Then the rewind lever became stiff, indicating that there was no more film available.
Life's rolling...
I don't know when I'll post more.a
Hope life catches you well.
J
May 13, 2009
Black and White May Entry
One day, I wore a jacket, and found an old film in one of the pockets. I had no idea what was in it, so I took it down to Panda Labs.
There were some Steilacoom photos, and some other photos from before we went to Vancouver.
So here it goes...
Delta 100
Train hauling an engine
Another shadow self-portrait
Bob... standing on the train tracks
Someone parked in someone else's spot
Here I did a mid-roll switch from the m6 to the f100, and headed down town with N...
SEATT LE FER RY TER MIN AL
Push to cross
Lamps on a dock
The distant cranes. The smell here was awful.
These two looked like a pair of flickerites trying to snuck up to people and snapping them away
Juan Salvador Gaviota in mid-flight
Since I like concerts, I got myself a ticket for the Fall Out Boy concert at the WaMu theather.
This is TriX
Cobra Starship
The Fan getting The Shot
Then came Metro Station (Shake shake shake shake shake shake shake)
Then All Time Low - they are surprisingly funny onstage...
Then people got tired...
Then people said how excited they were, while children had a ghost-like appearance
Lights out, then one single spotlight, and flashes...
FOB rocking hard
...and sporting LED guitars
...and fancy lightning
It was a good show.
The next day, I found... strawberries. Lying on the floor.
Where the hell is the Velvia when you need it??
And so, the Seattle walks continue...
TMax 100 - trying to take notes...
I am learning to meter properly... at last!! 1/500 @ f1.4
I like these trees... 1/1000 @ f11
...and I sometimes hate the City of Seattle. 1/30 @ f16
Note this is a pink elephant... showering himself with a hat. 1/1000 @ f3.5
No idea what this dude was looking at. Maybe a pizza. Dunno.
The awesome City Market... with its awesome drawings...1/30 @ f1.4.
Dude walked in while I was metering, and just went for it... he didn't realize I was focusing the window. 1/30 @ f1.4
Free smells at a local U-District bakery. So very generous of them!!! 1/125 @ f1.4
Dude dressed up as a Star Wars Imperial Fleet Officer - Why do I know that? 1/250 @ f1.4
This gas station changes the phrases every week. It's cool. 1/250 @ f1.4
Here's the scene. I try to escape traffic going through a McD's, and this bitch just stepped on the gas, blocking my way... all because stupid granny thought I wanted to cut the drive through line.... bitch... 1/1000 @ f1.4
Musashi's... they are the ones who make the magic happen... 1/30 @ f1.8
Open tulips...
There's your regular fix of BW FILM.
Life's been pretty good with me lately...
Colour to come very very soon.
Hope life catches you well...
J
There were some Steilacoom photos, and some other photos from before we went to Vancouver.
So here it goes...
Delta 100
Train hauling an engine
Another shadow self-portrait
Bob... standing on the train tracks
Someone parked in someone else's spot
Here I did a mid-roll switch from the m6 to the f100, and headed down town with N...
SEATT LE FER RY TER MIN AL
Push to cross
Lamps on a dock
The distant cranes. The smell here was awful.
These two looked like a pair of flickerites trying to snuck up to people and snapping them away
Juan Salvador Gaviota in mid-flight
Since I like concerts, I got myself a ticket for the Fall Out Boy concert at the WaMu theather.
This is TriX
Cobra Starship
The Fan getting The Shot
Then came Metro Station (Shake shake shake shake shake shake shake)
Then All Time Low - they are surprisingly funny onstage...
Then people got tired...
Then people said how excited they were, while children had a ghost-like appearance
Lights out, then one single spotlight, and flashes...
FOB rocking hard
...and sporting LED guitars
...and fancy lightning
It was a good show.
The next day, I found... strawberries. Lying on the floor.
Where the hell is the Velvia when you need it??
And so, the Seattle walks continue...
TMax 100 - trying to take notes...
I am learning to meter properly... at last!! 1/500 @ f1.4
I like these trees... 1/1000 @ f11
...and I sometimes hate the City of Seattle. 1/30 @ f16
Note this is a pink elephant... showering himself with a hat. 1/1000 @ f3.5
No idea what this dude was looking at. Maybe a pizza. Dunno.
The awesome City Market... with its awesome drawings...1/30 @ f1.4.
Dude walked in while I was metering, and just went for it... he didn't realize I was focusing the window. 1/30 @ f1.4
Free smells at a local U-District bakery. So very generous of them!!! 1/125 @ f1.4
Dude dressed up as a Star Wars Imperial Fleet Officer - Why do I know that? 1/250 @ f1.4
This gas station changes the phrases every week. It's cool. 1/250 @ f1.4
Here's the scene. I try to escape traffic going through a McD's, and this bitch just stepped on the gas, blocking my way... all because stupid granny thought I wanted to cut the drive through line.... bitch... 1/1000 @ f1.4
Musashi's... they are the ones who make the magic happen... 1/30 @ f1.8
Open tulips...
There's your regular fix of BW FILM.
Life's been pretty good with me lately...
Colour to come very very soon.
Hope life catches you well...
J
April 21, 2009
Every time after Winter comes Spring
Winter was cold. There were a couple of days of snow. The car slipped in the snow. Finding a spot to park is complicated in Capitol Hill. N got here before we had planned it, and it was awesome. I have the most awesome manager ever. I don't really like my car, so I'll swap it soon enough. Vancouver is pretty when the sun comes out. My mentor is the person that knows how this place works... from A to B. Haven't spoken that much to parents; no news is good news. Good news is even better. I wish I could afford all the toys I want. The lifeboat laptop just got an awesome battery. This blog post.
(This is a tribute)
This is a film entry.
It had been a while since I used my F100. Amazing body... super tight, and a shutter solid as a rock. No big deal here. The F100 and the M6.
Delta 400 - m6
Can't remember where this was
After Steilacoom, I put the M Motor on, and misplaced the base plate. Contacted the US offices, and the replacement part was like US$350.
I was bitching about losing it when Paula said she had found something similar in his apartment. I tied loose ends, and remembered that I put the baseplate on the pocket of my jacket, which I took off that day during a dinner Paula hosted.
Paula found the baseplate of my M6, and I took her picture... she's cool
Paramount Theatre -- good venue
Ghosts at PF Chang's
Kermit making funny expressions
Typical Capitol Hill lamp post
Windows - metering experiment
View from the Needle
Needle homo-photographicus
Weird light coming from the horizon
Using a telescope with the M6. This was cool
Pizza - lonely night
Pablits on his way to Austin
Bob seen through an old 50mm Summilux
Bob seen through a brand new spanking 50mm Summilux Asph. Worth the US$3,600? Maybe.
Yours truly through the good ol' trusty CV 35mm f1.4
Last day of the Seattle P.I.
Lasagna night chez Paula. Yum.
Late night, post dinner... everyone on their own world
Man holding dessert. Girls in the background.
T-MAX 400 - m6
I like the contrast in this frame
Alki Beach -- Sunset
Auditions for "So you think you can dance?"
Having a burger at Dick's
N in between many many Converses
Teen girl with a mustache on the Needle
Dressing rooms - Anthropologie. I still can't get over the "Girl Power" I felt there. Definitely a no-man's land.
Waiting for the night bus
Sleeping guy at Barnes and Noble
Kermit paying for his lunch. Trying to play with shadows
Kermit and his little self hanging from the rearview mirror
Ektar 100 - This was shot on the F100. For 17mm you need the full frame to use it properly. No d700 for me for now. Maybe some time in the future.
I think this is where Nath lives. Reminds me of a cylinder.
Hardcore 57R337. (Wolf, B., 2008)
N looking around Pike Place Mkt
Man + Tulips
Inside a store at Pike Place Mkt
Ladies; Gents; Mr. Nathan Manley... master of his craft.
Nath's recommendations
Shooting straight into the sun. I love this lens
N + YRS TRLY enjoying a good ol' starbucks
The alphabet according to Anthropologie
Findings...
Cap. Hill pharmacies
The Needle in a random angle
From the O deck. Top of the Needle
Reala 100 - F100
Work laptop - Personal netbook. My adored kitchen floor
I went downtown with René and proceeded to document his day. It was fun.
"Downtown is too far to walk; I take the bus"
"Let's have a bite"
Not sure what he was having for lunch
Looking for the perfect emo t-shirt... tight and dark
Cigarette break before American Apparel
Thinking about getting leggins
Paying for the leggins
At American Eagle
So the Twilight guy is in the cover.
Nothing really brilliant. Had lots of fun, though. Should do that with my friends more often.
Dirty apartment chandelier
Evening colours
N posing on the bridge
The flowers by the window. LOVE this frame.
The flowers at 1.4 using the 85.
City Girl
Portra NC400 pushed +1.
This is the m6. I wanted colour for St. Patrick's day. Only had a 400 so I decided to push it 1 stop. The results are not thaaat bad, but I wouldn't do it again unless forced to.
Crowd
Girl with dreads... her dreads were super cool
Booze --> Friendship
Julie with a funny expression talking with Pablits
Moni taking the photo of some random dudes; I was giving her shit for so doing.
Nath + Pao
Bar Dude
Leaving the bar. Outside, smokers.
Another lamp post.
So that's about it. I'm happy... things seem to be working out fine.
I will upload the digi-frames soon.
Hope life catches you well...
J
(This is a tribute)
This is a film entry.
It had been a while since I used my F100. Amazing body... super tight, and a shutter solid as a rock. No big deal here. The F100 and the M6.
Delta 400 - m6
Can't remember where this was
After Steilacoom, I put the M Motor on, and misplaced the base plate. Contacted the US offices, and the replacement part was like US$350.
I was bitching about losing it when Paula said she had found something similar in his apartment. I tied loose ends, and remembered that I put the baseplate on the pocket of my jacket, which I took off that day during a dinner Paula hosted.
Paula found the baseplate of my M6, and I took her picture... she's cool
Paramount Theatre -- good venue
Ghosts at PF Chang's
Kermit making funny expressions
Typical Capitol Hill lamp post
Windows - metering experiment
View from the Needle
Needle homo-photographicus
Weird light coming from the horizon
Using a telescope with the M6. This was cool
Pizza - lonely night
Pablits on his way to Austin
Bob seen through an old 50mm Summilux
Bob seen through a brand new spanking 50mm Summilux Asph. Worth the US$3,600? Maybe.
Yours truly through the good ol' trusty CV 35mm f1.4
Last day of the Seattle P.I.
Lasagna night chez Paula. Yum.
Late night, post dinner... everyone on their own world
Man holding dessert. Girls in the background.
T-MAX 400 - m6
I like the contrast in this frame
Alki Beach -- Sunset
Auditions for "So you think you can dance?"
Having a burger at Dick's
N in between many many Converses
Teen girl with a mustache on the Needle
Dressing rooms - Anthropologie. I still can't get over the "Girl Power" I felt there. Definitely a no-man's land.
Waiting for the night bus
Sleeping guy at Barnes and Noble
Kermit paying for his lunch. Trying to play with shadows
Kermit and his little self hanging from the rearview mirror
Ektar 100 - This was shot on the F100. For 17mm you need the full frame to use it properly. No d700 for me for now. Maybe some time in the future.
I think this is where Nath lives. Reminds me of a cylinder.
Hardcore 57R337. (Wolf, B., 2008)
N looking around Pike Place Mkt
Man + Tulips
Inside a store at Pike Place Mkt
Ladies; Gents; Mr. Nathan Manley... master of his craft.
Nath's recommendations
Shooting straight into the sun. I love this lens
N + YRS TRLY enjoying a good ol' starbucks
The alphabet according to Anthropologie
Findings...
Cap. Hill pharmacies
The Needle in a random angle
From the O deck. Top of the Needle
Reala 100 - F100
Work laptop - Personal netbook. My adored kitchen floor
I went downtown with René and proceeded to document his day. It was fun.
"Downtown is too far to walk; I take the bus"
"Let's have a bite"
Not sure what he was having for lunch
Looking for the perfect emo t-shirt... tight and dark
Cigarette break before American Apparel
Thinking about getting leggins
Paying for the leggins
At American Eagle
So the Twilight guy is in the cover.
Nothing really brilliant. Had lots of fun, though. Should do that with my friends more often.
Dirty apartment chandelier
Evening colours
N posing on the bridge
The flowers by the window. LOVE this frame.
The flowers at 1.4 using the 85.
City Girl
Portra NC400 pushed +1.
This is the m6. I wanted colour for St. Patrick's day. Only had a 400 so I decided to push it 1 stop. The results are not thaaat bad, but I wouldn't do it again unless forced to.
Crowd
Girl with dreads... her dreads were super cool
Booze --> Friendship
Julie with a funny expression talking with Pablits
Moni taking the photo of some random dudes; I was giving her shit for so doing.
Nath + Pao
Bar Dude
Leaving the bar. Outside, smokers.
Another lamp post.
So that's about it. I'm happy... things seem to be working out fine.
I will upload the digi-frames soon.
Hope life catches you well...
J
March 29, 2009
an hour or so from here - Steilacoom
After passing an x-ray checkpoint leaving Mexico City, I was wondering if my film would be fucked up, so I shot a lot of crappy frames just to get it developed quickly.
What sucked is having to go through a manual check thrice before actually boarding my plane.
...that's the curse of being a photo addict who majored in computer science. Looots of electronic stuff on my bag all the times I travel.
Luckily... *Gasp*... not all of the frames sucked. As usual, this is the M6. Portra VC 400, i think.
Second day. At Linda's with Moni, Pao, Pablo, and John.
Day three. Looking for a place in Seattle.
Random Capitol Hill post
Day three... Leasing Office
End of day three... At Linda's with Paula, Nate and Amir
After Linda's we had dinner at the Oddfellows'. Awesome place.
Yours truly.... photographed by Pablo.
Then we headed to the cinema to watch Slumdog MIllionaire. Goooood film. Funny thing it was made to appeal to a worldwide audience. Smart people.
Next day at Top Pot. I don't know why I love it so much. Maybe because it conveys a sense of sadness.
A cold day... this is the view from the apartment.
Some other day, I was online, and said hi to my long time friend, Bob. We are now working on the same software company. It's strange to take a look around and see many people I used to attend classes with.
Anyway...
Bob did not know I had come.
I im'd him, and he said: "So, when are you visiting?".
My response: "Take a look at my e-mail address".
It was quite funny... specially because he was not expecting it.
After chatting for a while, he said that there was this Flickr meet-up somewhere an hour away from here.
I've never been a big fan of Flickr, but for a change, I decided to go, see, and then bitch if it sucked.
And so we drove over to Steilacoom, WA.
The meet-up place: Bair Drug and Hardware Store - some sort of Ye Olde Drug Shoppe.
I lugged along some gear... because you know... what if you found something that will be awesome in squared neg...
Now I see that is stupid... I mean... you just need ONE camera to get the job done if you're good enough. (as long as you don't need to wire images back.... when photographing just for you).
This is before the drug shoppe was open...
Then I switched to digital.
I guess these were mugs of people who helped to remodel the drug store - being originally founded in 1896
The look from behind the post office booth - the place was packed
The wall of post boxes
I shot most of it digital... I carried the m6 and the Rolleiflex around, but being so packed, didn´t really feel like using more than a couple of film frames.
Digital
Film - photo taken by Bob...
Typical barber shop right on Main St. USA
After a while, Bob and I just got tired of being with the Flickerites and decided to walk our own path.... down some railroad tracks.
This is where the tracks led us - Digital
Flare on film.
Flare on digital
I have no idea what was Bob doing or putting on the tracks... you know... this is why trains derail.... hehehe.
As with previous series, I'm a big fan of photographing shadows as a sort of self portrait with someone else.
Some random dock
Simple portrait. Showing Bob some oof blur.
A restored carriage house.
A horse's shoe.
Tools of the trade
...and that was all there was to Steilacoom.
I'll try and find out some other places to go to.
Anyway...
Hope life catches you well...
J
What sucked is having to go through a manual check thrice before actually boarding my plane.
...that's the curse of being a photo addict who majored in computer science. Looots of electronic stuff on my bag all the times I travel.
Luckily... *Gasp*... not all of the frames sucked. As usual, this is the M6. Portra VC 400, i think.
Second day. At Linda's with Moni, Pao, Pablo, and John.
Day three. Looking for a place in Seattle.
Random Capitol Hill post
Day three... Leasing Office
End of day three... At Linda's with Paula, Nate and Amir
After Linda's we had dinner at the Oddfellows'. Awesome place.
Yours truly.... photographed by Pablo.
Then we headed to the cinema to watch Slumdog MIllionaire. Goooood film. Funny thing it was made to appeal to a worldwide audience. Smart people.
Next day at Top Pot. I don't know why I love it so much. Maybe because it conveys a sense of sadness.
A cold day... this is the view from the apartment.
Some other day, I was online, and said hi to my long time friend, Bob. We are now working on the same software company. It's strange to take a look around and see many people I used to attend classes with.
Anyway...
Bob did not know I had come.
I im'd him, and he said: "So, when are you visiting?".
My response: "Take a look at my e-mail address".
It was quite funny... specially because he was not expecting it.
After chatting for a while, he said that there was this Flickr meet-up somewhere an hour away from here.
I've never been a big fan of Flickr, but for a change, I decided to go, see, and then bitch if it sucked.
And so we drove over to Steilacoom, WA.
The meet-up place: Bair Drug and Hardware Store - some sort of Ye Olde Drug Shoppe.
I lugged along some gear... because you know... what if you found something that will be awesome in squared neg...
Now I see that is stupid... I mean... you just need ONE camera to get the job done if you're good enough. (as long as you don't need to wire images back.... when photographing just for you).
This is before the drug shoppe was open...
Then I switched to digital.
I guess these were mugs of people who helped to remodel the drug store - being originally founded in 1896
The look from behind the post office booth - the place was packed
The wall of post boxes
I shot most of it digital... I carried the m6 and the Rolleiflex around, but being so packed, didn´t really feel like using more than a couple of film frames.
Digital
Film - photo taken by Bob...
Typical barber shop right on Main St. USA
After a while, Bob and I just got tired of being with the Flickerites and decided to walk our own path.... down some railroad tracks.
This is where the tracks led us - Digital
Flare on film.
Flare on digital
I have no idea what was Bob doing or putting on the tracks... you know... this is why trains derail.... hehehe.
As with previous series, I'm a big fan of photographing shadows as a sort of self portrait with someone else.
Some random dock
Simple portrait. Showing Bob some oof blur.
A restored carriage house.
A horse's shoe.
Tools of the trade
...and that was all there was to Steilacoom.
I'll try and find out some other places to go to.
Anyway...
Hope life catches you well...
J
March 8, 2009
All the films I just did not want to develop myself, thank you
This one day I got an e-mail message.
I had to dial a certain phone number.
I wanted answers so I called.
...and then life decided that second chances were in order.
So I decided to wait for my films to be developed professionally.
Well, I would have done it myself, but I was too damn busy with projects and exams.
...anyway.
This is film... as usual:
One sunny December day, Sam, Diego and I went street shooting.
Delta 400:
Talking about random stuff
Awesome framing!! I chopped off half homeless guy
...so welcoming... like a voice asking you to go in
the external side of the stained glass windows
I told them I had a thing for mirrors (not being narcissistic... go and read Borges)
layers, layers, layers
Food being prepared
Singing birds
Sam having a laugh with some street seller...
Construction workers posing... they saw the camera from up there, and started shouting
Shadows
Eduardo's dining room
Eduardo preparing some treats for us... yum yum
Buttons, buttons, buttons
Back in November I got the chance to shoot a show that reminded me about my age. (note to self: Insert fragment from Pulp - Like A Friend). Teens... some even brought their parents.... damn...
Anyway... it was a good show.
Delta 400 pushed + 1:
Crush Crush Crush
Near the end...
Then in December came the time to say goodbye. Goodbye and an awesome Christmas reunion... chez Romualda.
Jules smiling
Martist
N and I wandering in a new commercial center
Fucked up frame... I took the film off and then reloaded it again... the last MTY frame I took
Back near N's.... an old truck in some random street
Watch your head...
Men's restrooms in some sushi place
Yay... so much traffic that people started selling shit in avenues
David's b-day...
Selling balloons up close and personal
Small ones getting used to the market
Many mouths... just one taquero
...for a thirsty mouth
Piracy
Best. Quesadillas. Ever.
Lotsa piñatas
Lotsa Chiharrón
This man has been selling pens for as long as I can remember
Light coming into the meat aisles
Him, I'd never seen before
Piggy + Cow banks
*going through Facebook photos*
I've always wondered how is it possible that someone who had the chance to move abroad, live new things in a different culture, be in a more evolved society (leaving a small ranch and moving to the city), simply goes back and keeps on doing the same things as before leaving. I think it is just like having an amazing gift and not only throwing it away... but crushing it, setting it on fire, and then flush it down the toilet.
I guess you can take someone out of the ranch, but you can't take the ranch out of that someone.
*back to the blog*
Portra 400vc:
N's tree looks cool in a typical contre-jour
I don't understand how someone would not use sidewalks.... this is Mexico City, for CHRIST's sake (pun so intended)
La Buena Tierra - one on N's awesome recommendations
Chili's with Jorge... I was getting drunk and my meter battery had died. Apparently I can meter properly sans lightmeter
Coyoacan + Ice cream + lovely vignetting
Plaza Satélite - up North Mexico City
minimum focusing distance: an arm's length
nsette
Squared Portra 400vc:
awesome way to sell products - downtown Mexico City
largest poster store I've ever seen in my life. everything you can imagined, they had a poster of that.
Didn't know she had opened a branch here... ;)
the mechanics of flirting... non verbal marketing...
San Juan Bautista - Founded by Hernan Cortés.
CHANGOLEEEOOOOOOOOOOON - asking for money, of course
Balloons, and an awesome guy who decided to take a step back just as I clicked
Kid about to buy some pranking toys
...and then I packed bits of my life and moved on again...
Delta 400
First place I went to after moving to my new place
Bldg 34... Moni's office
This is as far as I've come right now.
There are many things left to solve, but in a way the need to control my uncertainty has pushed me during this last year to make things happen.
Not that many rants for now... just things as they are.
Hope life catches you well,
J
I had to dial a certain phone number.
I wanted answers so I called.
...and then life decided that second chances were in order.
So I decided to wait for my films to be developed professionally.
Well, I would have done it myself, but I was too damn busy with projects and exams.
...anyway.
This is film... as usual:
One sunny December day, Sam, Diego and I went street shooting.
Delta 400:
Talking about random stuff
Awesome framing!! I chopped off half homeless guy
...so welcoming... like a voice asking you to go in
the external side of the stained glass windows
I told them I had a thing for mirrors (not being narcissistic... go and read Borges)
layers, layers, layers
Food being prepared
Singing birds
Sam having a laugh with some street seller...
Construction workers posing... they saw the camera from up there, and started shouting
Shadows
Eduardo's dining room
Eduardo preparing some treats for us... yum yum
Buttons, buttons, buttons
Back in November I got the chance to shoot a show that reminded me about my age. (note to self: Insert fragment from Pulp - Like A Friend). Teens... some even brought their parents.... damn...
Anyway... it was a good show.
Delta 400 pushed + 1:
Crush Crush Crush
Near the end...
Then in December came the time to say goodbye. Goodbye and an awesome Christmas reunion... chez Romualda.
Jules smiling
Martist
N and I wandering in a new commercial center
Fucked up frame... I took the film off and then reloaded it again... the last MTY frame I took
Back near N's.... an old truck in some random street
Watch your head...
Men's restrooms in some sushi place
Yay... so much traffic that people started selling shit in avenues
David's b-day...
Selling balloons up close and personal
Small ones getting used to the market
Many mouths... just one taquero
...for a thirsty mouth
Piracy
Best. Quesadillas. Ever.
Lotsa piñatas
Lotsa Chiharrón
This man has been selling pens for as long as I can remember
Light coming into the meat aisles
Him, I'd never seen before
Piggy + Cow banks
*going through Facebook photos*
I've always wondered how is it possible that someone who had the chance to move abroad, live new things in a different culture, be in a more evolved society (leaving a small ranch and moving to the city), simply goes back and keeps on doing the same things as before leaving. I think it is just like having an amazing gift and not only throwing it away... but crushing it, setting it on fire, and then flush it down the toilet.
I guess you can take someone out of the ranch, but you can't take the ranch out of that someone.
*back to the blog*
Portra 400vc:
N's tree looks cool in a typical contre-jour
I don't understand how someone would not use sidewalks.... this is Mexico City, for CHRIST's sake (pun so intended)
La Buena Tierra - one on N's awesome recommendations
Chili's with Jorge... I was getting drunk and my meter battery had died. Apparently I can meter properly sans lightmeter
Coyoacan + Ice cream + lovely vignetting
Plaza Satélite - up North Mexico City
minimum focusing distance: an arm's length
nsette
Squared Portra 400vc:
awesome way to sell products - downtown Mexico City
largest poster store I've ever seen in my life. everything you can imagined, they had a poster of that.
Didn't know she had opened a branch here... ;)
the mechanics of flirting... non verbal marketing...
San Juan Bautista - Founded by Hernan Cortés.
CHANGOLEEEOOOOOOOOOOON - asking for money, of course
Balloons, and an awesome guy who decided to take a step back just as I clicked
Kid about to buy some pranking toys
...and then I packed bits of my life and moved on again...
Delta 400
First place I went to after moving to my new place
Bldg 34... Moni's office
This is as far as I've come right now.
There are many things left to solve, but in a way the need to control my uncertainty has pushed me during this last year to make things happen.
Not that many rants for now... just things as they are.
Hope life catches you well,
J
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