Thursday Links
While Brooklyn Fusses, Newark Pushes for the Nets [NY Times] U.S. Sets Big Incentives to Head Off Foreclosures [NY Times] Fewer Homeless on the City’s Street [NY Post] 20 Percent of Homeowners Have Negative Equity [NY Post] Embarrassing Donation Snafu for De Blasio [NY Post] What Home Bailout Plan Means for You [NY Daily News]…
While Brooklyn Fusses, Newark Pushes for the Nets [NY Times]
U.S. Sets Big Incentives to Head Off Foreclosures [NY Times]
Fewer Homeless on the City’s Street [NY Post]
20 Percent of Homeowners Have Negative Equity [NY Post]
Embarrassing Donation Snafu for De Blasio [NY Post]
What Home Bailout Plan Means for You [NY Daily News]
FDNY Probes Cause Of Bed-Stuy Fire [Brooklyn Eagle]
Yards Supporter to Run Against Tish [AY Report]
Photo by wasder in the Brownstoner Flickr Pool
Thanks Bob. The Konica stuff was curly too when it was processed. As I don’t usually process my own film the aspect of cutting and placing in the sleeve is less of an issue with me. I will check out the Efke film. Thanks again for the tip.
Wasder,
Freestyle has the Efke IR film:
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/191820-Efke-IR820-BandW-Infrared-120-size-Past-date-Special-2-09-Date?cat_id=403
I HOPE it’s being a past-date special isn’t ominous. Perhaps it’s only made once in a while, in batches, like the Konica film was.
I haven’t used it, but I’ve been pleased with other slow (ISO 25 and 50) Efke films in 35mm and 120. I don’t use it any more though because it’s so damn curly, although it flattens out after a while, but it’s a PITA to cut and place in negative sleeves. More important, I find that medium speed Ilford FP4 is plenty sharp and fine grain enough in medium format.
bxgirl, if you’re using a real camera, you can get a grid screen to replace the standard screen. That keeps the photos level. If not, you can use the perspective control in PhotoShop 🙂
wasder, let me add my voice to the rising chorus of accolades. I also confess to a screen capture of one of the fabulous photos on your website- I love black and white photography. Both my brother and brother in law are photographers. Sadly, i seem to be a thumb stuck over the lens kind of person. I also need to take shots using a plumb line and level.
IFC showed a film based on the early years I think last spring, and I was struck by how gorgeous he was when young. He looked quite different in Prospect Park last summer, though it was a great show. (Well, to be fair, I don’t look like one of the girls in the audience of the film anymore, either.)
At any rate, he must make a great subject, even now.
It seems you have two starkly different photographic interests/talents–portraiture and landscape.
Well I didn’t shoot him in his beautiful phase unfortunately. Not old enough to have done that. It was 1996 and he was pretty grizzled. But the experience of having a one on one with him in a little dressing room in Germany was one I will always remember and treasure as I am an uber-fan too.
Wasder, I must see that shot of Dylan. Forgot how beautiful he once was until I saw those films last year.
dylanfan–thanks so much. I really appreciate the feedback. Yes, flickr does not substitute for a real show. AS I said earlier my music photography will be shown this summer in SOHO (I have shot a portrait of Dylan by the way) but the landscape stuff is still in need of a gallery home. Will definitely let you know if/when something happens.
Digital photography can be art in the right hands but there will never quite be anything like the chemical alchemy of light hitting emulsion and the magic that takes place there. A computer will never replicate that. Don’t worry I don’t plan on giving up film ever.
Wasder, your photo knocked me out this morning, and that’s saying something because I am eyepenn’s mother. The two of us had a conversation just last night about digital photography vs. “art.” Coincidently, we also talked quite a bit about square format and black and white–two favorites of mine. I sure hope you and eyepenn and others like Bob Marvin never give up on “real” photography. The photograph above is a beautiful work of art.
Definitely look into places to show your work and let us know when you do. I would love to see more. Flickr’s ok, but not the same as an exhibit in person.