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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
Wasder,
Great photograph!
I still have a few rolls of 120 Konica IR in my freezer–great stuff, if somewhat unpredictable (at least when I used it). I understand that Efke IR film is pretty good, but I haven’t tried it yet. Ilford’s “near-IR” has been re-introduced.
Rob,
I agree with you about the darkroom–seeing an image come up in the developing tray hasn’t lost it’s magic for me even though I’ve been printing for 50 years.
After much hesitation I finally bought a digital SLR last month, but it will just be for the Lefferts Manor Echo newsletter and, possibly, for posting quick shots here–the sort of utilitarian stuff where, for the last few years, I’ve been scanning negatives, rather than printing in the darkroom. My “real” photography will continue to be silver based and my Rolleiflex remains my favorite camera.
wasder, beautiful shot, have you considered selling prints?
wasder, like bktycoon said, you have to let us all know when and where you’ll be having a show.
well yeah digital photography definitely DID take the fun out of photography. now everyone thinks they are a photographer, so i agree with you. tho i guess in a sense everyone is and can be. i just think those dark room smells are amazing and seeing a print develop before your eyes is a ton more fun than uploading a 1000 pics on your computer and picking out the best one. tho digital photography did make the internet 100x more fun, so it has it’s place. digital photography is also a major boom for perverts.
*rob*
nice shots wasder, keep us informed if you ever put them up in a gallery. looks like you have captured some good stuff over the years
Konica did discontinue the IR film. So did Kodak. Very disappointing. Mamiya 6 is a great camera, but mine had the advance problem, which is common in them. Now I stick with a Rolleiflex for 6×6. Nice shot!
Wasder, there is a new-ish place in Greenwood Heights – “Under Minerva Art Gallery and Event Space.” They are looking for artists (and I consider photographers artists) to display there. You might want to check them out and see if it’s a fit for your. UnderMinerva.com
Hello everybody. Thanks for the nice words about the photo. I am a photographer by trade and one who is dismayed by the digital trend somewhat (though trying not to be a stick in the mud and embrace the inevitable). This was taken with my mamiya 6, a medium format camera that shoots square negs. I used konica infrared film and was standing at the end of Steeplechase pier in Coney Island, shooting back towards the amusement park. Nowadays I don’t think you can even buy Konica medium format infrared film, which makes me sad as it was one of my main artistic outlets. I am compiling a show of my Brooklyn images from the 90’s and looking for a gallery to show it in. You can see more in the Brownstoner flickr group. I thought it would be cool to start sharing this stuff with you guys and see what strikes everyone’s fancy. I am more known for photographing rock musicians but landscapes were my first and most long lasting love. Anyway, enjoy and I will catch up with you guys later.
wasder you came out of no where lately (i think) taking these great photos. keep it up man!!! seriously love them. you have a good eye for city scapes.
*r*