There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Market Street, San Francisco. Olympus XA4, Tri-X at 1600 developed in Diafine.
The beauty of film is that it’s a mystery as to what comes out when you develop your negatives. Instantaneous it isn’t unlike other forms of photography nowadays. You wait anticipating if you captured what you intended. Most times you don’t and there are times when you get something completely different and unexpected. Somewhat like life it’s a crap shoot and you roll the dice. Title taken from the Smiths song.
love this because it looks like from the face of the person walking towards you that their light has gone out a little…
Dylan July 9th, 2008 at 10:09 amWow…another beauty!
Stan July 13th, 2008 at 9:17 pmThanks guys…….
Stan how’s your XA4?
John Agoncillo July 13th, 2008 at 10:14 pmknockin’ on heaven’s door!!!
tuesdaymoon July 31st, 2008 at 10:13 amstunning! beautiful light and flare
and you’re exactly right about the mystery of film — the delay, for me, between pressing the shutter and seeing the results is essential. with digital i know what i intended, so when i check the shot (either in camera or later that day) if it’s not what i wanted I delete … with film, that delay between exposure/intention and processing/result lets me let go of my intention and i can appreciate the actual outcome for what it is, unexpected surprises (and total flops too).
kevin September 5th, 2008 at 5:28 pm