The Perkeo and Light *EDIT*

My next suggest assignment was to look for the interaction of light and shadow. Usually, I always try to find interesting light to some degree, but I was really cognisant this time out.

I used the Voigtlander Perkeo I on this assignment and here are some of my favorites from the roll:


*edit* This is my favorite of the bunch. I like the forced perspective of looking through the subway doors. In a way, it is almost telling my story as much as this person's, and is, as Sara mentions below, voyeuristic. The angle gives the image a sense of immediacy on my end. Truth be told I was going to take a rather boring picture of this scene without this person, but I noticed this lady moving about and waited for her to get into the position I wanted. I kept the camera on my lap and pretended to fiddle with it to make it look like I was not planning on taking a picture of her. I feel this was a better option than keeping the camera up to my face looking making it look like I was going to intentionally take a picture. I also wanted the angle from my lap because it would give a much different feel than if shot at eye level. *edit*



I started to analyze my own shots, but I would not want to impose my thoughts onto the viewer. Do you like any of these? Do you have a reason?

I will tell you, however, that I really like the signature of this lens. The images are rendered gently, but are perfectly sharp where it matters. Even blown up to 100% on my computer the detail held up. That is quite a testament to a sixty year old camera with a hundred year old lens design.

On Sunday I ventured to the darkroom to do some printing some shots for the print exchange and, on a whim, tried my hand at making a print of the first shot; I was really blown away by the smooth tones on 8x10. It does not translate well onto a computer screen, but it really is worth it to make a print from some 120 film.

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