little guy, big harp

[Katastrofo]

I snapped this with the Ricoh R1E and Ferrania 400 film, conversion with
Silver Efex Pro.

Stairs to one of the tree houses at the botanical garden:


Epson 4490 scan

He was walking down the stairs strumming the ropes, since they get shorter
and shorter, they go up in pitch.

[mo]

Great capture and title life was so simple back then...as a child.

[Schnauzer]

Looks good, nice work Bill.

I suppose you kicked the kid out of the tree house so you could get the picture and he's running for his mother. Better hope his father isn't 6'6" and 265 pounds.

[Katastrofo]

Moira, thanks and agree, life was much simpler then.

Ron, now, you know I wouldn't think of kicking a kid out of a tree house!
Especially if he had a 6'6" 265 pound father, like I have this wish to be in
some Orthopedic Medicine journal. Thanks for your comments.

Well, here are a few more from the garden, I was there late afternoon and
the sun was being covered up by clouds at times.









I was hoping for some backlit leaf and flower shots, but the wind wasn't
cooperating. At times the Ferrania film threw me lots of grain, like I was
at a wedding or something. 1 and 3 are from the Ricoh R1E, and
the 2nd shot is from the Argus C3 match-matic.

[Excalibur]

Well spotted for #1.

[Orio]

Great composition in the #1, Bill.
With this perspective, the bridge takes some "grandeur", it feels a bit like those aerial shots of the Golden Gate.

[fish4570]

That first one is a buster, Bill.

[Nesster]

Good move with the b&w of the kid, I mean the b&w conversion and not the avoidance of his 6'3" 235lb dad. I know you have the sense to leave a 6'6" 265lb dad's kid alone, but I wondered about where you draw the line...


You mean this is the Argus? I love the effect at the edges of the frame, this really makes this an extra-ordinary and interesting photo:

[Katastrofo]

Excalibur, Orio, and Paul, thanks. It was one of those moments that I had
a camera handy and was able to compose and shoot very quickly. Orio,
I'll have to take another view of that rope construct over the stairs from
the outside, interesting structure the tree house et al.

Jussi, yes the daisies were with the Argus. If the damn RF window wasn't
so squinty in anything but bright light, it would be a dream to use. The C33
has a nice big window for VF/RF, but the lens formula for the 50 is different.
I like this brick, though, just need more practice using it.

Thanks again, gents.

[Schnauzer]

What gives the effect in the edges in the daisy shot Bill?

[Katastrofo]