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Taken recently with Olympus Stylus Epic in Downtown Miami

Summer is here!

This blog had been static for some time; I was too preoccupied with my office job. But, I never stop shooting. So I have some pictures to post. This one (above) is of particular value to me because it had been pre-meditated. I envisioned it first and then waited for the missing human element. It finally came out of nowhere and cornered the building; I pushed the button and my Nikon F5/Ilford HP5+/some Diafine did the rest:) Now let's add few more from the same period in May, taken in downtown Miami. Enjoy:

The Heat Wave

The heat is coming in waves, interrupted by short evening rains and warm humid nights. It is hard to stay in the streets more than an hour. To lure myself out, I bought a new old camera -- beautiful and heavy Nikon F5 -- and now trying it for street photography:) Most of the pictures in this post were still taken with Olympus Stylus Epic P&S; the last two are Nikon F5 with 50mm lens; Ilford HP5+ film exposed at E.I.800 and developed in Diafine.

The last few days of decent weather...

The hot and humid South Florida summer is around the corner; it is becoming increasingly hard to stay in the streets for a long time. Shot on Tri-X 400 with Bessa L/25mm. The last two are night shots on Ilford Delta 3200 film exposed at E.I.8000 in Leica M2 camera with 21mm Voigtlander lens and developed to E.I.12500 in Tmax Developer (13 min at 74F/25C)

Memento Mori

Caught this strange image near Government Center, at the bus stop. Ilford HP5 film in Olympus P&S camera; exposed at E.I.800 and developed in Diafine.

April's rain, April's shine

Here are images from the few rolls I shot last week. Most of them shot on Tri-X 400 with Bessa L/25mm, some on Ilford HP5+ with Olympus P&S, including the one on top. Enjoy:

April in Miami

first batch of April's catch...these are taken on Bessa L/25mm and Olympus Stylus Epic. The film is Tri-X as usual, but I started getting tired of Tri-X's grain and now shooting Ilford HP5+, the film I love dearly for its lower contrast and beautiful grain.

Streets of Downtown: Miami Street Photography club's meetup is tomorrow!

I am leading the tomorrow's meetup in Downtown Miami.
If you are one of the participants of tomorrow's event, here is some info for you:

2PM

Downtown, late March. Bessa L/25mm/Tri-X at ISO 1600

Miami Avenue's Sun

This had been taken last week with my usual short-lens street setup: Bessa L/25mm/Tri-X

In the store

Took it last week on Miami Avenue. Olympus Stylus Epic/Tri-X

Any day but Monday!

She was big, beautiful, sad, "la grande dame brunet"...I could not help but point my Olympus in her direction and snap the picture.

In A Bistro

The dashing aside shadow is me:) Olympus Stylus Epic "hip style".
Tri-X/ISO1600

Paco De Lucia

This is from March's hunting with Olympus Stylus; I liked it because of the visual rhyme

Drops

Again, Bessa L/25mm/Tri-X at 1600 in Diafine

Dry Season's Rain

Last week, Bessa L/25mm om Tri-X rated at ISO1600

FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA!

Took this hilarious shot at the bus stop near Flagler and SE 1st Avenue. She was actually asking me to change the $5. Olympus Stylus+Kodak Ektar in Unicolor kit developer

Poor Penny Carson

I saw "Poor" Penny Carson downtown last week, with his dummy, preaching the sermon.
"Ronald Wilson Reagan is the first sign of the beast..."
The puppet what's attracting the attention, not the sermon. His "Sweetpea Johnson". I've heard he is doing this for 30+ years all over the States and this is his third puppet.
The puppet's mouth moves up and down, up and down as Carson preaches aloud.
One more step.
Another town.

Shopping Season

Shot this frame in Downtown Miami last Friday. Olympus MJU II AKA Olympus Stylus Epic

November in Kazan

These are from my November trip to Russia. Taken with Olympus Digital Pen camera/17mm lens in Kazan, Russia. Kazan is the town I spent the most of my life in, from 1974 to 2002. It changed dramatically since I left it but still, it is my town and I love it no matter what. I had been delighted to see that much snow, to be in cold weather after all the years in Miami damp, and to see my relatives and friends.