11x14" Prints on Arista EDU Ultra RC paper

I'm out of Ilford MG IV paper and switched to Arista EDU Ultra. All I have now is 11x14 inches. Last weekend I printed a few frames from 2012 and they came out fine. The prints are somewhat more neutral compared to Ilford (I use LPD developer in 1:4 dilution) and the image takes longer to appear in developer, but otherwise the paper is great. The office scanner I used does not do the prints justice, but that is what I have for this bigger format.

28:22

Yesterday I run in Downtown Miami in a company of 25000+ people. My time is 28:22, which is about the same as the last year (27:40) when the photograph was taken and at least 5 minutes better compared to 2004, first time I run the race. .

Curious case of double exposure

Here, pictured in the uncut grass of my backyard, sits Brownie camera I received last February from *bay seller. It is ancient No 2A model from the early 20s. This very simple box camera has one speed rotary-type shutter and 3 Waterstop apertures...that's it. I bought is because there was a roll of exposed film inside. The film turned out to be a 116 Kodak Verichrome Pan. Now, Verichrome Pan is later film, went on sale in mid-50s. It is also known for preserving the latent image very well. So, 4 minutes in very cold and very active developer and...

Calle Ocho Photo Walk

I will be leading the photowalk at Calle Ocho in Little Havana this Saturday Dec 8th 2012. The photowalk is one of the key events of the fast approaching Miami Street Photography Festival. This is a post for those of you who decided to participate in the event:

November Witch In Downtown Miami

November 31st, Olympus Stylus Epic/Tri-X at E.I.1600 in Diafine

Last night of November at Lincoln

Leica M2 with 28mm on TMax P3200 @ E.I.12500

Ii's coming

Three Graces

Taken downtown last week with Olympus Stylus Epic camera on Tri-X film

Friday's Night Catch

Leica M2 has become my #1 camera for night work. Tried: Leica IIIf, Nikon F5, Nikon S, Contax IIa...you name it. M2 is a clear winner. The lenses are 35mm and 28mm (this is 28mm).

M in Little Havana

this had been taken at Calle Ocho last Wednesday; I saw the visual rhyme (actually more than one; 4 elements echo each other); pointed and clicked my Olympus P&S...

Walking Downtown

This shot and few below were taken in late September/early October with Olympus P&S camera on Tri-X film

At Bayfront park in September

that was the rainiest September I remeber...

Night at Ocean with TMAX P3200

Leica M2/28mm/Kodak Tmax P3200 @ E.I.12500 in Tmax developer

Kodak discontinues TMax P3200 TMZ film :(

British Journal Of Photography

Sad news. The film is the one I use every week, my nocturnal companion...oh well

Wednesday in Little Havana

This had been taken with Kiev 4AM + 35mm Jupiter f/2.8 lens -- one of the few the soviet era setups I have. Came to like this cruel piece of machinery after some trial and error.

Ocean drive's nights in September

The film has its limits; when the light is as weak as it usually is at the Ocean at night its failing to record anything at all, even at the sensitivity as high as 12500.
Still, people at night are open as never during the day and I just keep shooting, hoping for the sudden glimpse on the subject, just like in the picture above and below...

"Nash Chelovek v Maimi"

"Nash Chelovek v Miami" can be translated from Russian as "Our Man in Miami".
It is a heading of an article on my photography and other things just published in "Kazan" magazine. "Kazan" is a paper publication on art and culture; it is based in my native town of Kazan, Russia (Tatarstan province). Here is the link to the web version of the article:

http://kazan-journal.ru/pages/item/391-nash-chelovek-v-mayami-ob-emire-shabashvili

and here is the pdf:

http://emirco.net/photo/projects/Kazan/kazan.pdf

The photographs below are the few published in the issue

Happy reading!

Miami Street Photography Festival: see you there in December!

Miami Street Photography Festival is coming. The deadline for submitting the images is October, 15 and it is close! So if you are planning to take part in this great event, hurry up! The festival will include an exhibition, evening with magnum photographer Alex Webb, guided photo shoot in Little Havana, Alex and Rebecca with conduct a workshop. Check it out --

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