Scholarship grant available for Alex&Rebecca Webb workshop in Miami, January 2014

here: http://goo.gl/cd5uIe
I have been through the workshop like this and can recommend it to anybody who is into human-interest photography.

Photograph above: © Alex Webb

Night in Wynwood II

Again, Tri-X at E.I.1600 in Leica M2 but this time with Cosina's 35mm f/2.5 lens.
All on 1/15 and wide open.

Olympus XA again

I switched few things last week: went to TMax developer from Diafine for Tri-X and stopped pushing the film; I tried again little Olympus XA which had been sitting on the shelf for the last 2 years. So far I like both changes. What killed my interest in XA last time was Ilford HP5+ at E.I.800; it was not very good combo. Tri-X @ E.I.400 is much better.

Boy scouts from Brownie Six-20 flash

I found this camera on *bay in 2010. I have the record somewhere. I know I received it from Springfield, Oregon. It had exposed roll of 620 Kodak film in it; I bought it because of this forgotten, never developed film. I thought I developed it long time ago, there in 2010, and that it was empty. It was clear case of a false memory: while recently giving the camera to a friend as a present, I checked what's inside (good habit!) and presto! It was sitting there, red roll of 620 Kodak Verichrome Pan.
Verichrome Pan is relatively new film, it went on sale in 1956. So these are late 50s or 60s:

Wynwood at night

It was...windy, dark, surreal. Miraculous.
I had just few frames left in my M2...have to return there soon.
Leica M2/28mm/Tri-X at E.I.1600 in Diafine.

Winter

Leica M2/28mm/Kentmere 400 @ E.I.800 in Diafine

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

Wire and Flag

Voigtlander Bessa L camera; 25mm Snapshot Scopar lens; Tri-X shot at E.I.1600 and developed in Diafine

One more rooster

Calle Ocho again...taken with Olympus Stylus Epic on Kodak Ektar film and developed in Unicolor C41 kit

Ocean Drive

This weekend I came back to South Beach to shoot couple of rolls; have not been there since summer. It is the same, but in winter it is marvelous place to be. The water was warm and pleasant (yes I am Russian and I use to cold water, but still -- it is warm for winter, about 74-75F, just like tap water here). This frame had been taken at a cafe at Ocean Drive with Bessa L camera fitted with 25mm Scopar lens on Tri-X film. Enjoy:)

Self portrait

No, it is not me -- I'am not quite there yet:) "Me" is on the left, the one without glasses. Taken at Miami Art Fair 2012 with old Leica IIIf on Fuji Neopan SS film.

WEREHOUSE FOR RENT

Taken with old Leica IIIF with 50mm Summitar F/2 lens; Neopan SS film in Diafine @ E.I.200.

Hymns

Still walking Little Havana with Kiev-4am, this taken inside the little open store on Calle Ocho.