Morning in Miami Beach

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Miami Beach in the morning and Revere EyeMatic EE-127 camera circa 1958 loaded with Efke R100 127-format film. More on the camera here

Downtown jazz theme...

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Voigtlander Bessa L with 25mm snapshot skopar lens, Plus-X shot at E.I.400 and developed in Diafine.

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Downtown, East Flagler Street

Windy day

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Started shooting again with my beloved Voigtlander-Cosina Bessa L camera. Wide angle 21 or 25mm lenses require no focusing when the aperture is small, and the shooting is easy (if you manage to hit the right exposure). By the way, "Voigtlander" should be pronounced this way.

Yes they are beautiful

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Olympus Stylus Epic DLX, Tri-X shot at E.I.1600 and developed in Diafine.

Stairs to the sky

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Olympus Stylus Epic DLX, Tri-X shot at E.I.800 and developed in Diafine.

Government Center bus station

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I'd been caught in this "Mexican standoff" yesterday near the Government Center station.
On a different note, I'm still trying to adjust to Plus-X pushed in Diafine to E.I. 400. This one frame came out ok, but many are too flat. Probably Tri-X is a better choice.

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Two images from the last Washington trip. I like the street life there very much. In my opinion it is better for street photography compared to Miami, which is either deserted or (in case of Miami Beach) is swarming with (bo-oring) tourists.

At the Smithsonian

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This had been photographed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I was not sure I caught the boy's figure right until I inspected the negatives; he was moving fast and did run away in a split second after the click.

Love one another...

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This inscription was on the wall by the bus stop on 1st street in Downtown Miami in 2008. The woman is always there, even today. If you stay in front of her long enough she'll open her eyes and ask for a dollar...

Morning Commute

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The boy is riding Miami Metrorail few years back, I think this is 2005...taken with old non-autofocus Minolta XE7 camera fitted with Rokkor 28mm F:2.8 lens.

Morning breeze

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This is North Miami Beach a few weeks back. The Saturday's morning was nice and windy...taken with old non-autofocus Minolta X-570 camera fitted with beautiful Rokkor 50mm F:1.4 lens.

Wind gust

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Another attempt to catch the wind on film. August 2006, by the Government Center in Downtown Miami.

Blame capitalism!

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I was walking down Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami and saw these kids protesting. No doubt the capitalism is the one to blame:)

Sunset at Mallory square in Key West

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Two pictures from one night in 2006: small rangefinder camera Canon Canonet QL17, Ilford Delta 3200 film and sunset at Mallory square in Key West.

American suburb: sleeping as flying

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This is actually my wife having a little rest at the friend's house in Kendall. When I saw these wings I can't stop myself from firing my 6x6 rolleicord:)

On the go

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These two shots were taken on the move with the small Olympus 35mm camera. I like this way of shooting. It is based partially on the prediction of the visual situation AKA intuition and partially it is just luck.
Of course you are waisting a lot of film, but that's expected. Some of the pictures I've gotten this way are priceless for me.

Street prophet, his wife and elephant seller

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This man is appearing year after year under the Metrorail tracks by Government Center. He is preaching aloud with his wife seated in front of him. He is always wearing this neck support collar. His preaching is not the best I heard, he is telling Lord's word more to himself than to the others, but this time he had his better day. When I was taking this picture, the elephant seller (his hand is in the left side of the frame) asked me: "Aren't you from CIA or FBI?" Good place. Not too many spots like this is the whole Miami.

The old tale

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This is a top floor of Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida.

Composition with palm tree

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This is the picture I shot recently in Downtown Miami at Flagler street. It is peopleless, pure cityscape and I like it this way.