"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!

Early morning in Kendall

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Kendall is the area in Miami where I live. This picture had been taken last week in Sabal Chase park near my home with Leica IIIf/Summitar 50mm.

Erotic Museum

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This weekend, Bessa L with Dark red filter and Tri-X at E.I.1200 developed in Diafine 4+4 minutes.

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.

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.

Wasington D.C.

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The photo is from the previous visit to Washington, D.C. in July 2009. We were there to submit the papers for out Russian passports. This weekend I went to Washington D.C. again to collect my passport at the Embassy. Yes it is this sloow. It is truly the Russian way of doing official business. But I finally have it and will (hopefully) leave for Russia in 10 days to see my relatives and friends -- first time in 8 years.

Shoot some Tri-X rolls in the streets, it was fun and the weather was good and sunny.

Word on food: for the sushi I recommend a small sushi bar in the Union station (#124 located at the first level). Not the best sushi I tried in my life and they have no hot tea, but the sushi are fresh and tasty and very cheap:
KABUKI SUSHI (202) 789-1159
50 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002

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...

The Corvette

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Here is 63'Chevy Corvette; taken on East Flagler Street in Downtown Miami with very small and old Agfa 6x6 folder.

At the library

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The picture had been taken at the Miami-Dade Public library in Downtown Miami. I used Minolta XE-7 camera with 28mm f:2.8 Rokkor manual focus lens, the film was Ilford HP5 Plus. This is sister-camera to Leica R3; it has very quiet shutter/mirror flipping mechanism (quiet for the SLR); so nobody reacted to the sound; not the old men, nor the bird:)

Road to Beauty

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2 variations on the same theme: I normally pay little attention to the words on signs and street ads. Yes one can read them and it could influence the visual perception but it is my believe that picture need not to be supported by words. But, I couldn't let these two go without photographing them. Manual Minolta X-570 with long 200mm/F:4 lens.

Walking Downtown

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Year 2005; the view of the Government Center and Public Library buildings in Downtown Miami, taken with Minolta XE-7 manual focus camera fitted with 28mm lens with deep red filter on to enhance the contrast. The film is Ilford XP2 Super 400 which I did not use much since then (did not like the grain of chromogenic film; developed all the XP2 I had been left with as black and white).

Parting. The last frame.

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As it sometimes happens with the film, the last, partially infected with light piece of film is actually holding the best picture on the roll.
This Sunday, mother and son at a bus stop in South Miami.

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.

A man with coke

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Taken at NW 34th street in North Miami Beach in June 2009

I died for you

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This picture was waiting for me to take on one of the hot September mornings in 2009, in the lobby of Government Center building. Luckily I had my Bessa L loaded with some Kodak Tri-X 400.

Palm Leaf

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Again, hot winds of Downtown. This summer, SE 1st Street.