50mm

So I modified a Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie so that it would take Fuji instant film. Lots of electrical tape and a few tests later I worked out the 3 fstop settings and the basic focal lengths. I’ve not shot a lot with it yet but as it’s a bellows camera a thought occurred to me while trying to shot with it this weekend. If I could some how take the thing off it’s rails I might be able to twist the lens around a bit and get something different. So I now have a very random tilt shift lens. Took several shots to get one steady enough to use.

One from the archives while I take time out to process a bunch of pics I took the other week.
Shot in Shinjuku during the rainy season I guess. Provia 400x pushed to 1600 as always.

A shot from the mini world series from tha archives. This one has not seen the light of day yet.

An outtake from a little assignment I was given by tv network you would have heard of. You’d think that it would be easy to shoot the streets of Shinjuku with no one in them. You’d be surprised at how busy it is at any time of the day or night. Word of caution. Try not to do this in the summer. The entire place smells of urine and it’s not because of the poor sewage system. It’s literally because so MANY people are peeing in the streets. And you thought Tokyo was hi-tech and trendy!

Woke at 4am to arrive on the island at around 4:45am. After checking the perimeter I spotted a fisherman heading up a path. Follow the local knowledge. Sure enough I found the spot I was looking for although the sun was rising from behind the island. Unfortunately there was no way to get around and the view from that point is not as good anyway. Still, it was surprisingly busy with fishermen for 4:45am (I’m betting most of them get there at 4 or so).