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Hotel Window
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 16 July 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Holiday Inn
St. Joseph, Missouri
Horizon 202
Tri-X
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
I like it Grant. The door frames are natural frames to the light coming in and the movement gives life to this. Well done.
16 Jul 2008 5:42am
@Matt Sutton: thanks matt. as a fellow film photographer, you might be interested in my reply to dj, above.
@Siam: thank you siam
@neilanie: thanks neilanie, that's really kind of you.
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
excellent shot here Grant! is this time lapse? very cool abstract qualities happening here... and it feels much lighter -- not as many heavy darks. almost dreamlike, reflective, bright... futuristic? regardless, many layers here and much to see marvelous pic!
16 Jul 2008 11:19am
@dj.tigersprout: thanks for the compliment dj. i have to admit, this one was, for me, a happy accident. so now i'll tell you more than you may want to know. the horizon 202 is a russian tank of a camera. it's a swing lens panoramic camera, meaning the lens moves from left to right as it is taking the picture. the morning i took this i'd been out walking in misty rain - about the only thing that messes with the horizon. back in the hotel room, impatiently waiting for my partner to get herself moving, i set the horizon up on a tripod. the moisture interfered some with the motorized swing of the lens, causing it to catch in places and thus causing the patches of different exposures. i wasn't aware it had happend until i developed the film. i don't think i could replicate the effect if i tried.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
The stalling lens has given a surreal abstract quality, very good photo.
16 Jul 2008 3:31pm
@Observing: thanks, i may have to carry around a spray bottle to systematically stall the gears :)
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
I've always wanted to get a Horizon 202, but the price is a bit steep. Then again, comparing to the 'pro' panoramic cameras the 202 is a bargain. Nice!
16 Jul 2008 5:55pm
@Howard F.: thanks howard. you're right, compared to the pro panoramas, the horizon is a steal. i suppose to some extent you get what you pay for. it's tricky to load, and if you don't do it just right, it'll eat your film. i don't use it much, but i've liked having it. i got it new, but from ebay. that was years ago. i wonder if they're not cheaper now that there're newer models out?
Elodie from Rennes, France
very nice photo ! beautiful composition, and good black and white !
16 Jul 2008 7:48pm
@Elodie: thanks very much elodie
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Very effective composition - it really does capture that 'hotel window' feeling.
16 Jul 2008 9:46pm
@Damon Schreiber: i appreciate it - i was feeling that feeling that rainy morning
@Architectual View: thank you
roamin from Nova Scotia, Canada
beauty. if i could replicate the inspiring delight of this hotel happenstance, i'd die happy.
cheers!
20 Jul 2008 5:35am
@roamin: :) ...thanks roamin, you're very kind!
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Reading your responses reminds me of the DVD of the movie "The Amateurs" (aka The Moguls). In the extras is a featurette of Jeff Bridges talking about using one of these swing lens panoramic cameras along with a photo album of images he took on the set with it. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
24 Jul 2008 3:10pm
@Twelvebit: i've seen that book, or maybe just a review of it. i think he uses a noblex - a much better made camera, but exactly the same principle.
