Rob Biondo @Rob_biondo@onemorestop.photo

Turns out that Santa Claus lives in New England and his name is @nucleo

Genuinely still amazed at his generosity and the generosity that most people on the One More Stop server show eachother.

#believeinfilm

This is definitely something I did not have on my bingo card for 2022.

However, if I really think about it, only makes sense that it would be Ricoh/Pentax. You got to be out there to commit yourself to DSLRs in a world of mirrorless so why not go one step further?

#believeinfilm

https://www.dpreview.com/news/5611887765/ricoh-says-it-s-considering-making-a-new-pentax-film-camera

@la_marteau the funny thing is that being a history graduate I'm a stickler for archiving and information but it never dawned on me to actually provide contributions to Find A Grave. Thank you for the suggestion!

@krishooper I didn't even think about it until you just mentioned it there! I think I just instinctively shot subconsciously thinking of the head that is not there.

@colorblindcowboy thank you! That kind of not knowing and guessing or what little you can see pulls me back to cemeteries.

Once upon a time, I used to mooch around cemeteries more than I probably should and photograph the older graves.

Was going through some old stuff I hadn't really looked at properly and found this. Not sure about everywhere else but there is an abundance of run down and neglected graves even in active cemeteries.

And for some reason I've always been fascinated by them and by who the people may have been.

#photography

@krishooper oh wow, that's amazing! I'm mostly a big fan of his Hong Kong work, he definitely provided a visual archive of HK that is completely different from everything else we see. The stuff he did in Paris or Chicago (or Google Maps) I can take or leave but I will give him that at least he went for interesting approaches.

@tangybirch It's like a modern day photographic version of Monet's exercise with Rouen's cathedral.

And if there is another thing that the Coolpix has taught me is to experiment with things I would have never considered.

Because of my very Dusseldorfian leanings when it comes to photography, motion blur is not something I would have ever wanted to use nor had any interest in. But turns out that sometimes it's what is needed for a given shot.

@tangybirch GAS is overrated, BAS is based. Glad I figured it out too, better later than never eh?

Been a bit on a photobook binge, only curtailed by lack of funds and for some reason, came across this.

Definitely very interesting discussion about the photobook, its role within photography and how the digital era has affected it.

https://aperture.org/editorial/has-the-photobook-become-more-interesting-than-photographs-themselves/

#photography #believeinfilm

A while back, when I had the time to go out and shoot, I used to take out with me a Nikon Coolpix S7000. I would stick it in my pocket and bring it with me wherever I was going, even if it was to go and get some groceries.

I need to start doing it again because shooting with a digicam was one of the most liberating experiences when it comes to photography. It allowed me to just shoot whatever caught my attention and not care about perfect framing or composition.

As soon as I heard about Alys Tomlinson's project about costumes worn for folk and religious festivals in Italy, I knew I had to back the project.

And I'm very glad to have done so because this arrived today and the portraits (or anthropological studies?) are excellent. Portraits are not usually my thing but this is excellent so if you can, grab a copy!

@smalltowninertia seems that some of the people I had on the Musk-dome have made the move, some haven't and don't look like they will. To be honest, I've not found a huge difference. The people are the same and the community spirit is still there. The only difference is that maybe it feels a tad more positive because of the way you can/can't interact with people. Oh and the character count of a toot is to die for!

@aghalides @nucleo unfortunately can't help! I haven't heard anything about focusing screens so not sure whether he is still around but if you go on the Zuck-trap, the Minolta Maxxum 35mm Cameras group or the Minolta Film Cameras Group will likely have someone that has more information. Extremely knowledgeable folks in both groups.

Been lusting over Architecture of Density for a few years and now I finally have the reprint that came out earlier this year, I'm glad that the work absolutely lived up to my expectations. In some cases wildly exceeded them.

#photography #architecture #photobook