Argus a-four
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
That's beautiful. Are you driving your wife crazy with all this gear yet?

dpc10
by paynekj

Comment:
The square body in the square frame works suprisingly well here.

Polaroid SX-70_08
by krnodil

Comment:
Too cool! So little there yet so much to see...

St. Mary Of The Mount
by bvy

Comment:

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff: I like. I've seen a load of similar cheap 35mm cameras in a thrift shop of various well known names. How do you determine if something is suitable for this kind of stuff? Just buy it and try it?

Well, you can do that. My thinking lately is, if it looks cool, it will probably take cool pictures. I go to the junk stores and happily pass up most of what's there -- mass-produced cameras with popular brand names (Vivitar, Kodak, Keystone, etc.). If it doesn't look special, I don't bother.

The Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim is kind of an exception to this. If you weren't looking for it, you (or I) would pass it up. But it's got a super wide 22mm lens, and does some neat tricks with distortion and flare. As such, it's acquired a cult following since it was discontinued (see the Flickr group and two clones that it's inspired). I got tired of waiting to find one, and bought this one on eBay for about twenty bucks. I've seen them go as high as fifty and even a hundred dollars -- laughable if you could hold the thing in your hand.

Statement of Fun
by colorcarnival

Comment:
You continue to amaze me. I gave it a seven. Started to comment, but realized I wasn't really saying anything. I just couldn't put my finger on what I liked about it. It's all wrong, of course. And you've broken so many rules. Still...

Evolution of the Shell Gatherer
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Well, so goes anonymous voting and commenting. What do I know?

Honestly, I think I missed the subtext that you were going for with your title. I'm still working with a small monitor, so a lot of times titles get past me. I see this in a whole new context now. Congrats on the top ten!

Walking in Memphis
by kvickrey

Comment:
Okay, I'm digging this. It's the low angle, and the blurred clouds that look like something out of a storybook. More that anything, it's that totally confident strut that's about to take him out of the frame -- as if to say, "Eat my dust!"

Really good. An eight for you.

serious but sweet
by liberty

Comment:
I do like the high key effect and pastel colors. The grain works well too. And yes, his expression. Timeless. An eight for you.

Deep Ellum013.jpg
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I do like this -- the grain especially. Very abstract too.

Sounds like this is a half-frame camera?

Ruby
by Jutilda

Comment:
Low key and soft and beautiful.

My pick of the challenge. A ten for you.