North Rim Grand Canyon, a set on Flickr.
Monday, May 20, 2013
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Embedded Metadata Initiative
Embedded Metadata Initiative
This is where you find information about embedding metadata into digital media files.
This is where you find information about embedding metadata into digital media files.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Sierra Water
A set of images I've taken in the Mono Lake area over the last few years. View full screen.
http://www.keithskelton.com/album/sierra-water
Next Workshop June 20-23, 2013 - http://www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com/Eastern_Sierra.html
Next Workshop June 20-23, 2013 - http://www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com/Eastern_Sierra.html
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Expresso at Bodie?
Might the original coffee drinkers been from Bodie?
Eastern Sierra Photo Workshop - June 20-23, 2013
http://www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com/Eastern_Sierra.html
Eastern Sierra Photo Workshop - June 20-23, 2013
http://www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com/Eastern_Sierra.html
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Infinity Awards - International Center of Photography
Infinity Awards
The 29th Annual
Infinity Awards
ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries. The awards ceremony is ICP's primary fund-raising benefit, and the revenues generated assist the full range of ICP's programs, including exhibitions, collections, community outreach, and the School at ICP.
The 29th Annual
Infinity Awards
ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries. The awards ceremony is ICP's primary fund-raising benefit, and the revenues generated assist the full range of ICP's programs, including exhibitions, collections, community outreach, and the School at ICP.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Rolleicord Vb
The Rolleicord Vb Type 2 is arguably the best model to get in the "Cord" line up. The Vb was was the last model to be made between 1962 and 1976.
You can find them on eBay for an average price of $500 for one in good condition. Or you can try expert Rollei repairman Harry Fleenor who can also install a more modern ground glass to make it easier to focus. http://www.rolleirepairs.com . There is also an abundance of accessories available such as bayonet filers, lens hoods, cases, 35mm film inserts, etc.
I had bought two different cameras and took both of them to him and he advised which was the better.
Now the only trick is to make sure there is still FILM available for these gems.
| Camera Type | Manual focus, leaf shutter, Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) |
| Format | 6 x 6cm |
| Film Back/Loading | Standard manual loading,put in film,match arrow to red dot,close back and wind to first frame; Frame counter located in side window; |
| Film Type | 120 film ONLY: 6 x 6 (12 frames) |
| Lens/Mount | Built-in 75mm f/3.5 Schneider Xenar taking lens and Heidosmat 75mm f/3.2 viewing lens |
| Shutter | Mechanical lens shutter; Shutter speeds 1 sec. to 1/500th and B with "X" flash contact at all shutter speeds |
| Shutter Release | Accepts standard mechanical cable release |
| Self Timer | 10 second delay |
| Flash Synchronization | Yes / X for electronic flash |
| Exposure Metering | No |
| Depth-of-Field Preview | No / Depth of field scale on focusing knob |
| Viewfinder | Folding viewfinder hood with pop-up magnifier and fold-out sports finder is supplied as standard; Checkerboard screen |
| Viewfinder Info | No |
| Film Transport | Manual film winding crank located on camera body side;winding knob advances film,the shutter has to be cocked separately. |
| Multiple Exposure | Yes, by cocking the shutter and shooting without winding the film |
| Focusing System | Manual with rotating knob on camera body side; Minimum focusing distance 2-2/3' |
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f8 and be there
http://www.keithskelton.com/album/mexico214
We all get into ruts now and then and photographers are no different. We get used to photographing the same old thing over and over and wonder if our photographic vision has come to a standstill. The more one shoots, the more likely we will fall into the rut.
I've been in this mindset numerous times. Sometimes it helps just to have a new shooting environment or wonderful travel location to excite the senses. Sometimes a new or different piece of equipment does the trick.
A few years ago I decided I needed both a trip to a new location and a different camera than I was used to. Mexico was the location and the camera was a Rolleicord Vb twin lens reflex camera that shoots 120mm film (2.25 X 2.25in).
I also decided that there would be no digital, no 70-200 zoom, no memory cards, no batteries, no light meter, etc. It would be the one camera and about 80 rolls of B&W film. (The Rollei shoots 12 exposures per roll).
The idea of only bringing a medium format film camera was actually quite frightening. A camera with a "normal" lens as my only choice!
Yikes!
But it turned out to be the best move I could make to shoot some fresh pictures for myself. It was literally f 8 and be there.
Never be afraid to try new subject matter, new cameras and new locations. It will almost always get your creative juices flowing.
Take a look at the photos: (I scanned the BW negs and processed in Lightroom) http://www.keithskelton.com/album/mexico214
We all get into ruts now and then and photographers are no different. We get used to photographing the same old thing over and over and wonder if our photographic vision has come to a standstill. The more one shoots, the more likely we will fall into the rut.
I've been in this mindset numerous times. Sometimes it helps just to have a new shooting environment or wonderful travel location to excite the senses. Sometimes a new or different piece of equipment does the trick.
A few years ago I decided I needed both a trip to a new location and a different camera than I was used to. Mexico was the location and the camera was a Rolleicord Vb twin lens reflex camera that shoots 120mm film (2.25 X 2.25in).
I also decided that there would be no digital, no 70-200 zoom, no memory cards, no batteries, no light meter, etc. It would be the one camera and about 80 rolls of B&W film. (The Rollei shoots 12 exposures per roll).
The idea of only bringing a medium format film camera was actually quite frightening. A camera with a "normal" lens as my only choice!
Yikes!
But it turned out to be the best move I could make to shoot some fresh pictures for myself. It was literally f 8 and be there.
Never be afraid to try new subject matter, new cameras and new locations. It will almost always get your creative juices flowing.
Take a look at the photos: (I scanned the BW negs and processed in Lightroom) http://www.keithskelton.com/album/mexico214
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography | Video on TED.com
Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography | Video on TED.com
Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, Genesis, which documents the world's forgotten people and places.
Sebastião Salgado captures the dignity of the dispossessed through large-scale, long-term projects.
Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, Genesis, which documents the world's forgotten people and places.
Sebastião Salgado captures the dignity of the dispossessed through large-scale, long-term projects.
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