A Hasselblad, more than 40 years after first looking.

Impressive shots, Vince. Equally impressive: these folks look like they're all in, 100%, on their re-enactment. Some groups I've encountered seem at best halfhearted.
That Tessar with the digital back seems to be really working for you!
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Impressive shots, Vince. Equally impressive: these folks look like they're all in, 100%, on their re-enactment. Some groups I've encountered seem at best halfhearted.
That Tessar with the digital back seems to be really working for you!
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Many thanks Bud -- I think that it one of the things that I do like about these groups, which is that they seem to be completely committed to what they're doing. That and the fact that they don't mind being photographed. One interesting thing I found using the 1000f is that many aren't even aware that I'm taking their picture. I think it's because I'm using the waist-level finder and they're generally not familiar with someone 'looking down' to take a photo. Who knew that the Hasselblad could be the ideal tool for surreptitious photography?

One thing I notice is that I’m photographing these folks much the way I photograph people out West - with that sense of melancholy, sometimes solitude. Almost like they’re contemplating the battle that’s ahead of them, maybe what they’ve already been through. So maybe I’m playing a bit of a role myself? Or maybe that‘s just some romantic, misguided view on my part.

With the 1000f and the Xenon lens.


Cedar Creek 2023-68 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
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Vince Lupo said:
Many thanks Bud -- I think that it one of the things that I do like about these groups, which is that they seem to be completely committed to what they're doing. That and the fact that they don't mind being photographed. One interesting thing I found using the 1000f is that many aren't even aware that I'm taking their picture. I think it's because I'm using the waist-level finder and they're generally not familiar with someone 'looking down' to take a photo. Who knew that the Hasselblad could be the ideal tool for surreptitious photography?

One thing I notice is that I’m photographing these folks much the way I photograph people out West - with that sense of melancholy, sometimes solitude. Almost like they’re contemplating the battle that’s ahead of them, maybe what they’ve already been through. So maybe I’m playing a bit of a role myself? Or maybe that‘s just some romantic, misguided view on my part.

With the 1000f and the Xenon lens.


Cedar Creek 2023-68 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
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As you know from your travels out here in the West, it is a battle for many. Working-class people in the "fly-over" states feel forgotten, neglected, and ridiculed by the powers that be in the government and media. And while I certainly don't agree with how those feelings have been manipulated on the national stage, they are real and not unfounded. The big task for us here in the US is to address those concerns without allowing the cynics to channel them into destructive partisan rage. Sometimes I'm afraid we're past the point of no return.
 
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