Just got a Mamiya 6

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Why is everything so rundown and abandoned?

If you lived here, you'd understand. Be thankful that you don't.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

First portrait with the Mamiya 6. This is my 16 year old son, Mack. Shot with the 75mm on Tmax 400 last week.

 

[Riccis]

First portrait with the Mamiya 6. This is my 16 year old son, Mack. Shot with the 75mm on Tmax 400 last week.

That is a fantastic portrait regardless of the gear used.

Cheers,

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

That is a fantastic portrait regardless of the gear used.

Cheers,

Thanks 😀 I hadn't shot one of him in a few months.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I found these signs in front of a house on Belle Vista Boulevard in the Waynedale area of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I shot this with the 50mm lens on the Mamiya 6.

The top sign says: "United we stand - Ha! Individualism we fall! Fire all government officials and start over! Cut ALL their benefits. No more entitlements." The bumper sticker on the sign says: "Freedom, Liberty & Justice, or die. Re-enact!! The Militia of the several states. Take our country back."

I talked to the man who posted the signs for a while. He said he listens to all the rightwing talk radio shows like Glenn Beck and Mark Levin, and he thinks there will be a civil war soon. He did have some liberal views I agreed with, such as wanting to raise the minimum wage to a livable level of pay, and making businesses bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States.

I made this photo last week.

Here's a close crop of the signs:

 

[mani]

A whole series of great (and haunting) images in this thread.

I also recently bought a Mamiya 6, and I feel it's a true privilege to own the camera - everything about it is so well thought-out, with nothing extraneous or unnecessary: a perfect photographer's tool. I only hope I can do it justice. So far you're doing a great job!

 

[gb hill]

Chris, the series with the Mamiya keeps getting better & better. Your skills on developing the film you are using is tremendous. The clarity of the tones plus the scans are masterful. Keep it going.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Chris, the series with the Mamiya keeps getting better & better. Your skills on developing the film you are using is tremendous. The clarity of the tones plus the scans are masterful. Keep it going.

Thanks, Greg. This is a new film and developer combo for me. Ilford Pan-F developed in PMK. I used to use Pan-F in 35mm, developed in Rodinal, when I lived in New Mexico, but I haven't used it in 120 size and had never developed it in PMK. I got lucky with my guess on developing time, and I love how the images look from it.