mmik
Member
Picked up an OM-1 couple of weeks ago. Never was into photography, digital or film. Here are the things that I love about photography so far.
1. That great feeling when you think you just took a great shot
2. Thinking about your shots after you've taken them
3. Waiting for film to get developed. This is like a gift you get every week and you can't wait to see what it is.
4. Finding a great shot that you did not think would turn out well.
5. Opportunity to get out of the office or apartment and just walk.
6. Get to talk to strangers. I've talked to more strangers last week than the entire last year.
Here are some of the shots I've taken last week.
NYC Sanitation Department was cleaning snow everywhere except where people actually walked....
Something about the way she is dressed and the weather
If brookly bridge was a guy, it would probably look like this guy
Just a cute baby not liking the weather like the rest of us.
Nice couple. They were smiling a lot.
Entire album is here
http://mmik.imgur.com/trip_to_mac_store/
Some portraits
My fiance.
People working
Cleaning up snow where no one is walking because there is a huge area under FDR free of snow.
http://mmik.imgur.com/brooklyn_bridge_snow_cleanup
These guys were smiling too
More cleanup efforts
Chinatown
Nothing goes to waste in Chinatown and I think that's great.
1. That great feeling when you think you just took a great shot
2. Thinking about your shots after you've taken them
3. Waiting for film to get developed. This is like a gift you get every week and you can't wait to see what it is.
4. Finding a great shot that you did not think would turn out well.
5. Opportunity to get out of the office or apartment and just walk.
6. Get to talk to strangers. I've talked to more strangers last week than the entire last year.
Here are some of the shots I've taken last week.
NYC Sanitation Department was cleaning snow everywhere except where people actually walked....
Something about the way she is dressed and the weather
If brookly bridge was a guy, it would probably look like this guy
Just a cute baby not liking the weather like the rest of us.
Nice couple. They were smiling a lot.
Entire album is here
http://mmik.imgur.com/trip_to_mac_store/
Some portraits
My fiance.
People working
Cleaning up snow where no one is walking because there is a huge area under FDR free of snow.
http://mmik.imgur.com/brooklyn_bridge_snow_cleanup
These guys were smiling too
More cleanup efforts
Chinatown
Nothing goes to waste in Chinatown and I think that's great.
sojournerphoto
Veteran
Great start, well done.
1, 3 and 8 for me.
Mike
1, 3 and 8 for me.
Mike
Warren T.
Well-known
First pictures: That's historic! Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed them a lot.
nico
Well-known
Well said: that's one of the reasons why I'm still stuck on film!!!
Nice pictures, a very promising start,
ciao
kxl
Social Documentary
Nice photos, especially the B&W... ahhh, I miss NYC. Haven't been back in many moons, since I moved to the left coast.
Also, nice photo of your fiancee... About fiancees: they're very tolerant of hobbies (and assocated expenses) until they become wives.
So my advice: accumulate as much gear as possible while you still can.
Also, nice photo of your fiancee... About fiancees: they're very tolerant of hobbies (and assocated expenses) until they become wives.
So my advice: accumulate as much gear as possible while you still can.
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Ducky
Well-known
I like the over-the-shoulder shot of the baby. Very nice.
Nice series.
Nice series.
Paulbe
Well-known
You mean you have NEVER taken a picture of any sort--ever??!!??
Wow--that's amazing--and you have a great "eye"--keep it up and thanks for posting.
Paul
Wow--that's amazing--and you have a great "eye"--keep it up and thanks for posting.
Paul
mmik
Member
Hi. Thanks. I've taken pictures during vacation, parties, etc with a point and shoot camera but this is first time that I actually bought a camera and went out to take some photos.
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
great start
great start
great start!!
i think you have a terrific outlook about photography. i hope you continue along the same path you have begun. practice, practice, practice...
thank you for sharing your first outing...i like just about all of your people on the street images. it's nice to see color in the midst of the frozen world there...and that is a sweet portrait of your fiance/
breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg
www.neverforgetbeslan.org
great start
great start!!
i think you have a terrific outlook about photography. i hope you continue along the same path you have begun. practice, practice, practice...
thank you for sharing your first outing...i like just about all of your people on the street images. it's nice to see color in the midst of the frozen world there...and that is a sweet portrait of your fiance/
breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg
www.neverforgetbeslan.org
paulfish4570
Veteran
solid street stuff, especially the baby's mug.
50mm lens?
50mm lens?
mmik
Member
paulfish4570
Veteran
keep it. it's a good'un.
radiocemetery
Well-known
That guy in the first shot must have been really desperate for his coffee! Nice results for sure.
Steve
Steve
Tipton
Tipton Photo
Your life, and the way you see the world, won't ever be quite the same again, in a good way! Enjoy it!
mmik
Member
You're right. Photography affects perception and has been an enlightening experience with almost every capture.
mmik
Member
mmik
Member
Here is one more. Your typical wall street banker
TXForester
Well-known
Nice start. My first serious camera was (and still is) the OM-1.
T
tedwhite
Guest
Your initial post about what you like about photography with a real camera is simply spot-on. So much for digital instant gratification. It's the waiting, the anticipation, and as you put it, "It's like a gift you get every week, and you can't wait to see what it is."
Also, I might add that I've taught photography at the college level for years, and if you were a student of mine I'd say "Just keep on doing what you're doing."
I wouldn't dare muddy the waters with advice.
Ted
Also, I might add that I've taught photography at the college level for years, and if you were a student of mine I'd say "Just keep on doing what you're doing."
I wouldn't dare muddy the waters with advice.
Ted
Jack Conrad
Well-known
They're all wonderful and I especially like the Wall Street Banker. It's mesmerizing.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.