My Instax adventures

[lynnb]

Picture #461 with the Instax Mini 9. Light over Dee Why beach and Long Reef, Sydney, November 2020. Local dodging in LR6 to lighten the light reflecting off the water.

 

[Kent]

Cool! Very cool! Well done!

 

[lynnb]

Picture #455 with the Instax Mini 9. A lone surfer at Dee Why beach, Sydney, November 2020.

 

[raid]

The surfer makes this great image more abstract! Where is he/she? Is my eyesight OK?

 

[rgeorge911]

Fab!

Fab!

Picture #112 with the Instax SQ6

The Pacific ocean in a gentle mood at Dee Why beach, Sydney, winter 2020.

Best amongst many greats!

 

[raid]

The colors here are awesome. The composition is excellent. Well done, Lynn.

 

[Pál_K]

This thread has been inspiring! I just ordered a Fuji Neo 90; it should arrive in a few days. New adventures await!

 

[Kent]

I do own several instax cameras (by Fuji, by Lomography and by Leica) but I have mainly used for "socializing" or memory shots. Never thought of crearting art photos with them.
You show that it is possible. But I doubt that I will get out such amazing images. 😉

 

[lynnb]

The surfer makes this great image more abstract! Where is he/she? Is my eyesight OK?

hi Raid, the surfer is the small black dot 🙂

Best amongst many greats!

Thanks!

The colors here are awesome. The composition is excellent. Well done, Lynn.

Thank you, Raid. Looking forward to your Polaroid 250 pictures once you can get out again 🙂

This thread has been inspiring! I just ordered a Fuji Neo 90; it should arrive in a few days. New adventures await!

Has it arrived yet? Please feel welcome to share.

I do own several instax cameras (by Fuji, by Lomography and by Leica) but I have mainly used for "socializing" or memory shots. Never thought of crearting art photos with them.
You show that it is possible. But I doubt that I will get out such amazing images. 😉

Kent, you don't know till you try. When I bought the Mini 9 I had low expectations.

 

[lynnb]

Time to add some more Instax pictures!

Picture #104 with the Instax Wide 300. Late summer clouds over the Sydney coast, taken late afternoon. The Instax Wide's auto exposure has exposed for the average light, and the narrow film latitude underexposes the darker areas. I expected this - the camera has +/- 2/3 EV exposure compensation but I didn't want to overexpose the clouds.

Picture #105, a few moments later looking due east, out over the Pacific Ocean.

 

[lynnb]

Picture #286 with the Instax SQ6. Dee Why beach, Sydney, February (late summer) 2021. A high contrast scene; I've slightly lightened the shadows in the scanned image.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Charming as usual, Lynn. It’s possibly just me, but I continue to find these oddly uplifting. Maybe it’s the color palette, maybe it’s the level of abstraction which serves to make them more universal, and thus more “relatable”, than photos which are high resolution and “sharp to the corners”. Maybe it’s all that combined with the fact that I personally find the seashore to be very calming to begin with.
Thanks for posting, I always enjoy looking at these.

 

[lynnb]

Thanks Larry and you're welcome. An interesting thought! Perhaps it's also something to do with the snapshot-like style triggering happy memories of summer holidays at the beach? I hadn't thought of that.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Thanks Larry and you're welcome. An interesting thought! Perhaps it's also something to do with the snapshot-like style triggering happy memories of summer holidays at the beach? I hadn't thought of that.

Lynn, I came back on here to make a corrective addition to my earlier post. It’s the compositions as well, foremost. I didn’t want to leave the impression that it was just the camera and film.
And, yes, I grew up on the beach, so hard to deny that resonates with me, personally, but I imagine I would enjoy these regardless.

 

[robert blu]

As usual it is a pleasure to go through your Instax photos Lynn. And the colours, the warmth, the light in the beach scenes (like # 286) seen in our cold winter days really give a joy to the spirit! Thanks Lynn!

 

[paulfish4570]

more goodness ...

 

[Godfrey]

lynnb: Wonderful photos! I love your eye and the extents to which you can achieve your vision with the Instax cameras! It's inspirational!

Thanks for posting these! 😀

G

 

[raid]

Picture #286 with the Instax SQ6. Dee Why beach, Sydney, February (late summer) 2021. A high contrast scene; I've slightly lightened the shadows in the scanned image.

I love this image, Lynn. I love all of your posted images.

 

[lynnb]

Lynn, I came back on here to make a corrective addition to my earlier post. It’s the compositions as well, foremost. I didn’t want to leave the impression that it was just the camera and film.
And, yes, I grew up on the beach, so hard to deny that resonates with me, personally, but I imagine I would enjoy these regardless.

Many thanks Larry.

As usual it is a pleasure to go through your Instax photos Lynn. And the colours, the warmth, the light in the beach scenes (like # 286) seen in our cold winter days really give a joy to the spirit! Thanks Lynn!

Glad I can brighten up your northern winter, Robert! Hang in there, Spring is coming! And hopefully less COVID restrictions.

more goodness ...

Thanks Paul 🙂

lynnb: Wonderful photos! I love your eye and the extents to which you can achieve your vision with the Instax cameras! It's inspirational!

Thanks for posting these! 😀

G

Thanks for the compliment Godfrey - I find your Polaroids inspirational...

I love this image, Lynn. I love all of your posted images.

Thanks Raid!

 

[lynnb]

Picture #473 with the Instax Mini 9. Lifeguards watching swimmers, late summer on Dee Why beach, 2021. I really like the approx 1-stop overexposure I get with the Mini 9 in sunny-16 light.
1/60 f/32 ISO800