Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Following on from roll #3 posted in this thread.
The canister for this film was marked 'Honolulu' ... it's Agfa again and there are thirty-eight exposures. This is actually a little bit of a disappointment after the last roll but I guess that's purely by comparison ... the previous one shot mainly in Banff was exceptional and will be a hard act to follow for any of the other thirteen I think. That said ...there are still a couple of stand out photographs in this one for me!
Very little of Honolulu is seen in the early images and what is seen is mainly through a car window ... it's almost like she didn't really want to be there and the photographs sort of show that IMO. Then it changes ... suddenly the photos are being taken on a small cruise ship and the photographer becomes much more engaged with what she's seeing ... it's really noticeable.
I'm starting to suspect that there are two women here and they are very likely sisters ... we see both of them occasionally as they take the odd photo of each other but I have a pretty good idea of which one is the real photographer ... the one that produces the images that make me go 'wow!'
But I'll keep that opinion to myself because I don't want to influence other people's ideas about this and would prefer to hear alternate scenarios based on what we are seeing.
Once again ... thanks for being involved.
The canister for this film was marked 'Honolulu' ... it's Agfa again and there are thirty-eight exposures. This is actually a little bit of a disappointment after the last roll but I guess that's purely by comparison ... the previous one shot mainly in Banff was exceptional and will be a hard act to follow for any of the other thirteen I think. That said ...there are still a couple of stand out photographs in this one for me!
Very little of Honolulu is seen in the early images and what is seen is mainly through a car window ... it's almost like she didn't really want to be there and the photographs sort of show that IMO. Then it changes ... suddenly the photos are being taken on a small cruise ship and the photographer becomes much more engaged with what she's seeing ... it's really noticeable.
I'm starting to suspect that there are two women here and they are very likely sisters ... we see both of them occasionally as they take the odd photo of each other but I have a pretty good idea of which one is the real photographer ... the one that produces the images that make me go 'wow!'
But I'll keep that opinion to myself because I don't want to influence other people's ideas about this and would prefer to hear alternate scenarios based on what we are seeing.
Once again ... thanks for being involved.
Johnmcd
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Like many others, I am enjoying the ongoing travels. Thanks for sharing Keith.
I am intrigued by the 30's era. The cruise ship shots in particular take me back to a pre-war vessel of timber deck and painted steel with sisal rope and canvas sheeting and steam boilers fed by coal.
Love it!
John
I am intrigued by the 30's era. The cruise ship shots in particular take me back to a pre-war vessel of timber deck and painted steel with sisal rope and canvas sheeting and steam boilers fed by coal.
Love it!
John
bobbyrab
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Thanks so much Keith for sharing these, the whole time capsule element makes them fascinating regardless of the variation in quality, keep em coming please......R
Paul T.
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WOnderful.
A few folks might not know Gene M's site for found films. He not only prints up fascinating old photos, he counterpoints them with sometimes brilliantly dry captions; all shot through with a powerful, poignant sense of the passing of time.
A few folks might not know Gene M's site for found films. He not only prints up fascinating old photos, he counterpoints them with sometimes brilliantly dry captions; all shot through with a powerful, poignant sense of the passing of time.
NathanJD
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What an amazing collection yet again, the picture of the boy on the ladder is just perfect to my mind - the kind of thing that i suspect would gather quite a few comments in the gallery if it was taken by a forum member today. and how fit is that guy!! what i wouldn't give for a body like that 
It's a big shame that the focus was missed of the kids on the island but it's not too much of a problem, it's still an excellent picture! it's amazing to think that all those kids including the little fella on the ship would be in their 80s - 90s by now!
It just so happens that i'm having a Django Reinherdt and Madeleine Peyroux morning and what an accompaniment they are to this photo stream i can recommend it
It's a big shame that the focus was missed of the kids on the island but it's not too much of a problem, it's still an excellent picture! it's amazing to think that all those kids including the little fella on the ship would be in their 80s - 90s by now!
It just so happens that i'm having a Django Reinherdt and Madeleine Peyroux morning and what an accompaniment they are to this photo stream
i can recommend it
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
What an amazing collection yet again, the picture of the boy on the ladder is just perfect to my mind - the kind of thing that i suspect would gather quite a few comments in the gallery if it was taken by a forum member today. and how fit is that guy!! what i wouldn't give for a body like that
It's a big shame that the focus was missed of the kids on the island but it's not too much of a problem, it's still an excellent picture! it's amazing to think that all those kids including the little fella on the ship would be in their 80s - 90s by now!
It just so happens that i'm having a Django Reinherdt and Madeleine Peyroux morning and what an accompaniment they are to this photo stream
Django Reinherdt! ... You have great taste.
What a guitarist.
will-i_am
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Really loving these old films keith also i agree with NathanJD the boy on the ladder is such a great shot thanks for bringing these shots to a new audience.
braver
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Love it indeed. Can almost imagine the smell too
Lot's of standouts, but it really works together as a document.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
This photo which I chose not to include in the first lot posted in this thread really intrigues me ... it's way out of focus which indicates the photographer really doesn't have a handle on focusing so it's probably not her camera but more likely the subject's! Some shots on this roll are so out of focus it seems like they've been taken with a collapsable lens not fully extended.
I think this is the person who took all the breathtaking shots in the previous roll (Banff) ... I could be wrong of course!
I think this is the person who took all the breathtaking shots in the previous roll (Banff) ... I could be wrong of course!
JayGannon
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Yeah from the first set I think these are a mix of 2 photographers.
SteveM_NJ
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I too agree with your analysis, ( i was spotting the horizon and composition of the images to determine which of two was probably more comfortable with the camera and process in total).
wonderful to look back in time ( the cars, ships, camera in the hand of that individual, all great to see.)
thank you for taking the time to share.
wonderful to look back in time ( the cars, ships, camera in the hand of that individual, all great to see.)
thank you for taking the time to share.
Ducky
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What an experience. I'm sure we all have a diferent outlook depending on age. I remember those scratchy wool bathing suits the kid is wearing. I guess I was that age at that time, my mother wore dresses like that.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I'm scanning these in the order they were in the box in and it appears that's not really the correct sequence regarding time frame. The last roll was 'Suva' and the one before that was 'New Zealand' ... they are both completed and ready for upload here in the next day or so.
Roll #7 which I'm about to scan tomorrow will take us back to 'Amerika' it seems (it's marked 'Amerika II')... and holding it up to the light for a looksee it appears to be mainly Banff again ... well I can see lot's of trees!
Roll #7 which I'm about to scan tomorrow will take us back to 'Amerika' it seems (it's marked 'Amerika II')... and holding it up to the light for a looksee it appears to be mainly Banff again ... well I can see lot's of trees!
charjohncarter
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Django Reinherdt! ... You have great taste.
What a guitarist.
Try Oscar Aleman out sometime. He was a contemporary of Django, just as good with a little difference. Nice work Keith, I also get the feeling of a different photographer in these. Could that have been one of the Matson ships:the Lurline?
mnmleung
Established
Thanks for this wonderful series, Keith !
Not quite Django, I recently received a 4 CD set called "A century of Romantic Chopin" from Marston records http://www.marstonrecords.com/chopin/chopin_tracks.htm and I was listening to them when I came across these photos.
Not quite Django, I recently received a 4 CD set called "A century of Romantic Chopin" from Marston records http://www.marstonrecords.com/chopin/chopin_tracks.htm and I was listening to them when I came across these photos.
oftheherd
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All these rolls have been intriguing Keith. This one no less so. One can only imagine the photographer's desire to record the exotic flora encountered in Hawaii on the first, and b/w was so accepted at the time color probably wasn't even considered. The shot of Diamond Head is another example of the photographer's reaction to exotic Hawaii. There is Diamond Head, the tree with its branches reaching in all directions, and the beautiful ocean view. How do you stand there and get all that in one photo to express the photographer's emotions at seeing it. She certainly tried, and I think she had an eye for composition, even if we might have done it differently.
Keep them coming. I am really enjoying them. I think most everyone else is too. Thanks for your connections to be chosen for this, and your time in doing it. If your time is as precious as mine, you are devoting a lot of yourself to this project.
Again, thanks.
Keep them coming. I am really enjoying them. I think most everyone else is too. Thanks for your connections to be chosen for this, and your time in doing it. If your time is as precious as mine, you are devoting a lot of yourself to this project.
Again, thanks.
Mister E
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Wow, to cruise in the 30s when most of America was out of work and with an empty belly.
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Well, from the box the rolls were in we've established that these sisters were German! Recession was hard there as well but if you had money to travel the world in the 1930s, you really had money.
Yet, the camera might have been the only piece of wealth making it through the war... Lots of European families lost everything, and lots more lost their lives.
randomm
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Thanks very much for these. Perfect way to relax after a heavy night of work!
Carlsen Highway
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75year old photos
75year old photos
Keith, have you done the roll that has photo's made in New Zealand?
I live in NZ and I m intrigued to see if I might recognise something in the photos.
75year old photos
Keith, have you done the roll that has photo's made in New Zealand?
I live in NZ and I m intrigued to see if I might recognise something in the photos.