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just got my photos back from my tuesday shoot with a model…and WOW.  this photo was taken for shits n giggles, and is separate from the project…but i want to post it because…LOOK AT IT!  haha.  i will post the series later today or tomorrow after i arrange them.  it’s a photo narrative.

camera:  Byclops
film:  expired ISO 200 35mm 
flash:  blue + red + yellow [triple exposure] 

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this would look really nice mounted on a canvas.  to get this shot, i climbed a tree, held my camera up in the air, and snapped the shutter open.  i didn’t realize it would turn out this cool.

camera:  byclops
film:  expired ISO 200 35mm  

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the newest member of my 35mm family:

the Minolta Weathermatic Dual 35 AF

I’ll be taking her out on her first dive tomorrow. I hope she’s still waterproof. I’m excited about the CLOSE-UP lens on this thing. and how I can see the shot through the viewfinder. shark photography just got easier.

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got the prints back from my camera that i just built.  the film was loose on the spool, so i was very afraid that the photos wouldn’t come out.  i’m curious what that overexposed area on the right is though…i feel like its either the pressure i put on the back of the camera [since the film was loose], or some of the wiring i added for the flash.

…regardless, for a first roll of film, these photos came out really nice and i can see the potential in it.

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this is probably the ONLY roll of black & white film that i’ve ever shot.  i’m interested in shooting b&w again, but it’s not my thing.  i just really enjoy color.  it stems from one of my favorite painters who says he doesn’t like limiting himself to using only a few colors, so he uses them ALL.

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FINALLY FINISHED MY CAMERA!!!  i am naming it “The Byclops”…after the greek mythological figure born with the hideous deformity of having two eyes.  this is a work of art, if i do say so myself.  the kit came with some crappy parts, so i cut and sanded down some material i found lying around the house…like a glass mirror from a make-up kit, a transparent memory card case, and the old thrift store cameras from previous posts.  …also notice in the upper-right corner:  COLOR GELS…meaning i can tint the color of the flash.  i can’t wait to use this camera. 

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cinco de mayo in san diego via the Holga.  this is me playing around with double exposures.  i will probably do one last roll on the Holga then i will be switching to a new toy camera afterwards.  i hope you enjoy the photos. :]

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remember that camera i bought the other day?  i took it apart to add the hot shoe to a TLR i am building this week.  i’m trying to get out of medium format photography for multiple reasons that i’m not going to get into….but i still want something with an uncoupled shutter….for double exposures. :]

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went thrift shopping today. I’m looking to build a camera, and figured it’d need a hotshot flash. the camera will be used for parts, while the flash I found will be kept intact. total cost for both pieces in working condition? $3!!!!!