Topic: NYC: One Day, One Camera, One Lens, One Roll

[02Pilot]

As I'm sure you know, NYC offers a plethora of opportunities for street photography. I'm not particularly good it, not having had much practice, but it's fun to try in a place where there is bound to be something worthwhile every few blocks. While I was down there are few weeks ago for WPPD, I also ran a single roll of Tri-X through my new-to-me Canon P with Jupiter-8 attached. A few selections follow; many are cropped, and I've adjusted a few levels to compensate for some overexposure. I really like the glow the Sonnar-formula Jupiter-8 produces with Tri-X.















As you can see, the only one who seemed to notice the camera was the dog....

[tani.P]

Really nice snaps. You managed to capture a good amount of NYC characters. That place is a street photography paradise, when I lived there I always had a camera with me. I'm a big fan of the last two. Grand Central is one of the greatest spaces on earth. That glow you mention is most apparent on the Chrysler Building shot. Well done!

[Late Developer]

Great series of shots and always remember "with practice comes perfect". Love the one of the cowboy on a bike....

[02Pilot]

Thanks, guys.

The "Sonnar glow" is clearest on the Chrysler Building for sure, but I also like the look it gives to the interior of Grand Central; the light through those huge windows is fantastic.

The real visual impact of the cowboy on the bike doesn't come across as clearly as I would have liked. He looked like someone who's been sprinkling heroin on their Corn Flakes in the morning for the last 20 years, and he was wearing a pink bikini. No one even looked at him twice. Just another day in NYC....