In February I went to the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., one of the largest of its kind. On the second Sunday of every month, 20,000 buyers and almost 3,000 vendors gather around the famous stadium to sell junk and hunt for treasures. While I was there, I played around with the reflections of people in the mirrors that are displayed all over the place.
Some of these pictures I really liked, so this weekend I went there again to hunt some more mirror shots. Here are some selects from both days:
April 10, 2011
I love shooting with my Leica, but it does have some downsides. One of them is that you can’t do any macro photography – at least not with the lenses that I have.
A while ago, my friend Valerie Mosley posted photographs she took with a so-called poor man’s macro (holding another lens in front of the lens on your camera). At the time, I didn’t think that I could do that with my rangefinder. Since you’re not able to see what the camera sees through the lens, it’s kind of impossible to focus on such a small scale.
During a hike on the San Juan loop trail at the Cleveland National Forest today though, Beth suggested that we try it. And – much to my surprise – after some initial feebling around, we were able to get some really nice results. Here are some of my favorites:
April 9, 2011