23: cafe Zahir - my first photos with my new camera

cafe Zahir - my first photos with my new camera Nikkormat EL film - Fuji Reala ISO 100

9 comments so far...

insky February 11, 2007, 11:25 AM

aha!!! like the candy in the box of toys! oh film film i am not alone in wilderness anymore:0 what a lovely set& the cam looks like fun ;ike the battery all tucked in under mirror....looking forward to more!

bere February 11, 2007, 05:37 PM

ehem!
i totally copied you insky, you made me realize i could do film and still upload instead of buying an expensive DSLR, yes i will be putting more, hopefully sunny Diego will get actually sunny, I can't wait to play with different films too

the_thilo February 11, 2007, 08:40 PM

I can't fully understand your decision, but it's a nice foto anyway. :)

bere February 12, 2007, 04:38 AM

gracias herr Thilo
yeah my decision had to be with missing about 500 dolars heh heh

bere February 12, 2007, 07:23 AM

oh & this composition
reminds me of you thilo!

shadow501 March 14, 2007, 06:03 AM

there's nothing wrong with using film, in fact i might try it again one of these days. (i have a whole shoebox full of prints waiting to be scanned to 23.)

i like the colors here. is the cafe's name a tribute to Borges, i wonder?

bere March 15, 2007, 12:40 AM

hi asher! thank you for your comments! yes i've been enjoying working with film again, it has its problems, you know? you can't check if the picture came out OK or delete it in the instant, etc. but the final results do have a different feel to them that i like a lot, it is just a different depth of field, you know? i was dealing with a very simple digital a point & shot so i was missing using a 'real' camera where you have to at least focus the elements

and very interesting your reference to Borges, i am not sure if the coffee shop selected the name because of Borges, i am familiar with his literature but the name doesn't sound familiar to me, does it appear on any of his books? thanks for stopping around my photos :)

shadow501 March 15, 2007, 01:24 AM

"The Zahir" is one of my favorite of JLB's stories. The Zahir is something that you look at and can't get out of your mind. Eventually it drives you mad!

Nichole Grabe April 25, 2007, 10:06 PM

I actually got onto your photo site looking for the phone number to this place, because I wanted to know if they would sell me pita bread and tzatziki sauce for my boyfriend and I wanted to have some kind of grave leaf and pita fest with grilled veggies...but it is nice to make your acquaintance...so now I will leave before I seem like a stalker. :)

bere

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