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Canon AE-1
low resolution photography by davin risk
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Canon AE-1
low resolution is one of 10 photoblogs featured in Point, Shoot and Post in this week’s CBC Radio3 magazine. Thanks to Kemp Attwood for producing the feature.
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“Spy Gear: Spy Wrist Cam” half-frame
Just a note… the “Spy Gear” half-frame doesn’t actually take these two picture groupings. As I was taking pictures, I would often take two shots of one object or scene because I wanted the diptych effect.
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“Spy Gear: Spy Wrist Cam” half-frame
The ragged edge is the actual inner frame after being cut to remove the Spy Gear overlay that would have been “burned” into each picture. This is a kids 35mm half-frame camera (takes 48 shots on a 24 exposure roll) and I’m pretty surprised by the sharpness of the images.
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Canon AE-1
Went walking down a few alleys today — taking pictures as usual — and I started wondering about taking pictures of public art. Many of the pictures I take in alleys are of “naturally occuring” decay, structures, and refuse. But sometimes it’s the mixture of these elements with tags, stencils, stickers, or whatever that makes the picture.
In these cases I wonder whose “voice” the photo conveys. I am quite purposeful in framing shots and creating a context of sorts but maybe it’s still just a document of someone else’s art. Some of the pictures I take are purely for my own memory as the urban landscape has the habit of changing very quickly — especially as soon as you start counting on it not changing. But other photos are more in-line with found art.
I’ve thought lately about doing some small-scale public art so that I’m contributing my voice to the visual landscape of the alleys and other locations that I photograph. I’ve thought about stencilling but I’m not sure yet what I want to do. It’s a bit daunting since I’m only just getting used to the comparatively simple public act of photography.
alley swing update
Canon AE-1
The alley swing endures. The entrance to its little forced-perspective cross alley was barred up but the bars have been pried back. You can’t stop people if they want to swing!
Once again, whomever is responsible for the alley swing, your genius and community spirit is recognized.
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