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Early 20th Century portable 35-mm celluloid film projector. It was hand-cranked, and the lightsource is-was a common tungsten lightbulb. The roll of film above ...
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Early 20th Century portable 35-mm celluloid film projector. It was hand-cranked, and the lightsource is-was a common tungsten lightbulb. The roll of film above shows a street from a Bosnian town of those times. It's a nice piece of history - and it still works!
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I made this photo in the loggia of my Zagreb flat, in front of the rolled down windowshade. It was an impromptu organized shoot, and, as you can see, even the base is improvised with an upturned tray.Time
Date/Time Original: 15-Feb-09 14:44:18Lighting
The lighting was a Daylight in the shade, supported by the (on-camera) flash.Equipment
Camera: Olympus SP570UZ, Shutter: 1/100sec, Aperture: f/5, ISO: 64. Exposure Bias: 0.00 eV, Metering: Pattern, Flash: Fired, Focal Length: 8.46mmInspiration
This projector is a historical item, and interesting in many ways. Firstly, it was produced some 120 years ago, and meant to be highly portable, with the technology of those times. Its purpose was to use it in travel, as in those times there were people that made a living by bringing film news to village population that had no means of communication which included "moving pictures". The projector's light socket accepts a wide variety of simplest of Tungsten lightbulbs, thus all usual available voltages could be applied, as per situation. The handcrank used to operate the simple shutter / transport mechanism is pretty much trouble-free, provided it was rotated without stopping. If the celluloid film was too long exposed to the light (concentrated by the reflector and condenser lens), it would very easily erupt in flames. In all, the peculiarities of this mechanism were enough inspiration.Editing
All the post-processing required was the cropping, so as to arrive at the proper format. Then the image was resized for upload.In my camera bag
A standard question here gets a standard answer! So I have this answer ready, and just cleverly copy / paste! I find it easier to carry a photo vest than any photo bag. So I load my photo vest with whatever I might need for my photo session, walk or trip, while my photo bags usually keep the equipment I'm not using at the moment. The vest's many pockets usually contain two cameras, spare batteries, ND and CPL filters, and one photo clamp standing in for a tripod. Recently I include a small action camera, mainly for its wide field of view and resistance to water and weather. The vest also has large-lens pockets that contain a small water bottle, sandwich, or a bar of chocolate if I plan on being out for the whole day. There is about three meters length of paracord or similar strong, thin rope, one hefty pocket knife, and a lighter. My smartphone comes along too. It has yet another spare camera, but more importantly the Spirit Level App to make the phone a perfectly horizontal surface under the camera. This is essential for panoramic sweeps. The app is free, and requires no extra permissions whatsoever. The large back pocket of the vest is reserved for a lightweight rain poncho. If the weather suddenly plays up, the poncho neatly covers all. Using the tools mentioned above, much can be improvised along the way, so that's all I need to make photos.Feedback
Whenever you improvise, you start from imagining the finished picture, and so you know what should be done to achieve it. Inanimate objects can be easier than living beings, as these stay the way you set them up... on the other hand, you have to pick the shooting angle and the object side that shows the most of what you want to present. And then there's the background, the casting of shadows, the type(s) of lighting to use or avoid, the reflections you might want or not want in the image... Best do many photos, as varied as can be. Everything else depends upon the object, available time, the camera, lens, and the ambient. It isn't always as easy as this simple shot, but it's always fun!
