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4/19/2006

Azusa in Yanaka (35mm)

Filed under: japan, Photography — John @ 1:22 pm

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  1. These were taken with my Leica and a 40mm lens. The 40mm focal length is at the same time banal and exotic. I did not have a clear idea how the photos were going to come out, but these three ended up perplexing to me. Which is why I like them. The ones that were to easy to figure out, they were less interesting.

    Comment by John — 4/19/2006 @ 1:48 pm

  2. One technical comment:

    * Film plus your 40mm lens gives better skin tones than the digital camra.

    I am also perplexed. Two aesthetic comments:

    * In 40azusa1 she isn’t quite so much in the center of the frame compared with azusa5 from before.
    * The way her figure breaks out of the hood of the truck is balanced by the black of her skirt opposite the windshield.

    Comment by Mark Larios — 4/19/2006 @ 2:58 pm

  3. One miscellaneous comment:

    * I like the dog in 40azusa2.

    Comment by Mark Larios — 4/19/2006 @ 3:03 pm

  4. wow.

    yeah, that dog…

    You can’t often point out to a painter something that they did not know was in their work, but with photography, that is a great thing to experience. I think I ought to print that one larger. Thank’s for that, Mark.

    Also, did you see the fire fighter’s sleve in the garage behind the truck?

    Comment by John — 4/19/2006 @ 4:43 pm

  5. I should note that these are nearly straight scans of 1 hour Fuji Color print. there is a shop near my station which uses analog printing technology and so the colors look better than Digital printed pictures.

    –>”In 40azusa1 she isn’t quite so much in the center of the frame compared with azusa5 from before.”
    yes, and the reason I am interested in this particular photo is how her head lines up with that row of tiles behind her. The campaign poster in the back is not as hard as the digital version. It (the use of the poster) looks more like an afterthought as opposed to being the punchline in the other photo. This photograph is quite oddly structured and probably breaks some of Kodak’s Rules of Photography.

    Comment by John — 4/19/2006 @ 4:45 pm

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