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Grabs from the shoebox

Ruben Alfu

New member
I found the other day a box full of old 4x6 prints. Some of them are quite interesting, I think. These photos were made with 35mm film cameras (Nikon F1, Mamiya NC1000, some P&S...) and some Kodak or Fuji consumer grade film.

I thought it would be fun to make a post out of the best of the shoebox (a printer's box actually), while keeping up with the forum's standards. Will it be up to the task? If not, mods please just move it to the Layback Cafe or something :)

By the way, no prefix here, in other words, do as you will...

Let´s start with 3 random photos.


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Ruben Alfu : Kids in Riverside Drive Park



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Ruben Alfu : Kids in Farallon Beach



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Ruben Alfu : Noriega's beach house
 

John Angulat

pro member
Don't you even THINK about putting the cover on that box!
They are, as Rachel has said, remarkable images.
I love to see this thread populated with one or two more each week.
It would certainly give me something to look forward to!
Well done Ruben, as always!
 
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Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I found the other day a box full of old 4x6 prints. Some of them are quite interesting, I think. These photos were made with 35mm film cameras (Nikon F1, Mamiya NC1000, some P&S...) and some Kodak or Fuji consumer grade film.

I thought it would be fun to make a post out of the best of the shoebox (a printer's box actually), while keeping up with the forum's standards. Will it be up to the task? If not, mods please just move it to the Layback Cafe or something :)

By the way, no prefix here, in other words, do as you will...

Let´s start with 3 random photos.


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Ruben Alfu : Kids in Riverside Drive Park​



This one is enough to get me to want the entire box. I'm sure there's a story. Now it's ledt for me to wonder about it!

Asher
 

Paul Abbott

New member
Ruben, your first image has a real nice quality to it, with it's lighting and the backlit rain or water drops. I wonder if it is rain though, it looks like the result of a burst mains or hydrant, judging by the falling of it. For me, this image stands out.
The second image I like a lot, too. Some great happy faces there, nice one.
 

Ruben Alfu

New member
Rachel, John, Asher, and Paul, I'm very happy for your responses, thanks so much for your kind comments! Let me say that no one, except my wife and a few friends and relatives had ever seen these photos, so it's special for me to share them here at OPF.

Paul, your observation about the water in the first photo is correct, this was a sunny afternoon and the water was comming from a fountain.
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief

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Ruben Alfu : Noriega's beach house
It has a strange pomp to it and an ambience of power that has passed. Somehow, this gives me a similar experience as looking down the grand circular stairway in the Vatican Art Museum, in Rome. Go figure!!

Asher
 

Ruben Alfu

New member
4x6 color print, shot in RAW, converted to BW in LR, then adjusted further in PS. A great "just because I can" approach LOL, but I really like the atmospheric effect!


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Ruben Alfu : Snow in Midtown Manhattan​
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
4x6 color print, shot in RAW, converted to BW in LR, then adjusted further in PS. A great "just because I can" approach LOL, but I really like the atmospheric effect!


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Ruben Alfu : Snow in Midtown Manhattan​


What I like here is the drops of snow and then the forms of the lights which work so well together. what scanner are using, BTW?

Asher
 

Ruben Alfu

New member
what scanner are using, BTW?

Asher

Hi Asher,

I don't have a decent scanner so I'm using the 5D attached to an enlarger table, the lens is a Canon 50mm f/2.5 macro. For lighting, one Speedlite 430EX with diffuser at 45 degrees in front of the camera. This was a quick setup but I think it works fine for the web, however, I know I was bit lazy at getting a tack sharp focus.
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief


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Ruben Alfu : MoMA 1


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Ruben Alfu : MoMA 2





Ruben,

The first image shows the people down below clearly. As it is, it has interest. In the second one we are really intrigued and drawn in by the material on each side and then look down from these fixed and defined structures and so get a better sense of an eagle or God-eye view of the miniaturized people. Having both wakes us up to the function of detail in the foreground. The latter alternative seems more fitting as the bright light obliterating the right central edge right column of material seems like we have at least a higher presence hovering.

I like MOMA and this picture is a reminder I'll not forget.

Asher
 

Ruben Alfu

New member
Ruben,

The first image shows the people down below clearly. As it is, it has interest. In the second one we are really intrigued and drawn in by the material on each side and then look down from these fixed and defined structures and so get a better sense of an eagle or God-eye view of the miniaturized people. Having both wakes us up to the function of detail in the foreground. The latter alternative seems more fitting as the bright light obliterating the right central edge right column of material seems like we have at least a higher presence hovering.

Asher

That's true Asher, same angle, similar composition, and yet the first photo is more literal, the light and focus in the second are more dramatic. The difference is there but never had stopped to analyze it.



I like MOMA and this picture is a reminder I'll not forget.

Asher

Now that's a compliment I won't forget! Thanks Asher.
 

Ruben Alfu

New member

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Ruben Alfu : Casita de quincha.


Quincha is a traditional method of construction that uses mud and other materials found in nature. I took this photo circa 1989, while trekking in Panama. This little house was in a mountain, miles away from the closest town. One of the first photos that I felt proud about, I still like it.
 
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