My typical first pass at culling photos after a walk with Otis. After the initial selection, I quickly edit the first batch to see which images have the most potential, then narrow it down even further for more careful editing. Those are the ones that get published.
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I completely forgot to mention that, together with the latest update to my website, I added virtual shelves with (most of) my photography gear, if you’re curious:
▶︎ talala.photo/gear
▶︎ talala.photo/gear
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My friend has sent me my dream camera to try out — a Hasselblad 203FE. This is an absolute monster of medium format film photography. It's hard to find words to describe how much I enjoy shooting with it. I've recently finished my first roll of Kodak Gold 200, I feel like I have a ton to learn about how to use this masterpiece of engineering properly. Can't wait to see the results!
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Optical Design Wallpapers
I've always found optical schematics of photographic lenses beautiful. There's something satisfying about seeing a legendary lens reduced to a handful of precisely calculated curves and spaces.
I recreated several of these classic designs as minimalist wallpapers. If you know a fellow camera nerd who'd appreciate this, send them the link!
▶ https://talala.photo/journal/optical-design-wallpapers
I've always found optical schematics of photographic lenses beautiful. There's something satisfying about seeing a legendary lens reduced to a handful of precisely calculated curves and spaces.
I recreated several of these classic designs as minimalist wallpapers. If you know a fellow camera nerd who'd appreciate this, send them the link!
▶ https://talala.photo/journal/optical-design-wallpapers
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Reversing the front element of Helios 44-2 lens takes a couple minutes and results in extremely soft, ethereal, almost underwater pictures. Definitely going to explore this style further.
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Gooi Heathlands
Every August ’t Gooi turns purple for a few weeks, and then it stops. Half the province walks through the heather with a phone in hand. By late September the fields go rust brown again. They are not wilderness at all, but a very old mistake that everybody decided to keep. The Goois Natuurreservaat calls it “illusielandschap”.
I published a new photo series and an article in my Journal about the place. This is a second piece in what I hope becomes a longer run of Dutch landscape work, after Soestduinen.
▶ https://talala.photo/journal/gooi-heathlands
Every August ’t Gooi turns purple for a few weeks, and then it stops. Half the province walks through the heather with a phone in hand. By late September the fields go rust brown again. They are not wilderness at all, but a very old mistake that everybody decided to keep. The Goois Natuurreservaat calls it “illusielandschap”.
I published a new photo series and an article in my Journal about the place. This is a second piece in what I hope becomes a longer run of Dutch landscape work, after Soestduinen.
▶ https://talala.photo/journal/gooi-heathlands
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