dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

....or, how to gobble through a 12 exposure roll of film and wind up with...

This retired 38 (?) International has been a favourite subject around Len's farmyard. Wished that the sun had come around more but there was some sky detail that is all too fleeting around here.

Didn't lock the shutter, one gone. Shot two of Len and Donna, stupidly wasted another two on the way to the truck that turned out to be subjects not worthy of a cellphone and in my excitement blew focus on the next. Of the rest, here's the best three. As an added feature, even though I electrical tape up all my oldies, light snuck in hence the crop when I prefer to frame and keep the square format this camera has.

Always have that new digital stuff to fall back on....

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rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Beautiful greyscale images. Nicely done.

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Thank you RG too kind..

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

First image: lowered your point of view (i.e., didn't do the 'this is me, camera to eye, standing normally'), and began to see the subject.

Second image: lowered pov further, possibly thinking 'what can I do with this?'

Third image: the hell with artiface; here's the essence!

Which is why the third image is the image worthy of being an image. Very, VERY, nicely seen.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Well taken.

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Thank you Cany143. I don't have an eye level viewer for the H so shoot this one from the belly button most of the time. This played out about as you said. Missed centering the windshield pillar on the second one (rats). Like the third best too.

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Thanks photophile

Beowulf Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI

The images of the'39 International are well done.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Yup. Been a while since I've shot with anything with a waist-level viewfinder (TLR Rollei, Mamiya, Yashica or such, or with a Nikon F/F2 fitted with a non-prism 'waist-level' finder), and even though a couple of my digital bodies have 'flippy screens' that allow for lower (or upper)-level viewing, I still find myself crouching down --or sometimes laying in the dirt-- to place the elements of a shot where I want to place them. Life's tough, y'know?

The thing is, though the pix you presented will have whatever merit a viewer might find in them, your subject line is something that UHHers (IMHO, as some [ultimately] not-so-humble UHHers like to say) is one that a lot of folks might --IMHO-- want to pay some attention to. If someone wants to call a non-standard --a not 'camera plastered on the operator's face at the operator's standing height'-- "creative," then fine, maybe that's so. But as importantly --as your subject line points out-- a 'first impression' view is often just that, and it may not necessarily drill on down to what may well present the 'subject' in a way that might just make the subject more than it actually is. In other words, when possible --as in with your static subject-- keep looking until you start to see.

In effect, you illustrated a better lesson than many have. (IMHO, of course.)

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

If at all possible and if practical I try to at least explore if the subject could be shown to better advantage if not shot at eye level. If anything, a higher or lower angle gives some uniqueness to a subject that has been photographed by more folks than covered "Yesterday". Those moving twisting screens are handy, the K S2 has one. Just get muddy knees when out with most of the other oldies.

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

Nicely done.....and I love that old truck!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Great images!!!!
the third is Fantastic!!!!!

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Thanks Beowulf. Thought it was around that age. Has a 48 Chev 5 ton as a neighbor but it's not as stylish.

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Thanks Jim. They do make good subjects.
That Christmas pickup looks good too.

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

Thank you Manglesphoto. Going back to Len's farm to play a Christmas party, just might have a go at this old farmhand now everything is snow covered.