Comments on: Weekend in Chicago: party and urban photography

By: John

John — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:49:26 +0000

Good stuff. Looks cold too.

By: Spoilsport T. Partypooper

Spoilsport T. Partypooper — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:54:24 +0000

Wow. What a awesome pictures.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:06:17 +0000

I love the shot of your dog.

By: Fairweather Zealot » Blog Archive » Links Bonanza!

Fairweather Zealot » Blog Archive » Links Bonanza! — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:09:30 +0000

[...] I’d never heard of this photography rule for shooting in sun without a light meter until Michael posted something about it. Pretty simple and cool concept. And the link to the Ultimate Exposure [...]

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:54:02 +0000

Really great work with the slide film AND the black-and-white. I’m more a fan of the B&W in general, but both were cool to see. I also appreciate the two links you provided – great resources for me to use as a nature photographer (novice, obviously). Glad that you had a great trip.

Oh, and was the picture of the diner near where County General (E.R.) is – it looked familiar (just kidding).

By: Apertome

Apertome — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:16:07 +0000

It’s funny you say that, I’ve had my K1000 for over 10 years and only replaced the battery once.

This Yashica Lynx does take a battery, and it didn’t come with one, so I bought a new one. The terminals don’t seem to be corroded, so I’m assuming the light meter is dead. I was thinking of trying to find a way to fix it until I saw the results I got without it. Now I just want to hone my skills at this newfound meterless exposure. It’ll also come in handy for shooting with my old Kodak Retina camera, which completely lacks a light meter.

By: Noah

Noah — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:01:05 +0000

I know that my dad’s trusty K-1000 can go through batteries like a son of a gun. Does this one use batteries? Possibly a dead battery or corrosion on the terminals? Just a thought. Regardless, kudos on your guesstimates. Those photos turned out great!