A question for #filmphotography or #photography folks — maybe someone can explain this to me, because I can’t figure it out. Pokey’s face is in focus, but nothing else at the same distance from the camera is. I like the way it turned out, but I’m baffled by how it did.
I know no one’s going to believe this, but… this man, Sri Bir Narayan Choudary is 141 years old in this photo. His age was verified after lengthy study by the Nepal Dept. of Archaeology. He spoke a dying language. Being high-caste, at the time of his birth a detailed astrological chart… 1/#
I found a ‘54 Rolleiflex 3.5B Automat with a Xenar lens for $225. It’s immaculate, like new lenses and body, though it could use a CLA. No scanner, so these are just quick and dirty camera scans. Tri-X in Rodinal 1+25 6 mins/20C two inversions every 30 secs.
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