I was on the bus the other morning and saw a doorman (on the left) trying to hail a taxi. I had my camera so I thought if someone would come into the frame on the right it might make a good shot. The woman on the right came into the frame and stopped. At this point I just needed…
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Looks like a half-frame shot
I had some Ilford XP-2 processed and scanned at Walgreens. They messed up the scans on the CD (at least the negs were cut right) so all of the pics look like they are from a half-frame camera. I kinda liked it. In this photo, Misake and Aaron Fioritto.
My new camera – Canonet Q17 G111
I picked up an old Canonet Q17 G111 rangefinder on ebay and shot my first roll of film through it this weekend. Years ago I owned a series of Leicas. I started out with a beat up M3 and 50mm lens then came across a super clean M2 so I bought that. I sold the M3 and picked up a…
Funny pics in the closet
mike-okinawa-1961-hat Originally uploaded by mfioritto I found this in a tray of Ektachrome slides. That’s me in the hat. The picture was taken in 1961 in Naha, Okinawa where my parents were stationed. By the way, that’s me with the cigar in the post below. Car seats, seat belts, no smoking? Not my generation, we grew up on second hand…
Scanning old Ektachrome slides
I have been scanning some old Ektachrome slides that are over 40 years old. Most have a magenta to red cast to them and some are almost faded completely away. Interspersed into the group are a few Kodachromes. What a difference. They are still vibrant and fade free. This is my first attempt at trying to color correct and restore…
American Junk Food Experience
masaki-aaron-bistro2-3-25-2008 Originally uploaded by mfioritto We took Masaki out for an American junk food experience tonight. He had a burger with American cheese and bacon plus three kinds of spuds – french fries, bistro chips and tater tots. Classic… (Left, Aaron Fioritto, Masaki)
Our Japanese guest – Masaki
masaki-3-23-2008 Originally uploaded by mfioritto Masaki will be staying with us for the next week. He is from Yokohama and is visiting Whitney Young, my son’s school, for the next week. Today was Easter so we included him in our tradition of Easter baskets loaded with candy. Our kids are getting a bit old for the tradition, but they still…
Beware of Freeconomics
Alex Iskold of ReadWriteWeb responds to Kevin Kelly’s cover story in Wired this month in his Beware of Freecomomics post. I think he brings up some good points so it is worth the read. But the funniest comment is in regards to Comcast’s DVR remote. He states, “Yet, the other aspect of free is quality. Anyone who owns a Comcast…
The Bastard of Istanbul
I picked up The Bastard of Istanbul while waiting in the Islip airport on Friday. So far it is an enjoyable read. Reading it makes me want to travel back to Turkey.
Chance meeting with Ross Mayfield of Socialtext
I was sitting in O’Hare yesterday waiting for my flight to New York and I saw this guy that looked a lot like Ross Mayfield of Socialtext. I plowed through some email then started reading news in Google Reader and ran across a post by Ross stating that he was attending a Kellogg technology conference at Northwestern. I figured he…