That is a sad looking place. I like it a lot.
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On 7/24/11 4:09 AM, "Dawid Loubser" <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I published a new work in my gallery that I'd like to share with you
> lot:
>
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>> http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/205/3/5/pop_soda_fire_by_philosomatogr
>> apher-d41gr8p.jpg
>
>> (Printed in the darkroom on 12x16in paper, Kodak TMY2-400, Olympus
>> OM-3Ti, Zuiko 35mm f/2.0)
>
>
> During a drive down to the coast (to visit my parents) with my wife,
> we stopped at a very small, derelict town (close to Richmond, Western
> Cape, ZA) to refuel. The scene next to the petrol garage was one of
> broken dreams of many years ago. Being without a roof, the window
> offered a view straight into the heart of a well-lit emptiness - the
> emptiness appearing even larger than the business that once operated
> here.
> ---------------------------------
>
> ** Why share it here? Well, other than the fact that it was made with
> an Olympus OM, it is also the first work that I have published made
> with the Zuiko 35mm f/2.0! I specifically printed this one rather
> large for 35mm film (12x16in) to evaluate the lens performance, and by
> golly, it's swell! I don't know why this lens gets such a bad rap (or
> I have a really good copy), the print displays very pleasing qualities
> to my eyes, it stands up to closer scrutiny than what it would ever
> receive as a framed print.
>
> People really should stop measurebating and just use these beauties.
> If it looks good in a print, it *is* good. My 35/2 is the smoothest,
> best-condition Zuiko that I have: it's a joy to use, and absolutely
> like new (I am pleased that I finally broke down and got one, been
> wanting to for a year). And for once, I posted an OM image with no
> bokeh. Zero. Nada. Zip. Moose will have to find something else to
> criticise :-)
>
> Hope you all are having a great week-end,
> Dawid Loubser
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