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Photographers Note

...but goldies!!!
Near St Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia, we found a kind of fair with so many beautiful things,some very old,some new...Watching all those old cameras I wondered where are all my father's old cameras too...I remember when I was a little kid,my father having the same hobby as I have now,he bought a few cameras,and I liked one named Zenit,only because it was so big and so bright ...of course,never tried to take pictures with that ,because it was a forbidden thing for me and my sister at that time :)
Anyway,now I will try to find them in my parents's house and maybe,who knows,some will work :)

newtintin, japiey, andante, mdkrm, sadeik, AiresSantos, rigoletto, brevbrev14, photographer123, Angelillo, AROBN54, PixelTerror, abulafia, Emile, crckt oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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faubry (32409) 2007-08-05 11:00

wow, so beautiful camera.... ai noroc gazest aparat foto asta... cred ca preti sunt foarte scump. buna compozitie, bravo, te pup
francine

Kuka (38) 2007-08-05 11:11

Ciao Isabela
I'm new on TE and being so young, I like this bond with the past.
It's really a wonderful shot.
Kuka

mesutilgim (37234) 2007-08-05 11:23

Hello dear Isabela,
Great b&w capture and very important for me. As the Balda camera in the center second row was my very first camera I got when I was 12 (some 53 year ago !). This and some other about 40 oldies was part of my collection which I gifted about 5 years ago to a pribvate museum in İstanbul.
Therefore a good reminder for me !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

newtintin (1872) 2007-08-05 11:39

hello,
really very beautiful, cheer, I adore your style.
I like the idea of the black and white.
Very good clearness and pretty framing.
congratulation.
R.A.F

japiey (9497) 2007-08-05 11:45

isa

Definite thoughts rule hearts...
Show the world what you need to show..

PERFECT SHOT FROM THE PAST..
MEMORIES OF GOLDEN YEARS!!!!

Daylight has not showered blessings, yet, it looks gorgeous in B/W.
SMILE YOUR DAYS...
Love your life....

Excellenc composition.
Salutari,

j p

dkmurphys (818) 2007-08-05 12:33

..mai faci si tu poze speciale..bun!

andante (7092) 2007-08-05 13:24

Not only the cameras are oldies but the way you have post-processed the image makes the final product look like a documentary piece as well. Excellent job!
Cheers,
Enrique

mikelens (874) 2007-08-05 13:27

dragut. Mi-ar place sa tin si eu unul in mana candva ...

mdkrm (139) 2007-08-05 13:34

Hello Isabela.
Very good capture.
Right side little a bit overexposed.
Have a good day bye.

sadeik (3159) 2007-08-05 14:32

I will be visiting again to walk some of the mountain ranges and perhaps I should buy a goldon oldie film camera like a Hasselblad as they are now not so expensive (but the film is!) I like the way you have given this image some grainy effect which goes well with the old cameras

Simon

jasmis (50931) 2007-08-05 14:44 [Comment]

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rigoletto (26734) 2007-08-06 1:06

Merhaba Isa!
Fine tribute to those goldies...
Great pp to give this vintage feeling to those vintage babes. Lovely sparkles on the one lying right side.
Güle güle :)
Deniz

AiresSantos (42782) 2007-08-06 2:57

Hi my friend,
It remembers my first camera in 70's. Great black and white composition, good POV and details
TFs and have a nice week
Aires

photographer123 (5803) 2007-08-06 8:52

hi..
old is gold..in this type of camera you have to focus with the bellow ..(I dont know about this spelling)...good documentary..best wishes...subir

Angelillo (9065) 2007-08-06 14:46

Hi Isabela,

Travelling throught the time! These machines are really beautiful. The B6W is terrific here, very convenient for this subject. I like the "oldie" texture in the shot, the grain, the tones, the lights... It's a very good job! Thanks.

Greetings,
Angel.

AROBN54 (10789) 2007-08-06 16:16

Hi, Isabela,
what a neat shot for Trekearth. Doing it in black and white was a good choice for these vintage cameras and I like the straight on view and your good note. What a charming idea. Have a great week!! Warm regards,
Shelly

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-08-07 1:35

Hi Isabela, woow...a jump in the past here!
really interesting image well taken..
i like the choice of BW!
bravo!
ciao!
Valeria

PixelTerror (86763) 2007-08-07 2:50

Hi Isa,
So you visited the neighbours... nice collection of oldies with appropriate vintage PP, the one to the right looks very much like my grandpa's camera with which I took my first pictures, if I remember well it was around 1978 in Rome during a school trip, unfortunately no trace left of the negatives :-(
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

agbonavita (0) 2007-08-07 11:00

Owooo I hope you find your dad Zenit camera, it is a good one. I have think to my a mechanical old camera, but the price was not charming a bit expensive.
Your photo is very pretty, it remmeber some old photos made in B&W. The shining star over the righ side camera gaves a magical thing to it.

Hugs
Andre

teutza (10568) 2007-08-08 1:39

yellooo...misto poza cu batranelele astea..eh in sept imi vine si mie aparatu..yepeee..io sunt acu in germania la hotel..si am gasit un net:)si plouaaaaaaa..da e misto..:)
ce mai e p la bucuresti_tu ce faci_
te puup
sa ne vedem cu bine
teo

Preetie (431) 2007-08-08 3:32

Hi Isabela,

Love the irony of a newer camera clicking an older one..:).Love the sharpness, detail,the shadows..just about everything about this pic.
TFS,
Preetie

bhardwajkapil78 (486) 2007-08-08 4:55

Amazing picture...

love the reflections...
Nice and tightly croped image
B&W perfect to portray age...
i just loved the highlights.....

Overall .... nice image...well done.
Regards
Kapil

abulafia (4802) 2007-08-08 17:25

Hi Isabela
A great looking B+W, it really suits these old cameras well.
I like the dusty surface of the cameras and the harsh light in the right side.
Nice work
Harry

Emile (20097) 2007-08-09 8:36

Hola Isabela.
Very good shot in B&W of the old cameras, my father was also a good amateur photographer fan and had some cameras same as you showed in your excellent shot. He did his post processing in his own dark room in our house, from him a got the interest in photography.
Good memories.
Well done. TFS.
Cheers.

crckt (7092) 2007-08-17 17:06

Hi Isabela,
You are right..old, but gold! They look very sharp in B/W.
Well done,
Shaeri

mehmethat (117) 2007-09-23 8:34

dear isabela
its a great shot
B&W made this photo wonderful
mehmet

placebo828 (388) 2007-11-29 14:50