These kids in klompjes and old-fashioned clothes were being photographed by lots of people, and the NOS interviewed them for their TV program. The girls were wearing scarves and dresses and the boys klompjes (wooden shoes), caps, and shirts with nice buttons. My friend told me that the kids had a "countryside accent" (which I could not notice myself), so I guess they came to the Hague especially for the Prinsjesdag.
I did not get a picture of the queen and her hat, but never mind, I managed to do that a couple of years ago. The crowds were more interesting anyway.
The first three pictures are so-called "hipshots" where you take a picture without looking through the viewfinder. We have an assignment to do those for the school. The fourth one I don't remember if I composed by looking through the viewfinder or not. Probably, or otherwise it's a very lucky hipshot!
They're digital photos converted to black and white. Usually I would use film for street shots, but now I haven't the time since I have to prepare a bunch of assignments for Friday. I'm hoping to get to use more film at school later on. The camera I used, if anyone's interested, is a Canon 350D with a 28mm lens. You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--
The tonal range is excellent, and the light is luscious.
My guess is that tzt must have taken the images with a very good camera to begin with.
These are super pictures, tzt.
With film, the contrast usually pretty much is there already. You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--
You are right about that. Good prices on those old Canon (I presume, lenses.) One of my favorite cameras is a 6x6cm 120 Twin lens reflex, Seagull 109, that I picked up in China a few years ago. It cost $200, including a leather case, from the factory in Shanghai but can be had for $279 in the US. It has an old style taking lens (75mm f3.5) similar to one of the older Zeiss designs and although not as sharp as the newer ones, it's plenty sharp. It is all manual winding and focusing and has no meter but does flash sync up to one 500 hundreths of a sec through a PC sync connection. It's light and compact and I've used it with studio strobes and on camera small flash as well as in ambient light situations either estimating exposure or using reflective or incidence meters. I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
