4x5 Magic

A few weeks ago I became the proud owner of a 4x5 view camera purchased at the Photographica conference/sale in suburban Boston. The first order of business was to test it out, and here are the results:

 

based on this Edward Steichen self-portrait:

 

and because I couldn't resist (discoloration on left side is due to this film being five years old):

Jamaica Street Part Deux

Here is another group of images from my ongoing "Jamaica Street" (working title) project that were made between the last post and present. My aim remains experimental in the exploration of composition, light and color, and I have noticed several themes emerging: architecture, pathways (especially zig-zagging ones), texture and surface, an absence of people, and windows lit from the inside.