- Name
- Miguel Tejada-Flores
I really liked the dragon rider books when I read them about 50 years ago.
Great shot, Miguel!
Thank you, Matt.Great shot, Miguel!
M.
Danger lies that way, MiguelThank you, Matt.
The only real changes I made to it, apart from minor tweaking of the colors and some S-curves, was imposing a square frame on the micro-four-thirds rectangular shaped negative. I've been obsessing about square frames on and off for awhile, mainly because some of my favorite photographers shot in square formats and I keep thinking about them (though I'm not quite ready to pull the trigger on a Rolleiflex)
A Mamiya 6... now you're talking! My (relatively nonexistent at present) film camera acquisition budget can't honestly afford the rather inflated prices Mamiya 6's command these days, so that's my current excuse. But I'd go for one in a heartbeat if I win the lottery (or even sell a script for mucho dinero). Conversely, I've also long been fascinated by two Fuji medium format so-called compacts, the so-called Texas Leica aka GW690... and (gulp: dare I admit to it) its more automatic sibling, the GA645. Granted, neither are perfectly square formats themselves but... well... both hold a real fascination for me.Danger lies that way, MiguelI ended up with, what - more than half a dozen 6x6", a Rolleiflex among them (not one of the sought-after ones, mind you). The format benefits portability and handling - no second thoughts about framing, just get it into the picture, and only one "right" way to hold and use the camera.
After shooting with a Mamiya 6 (the modern variant), it's really hard to go back even to something as nice and appealing as a Leica ... Of course, portability will always have 35mm win, but, considering the existence of 6x6" folders (superb ones among them - Zeiss Super Ikonta!), not by a lot.
M.