Native American In Bronze

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I know this guy is not living, but his people once were. At last, the Mission system is giving honor to the Native Americans who gave their lives, and who were truly abused within the California Mission system. This was photographed at San Juan Bautista Mission using an Adox Golf German 120 folding camera from the 1950's and Tri-X film.

Jeff, let's get together sometime and go down to the Mission...lots of neat happenings there.



-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), October 28, 2001

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Todd, go into photo.net and turn the 'public viewable' option on for your pics you've linked in here, I think the default is 'no' when uploading them (haven't checked but remember having to to go back and change it myself a few times)

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au), October 29, 2001.

I checked the box. Hope it worked. Thanks. I keep forgetting all those little boxes on the Photo.net gallery!

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), October 29, 2001.

photo shoot

Todd, it sounded as if you are in California when you asked Jeff to go down to the Mission for a shoot. Are you? I'm in SoCal. Maybe we could get all the California guys together for a shoot. James

-- james (james_mickelson@hotmail.com), October 29, 2001.

That I would like.

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), October 29, 2001.

You coming up here James? My Death Valley trip should happen in January, if things work out.

Todd, I'm in the Mission a lot. Not always the safest place to shoot though...

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), October 29, 2001.



Statue shots are extremely difficult (IMO - I could count on one hand the number I've tried... none successful!) to record the subject into something interesting to look at in a photo but I think you've succeeded. I like your placement of his hands above the main part of the building and the cross on the bell tower being higher again. Looks to be an interesting place to have a stroll around with your camera.

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au), October 29, 2001.

I'm not sure statue shots qualify as people shots. On the other hand, I'm more than happy to post this one, which I prefer to Todd's, for subject matter rather than photographic reasons :-)

Calla Lily, Copyright 2001 Jeff Spirer


-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), October 29, 2001.

Jeff,

I think I prefer your statue! Too bad she's not real. Mu photo was scanned a bit too dark. The original is much brighter, though it was a dark day. I'm going to play with it.

I go to the mission frequently to test cameras or just see who's there. I live about 20 minutes away. Why is it not safe...really?

The cemetary is a very sad place...many old small wooden crosses on children's graves. I've thought about doing some photos there, but just feel a bit uneasy doing it. Respect for the dead, or whatever, yet I don't mind photographing more posh cemetaries. Strange feeling when I visit the San Juan Bautista Cemetary!

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), October 29, 2001.


Whoops, I was thinking of The Mission, which is not the same place as the mission. My San Francisco radar...

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), October 29, 2001.

Photo not available - am I the only one who can't see Todd's photograph? :-(



-- Allan Engelhardt (allane@cybaea.com), October 31, 2001.


This photo URL is on the Photo.net gallery. They evidently have been having hardware problems lately. They were down all day yesterday so access to the photo was also not available.

I posted this photo as an example of an image taken with an antique 6x6 folding camera. I just bought two of these from a friend for next to nothing, and discovered that they are very quick and convenient for street and casual guesstimate photography...a 6x6 camera that can fit in a jacket pocket! The image quality is resonably good for the genre of the camera.

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), October 31, 2001.


this is in response to spirer's offering:

GOOD GOD!

-- wayne harrison (wayno@netmcr.com), November 05, 2001.


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