Greg Brown
@gwbrown
composer / musician living in Western MA w/ some photo stuff thrown in now and again
can I eliminate all the typos, errors, and other stupidity? No. can I at least make myself feel like I have been duly diligent in looking for them endlessly? Also no.
spotted this jaunty little Yashica on a mannequin in a store window yesterday
loaded up and i can already tell it’s going to be a disaster 🤣 the uptake spool is overlapping and pulling the two negatives over each other it could be cool. It could be a waste of time.
a little diy 620 and then i’m out collecting quizzical looks from the locals #shittycamerachallenge
the nice thing about having a 3D printer is that you can have a bad idea in the morning, and get to work proving how bad the idea was before lunch
final_draft_2_new_revised_final_edits.pdf I actually think I might be getting close to being actually done this time for real
Argus C3 {|BRICK|} + #Kikipan was an interesting experience feels like this wee brick needs a bit of love before the shutter timings come into anything resembling spec #shittycamerachallenge
hmmm — not sure I know how to share it, now that I look into it. here's an image of the construction. there's one part missing, which is the twisting/advance knob, which came from a previous design
went back to the spot where I took the photo that would become the cover art (in collaboration with Steven Bradshaw) for my 2021 album Fall_and_Decline. The abandoned building is completely grown over now www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv63... first image on @realitysosubtle.bsky.social 6x17
only partial waste of time. film does not want to lie flat (not surprising given size and aspect ratio) that being said it definitely has *vibes*, I guess? [WIDESUX mk 2 / kodak 16mm tri-x (7266) / dev as negative in Ilfosol 3 8'15" @ 20°C ] @shittychallenge.bsky.social
Second version. This will either have been a complete waste of time, or a partial waste of time. headed into the darkroom shortly to find out which #shittycamerachallenge
brick is now in hand, just in time for @shittychallenge.bsky.social it definitely is in worse shape than it first appeared. I have questions. Many questions. But I think I can probably get some images out of it. probably
found this cheap on eBay. No idea how well it’s been stored. Perfect for mucking about to see if I can’t get this silly machine to work for @shittychallenge.bsky.social
still some life in this old beast. a few photos from #620 day yesterday, shot on CinestillXX with the Argoflex 75 and dev in DDX. cloudy day so I opted to slightly faster film than usual. seemed to work out ok. the inconsistent 1/50s shutter is always a treat #believeinfilm
after much fighting and two lost rolls, I have images from what I am calling the WIDESUX, a 110-film 15x69mm fixed-focus monstrosity of my own design. I was thinking it was going to be my entry into @shittychallenge.bsky.social but it's SO shit I may shoot one more roll and then recycle it