My new old cameras grow on me

After working through their Christmas backlog my scanned photos arrived on Monday. One of the the sets was from my Olympus Trip 35. I expected it t work, but it’s always good to know everything works. And just like my other cameras, they take a little while to learn about and get used to the pictures they produce. Take this one for example:

There are some images where I would like the best possible quality available. For example, an x-ray, or a brain scan. But in the case of the photographs I take, I like the ideas of my head working out what’s in the picture. How you fill the gaps is up to you and your brain.

This photo is dull, dull, dull. At the same time I think that the composition is quite good. Theres a depth to it and I’m waiting for the woman in the shot to take the next step. There’s future history too. The carpark in shot will be reduced to rubble soon, to be replaced by a new appartment/office block. probably with a gym and many places to by substandard designer coffee and sandwiches at extortionate prices. And all of that makes me happy that I’ve captured the scene whilst it’s still here. Somehow, I feel a warmth and the feeling that I could be there, eventhough it’s a dull place. But I know that there’s a train station behind me and that adds to the picture.

I know this bike rack outside the station and I know I’d never leave a bike there!

I can get creative now and use a filter on the Trip:

If there has been an artistic side of me, its been very well hidden all these years. Perhaps it never had a chance to get out. And even if it did, it had nowhere to go. But one thing is for sure. I think I’ve found an outlet. Let’s face it. I’m not the first person to pick up a camera, but I am someone who is starting to understand abstaction. You wouldnt expect this from a photo, but quality has improved so much over the years, there’s no gaps that allow your mind to wander. This is why my film cameras are the best things I have started using in many years.

Embrace the boring and the boredom. You never know where you may end up.