I found this yesterday in a local sale bin. Though I’m no fan of American history, this was too good to pass up.

The shots in this book are presented n red-cyan anaglyph, converted by the authors from the original stereo pairs to different result. Most of the shots render beautifully when seen through 3D glasses, with a few bad apples that may cause dizziness and migraine.

]]> http://travelomo.com/2013/02/01/stereo-boracay/feed/ 2 predator-in-chief Image Image Image http://travelomo.com/2012/12/28/travelomo-goes-to-baguio/ http://travelomo.com/2012/12/28/travelomo-goes-to-baguio/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:27:03 +0000 travelomo https://travelomo.wordpress.com/?p=1324 ]]> I’m in Baguio right now, the summer capital of the Philippines. The weather’s great up here in the mountains, crisp, cool, autumn collection weather. I’m armed with three film cameras, an Olympus 35UC, a Ricoh R1 and a Nishika N9000 lenticular.

Film, however, isn’t a medium for instant gratification. For that, I’ve got Instagram. Here are a few of my shots.

Lone Cafe Customer

Want pot?

Casa Corridor

Film Purchase

Camera at Camp John Hay

Chef's Table

Waiting for the rain to stop

If you find yourself at the Trinoma Mall this early December, you may want to check out Team Manila’s LOMOGRAPHY EVERYDAY exhibit at the mall’s theater level. They’re exhibiting a lot of the cameras we love to shoot as well as some of the year’s best shots. Film and cameras will be available as well.

I mostly used the Nexus 7, the challenge being to use its camera, a FRONT-FACING 1.2MP number, to take good shots in and around the Prado Farms. How do you do that when either you shoot your photo with your head in the frame, or, you shoot blindly?

The answer? Skills. And a lot of body English.

Here are my shots.

Up or down, perspective is always relative.

Some windows are meant to be looked at, rather than looked into.

Like a magician's trick, the magic of a parol is in the unseen, what lies behind cover.

Bicycle repair is best when you squeeze in a few yoga stretches in between.

And some squats.

Traditions are better if they're made by hand.

Bespoke is always best.

Not so shabby, methinks! This just proves what superstar photographer Chase Jarvis keeps saying: the best camera is the one that’s with you.

Team Manila, the distributor and Embassy of Lomography here in the Philippines will be holding a free Lomography workshop this afternoon at the SM City San Lazaro. Special guest speaker is Minde Alberto from Lomography Philippines, yay!

Argus C3 Matchmatic

I’m usually the guy who goes camera hunting but, in this case, I’ll be the camera pimp. I’ve got a handsome Argus C3 Matchmatic, produced from 1958 to 1966, that needs an owner. One of the best-looking cameras in my collection, this well-maintained specimen is something I’d like to keep for myself. But, I bought this a while back with the intention of trying it out then selling it. I have to keep discipline and not dip into my own stock, heh heh.

The Argus C3 rangefinder was the world’s most popular-selling camera for three decades. It was made popular by photographers like Tony Vaccaro, who brought back haunting images of WWII taken using “The Brick.” Indeed, it feels like a brick: hefty, sturdy, solidly built, and you can imagine Vaccaro using this to bash in the heads of any Axis soldiers caught unawares. Recently, the camera was made popular again by being featured in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in the hands of student reporter Colin Creevey.

A couple of things make the Matchmatic slightly different from the other C3 models available on Ebay and in thrift shops and antique stores around the world. Most obvious is its two-tine tan and black leatherette finish. The other is its proprietary exposure indicators. Both shutter speed and aperture are measured out in a system that would have made sense if I had the accompanying light meter (which also used the proprietary system). Alas, that didn’t come with the camera, so I had to come up with a chart to help me keep track of the equivalent values. It’s easy to get used to, but a step that isn’t necessary with the other C3 models (which use standard notation).

The camera itself is a fine piece of optical engineering. The lens is pin sharp, the controls are bombproof, and all the mechanicals work as they should. Good, because this is an all-mechanical camera. None of the controls are coupled, so you can MX (multiple exposure) to your heart’s content. The rangefinder needs a slight alignment on the vertical axis, but no biggie.

Here are a few sample shots taken around Metro Manila.

City Sweeper

Flyover Frenzy

The Armpit of Ortigas

Ladies’ Day Out

Greenbelt Blues

So Wired It Shakes

A Passion for Botany

Oh, and if you want it, you can buy it here.

Consider them the DYMO of the 21st century, but with much less stress on the wrist. No stress, in fact, unless you go label-crazy like me and my wife. Then, you’ll develop something very similar to BlackBerry Thumbs. Kidding. Slap in some batteries and the supplied cartridge of black-on-white label tape and you’re good to go.

Each media participant came away from the event with a Labelworks LW-400, the kawaii unmistakably Japanese-designed mid-range model. Here’s an unboxing video.

My wife was thrilled, of course, she who has a special place for everything, she who has to contend with my kalat, she who is a practitioner and fan of zakka. She’s already plotting what color tape she wants to get and what objects she wants to tag. I’ve a feeling we’ll burn through the bundled cartridge in just a couple of days.

Meanwhile, I’ve got a few rolls of film from FUSION to get developed. Gimme a few days.

Video shot and edited entirely with an iPhone 3GS. Scoring via YouTube.

The world can be an ugly place if you let it have its way, so I find it essential to expose myself to the good, the beautiful, the pretty, the cool. Tonight I paid a visit to interior decor/furniture store Heima to attend the opening of Southern Stories, a two-man photography exhibit by Charles Buenconsejo and Aleyn Comprendio. Wistful, nostalgic, subtle, their photos have a distinct childlike mood, which is I think what the artists were going for. Both sets were shot on film, which gives the photos their subdued quiet character.

My wife and I were happy we went. Since Diego was born, it’s been harder for us to join events like this since we don’t have a stay-in nanny. Tonight, we took him along, his first “hipster” shindig. He was, of course, too cool for school and slept through the entire thing.

"Grace" is our favorite piece.

This is Aleyn. Wasn't able to take Charles' photo.

Wall of Prettiness

Flippin' through records

My type of mood lamp

Tools of the trade

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More photos may be found here.