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Monday, September 29, 2008

Monochrome Monday


No, I haven't given up on Odd Shots. You will find my Odd Shot post below this one. Please make Odd Shot comments there.
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Aileni has been hosting Monochrome Mondays for a few weeks now and I decided that this is the perfect photo to render in sepia tones for my first entry. We met this old fashioned photographer with his antique camera during a hike in July. He said he thought he ought to use a camera as old as he is. I thought I saw him again today (Sunday) but the gentleman I saw, though wearing a similar hat, was shooting with a digital. When I told him I had thought he was the man with the old-fashoned camera, he knew who I was talking about, having encountered him from time to time on various trails.



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13 comments:

  1. Jane Hards PhotographySeptember 29, 2008 at 1:23 AM

    Interesting tale as well as a beauiful shot.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2008 at 1:37 AM

    I always wanted a Field Camera - it is one of my regrets that I wasted resources doing something else.
    This shot has a resonance of Ansell Adams.
    Wonderful.

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  3. PERBSSeptember 29, 2008 at 1:47 AM

    Wonder what his camera is shooting?

    Nice photo for that meme.

    Next week should be a real challenge for you with THREE memes to fill: odd shots, monochrome one and Bridges Between. (I guess I will be in the same boat!)

    Still working on my two quilts but gave up at 1:00 AM this morning. Now I can't go to sleep but not willing to drag out the quilts again until later tonight.

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  4. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsSeptember 29, 2008 at 1:47 AM

    What a wonderful nostalgia trip with this pic! Those cameras certainly had so much class and pizzaz!

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  5. DragonstarSeptember 29, 2008 at 2:14 AM

    I love the old cameras, but my digital is so much easier to use - and no running-costs either. I like your use of sepia for this.

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  6. CathSeptember 29, 2008 at 3:32 AM

    What a brilliant shot! You know, I tend to "overthink" these sometimes and I have tried to keep it simple this week.

    I love this one though. So appropriate in sepia.

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  7. DarylSeptember 29, 2008 at 5:10 AM

    What a perfect monochrome ... and it really brings back memories


    :-Daryl

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  8. DianeSeptember 29, 2008 at 5:58 AM

    This is perfect for sepia Katney. I love the shot! My Odd Shot has been posted~Have a great day!

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  9. Leslie:September 29, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    Good shot with an intriguing story along with it. Wonder where the old guy is now?

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  10. CatherineSeptember 29, 2008 at 1:37 PM

    The unknown photographer.
    What a nice sepia subject. And mysterious one. He reached perfection to look old fashioned.
    Great choice.

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  11. AVCr8teurSeptember 29, 2008 at 2:00 PM

    If I didn't read your description, I swore this picture was taken 50+ years ago.

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  12. BarbaraSeptember 29, 2008 at 2:19 PM

    Good shot in sepia, interesting tale.

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  13. RoanSeptember 29, 2008 at 4:03 PM

    Perfect first post. This could have been taken in the 30's or 40's. Timeless. BJ

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