Mike’s TLR

Mike’s TLR, a photo by gumisforlovers on Flickr.

Kodak TMAX 400 shot on Contax T3.

What an honor to have a friend’s camera. It’s a very fine specimen of a MAT. Much prettier than my LM. And the meter works too! I have a roll of Portra 160 in it right now. Thanks Mike!

June 2013
San Diego, CA

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New York Trip #48: I Love Giving Money to Canada!

New York Trip #48: I Love Giving Money to Canada!, a photo by gumisforlovers on Flickr.

SUUNS!!!!

Oops

Oops, a photo by gumisforlovers on Flickr.

Often times I wonder why I bother to shoot film. More frequently than that, I wonder why I bother with instant film.

Then I realize, “because EVERYTHING looks better on film!” Happy accidents can’t be photoshopped!

Mods Versus Rockers – San Diego

MVR 2011 #14, a photo by gumisforlovers on Flickr.

Choke on some two-stroke smoke: check-out more pictures on my flickr site.

Via Flickr:
Mamiya Sekor C 80mm mounted on D5000.

January 29, 2011 @ the Riviera.

Writing the Part of the Guardian of Solitude [3200] #1

Writing the Part of the Guardian of Solitude [3200] #1

Originally uploaded by gumisforlovers

Rarely do I get to take a picture as to how I envision it before hitting the shutter. Once in awhile.

It’s also strange how some writer’s and their work I can’t completely comprehend but still seem to be strongly impacted by.  I’m talking about you, Rainer Maria Rilke!

First in a series you’ll find on my flickr.

GLANCE DON’T STARE #1

If math = fun, then fun = math.

Originally uploaded by gumisforlovers

If math = fun, then fun = math.

YES, yes, i know it’s been awhile since my last post. I’ve been caught-up with photography and flickr. so here’s an attempt to get these guys up together.

here’s a pic from 2005 that i’ve manipulated for fun. fun.

[DAY 6] Glimpses of a utopian shift – learn another language and sing in it!

[DAY 6] Glimpses of a utopian shift – bel & bel

Oh la la; zees french sez to recycle…avec le cycle (Vespas, specifically).

Source: monoscope and bel & bel

[DAY 5] Words of wisdom…from across the pond.

“Everything popular is wrong.” – Oscar Wilde

How refreshing it is to see some of your best local bands at a decent venue.  We were at the Tin Can Alehouse last night where i had 3 Horsesand some french fries (or as the Queen would say, “chips”) It was a benefit night with the bill consisting of little deadman (i think that’s what they’re called – i’ll have to double-check), writer, tape deck mountain, black mamba, and more.  It’s wonderful to see such a community of local musicians; especially so,  in an age where the dreaded auto-tone (BLECK!) can be heard on +80% of music heard on the radio!  Yes Oscar, “everything popular is wrong” but in San Diego there’s a little bit of something sounding right.

[DAY 4] Glimpses of a utopian shift – Velib’

I just finished breakfast at my favorite pancake house:  A German pancake, cafe moto coffee, and a $485 video late fee that’s distracting me from my morning read of The Intuitionist.  It’s a popular joint despite being in an otherwise very Asian business district of San Diego.  There’s always a line outside on the weekends and there’s always cars double-parked waiting for a space.  Playing with my camera’s f-stop in the sun during my wait to be seated, it hit me, why the hell are people not riding their bikes to breakfast?  San Diego has great biking weather throughout the year, eh?

Check out Paris’ bike-rental system, Velib’.  Just $44 gets you an annual pass: that’s a 30-minute ride/day (+1 euro for first additional half-hour journey, +2 euros for second half-hour journey, +4 euros for every half-hour jorney afterwards).

Maybe if we had this system in San Diego, Jessica Alba would come visit more.