My journey into film has begun

, originally uploaded by ishpop.

I had started collecting film rangefinders last year but ran into a few broken film winders and a few wasted rolls of film. I have since had some repairs done and been able to finish my first couple of rolls, one B/W and one color. Both were through my Bessa T with a jupiter 3 50mm lens. So far this combo has proved to be fantastic for the price. The bessa T is easy to use (although I desperately need a viewfinder, been framing using the RF). The Jupiter 3 has shown to be extremely sharp when at F2.8 or F4 and at F1.5 exhibits some nice nuance feel.

What is interesting?

Layered Bokeh, originally uploaded by ishpop.

It seems this image is. I have never received so many views on Flickr since I joined. I am curious if it is the colors of this image more than anything else?

by the window

by the window
Originally uploaded by AraiGordai

Wow, worth saving! This photographer does great work with color and with human subjects.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Damen/Milwauke/North

Damen/Milwauke, originally uploaded by ishpop.

Snapped this after getting off the El, it was real windy and cold. At first i wasn;t really feelin it, but the more I looked at the silhouette of the person crosssing the street, the more I dug it.

Danny's Alley

, originally uploaded by ishpop.

After a benefit at Danny's pub, my friend megan graciously posed for an inpromptu green photo (not environmentally friendly). If you look closely, there is a creepy dude in a trench coat way in the background...

Chicago Steel Works

, originally uploaded by ishpop.

This factory is right up on the street, and they will let you get fairly close to their hot molten metal, which was cool. Steamy.

Cold Blue

P2030596bluecropPANO, originally uploaded by ishpop.

Although this is only a western facing view of Chicago, while taking the photo I was thinking of a futuristic industrial landscape.