More Christmas Day Pics

This Christmas I was feeling kind of retro and I wanted to capture some images on black and white film of the family during this holiday visit.

I just got a note back from the lab that the images were online and ready to view, so I signed on and got a glance at some of the images. The quad grouping above was some of my favorites from the day.

For these photos I used a very simple tool, the Hasselblad, with an 80mm lens, which is a normal focal length. Some think the normal focal length to be quite boring (I know, I used to when I was starting in photography). But it's actually one of the coolest lenses out there, I think, if used in an interesting way. A good number of these images were shot at maximum aperture (f2.8) and that creates a very unique look.

My friend and colleague Dan Milnor is responsible for getting me playing with this system again -- a camera that has been around for a long time. They were actually the brand of cameras that the Apollo astronauts used to take photographs when they walked on the moon back in 1969. They're slow to use (no autofocus), there's no in camera meter but it sure was a nice change of pace.

I'm so partial to b & w and I love how these turned out...plus I think the family will really appreciate these, even more as time passes and the kids grow up even more.

To see a flash slide show, please go here

To see an html web gallery (best for dial-up), please go here