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Here's another 5D/Holga lens shot of Finley. Again, it's not one of my most stunning shots, but it does give you a good idea about the sort of shots that can be achieved with this lens.

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2x1 + children
comment by mike at 09:42 PM (GMT) on 21 July, 2008

The child against al those stark lines is really captivating. The softening adds something equally interesting to the shot, leading the eye back to the child. Nice,

comment by Edina Lorincz at 10:02 PM (GMT) on 21 July, 2008

Makes me remember of Moholy-Nagy László's photos! :)

comment by Josef Renklint at 10:43 PM (GMT) on 21 July, 2008

Spectacular angle, great job! The b+w is really nice-looking as well.

comment by kate at 03:08 AM (GMT) on 22 July, 2008

wow, David. total spirited Finley. no bar, gate, chain can seem to keep him in! just lovely. :)

comment by thomas mueller at 04:35 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2008

i really love this capture. great angle and the unsharpen vignette works well here. perfect!

comment by silfver at 05:48 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2008

Really nice! Love the blurred edges and the sharp centre. There's a dust spot in the left corner that you could have fixed. :)

comment by Thomas at 11:17 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2008

I just love the dreamy feels this image gives off. The playfulness of the little child against the concrete lines is pretty cool.

comment by chiara at 12:14 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

The composition of this image is absolutely great!!!
Love it

comment by Alice at 01:11 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

Nice shot. Good lighting and lines.

comment by Alex at 02:29 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

I usually don't like dreamy pictures and filters, but these two past shots are very different and attractive. Especially the second one. I think black and white conversion put it in a totally different category. Good job, David!

comment by Michael Rawluk at 04:24 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

A superb shot and processing. It is quite hypnotic.

comment by maynard at 07:38 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

I really like the look of this shot. It's ather timeless.

comment by Paolo at 09:53 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

most of the time, the ability to take good photos is not in the equipment but in the eyes of the photographer (maybe I'm saying this 'cause I use a Nikon Coolpix L3 ;-). the equipment is only an aid, sometimes very big, but nothing more. that sais, you're a very good photograher (you know already...)

Ciao

comment by David Chabashvili at 04:34 PM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

Love this shot. Those lines and shadoes together with Finley are great! Love the effect of lens.

comment by alexandru savu at 08:48 PM (GMT) on 23 July, 2008

Interesting.

comment by Sara at 01:19 PM (GMT) on 24 July, 2008

Hello David,
I have noticed that you take a lot of your photo's with ISO 100 and AP....
I'm going to try the same with my 5D...
Sara.

comment by marcus claesson at 04:26 PM (GMT) on 24 July, 2008

Hey, you should post the original on these. I am holga fan but never get around to develop anymore. So please David post the original version of these.

comment by Jennifer at 07:12 PM (GMT) on 24 July, 2008

Brilliant - think I'll flog my 'Ls' ;-)

comment by Xavier Rey at 09:00 PM (GMT) on 24 July, 2008

excellent work !

comment by djn1 at 09:17 PM (GMT) on 25 July, 2008

Thanks everyone.

As for the various requests to post the original of the 'holga' shots: when I've got a bit more time I'll put some of them up.

comment by Jamey at 05:12 PM (GMT) on 29 July, 2008

really like this.

comment by John Zeweniuk at 05:15 PM (GMT) on 4 August, 2008

I laughed a bit that you said it wasn't one of your greatest shots, It is one of my favorites of yours in a while, I love the highly graphic scene contrasting the subject. I love it!

comment by dmatte at 03:06 AM (GMT) on 8 September, 2008

so beautiful