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Ann Texter
{K:10064} 10/17/2005
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underwater holga! ha ha Great!
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 10/13/2005
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Hi Mark, this is really nice, I like the vignetting as usual, great for isolating your subject as well as setting the mood, the softness is like a painting, a lovely effect, and the low perspective is wonderful with the smooth sand leading the eye into the image, nice use of complementary colors and a perfect composition...very nicely done my friend...Linda
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{K:6282} 10/11/2005
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Well, I love it too. Difficult to defend when pressed. I'll remember your comment above, Mark - will use it as ammo if I get into a debate with some pictaker in the sharp school. /Hansi
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Mark Hamilton
{K:8387} 10/11/2005
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Hi Manu
Thanks for your comment and the interesting question.
The Holga sensation is a look you either love or hate and I don't think that there is an in-between. I can't speak for others but I will try to explain my take on it.
The technical aspects of photography bore me. The underlying strength of an image for me is born out of concepts and ideas not f stops and the graduation of tones.
I try to make photographs that are a representation of how I respond or feel to a situation or space and are often also influenced by my mood and environment. Currently my work is heavily influenced by the notion of nostalgia and the Holga is the perfect tool for this. I experimented with all different manner of things to produce the type of images that I wanted, from pinhole through to shooting through plastic bags but nothing came as close as the Holga.
I love the way the images can be soft or sharp the edges of the frame are never quite up there and the vignetting also adds a sense of uncertainty. The occasional light leaks are like an indelible imprint burnt upon my memory and it is these qualities that for me define nostalgia, they take me where I want to be.
I was recently asked by someone who saw some of my Holga images at the framers " where did I find them". You wouldn't believe how that made me feel ..........the word find implying they were older than they really were. When I told them they were images I had just made they commented on how much they looked like the Polaroid images her parents had when she was a kid. My images for her evoked a sense of nostalgia.
I hope this goes some way to explaining my fascination with the Holga camera. I think for me at the end of it all I try to make photographs that mean something to me. If I succeed in making a connection with other people in whatever way through my images that is great and if I don't well that's ok too.
Take care mate
Mark
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Manu
{K:13082} 10/11/2005
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Hi Mark
Interesting comments here....but I'm not sure I get the whole holga thing..its interesting that people say they love the color, the vignette, the leaks, the "holga" effect etc..but nobody says why?
Cheers for listening, mate
Manu
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Mark Hamilton
{K:8387} 10/10/2005
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Hey Carlheinz
Good to hear from you and thanks for your comment.
Your counted in that second group.
Mark
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Carlheinz Bayer
{K:14220} 10/9/2005
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You and I know, there are people out there, who would say that's crap; others think that is wonderful. Count me in in the second group!
CB
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Mohammad Hossein Jafari
{K:81} 10/9/2005
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This is Great Shot, Mr. Hamilton.
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Stephan Houde
{K:1157} 10/9/2005
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This is great Mark, I like the compo, the colors and the leaks. Great image !
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 10/9/2005
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hehehe...having some fun,huh?! like this low POV,the vignetting and the sudsy surf...cool range of color and yes,the light leaks even work here to give it a real holga plastic fantastic authenticity...regards,gayle
Hope all is well...
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