Lastest Holga Faves

some photos from paradise springs in eagle, wi


shots of spring in madison

my lovely friend mick

Holga 135

I bought a Holga 135 in September and have used it a couple of times. Here are some of my favorites from my first roll of film. No enhancements were made digitally.

I like the darkened corners in the sky on this one. Below I like how the bright yellow leaves are in focus and stand out in front of the background. It could probably be cropped, however, to fix the fact that the focus is so central.



In the picture above I really like the contrast in the shininess of the leaves and the way the focus turned out. Below I was very surprised with and enjoy the light flare.

My favorite picture from this roll is the one below. The lighting was great and I like how the camera picked out the detail and how the color is so saturated. The color of the sky is awesome!

This photo is a representation of when Orpheus went to the underworld to retrieve his love, Eurydice. Hades told him he could take Eurydice only if he did not look at her until they were out of the underworld. He turned and looked at her, though, and she disappeared.
For this photo I blackened out the other end of the tunnel and then erased the people. I had cut Sami out and added her back in, decreasing the opacity of her layer so she is 'fading away'.

HAHA favorite comedic love song :)

I watched you watching me
From laboratory 5
The breathing mask and safety goggles
Accentuate your eyes

Chemistry cannot explain
This burning I feel inside
You've catalyzed a titration
That's nebulized my mind

Suddenly I feel
That which the method would never allow
I try to abide by the methodology
When all I want is to follow my heart
But when you're a part of the scientific scene,
The greatest monster of all is love
(The Method-We Are Scientists)

Apple of Discord

The story of the apple of discord tells about when the goddess of discord throws a golden apple into a wedding reception claiming that it belongs to the fairest of women. Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena all believed themselves to be the fairest and fought over the apple, ruining the party.
For this photo I first tried to make the apple look gold by painting over it with a gold color with the opacity down. I then emphasized the shines on the apple with a star-like shaped white paintbrush. I added a gaussian blur and then blurred the girls in the background a bit as well, erasing their outstretched hands.

Tips from Gavin

Using one of Gavin Hoey's tutorials I added the sunbeams coming from the clouds in this picture using the cloud filter and radial blurs. The tutorial also showed how to add the reflections in the water using the paintbrush and blurs.

Green World

For a green photo in honor of St. Patrick's Day, I took a picture of moss because the texture is very cool. I darkened the edges of the photo and changed the curves to increase contrast. I lastly added adjusted the colors enhancing the green.