Artistic B&W Pictures

When Fred was majoring in architecture, he took a photography class. Here are scans made from the original negatives, shown in the order that they were taken. They have not been cropped or edited like the mounted prints.

The film was ASA 400 and the prints were made on high-contrast paper. The color of the mounting boards was very similar to this page background color.

Minolta SR-T 101

His camera was a Minolta SR-T 101. Thanks to Capt Kodak and his flickr page. The large lever next to the lens is the self-timer; above it is a small switch to lock the mirror up; at the bottom is a chrome rod that previews the depth of field. You can read more about the 101 at Camerapedia.org.

trunks

The professor said not to take pictures of trees, but Fred did anyway. The texture was the main interest, not the trees.

bentTree

This tree grew up as best it could between two buildings.

diningRoom

Fred experimented at home during Spring Break.

UncolaGlass

Fred's 7Up "Uncola" glass distorting the scenery.

buildingWindow

The sun reflected in a window reflected in a window.

treeWindow

A nice collection of contrasts, again with the sun.

stairs

Architecture as abstract art.

hillWindow

The professor liked accidental shots. Someone tightened the film in the camera, causing this unintentional double exposure.

Barry

Fred's roommate, Barry. Other students took lots of pictures of people, but this was Fred's only one. It's an unplanned end of roll shot.

parkedCars

The sun on a packed parking lot.

lightPole

An interesting light pole on an overcast day.

parkingLot

An empty parking lot. Fred liked the sun burning through the trees.

bumper

More reflections and contrasts.

Pictures taken January-April 1975.
© 1975-.