We are now in Paris and the first picture represents the Seine for me. Why? It was almost sunset and the bridge across the Seine was all texture -- perfect for B&W. I was walking around with a Mamiya 645 loaded with Efke 50 ASA film. Practically impossible to take any pictures except in the sun with that speed film. So, almost 200 meters away, I saw this lady as a dot on my waist-finder screen, folded the camera's mirror and clicked. A second later she got up and moved away.
When I developed the film I realized why I like the challenge of pushing the limits. This time, in photography.
Taken with a 80mm 1.9 Sekor lens on a Mamiya 645 1000s camera.
But the Seine has other moments too, like the one taken, with the same camera but on a separate trip, late in the evening. The young ladies wearing berets and checking on their iPhone is a description of the new times.
©Vahé Kazandjian, 2013
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