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More and more film fun with something other than a Leica M

Stuart Richardson

Active member
Here are some photos. Two portraits (entitled The Killers), and then some fish from my ongoing series on these lovely fellows.











I know they are morbid, but I find them very fascinating as aesthetic objects. I don't think that is easy to see right off the bat, but I hope to try to make an installation or exhibition out of these, and I think printed large and in a group, they will better demonstrate what I am getting at.
 

m_driscoll

New member
Like the vert & horizontal lines, mountain & Daffy checking it all out!
Steve: Thanks. :D

Here are some photos. Two portraits (entitled The Killers), and then some fish from my ongoing series on these lovely fellows.





I know they are morbid, but I find them very fascinating as aesthetic objects. I don't think that is easy to see right off the bat, but I hope to try to make an installation or exhibition out of these, and I think printed large and in a group, they will better demonstrate what I am getting at.
Goddamn, I love your work, Stuart!!
Stuart: +1 to what Maggie said. I have to ask why "Killers"? The fish are a bit morbid, but as a collection in B & W (?) they'd be intriguing with the light and shadows and the grotesque detail. I'll, also, ask why dead fish are hanging around to apparently rot? An Icelandic treat?

Cheers, Matt

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 

Stuart Richardson

Active member
Maggie -- I have some ideas for the installation, but I need to flesh them out ;).

Matt -- Thanks for the compliments. I called it The killers just because they look tough and angry in those photos, but they are actually both very sweet and nice people. It was just a joke.

The fish are hanging up to dry. After they are processed the most profitable fillets are sold to the home market, Europe, Asia and the US. The remaining parts of the fish -- the heads, spine and fins mostly -- is hung out to dry in the Icelandic countryside. There is very little in the way of pests in the cold arctic environment, and the constant wind makes the fish dry out rather than rot. It might also be salted, but I actually do not think these in particular are -- I believe they are just hung up. After a few months hanging, the fish is completely dried out, and is sent in bulk to Nigeria. There it is a delicacy -- I believe it becomes soup-base.

P.S. I love that first one you have there -- I think it is the most effective at conveying the feel of the sculpture. Very cool!
 

Stuart Richardson

Active member
The majority are cod and haddock, but the very ugly wide headed ones like in the first two photos are monkfish. In the last photo of my first post, the darker one with the big jaws is either an Atlantic wolffish or a spotted wolffish. They are all commonly eaten fish, the wolffish being the rarest of the bunch.
 

m_driscoll

New member
Maggie -- I have some ideas for the installation, but I need to flesh them out ;).

Matt -- Thanks for the compliments. I called it The killers just because they look tough and angry in those photos, but they are actually both very sweet and nice people. It was just a joke.

The fish are hanging up to dry. After they are processed the most profitable fillets are sold to the home market, Europe, Asia and the US. The remaining parts of the fish -- the heads, spine and fins mostly -- is hung out to dry in the Icelandic countryside. There is very little in the way of pests in the cold arctic environment, and the constant wind makes the fish dry out rather than rot. It might also be salted, but I actually do not think these in particular are -- I believe they are just hung up. After a few months hanging, the fish is completely dried out, and is sent in bulk to Nigeria. There it is a delicacy -- I believe it becomes soup-base.

P.S. I love that first one you have there -- I think it is the most effective at conveying the feel of the sculpture. Very cool!
Stuart: Thanks and thanks for the info. I'm glad the "killers" weren't hiding out in Iceland. Excellent use of the fish. No waste. Also like the "angry" one. Cheers, Matt

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 

Maggie O

Active member
The majority are cod and haddock, but the very ugly wide headed ones like in the first two photos are monkfish. In the last photo of my first post, the darker one with the big jaws is either an Atlantic wolffish or a spotted wolffish. They are all commonly eaten fish, the wolffish being the rarest of the bunch.
Ah, thanks! I've never seen a wolffish! I've eaten monkfish, tho'. YUM!
 

Maggie O

Active member
From the F3 28/2.8 Nikkor combo:

Mario and a Table, Northfield, MN, 1987


Cast and Crew, Northfield, MN, 1987


KMJ, Northfield, MN, 1987


Mario's Table, Northfield, MN, 1987


KMJ, Northfield, MN, 1987


Tri-X in D-76; the classic.
 

Maggie O

Active member
Oh what the hell, I'm just going to keep posting photos.

Enter Eric, Saint Paul, MN, 1987


GTI Door, Minneapolis, MN, 1987


Same roll of film and rig as the previous five.
 

Maggie O

Active member
I guess I'm the only one shooting non-Leica film this week!

Some more shots from my Nikon F3 and Ektar 100, mostly shot with the Nikkor 105/2.5 lens I got this May (4 CHEEP!)

Greenfly, June, 2010


Cat Model, June, 2010


Bob Whiskers, June, 2010


Bob On The Printer Stand, June, 2010


And one taken with my old Nikkor 28mm lens:

Bobcat In The Grass, June, 2010
 

Lloyd

Active member
I guess I'm the only one shooting non-Leica film this week!

Some more shots from my Nikon F3 and Ektar 100, mostly shot with the Nikkor 105/2.5 lens I got this May (4 CHEEP!)

Bob On The Printer Stand, June, 2010


And one taken with my old Nikkor 28mm lens:

Bobcat In The Grass, June, 2010
Nice ones Maggie. Especially these two. Love the color of his eyes in that last one. :thumbup:
 
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