so cool .enjoy it.^^Matrix.
Posted by dollarH[CHN] at March 11, 2006 04:33 AMNormal life - great impression...good work!
Posted by Jens at March 11, 2006 05:22 AMMen and women in black, everyone lost in remote thoughts...
Posted by Jonas Detarsis at March 11, 2006 06:23 AMNice. Lots of action. Captures Toronto's life....I like how people are sort of scattered all over without any particular or obvious sense of unity or common destinaion.....
Posted by -= Moussa =- at March 11, 2006 07:47 AMsami joon in canada gheir az king & young st jaye digeh ee nadareh!! haha regards babak aminian
Posted by babak at March 11, 2006 08:14 AMMan, this is almost too good to be with a Holga! Sam, all you touch turns to gold.
Posted by Daniel Seguin at March 11, 2006 08:24 AMI'm surprised a holga shot turned out that good.
Posted by Sean Galbraith at March 11, 2006 09:03 AMThis is a good study to demonstrate differences between quality glass lenses and the inferior plastic ones. The pixilation and general lack of clarity is evident here. Perhaps you can add a link to another outdoor overcast photo shot with a Rebel for closer comparison.
Posted by Kevin at March 11, 2006 10:28 AMIt is very nice...the dark clothing all reminds me of an earlier time...but modern things make it look newer. No snow, that is good!
Posted by Fellow Eskimo at March 11, 2006 10:40 AMWow...im amazed at the compostion that you captured with this toy camera...truly amazing.
Posted by Cody at March 11, 2006 11:17 AMIt is not the camera, it is the photographer that makes the picture. So much detail. Really enjoyed it.
Posted by jean at March 11, 2006 11:52 AMLooks like a quite good result for what you describe as a toy camera.
The area is totally unfamiliar to me as a long gone from Toronto person.
Posted by Hugh Petrie at March 11, 2006 12:38 PMOK, Sam. I had to make a second entry because I just looked at the Holga site and ......... you're totally funny. You do like to see what things will do, don't you.
This quote from the site is one of the funniest statements I've ever read from a company of any kind much less a camera manufacturer - and the Japanese instructions following the 2nd world war were very funny.
"the beloved Holga effects - soft focus, double-exposures, streaming colors, intense vignetting, and unpredictable light leaks." And they even supply the black tape to block the light leaks. Wow! Nice of them. They expect to sell them?
I note no price anywhere. I'm not rushing to buy one of course.
Thanks for the laugh
Posted by Hugh Petrie at March 11, 2006 12:49 PMwow even with a toy camera you take great shots.
Posted by Bret at March 11, 2006 12:50 PMLol a toy camera? Nevertheless this photo is cool
Posted by NoLabels at March 11, 2006 03:48 PMwow, it looks nice! it has an old-day kind of feel. i like it!
Posted by stephanie at March 11, 2006 04:19 PMSam, it doesn't matter what camera you use! I bet your cardboard pinhole camera photos are just as kickass! haha
Posted by amc at March 11, 2006 04:27 PMHolgas are so much fun! I may say this because I can't afford a proper medium format camera, but regardless Holga shots are very special and great in their own way!
Posted by Bita Djaghouri at March 11, 2006 05:08 PMall in black...
Posted by Ninjaess at March 11, 2006 05:09 PMnice toy..
Posted by beepbeepitsme at March 11, 2006 06:37 PMThis corner is v familiar to me, but as the photo scrolled open I was still making the connection. The Shoppers and Yonge sign made it clear, to my surprise.
Thanks, Sam, for the thought-provoking image!
jme
It looks Like scene from a film.
A film with interesting cinematography.com
Posted by Thomas J. at March 11, 2006 07:50 PMsweet
Posted by rc at March 11, 2006 11:06 PMWow a Holga, your going to have fun with that thing. I would love to have one myself..
Posted by Iris at March 12, 2006 12:02 AMIt is odd that so many are providing accolades for this image when Sam clearly states it is shot with a toy camera. Even a casual examination reveals a sepia color desaturation in most of the image, a purple color cast on the bottom, overall lack of clarity, very soft focus on the top and bottom, non-parallel distortion on the right side, and heavy pixelization in the dark areas. In short, there is not too much "right" with this picture. The photo is a good study in plastic camera inferiority.
Posted by Kevin at March 12, 2006 08:04 AMI have had a Holga for a few years, and I love it. This is a nice shot.
Posted by brian at March 12, 2006 04:38 PMI could have sworn you shot this with your rebel. The only thing that gave it away was the shoppers drugmart sign.
Posted by james at March 12, 2006 06:00 PMI would never have guessed that was a Holga. You managed to score one with minimal distortion. Personally I'm a huge fan of "plastic inferiority". They are so much fun to play with especially if you embrace the light leaks and happy accidents. I hope to see more!
Posted by Lala at March 12, 2006 11:32 PMWow!
I really like this. The color in this is unusual, and I enjoy it very much.
This foto exhibits a candid element, as well as a beautiful capture of life as it happens. You make Toronto a very attractive place.
Posted by Abe at March 16, 2006 01:45 AMnice touches of red in a balance of warm/cool grays with contrasting silhouette figures
Posted by toph at March 16, 2006 10:39 PMwhat's the point? It looks like everythin else only with slight holga vingnetting and resolution fall off. Get dirty dude.
Posted by mike at March 21, 2006 09:21 PMNice
Posted by Nils Jorgensen at April 8, 2006 03:45 AM