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What the Taking Lens Took by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: A few weeks back I posted a picture of the "Taking Lens" on my old Yashica C TLR camera which dates back to the late 50s. I mentioned that I was planning on going into London and shooting a roll or two with a friend of mine who owns a slightly more desirable Mamiya TLR. My first roll of film with the Yash TLR, which I shot earlier this summer, was not a great success so I was determined to get something marginally more interesting on this outing. At least from that first roll I knew the camera worked. This is a shot, or should i say two shots for it is actually a double exposure, from my fourth roll of film through that camera, my third roll of the day and the first time I put a colour film through it. It proves two things I think, one, the camera is capable of taking pleasing pictures, and second, that I still haven't mastered the technique. You see with a TLR you have to stay focussed on what you are doing or else you WILL screw up. There is a disconnect between cocking the shutter and winding the film on - i.e. if you forget to wind the film on you are still able to cock the shutter and shoot another shot. And if you haven't wound the film on you will be shooting on top of the last image you took. Sounds like it should be an easy thing to remember but trust me if you aren't used to it it is incredibly easy to screw up as the camera gives you no clues as to whether you've wound the film on or not. So anyway, happy accidents as they say. Sometimes those screw ups can actually produce something quite interesting IMHO.

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2017-12-14_Horniman.Butterfly.House_Postman.Butterfly.Colouring02 by Leon Van Kemenade

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Breaking Through by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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2017-12-14_Horniman.Butterfly.House_Malachite.Butterfly by Leon Van Kemenade

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Overlapping faces (swinging gate) by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: Part of my 'Shoreditch and Brick Lane' album: flic.kr/s/aHskNWewZ9

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Bell Bottoms by Leon Van Kemenade

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Stairway lines and lights by Leon Van Kemenade

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Staircase at the Wellcome Collection library and museum by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: I came across the Wellcome Collection while out on a camera walk not long ago. In fact I was looking for a hot cup of coffee on a cold afternoon and I noticed a cafe inside so went in. It became apparent that the building had more to offer than a cup of java and right across from the café area was this spectacular spiral staircase. I had my wide angle lens with me so was able to shoot it in the way you see here. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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What lady can resist a red flower! by Leon Van Kemenade

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I've got my eye on you (LVK wk03) by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: Street art and sky Croydon ‘Her Hometown’ by Otto Schade

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Crying but still punk tiger frog by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: Part of my 'Shoreditch and Brick Lane' album: flic.kr/s/aHskNWewZ9

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Royal Naval College, Greenwich - ceiling rose by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: How wonderful is the detail on this ceiling rose! OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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Every piece of Street Art is a mini Revolution by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: Part of my 'Shoreditch and Brick Lane' album: flic.kr/s/aHskNWewZ9

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Street mural by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: Part of my 'Shoreditch and Brick Lane' album: flic.kr/s/aHskNWewZ9

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Magenta_Haze tribute by Leon Van Kemenade Via Flickr: Of all the street art I've come across this one is the most interesting and perhaps most disturbing to me. I'm no expert on graffiti artists but I do know that there are certain symbols/words that denote respect within the community, the most obvious being 'King' and the painted crown. The R.I.P and candle would indicate that this person, whomever it was, is now deceased. And finally, and perhaps the most disturbing, is the double one-fingered salutes with what appears to be a star of David on one finger and the christian cross on the other. Perhaps someone out there, more familiar with this art scene than I am, can enlighten us all on who this tribute is to. I've googled 'magenta_haze' but haven't come up with anything. I'm assuming that it is a play on 'purple haze' but that's a guess. Anyway, what an interesting piece! Part of my 'Shoreditch and Brick Lane' album: flic.kr/s/aHskNWewZ9