30th Street Station .... Philadelphia, Pa

Today I post the first post upon the new foundation of the blog. I have changed the look and like most things am not positive whether this is a good change or a bad change, but also as most things I am sure time will tell and I can always change my look back to the original.

I have been working on a series of public transportation photos. Todays post is of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, PA, which is registered on the National Register of Historic Places, it was designed by a Chicago-based architectural firm and was opened in 1933.

All of these photos were taken with my IPhone and the Hipstamatic app. I seem to have a recent fascination and addiction to the Hipstamatic app; like many of my photo addictions it will play itself out and will be replaced by my next whim which I think may be the Blackbird fly camera ..... stay tuned! Also would love some feedback if you prefer the black background or the white background for the blog.

Famous Quotes ~

"Life is but a walking Shadow ....and is heard no more; It is a tall Tale, Told by an Idiot, full of Sound and Fury"

Shakespeare ~Macbeth

"Nothing Can Bring You Peace but Yourself" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

So this is my first attempt with the plastic play cameras. This photo was taken with the IPhone Hipstamatic app. with the Jimmy lens, the Kodot XGrizzled film and the flash off. For those who are not familiar with the Hipstamatic camera, it was a plastic camera discovered unofficially by two brothers in 1982 who wanted a camera that was as cheap as film. The original Hipstamatic was automatic, had a plastic lens called a Hipsta A1 which matched it plastic body, with an aperture of 2.8 which I think is quite impressive for a plastic camera that once sold for $8.25, took 35mm film and also impressive produced a photo size 28mm x 28mm. Call me crazy, but for $8.25 between the years of 1982-1984 this was quite a bargain. Today to be able to get the same results from an app on your telephone for a $1.99 ~ priceless!

Taking a break from the SLR and all of the lenses is fun and on my list of toy cameras are the Holga, the Diana and the Blackbird Fly all of which I am looking forward to playing with and perhaps a few pinholes.

The digital world is great, but for me there is nothing more relaxing and creative than playing in a darkroom, so whether you develop your film at the lab or are so inclined to print film is a toy that keeps on giving!