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I use a
basic early 1950's 635 Yashica twin lens reflex camera. This
is a 2 ¼" square negative camera with a standard
80mm lens. I do not use any lens attachments. Occasionally I
will use a close-up #2 lens. The color film that I use to
photograph is with Kodak Portra 160NC and 400NC 120 film. I
print my work on the Kodak Supra N surface semi-matt 16 x 20
color paper. I have recently tried to Fugi Crystal Archive Pro
Type C color paper 16 x 20. I am very happy with the results.
China: Having
been exposed through my wife and her family to Chinese culture
and tradition as they have been translated in the United
States, I looked forward to being a part of their sojourn to
China.
I
experienced a land filled with ancient traditions yet
struggling to become modern. Though China is on its way to
becoming modern, progress seemed to move slowly, as did the
pace of daily life. It seemed that one could bear witness to
the old becoming the new.
I spend
twelve days exploring the streets of my father-in-law's
village, Zhongshan. He immigrated to America when he was
eighteen. We found his boyhood home with many of the family's
relics still intact. It surprised me that, though the house
had been empty for many years, no one had touched the family's
possessions. I could hear the pride in my father-in-law's
voice as he showed me the house in which he grew up. The
realization that one could leave property far behind, trusting
that no one would disturb it, was profound for me.
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