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Challenge: Portrait of a Camera II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Date: Mar 10, 2015
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2015

[Mar. 17th, 2015 09:36:08 PM]

This is the first camera where I ever set aperture and shutter speed. I really didn't understand it. I think I only took one or two rolls of film with it. It was one of my dad's cameras, and I could only use b&w film with it.

I only remember one shot that I took with it, and that was of the old High Bridge in St. Paul (I lived in West St. Paul). This was a bridge that we crossed whenever we went to visit Grandma Schwartz.

In 1985, we watched the bridge as it was demolished

My husband said this was a cat portrait, but to me, it was about the camera and the interaction between it and a curious Mo. It seemed lonely by itself: I wanted someone/something appreciating it.

Thanks for the comments.

Thanks for the fun memories, Dad. I miss you...

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 03/21/2015 08:28:02 PM
Nicely done Wendy. When the Challenge came up, I was thinking something similar (but life got in the way). My dad has a Yashica 635. I remember him shooting B&W with that Yashica all the time. Must be that generation with their TLRs...

Really enjoy reading the notes you put with your photos.
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 03/20/2015 11:29:56 AM
i love this image. my favorite in the challenge, Congratulations!
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 03/19/2015 04:55:59 PM
Love how serious the cat looks. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 03/19/2015 08:56:56 AM
Loved this one, those cat eyes are just amazing. Congratulations on your yellow.
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 03/18/2015 06:00:57 PM
How amazing! Definitely worthy to be in the winners' circle!
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 03/18/2015 12:33:57 PM
Superb!
How can you be consistently awesome? :-)
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 03/18/2015 12:30:19 PM
Congrats on the ribbon, Wendy, and thanks for the very touching story that accompanies your photo.
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 03/18/2015 08:22:58 AM
Congrats Wendy; Mo is such a ham! Nice lighting.
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 03/18/2015 03:50:49 AM
It's amazing how you can always get your cat to bow down to things!

Congrats.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2015 05:11:31 PM
Must be a Wendy shot--I almost missed the cat pawing the camera! Very nice.
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 03/17/2015 04:40:54 AM
Very cool.
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 03/12/2015 03:49:30 PM
Ah, Mo. What a cutie
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 03/11/2015 11:00:03 AM
Nicely done, my favorite for this challenge.
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