geek/photographer

This past Christmas, my wife got me a wonderful gift. It is the Blackbird Fly camera. It’s called a toy camera, I guess because it’s made out of plastic. Also, there are no f-stops. You choose cloudy or sunny on the dial located on the plastic lens. It’s a TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) camera that has a viewing lens, and a separate lens to take the picture. There is no viewfinder as such, you simply look down into the camera to focus and compose your shot. This is my third TLR camera, but my first 35 mm TLR. My other two (a 1957 vintage Ricoh Diacord L, and a Russian made plastic Lubitel 166) were both Medium format.

I haven’t taken this camera out on it’s first photo adventure yet, but I am looking forward to some great grainy Lomo-esque images! I love me some film!

It’s been a cold and cloudy week or so around these parts.  But today the sun is shining!  And just in time, too.  I was on the verge of contracting SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).  I have never had a disorder, and don’t want to start now!  It’s been too cold (or I have been too lazy, draw your own conclusions) to get out and take any pictures lately, so todays shot is from a few years ago.  Makes me colder just looking at it!  Hope it’s warm where you are…

The Lortondale neighborhood pool in Tulsa, OK