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Martin LaBelle

@karasu1970.bsky.social

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55 And still kicking. Using this account for my photography mostly. Trying to complete another year of 52 Frames. Interested in: photography, dinosaurs, auto repair, vintage-just-about-everything, gaming, TTRPGs, science, music, and just about anything.

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Jun 9

No Wrong Lenses

In photography, there aren't any wrong lenses. Period.
There are better ways to phrase this week's challenge other than implying that there is a "right" lens for each situation. It’s your art.
#52frames_wronglens #sundayframers #pawtucket #looksbetterbigger #canonr5

Night shot of a lamp post basking in multicolored light and casting a shadow

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Jun 2

The Red Queen
"...When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's off with her head
Remember what the dormouse said
Feed your head..." -Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit"
#52frames_throughthelookingglass #52frames_optics #sundayframers

Distorted image of the Queen of Hearts taken through a lens.

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · May 26

Tesseract
Softly inspired by the bookshelf in Interstellar. Here's one of my bookshelves that helps transport me to other worlds.
#52frames_highiso
#sundayframers
#canonR5
#Intentionalcameramovement
#icm

Stylized Grainy image of a bookshelf taken by vintage photographer

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · May 18

The Mill on the Blackstone

Slater Mill in Pawtucket, RI has been a part of my entire life.
I thought this was an interesting angle of the mill at the falls.
#52frames_water
#sundayframers

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · May 11

It's the Finest Things...
It's not just wine, it's Prosecco. It's not just a cigar, it's Arturo Fuente. It's not just a camera, It's a Leica.

I know... Pretentious. But it's all in fun.
#52frames_luxury
#sundayframers
#CanonR5
#Leica
#Fancy
#oooh

Photo of a Leica camera reflected in a mirror. The image is in black and white except for the mirror image… also you can read the text because it was flipped. Nice detail, huh?

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · May 4

Previously posted. Not principals posted. Why can’t i edit this???

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · May 4

The Bones on the Hill
Shot on a Yashica TL-Super and HP5
Scanned and edited in Lightroom and Luminar Neo.

See the Apex photo principals posted for contrast.
#sundayframers #52frames_negativespace #IlfordHP5 #vintagecamera
#yashica_tlsuper

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Apr 21

“ Dream, Daffodil, Dream... ”
The shine for so short a time, but are such beautiful little joys in the world.

Of course I underexposed the photo this week!
#52frames_underexposed #52frames_exposure
#sundayframers
#leica_mp240
#voigtlander35f1.4

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Apr 14

Legs

Scutigera coleoptrata is one of my all-time favorite inverts. They're beautiful and helpful and scare the dickens out of most people. But they're here to help, honest!

#52frames_details #canonR5 #35mmf18macro #sundayframers

Picture of Scutigera coleoptrata -a common house centipede having 15 pairs of legs when adult. Photo taken very close to a wild specimen in my shower stall.

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Apr 6

The Great Wizard Yashica

I've been on a film kick lately and one of my pick-ups was this Yashica Super-TL
It's a fantastic camera and just feels right in the hand.

#52frames_levitation #yashica #CanonR5 #oooooooh #goshthatsbright

Image of aYashica Super-TL floating. Another vintage camera photographed by a vintage photographer. It’s lit with green and orange lights for real, not enhanced with Lightroom or Photoshop. Real honest-to-goodness lights.

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 30

Jonesy!
First 120 roll developed. I got two images. Gotta keep at it and find a better method to scan the images, but for a half-assed first crack with a 5D classic and a nifty 50, it can only get better from here.

#filmphotography #kodakTri-X #RolleicordIII

Photo of a cat in a cat tree bed taken by a vintage photographer using a vintage camera. The cat is unbothered by the photo.

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 30

Hope Lies Ahead

Find a path through the darkness and the light will show you the way.
At least, that's the hope.

#52frames_mood
#sundayframers
#Canon5D
#hope

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 23

In all my years of shooting film, I never bothered to develop my own. It was just too easy to send it off and get prints in an hour. A lifetime later, I find myself shooting film again, and finally taking a hand in turning those shots into something physical.
#52frames_shallowdepthoffield
#canonR5

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 16

1979

It’s the greatest egg in cinematic history. Full stop.
You all know the reference.

#52frames_egg #sundayframers #OlympusEM5 #food #Alien #xenomorph #iadmireitspurity

Egg in harsh light from the bottom and soft light from the top. A reference to Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece “Alien”. No reference to that awful follow up action film that so many people love, and i continue to not.

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 14

Hot Diggity!

Just wrapped up my first roll of 120 film. Can’t wait to see if there are any light leaks in the Rolleicord III.
First time shooting medium format for me. Wheeeeee!

#mediumformat #rolleicordIII
#takenwithiphone

Photograph of a an exposed roll of Kodak film in front of an antique camera used to expose the film. Unseen in the photo is the vintage photographer taking a photograph of the exposed film in front of the antique camera with his iPhone while grinning like the village idiot.

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 9

Runner up this week

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Mar 9

Ghosts

We all have them in our past. This is one of mine. Apex was a department store in my hometown. It was a part of my childhood, and my adolescence. It's closed now, and the building is deteriorating at an advancing rate.
#52frames_blackandwhite #sundayframers #ricohGRIII
#myfavoritecolor

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 27

Here’s my first flash. Me. Week 1 of the 52Frames challenge is always a self portrait. I’ll begin my Flashes journey here.

A photo of a bearded man in 3/4 view looking to the right. Maybe he sees something interesting. Maybe he sees something dreadful. Or maybe he’s just posing for the camera.

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 27

The Magical Torino in the style of Rinko Kawauchi

#52frames_unfinished #sundayframers #olympusEM-5 #inthestyleofRinkoKawauchi

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 24

Took me a long time to come to Counting Crows. After seeing them live in 2016 I was sold.
Here there latest…

youtu.be/TplWUkNt0Dw

Counting Crows - Spaceman In Tulsa (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Counting Crows

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 23

These are beautiful!

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 23

And another from the GRIII

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 23

More photos from the GRIII walk

Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 23

Some photos this week. Took the GRIII for a walk.

I love the b&w

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Martin LaBelle @karasu1970.bsky.social · Feb 23

“Looking for a Hookup”
Gina stared at the sign and the standpipe smiling while her inner 14 year old laughed and laughed…

The standpipe and sign just needed a victim to complete the scene. Luckily i had one!

#52frames_trianglecomposition #sundayframers #RicohGR3 #blackandwhitephotography

A Woman looking at a sign that says “Fire Department Hookup”. There is a FD standpipe on her right that quite phallic. In her head, she’s laughing so hard she’s peeing her pants.