Tuesday, May 13, 2008

SX-70 ND Filter Solution

Ok so I got fed up with trying to figure out how to attach one of those pack filters and decided to use the perfect accessory holder already produced by Polaroid.

I am using the Polaroid SX-70 Accessory Holder

And a flat square Neutral Density Filter like the Cokin style.

Even when very carefully trying to cut the filter in to 4 small pieces, I destroyed the first quarter, but the second try came out almost perfect and after a bit of sanding fit right into the accessory holder.



Please let me know if you are interested in purchasing one of these and I'll figure out how much it will cost to produce them.

Here's a photo taken with the filter on.
Feel free to let me know what you think...
Peace - Lance

Monday, May 12, 2008

PX No. 17

CAMERA: Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 100
FILM: Polaroid 690
DATE: 3/26/08
LOCATION: Channel District - Tampa, Florida
PX No. 17 (LC No. 32) is another shot from the Channel District in Downtown Tampa. It was shot with several other images that day. This is the second-to-last image that has the "lancephoto.com/photocrossing" signature (PX No. 18 does too). I shot this image while waiting for a sandwich at a Caribbean restaurant (can't recall the name but they have awesome food!) near the corner of 0f Channelside Drive and Kennedy.
I really liked the red doors in contrast to the expansive white wall. This is the "Artists Unlimited Incorporated" building. I don't know much about them and the building seemed to have been closed for a while...
After I ate my sandwich I left the photograph taped to the wall near where it was shot on the same day.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

PX No. 21


CAMERA: Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 100
FILM: Fuji FP3000B
DATE: 4/2/08
LOCATION: Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, Florida
PX No. 21 is another shot from Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. The building was designed by Taliesin Associated Architects, led by William Wesley Peters, the apprentice to and protegé of Frank Lloyd Wright.
This shot is of the main stairwell. It was very challenging trying to get it to line up the way I wanted it. I shot several images of this magnificent staircase including a color Sun 660 shot (PX No. 21) and two more B&W shots (LC No.36 and LC No. 41)

PX No. 21 was left on 4/4/08 in a bus stop in north Tampa on Northdale Blvd near the intersection of Dale Mabry. I was on my way to meet a bride (Heidi Hohmann) at her home to do some shooting before her wedding.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

PX No. 22

CAMERA: Polaroid Sun 660
FILM: Polaroid 600
DATE: 4/2/08
LOCATION: Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, Florida
PX No. 22 is another shot from Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. The building was designed by Taliesin Associated Architects, led by William Wesley Peters, the apprentice to and protegé of Frank Lloyd Wright.
This is a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright - style door. I had some difficulty shooting it the way I wanted to because of the myriad reflections but this one came out ok.

On Saturday, 4/5/08 I left this one at Tampa General Hospital (along with PX No. 27). This image was left on the ground floor just under a lamp and just across from the cafeteria. I'm sure dozens of people walked right past it before some administrator noticed it and pulled it down to drop it in the rubbish bin. Though the halls were full of some fairly good modern art, I wonder how many people even look at the art that is hung there intentionally? I appreciated it but I suppose many people just ignore it as I ignore bad motel paintings.

PX No. 42



CAMERA: Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 100
FILM: Fuji FP100C
DATE: 4/26/08
LOCATION: Highway 98 North of Brooksville, FL
PX No. 42 was shot using my Polaroid Land Camera Auto 100. This shot of a dilapidated farm house, was taken on the day I decided to leave some pictures in corresponding locations and so it corresponds with PX No. 35 of a stack of red palates behind the Home Depot in Port Richey. So this picture was actually left on the stack of palates. It took me a while to get back to the location but I finally did and it was left on 5/6/08.