Rolleiflex Standard (1935)

A double exposure color photo of a red Volkswagon Bus that is prominently taking up most of the frame under some blue skies with fluffy clouds with the Coit Tower in the background. Overlayed on it is another exposure of Alcatraz island in the distance, which is sitting right between the windshield and grill of the bus. The Alcatraz exposure has a some trees on the right that are faded in the sky and some purple flowers in the foreground which now looks painted onto the bus. Shot with a Rolleiflex Standard1935 and ZeissTessar75f3.5 lens, on KodakGold200, and developed with BelliniC41 by Shom Bandopadhaya. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).

A color photograph of a many gnarly tree trunks and branches mostly in silhouette with some areas of the tree bark being lit by the sunlight in patches. There is one larger opening in the middle of all the chaos that opens up to the background where Alcatraz island can be seen in the Bay waters and the hillside and a few clouds behind it on the other side. Shot with a Rolleiflex Standard1935 and ZeissTessar75f3.5 lens, on KodakGold200, and developed with BelliniC41 by Shom Bandopadhaya. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).

Color photo of life size bronze sculptures in front of a black brick facade with a black door on the right end of the frame. The five figures are facing towards the door, they're all of different heights but dressed similarly in long trench coats and slight variations of a trilby style hats. The expressions of the statues are gaunt, most have their hands in their coat pockets the one in the front of the line has his arms crossed. The bronze statues have the greenish patina except for the shoulders and sleeves where people have touched them, almost as if in support for their plight as if lending strength to them to stay standing in the bread line despite the inclement times and weather. The writing above is mostly cutoff except for the word "NOURISH".

Color photo of a rust colored wall built of heavy stones taken at an angle where the top row of stones have the words "THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF" carved into them. Above the tree rises a cherry tree full of white blossoms in a soft pastel color pallete contrasting the hard edges of the stone.

A manmade waterfall is cresting over brown stone steps with some pink blossoms and a barely budding green tree stand watch over the falls. The water is coming predominantly from the middle to the left while the right side is bare stone.

Some cherry tree blossom branches are hovering over a body of still water while they're being reflected in the water. The frame is mostly still water and the branches occupy the top left quadrant but due to the reflection they appear to be on the entire left frame of the frame while a few rebelious petals are also floating away from the cluster to explore the endless waters.

Color photo of a tree trunk looking up towards the top with a few cherry blossoms growing directly from the trunk's bark, some higher branches can be seen out of focus with more blossoms.

Color photo of branches laden with cherry blossom extending from the top of the frame towards the water, almost akin to roots instead of branches reaching to the sky. The overall color palette is soft pastel with some reflections in the water being the darkest part of the photo.

Double exposure of layers of tree branches extending upwards covered in cherry blossoms on top of an exposure of yellow tulips. The overall photo looks like a cherry blossom tree with spots of yellow color as if ghost tulips have started growing alongside the blossoms.

A patch of yellow tulips start out of focus and get into focus as it gets further into the frame, there are pathways and other flowers yet to bloom into the distance. The quality of the photo is soft and muted even in the in-focus areas leading to a more dreamy look.

Black and white photo of a large three vertical-pane window which is reflecting the silhouette of a person and the interior of a large open space with exposed ceiling beam. The silhouette is looking down and the vague shape of the top of a Twin Lens Reflex camera can be barely made out if one knows what they're looking at. The bottom of the frame has a lot of scratches adding to the analog blemish look and feel.

Black and white photo of a large archway of an interior space that opens up to the outside. The archway is framing a lattice bridge that stretches from left to right bookend by the brick pillars that are supporting the interior ceiling. The ceiling has horizontal beams from which a sculpture is hanging which is half a sphere on the left and a arcing section of a larger sphere on the right. The entire scene is geometric shapes but each cluster is distinctly different than the rest.

Black and white photo of train tracks extending from the foreground through acrtoss the frame to the middle right on the far side is a building that looks like an old station and there are some gloomy clouds. This place seems like it should be busy but is totally desolate despite being kept up.

Australian Shepherd dog with black and white fur and tan colored eyebrows is sitting on grass at the edge of a blacktop road. The dog has a red leash on and is licking his nose with his pink tongue covering most of his snout.

Black and white photo of a metal sculpture of an abstract bee stinger (open to interpretation) made of pipes and circles that are capped off in a bulb, against a stark and gray sky.

Close-up photo of a couple branches of black-eyed susan stems in focus with more of the yellow flowers out of focus in the background. There is fog in the air that is also separating the background in addition to the shallow depth of field.

Photo of a large green tree behind a field of yellow black-eyed susan flowers in full bloom, the foreground is a bright red-orange light bleed emanating from the bottom right almost making the field look like it's on fire.

A white trailer with an open sale window with a striped awning above it, a person can be visible inside looking out the open back. The window has a ledge with cans hanging off of it holding flower stems and signs advertising the prices per stem ranging from $2 to $8. There are also pots with flowers and plants on the ground outside the trailer.

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