Day 4
Ankara Memories & People
Experiences with Zenit11
(aka The Other Kalashnikov Soviets made)
Dear people of TEDU, hello guys.
I hate using WhatsApp, I just wanted to tell you this. And again lines and light things tah look awful and good or awfully good. TEDU, Ankara
One does not simply stop watching the incoming Kokoreç. Batıkent, Ankara
She's waiting for the Kokoreç. She literally hates when I take her photos but this one, the light, her face and everything. You can see the hunger. Batıkent, Ankara
A Kiev Rangefinder, remainder from her grandfather and her first run with an analog camera. Hoşdere, Ankara.
Atakule, Ankara
Everything was about to be perfect in this one, then everything changed when the distractions attacked. Atakule
DO NOT take selfies if your timer doesn't work properly. Still Atakule
My beloved, dear, loyal Canon 100D. She focused it better than I did here. Do I need to mention this is Atakule again?
Crosswalk beneath the Mithatpaşa Bridge or Overpass, does it really matter? Kızılay, Ankara
Nothing is right about this one, including you and me. Except the love shop where you can buy some love, I guess. Kızılay, Ankara
Day 4, first shots were simple fun stuff then things get pretty good with the day which I went to Ayrancı Antika Pazarı again. Good memories and good shots that make me satisfy. Film cameras can be good options for memories but it's still dead for me when it comes to street and mostly portrait photography with all the effort and expense it requires. Better luck next time Zenit.
Previously on my Zenit Experiences
Day 1, a couple weeks ago, I got my first film camera, a Zenit11 lying sick and tired, as a gift. I fixed some issues it had then did my first shooting with the old "Kalashnikov". Although it has it's own joy I still had my prejudice against film cameras, film is dead. There's no meaning forcing it yet you still can have your time with good ol' memories
Day 2, my mind didn't change about my prejudice. Somehow the old guy started to annoy me as it makes horizontal lines on photos. At least they're nearly centred so on vertical photos if I'd ever wanted to symetrical shots and by chance it occurs, the photo may look a bit cool. Also on the early hours of the day I bought a 28 mm wide lens for the Kalashnikov and used it for the rest of the day instead of the 58mm default lens it had..
Day 3, it wasn't actually a day or 2. Probably a week but I ain't gonna change the title or say day 3 to 10. Because why should I. Anyways, I started the film in somewhere near Batıkent, in Ankara ofc, and did a couple "belly shots" (when u don't use the visor and shoot the photo at your belly level to not get noticed) in metro. They came up a bit oblique and I can't fix it since the Zenit keeps stratching the film. Film is an expensive business, so I don't shoot so often anymore. Things will go slowly from now on.