Ilford HP5, ei400.

Obviously, this is a crop of a 6×6 (given that it’s from the Diacord L). It works much better in this aspect ratio than its original. I like a lot about this shot (it may be my favorite HP5 shot), and it’s also a gateway shot for a project I’ve started defining.

Here’s this guy, whose fashion is more Tirolean (shades of Lederhosen) with a modern bike and a pair of iPod headphones. I can’t tell if he’s from 1940 or 2010 except for the hints of modern trends a …[more]