Photographed at the 2023 Coney Island Mermaid Parade using a TL-120 with Vivitar 285H flash.
Author Archives: Jim Harp
Seattle Space Needle behind Ferris wheel
Photographed with twin YashicaMat 124s. I got some nice images with this rig, it was great for slight hypers like this one. Unfortunately I never figured out how to get both shutters to fire consistently and always had a few wasted shots on any pair of rolls.
Provia 100F pushed one stop. I believe this was a four second exposure at f16.
Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco
This was photographed with a Twin Mamiya C220 rig using 135mm lenses. I quite enjoy the “stretched” effect of slightly hyper telephoto stereo. I had the right camera aimed a bit too far to the right and hadn’t been able to mount this image until I happened upon a sample of Ian’s 127 format mount. This reduces the width enough for me to be able to get a usable window for this shot.
Perse Fanny – American Air Power Museum
Photographed at the “American Air Power Museum” in Farmingdale NY. The New York Pinup Club does a group shoot there most years. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill-flas, Fuji Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Confucian Dragon Sculpture – Taipei Taiwan
TL-120 with Ilford Pan-F processed by DR-5. I miss DR-5, just about everything I ever sent them came out looking amazing.
Stratosphere Tower Observation Deck, Las Vegas
Photographed with a TL-120 with Vivitar 285-H fill flash. One minute at f22. It wasn’t possible to shoot a hyper of the view here so I wanted to figure out some way to get an interesting stereoscopic image, fortunately it was possible to get the foreground and background to both expose well. The flash froze a few ghosts within the blur.
Hailey and Sam
Photographed at a car-show in Bolingbrook IL in July 2024. TL-120 with Vivitar fill-flash. Provia 100F pushed one stop.
O’Connell Monument – Dublin
Photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100-F film. This is a monument to Irish nationalist leader Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847). I believe this was 20 seconds at f16.
Jim Harp “Surdo Player”
Jim Harp “Surdo Player”
Photographed at the 2023 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash, Provia 100F pushed one stop. The biggest challenge at the Mermaid Parade is getting a shot that doesn’t have another photographer cutting in front of you!
Jim Harp “Double Trouble”
Jim Harp – Double Trouble
Photographed at the Air Power museum in Farmingdale NY, October 2019. TL120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash. Ilford Pan-f, DR-5 processing. DR5 suggests rating Ilford Pan F at ISO 20 so this was probably a half second exposure.
Jim Harp – Tibetan Buddhist Temple – Mussorie India
Jim Harp – Tibetan Buddhist Temple, Mussorie India
There is a thriving Tibetan community in Mussorie India. This was photographed in 2012 with a TL-120 with a Vivitar 285H fill flash. Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Hailey and the Excalibur
Jim Harp – Hailey and the Excalibur
Photographed at a “Tilted Kilt” car show in Bolingbrook Illinois, August 2023. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill-flash. Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Air Power
Photographed at a New York Pinup Club event at the American Air Power museum in Farmingdale NY. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash. Ilford Pan F processed with DR5. DR5 recommended rating the Pan-F at ISO 25. I believe this was a half-second exposure at f16. It’s challenging to get sharp portraits at the long shutter speeds these low ISOs require.
Seven Sisters, San Francisco
Photographed with twin Mamiya C-220s with 135mm lenses. (My attempt to build an affordable twin-Tele-Rollei alternative). Provia 100F pushed one stop
Halo
Photographed at the 2022 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill-flash. I was happy to see this event happen again after its two year absence, it’s a portrait photographer’s paradise.