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.
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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.
Ariel
Photographed at the 2022 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. I was very happy to see this event take place again after a few years of its absence. Photographed with a TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash, Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Six of Diamonds
Photographed at a “New York Pinup Club” event held at the American Air Power museum in Farmingdale NY.
TL-120 with Vivitar 285H fill flash – Provia 100F pushed one stop.
Mer-Man
Photographed at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, I think in 2015. I used a TL-120, that camera can take amazing close-up portraits. Provia 100F pushed one stop. I used a Vivitar 285H fill-flash at half power with a plastic diffusor, the subject provided lots of nice reflective surfaces for the flash.
Rome – St. Peters at dawn
The only way to avoid the crowds around St. Peters is to get up at the crack of dawn. This was photographed shortly after sunrise with a Stereoflektoscop using Provia 100F pushed one stop. Vivitar 285H fill flash used. I was using the “Bulb” setting, probably a two second exposure based on incident metering.
Tai Pei Dragon Fountain
This is a fountain at a Confucian temple in Tai Pei Tawain. Photographed May 2012 with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop. Vivitar 285H fill flash used, although I don’t think it had much impact at this distance.
“Cos-Play” Comic-Con New York, October 2016
One of the many costumed attendees at the Comic-con.
I used a TL-120 with Vivitar 285H flash/plastic diffusor. Provia 100F pushed one stop. I love the”hyper-realistic” portraits the TL-120 can produce.
Coney Island Mermaid with Umbrella
Coney Island Mermaid with Umbrella- Jim Harp
Shot with a TL-120 and a Vivitar 285H fill-flash with plastic diffusor. The fill flash is an important element in this shot, without it her face would have mostly been in shadow. The Coney Island Mermaid Parade happens on the first Saturday after the Summer Solstice every year and is a wonderful opportunity to get interesting people shots. There are plenty of photographers with interesting rigs who attend, but the TL-120 never fails to attract attention.
Alligator Cactus
Alligator Cactus – Jim Harp
TL-120 camera with Vivitar 285H fill-flash
Provia 100F pushed one stop
This was taken at the Desert Botanical Garden near Phoenix, Arizona.