It wasn't that I was getting bored with the normal world of '24 frames per second'. Heavens no. But when I decided to capture brothers Don & George on a shopping trip to Kerrisdale Cameras with my super 8 camera one day (1974) I decided to use an attachment that allowed me to shoot the journey in a series of single frames instead. This was merely an opportunity to say that I was using all the equipment in my camera bag at least once; a successful finished production was secondary.
The visual result above (my first blogger video!) shows Don at the wheel of his beloved 'Great White Tongue VW' speeding west along 41st street on a warm summer evening; eager to pick up a much needed part for his basement darkroom at the handy Kerrisdale Cameras store (which you'll be glad to know is still in operation at the same address today). George and I somehow managed to survive Don's wild driving (including a short stop at Woodward's) with only minor bumps & bruises. All of this was necessary in order for the satisfying hobby of developing photographs into the wee hours of the morning to proceed as scheduled.
And just in case you missed it near the end of the ride, here's a frame grab of the old Woodward's back entrance at Oakridge.
1 comment:
Another Super 8 classic!
PS - Kerrisdale Cameras is where I purchased my Pentax SLR 35mm camera.
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