The Buddha & The King

[Walter Glover]

Unique finding of the rare 10x8 Paparazzo down at the end of Lonely Street, right outside the Heartbreak Hotel.



Toyo 810M MkII. Schneider Apo-Symmar 300mm 1:5.6
Ilford HP5 plus, Ilford DDX 1+6
Jobo ATL 2 Plus Expert Drum

[Maris]

Well found Walter! I used to look for visual surprises by keeping a ready-to-go unfolded 8x10 camera on the back seat of the car and an extended tripod down across the back seat passenger foot well. An exposure within two minutes was possible. But I never spotted anything as quirky as The Buddha & The King.

[Walter Glover]

I certainly travel (travelled) with the kit accessible Maris,
but it was alwways set out for quick lens changes as here when I switched to the Nikkor-M 450mm 1:9 when the opportunityy arose to get into the mosh pit for a closer view.



Toyo 810M MkII, Nikon Nikkor-M 450mm 1:9
Ilford HP5 plus, Ilford DDX 1+6
Jobo ATL 2 Plus Expert Drum

[Maris]

An excellent demonstration of "working the subject". Sometimes one shot is not enough even if it is on 8x10. Geez, you were lucky getting a park on the A22 right behind the Flash Trash truck.

[Walter Glover]

Thanks Maris,

My father instilled in mt from an early age: "The harder you work, the luckier you get." Another gifted axiom was: "If the world is boring you, take more interest in it."