Oh My... by joysabin

Oh My...

Sorting old, very old, files, found this street shot from 1990 in Portland Oregon. I can't remember what these women were looking at but it must have been a tad too modern for them. I believe this would have been Kodak Tmax 400, shot with my trusty Minolta XG1. Exact settings are lost to time.
They look shocked, or scandalized. And now it's a mystery what it was.
April 4th, 2017  
@gardencat I now see that I should have also tried to capture what they were looking at, funny how you see things in a different pov after so many years.
April 4th, 2017  
nice ..
April 4th, 2017  
@joysabin On the other hand, now it's a mystery, and all the more intriguing for it. We can each exercise our imaginations.
April 4th, 2017  
@pdulis Thank you so much, I was stumped about what to post and chose an oldie moldy.
April 4th, 2017  
A touch of shock, horror and/or indignation?! Brilliant..
April 4th, 2017  
Love this image, a touch of surprise. Love the fine grain of Tmax.
April 5th, 2017  
@s4sayer Thank you, I was just a young thing when I took this, no really in my 30's but now I can relate to the look of shock on their faces. The fashions today sometimes leave me just speechless.

@pickerandagrinner Thank you so much for the fav. I have 4 rolls of t-max to work with and I've ordered my C 41 processing kit so film is on the agenda now. My old XG1 is working and I am so happy. I shot a roll and kept forgetting to advance the film after the shot. The time factor with film is good for learning patience, again.:):)
April 6th, 2017  
Great. TMax will need black and white developer. I like HC 110.
April 6th, 2017  
The C-41 kit if the smaller one is good for about 12 rolls. I think you increase the development time a bit with each roll. Make sure you use the blix with good ventilation. I almost passed out once from it.
April 6th, 2017  
I have not shot Minolta but I understand the lenses are great.
April 6th, 2017  
What a wonderful image to find again! I can just imagine the stories we could write to go with this storied scene!
April 10th, 2017  
@pickerandagrinner I'll remember to turn on the fan, hate the noise but passing out, not so good. I had success with Sprint developers and my larger format film but I think that I should get some HC110 for my rolls.
April 10th, 2017  
@jyokota That might make a good challenge, not sure though
April 10th, 2017  
Tmax 400 is still around. A Minolta XG1 is on eBay for 24 dollars... I can't imagine describing any digital camera as 'trusty'!
April 13th, 2017  
@yrhenwr I agree, digital cameras are at times a real mystery but then so was film to me in the beginning. My XG1 was my first 35mm and I am amazed how well made it was. The 'new 'first roll of C41 should be in the can and developed this weekend, I hope to at least something to post via my scanner.
April 14th, 2017  
Nice DOV. I love old film shots. I still have a couple of old film cameras...
April 20th, 2017  
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