Man in the Middle – the Final 55

After the sixth shoot and with the help of great friends there was an upbeat optimism in the air. As I scanned the negatives and slides there were numerous blanks, some double exposures and then totally overexposed frames. One camera came out completely blank despite testing it prior to the start of the project. There…

Man in the Middle – going somewhere slowly

With several tripods and extra cameras arriving on my doorstep the next shoot was lined up. The space was quite crowded now with cameras all over and finding them in the dark never mind triggering the shutters and then closing them after the splash and flash, was still the major obstacle. This was our third…

Man in the Middle – back to the drawing board

After the spectacular Sunday night – spectacular in it’s failure and spectacular in the project now becoming a reality with a bunch of passionate people on board, the creative ideas came through fast and furiously. We needed to construct a frame to contain the water so Tyrone and myself measured up some PVC piping and…

Man in the Middle – virtual dream to reality

This photographic project was constantly modified in my mind. I had accumulated a number of cameras over the years having received my first camera, a Nikkormat FT3 from my Dad on my sixteenth birthday. Regrettably I traded it when I upgraded to a Nikon FE which thankfully I still have. The majority of the cameras…