{"id":1401,"date":"2011-05-31T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T18:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2011-05-31T11:47:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T18:47:15","slug":"gathering-for-birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/?p=1401","title":{"rendered":"Gathering for birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I brought along two of my film cameras to my friend&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s birthday, a Contax 645 with Zeiss 80mm f\/2.0 *T and my faithful Olympus OM-2 and assorted lenses. \u00c2\u00a0Unusual of me to also use my Contax 645 for gatherings like this but I couldn&#8217;t resist because the kids were so photogenic. \u00c2\u00a0I used a few Fuji 400H and Ilford XP2 Super 400 black and white film. \u00c2\u00a0I was surprised by the results from my Olympus OM-2 together with the Zuiko 85mm f\/2.0 (first two photos). \u00c2\u00a0Really sharp. \u00c2\u00a0Just a little more grain than the Contax but that&#8217;s to be expected. \u00c2\u00a0I used what remaining light shining through the trees for portraits of the kids. \u00c2\u00a0This is always the opportune times for portraits. Notice I shoot toward the sun and expose for the shadows?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1403\" title=\"desi_baytan_birthday-2\" src=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-2.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-2-1024x693.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1402\" title=\"desi_baytan_birthday-1\" src=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-1-1024x693.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1404\" title=\"desi_baytan_birthday-3\" src=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-3.jpg 1100w, 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href=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1407\" title=\"desi_baytan_birthday-6\" src=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-6.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-6-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-6-1024x693.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/picturejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/desi_baytan_birthday-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1409\" title=\"desi_baytan_birthday-8\" 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