Simon Griffee
Design consulting, art direction, photography.
October 2009
Nonfiction
“In 2003, I carried a plastic Holga camera with me for about 8 months during my travels. What began as a simple diversion became a sort of therapy and exercise in seeing. Because of the limitations of the camera, I was unable to precisely control composition and exposure. The camera leaked light causing color shifts and quite unexpected results. Photography with this camera became more about the act of making a picture rather then the picture itself, and I experimented with making only one picture of any given situation. Instinct and reflex were the only guiding principles in making the pictures. The result was pictures that were not ”about" anything at all but were still, in their way, “true”. Thus the title, Nonfiction."
Boxing Match in Piazza della Madonna dei Monti, Rome, Italy, October 2009
Ran into a crowd surrounding a boxing ring in front of a church last Friday.
The United States Border
David Eaves: “A closed border is like a closed mind - over time you become less receptive to new ideas or information and begin to atrophy.”
Canon 5D Digital SLR Body for Sale (Sold)
Canon 5D body
- 2 2GB high-speed compact flash cards (Lexar Pro 133x and Sandisk Ext.III)
- 4 batteries, 2 BP-511A (newer, higher capacity) and 2 BP-511
- Canon compact battery charger (US)
- Digital video out cable
- Mini USB cable
- Canon strap
Sold
The 5D has a ‘full-frame’ digital sensor the same size as a 35mm film frame. The sensor has excellent low-light performance with very little noise even at high ISO settings.
A protective plastic film has been on the rear LCD screen from the first day I used the camera—the LCD screen is scratch-free!
Canon EF 17–40mm f/4 L USM for Sale (Sold)
Canon EF 17–40mm f/4 L USM
- Leather pouch
- EW-83E lens hood
- B+W 77 KR-1.5 Skylight filter made in Germany (not in picture below)
Great lens for wide-angle landscape and architecture photography. Excellent build-quality.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM for Sale (Sold)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
- Rubber rain lens hood
- Hoya 58mm PL-CIR polarizing filter (not in picture below)
- Kenko 58mm 1A Skylight filter (not in picture below)
Sold
One of my favorite lenses…excellent performance wide-open, beautiful bokeh, beautiful price! You can photograph at night without a flash with this one!
FR3 Bloccata, Bracciano, Italy, October 2009
A tractor bent a couple of metal poles across the FR3 train line in Bracciano this morning. People who wish to go to Rome are unhappy.