Bridging colour - Holga

[Herriot]

Is this working?
I took a different image of a figure with a pink sun umbrella crossing the bridge but sadly it didn't come out.

Any comments gratefuly received as always,
Many thanks
Herriot

[Lava Lamp]

I think it works, though the lamp post seems to sharp and in-focus compared to the rest, and of course, askew. Maybe boost the color satuaration here a little? You guys are makign me think I need to try a Holga again.

[OldSchool]

Hi Herriot,
I like this. I'm sorry, I'm not a big fan of Holgas. But, I like this. I think it's my favorate Holga shot.
BR,
Tim

[Herriot]

Thanks for the comments guys, as mentioned, I am just getting started with the Holga but I am finding it to be a very refreshing approach to my photography, the results should, I would hope, get much better.

Thanks again
Herriot

[mtbbrian]

You know Heriot, the only thing that bugs me about this photograph is the light post.
It seems out of place.
Otherwise, I'd think this were a good effort.
Looking at the few Holga photographs you have posted here, I'd say we have a lot in common, in that we tend to look for brightly colored or unusual subjects!
Keep at it! You said it well, this is a "refreshing approach".
You are getting it!
Brian
Holga's Rock!

[GB1]

This photo looks like an optical illusion! What's going on? The softness of the image adds to the photo somehow...

[Tuna]

Many of the Holga images I've seen have the appearance of a scene from a dream - as does this one...

Tuna

[CLKunst]

I am curious. A Holga is a 110 film "toy" camera. My first camera when I was 6 or 7 years old was a Kodak 110 that looked like this. (See picture) Does this kind of camera fall into the same category as a Holga because of it's film size? Or does a Holga produce a unique style unto itself which is what makes it desirable to use over others that accept such film?

I am very intrigued by this image as it is the first Holga shot I have seen here that reminds me of the same color tones of images I took when I was a child. Except, of course, you have composition as an extreme advantage on my old pics. I like the way you have used the bridge to trap the building in the background and re-shape its roof.
Just wonderin',
CLK

[Herriot]

Hi,

The Holga camera is a medium format toy camera. First produced in Hong Kong in 1982, its name may be a corruption of the Cantonese phrase "ho gwong"—"very bright."

There are a number of variations / hacks that lead to varied types of results, not least of all, the Woca, using a glass lens as opposed to the standard plastic one.

Interesting that you relate the image colours to those achieved during childhood experiments with photography, I have much the same feeling, there is a dreamlike innocence to this photography that I find very appealing and refreshing.

Am attaching an image of the Holga that I used for this shot.

Thanks for your comments
Herriot