A vintage air cooled Maico motocross bike sits in a band of sunlight inside a greenhouse. Unlike modern motorcycles these racing two strokes had huge air cooled cylinders with the exhaust sneaking underneath the frame to exit near the rear wheel. The bodywork is pale yellow and made of a mixture of plastic and fiberglass. The gas tank is handmade from aluminum and has a beautiful brushed raw metal finish highlighted by the afternoon sun. This particular bike is in exceptional condition having recently been restored and is currently in storage before going back on display in the owners collection. The photographer would have loved to take it for a ride, but these things are so notoriously loud everybody within a couple of miles would have known what she was up to ha ha.

Is #motocrossmonday a thing? Should it be?

A very cool vintage Maico for my first #folderweek post. Shockingly sharp for having been shot on an uncoupled rangefinder just kinda guessing at focus distance.

#foldingcamera #portra #believeinfilm #hapo66e #maico #vintagemotorcycle

A black bmw sedan sits tucked next to a wall behind a steel chain in a parking garage in downtown Seattle. The composition reminded the photographer of a big cat sitting in the shade at a zoo.

Water splashes in the fountain outside the main Seattle library while a city bus and a pedestrian cross the intersection in the background.

A derpy looking graffiti face looks out from the broken retaining wall in a gravel parking lot on first hill in Seattle. The photographer uses this spot for a lot of gear tests, so you will probably see it again.

More Hapo test shots. The shooting workflow is a little different with an uncoupled rangefinder. Makes it easy to prospect for images without the hassle of opening the camera.

#foldingcamera #believeinfilm #tx400 #hapo66e

The photographers Hapo 66e folding medium format camera sits closed on a desk top next to a single roll of Kodak Portra 400 color film. The Hapo is an uncoupled rangefinder, meaning you have to manually transfer the focus distance from its built in optical range finder to the lens adjustment. This adds an extra step but saves a lot of weight so it’s a great pocket camera despite the larger film size. This photographer purchased this one for a massive bargain because it had a tiny light leak which she fixed with a piece of gaffers tape, which can probably fix anything.

A roll of portra for the fall colors on the first day of #folderweek

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