Polaroid

My sister late 90's Polaroid.

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Outstanding

She's sexy in short sleeves!!

I love the sun coming up through the window. I just love polaroids! :) Really beautiful.

The Happening lol jk

I love how everythings edge is fuzzy.
Cute bun.
:D

breastsesses

I love this part

i love the random specs of dust. it just adds an amazing feeling to the picture.

suggested crop.

Test shot with the new Polaroid SX-70 I've got from eBay, rather a clever little Polaroid, it's surprisingly small too, I rather like how easy it is to focus and how it look through the viewfinder, much better than looking through my Lubitel 166B viewfinder (quick note - i didn't like having the border on the Polaroid so I decided to just crop to the picture itself, nice and clean).

I managed to modified the 600 films into the SX-70, removing the ND filter on the sensor and set the camera to the darkest setting on the sensor, picture still came out slightly overexposed but not so much.

Who need Photoshop?

Edited - I've notice due to Polaroid announced that they won't be doing instant film anymore, this lead to an increase number of people searching "Polaroid" on Flickr, and since this polaroid came first out of the list of search, I take this chance to show you the Save Polaroid site;

"This site will document the aftermath of this announcement and will serve as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has so carelessly abandoned, this is not about saving Polaroid, the company, rather the remarkable invention of Edwin Land, the instant film that made Polaroid a household name."

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Loki* [deleted] says:

nice ambient shot here
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

John© says:

Can I say your sister looks hot??

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

psychic_heart says:

i think it's gorgeous. one of my faves from you.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

John© says:

Oh yeh, that too, not as good as lubitel lady, but close mate!

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

jcandeli says:

awww... I love the polaroid border but regardless this is a great shot. I have an sx-70 which I bought an ND filter for so I can use the 600 film. works great!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Hermés says:

nice shot. have fun with the sx-70
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Michita says:

I like it very much :D its beautiful!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Armando Alberto says:

I really like this, such cool tones subtle colors. Saw it in the Alt group.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Zeus one says:

Nce shot Ed. I love polaroid borders, never mind. Quick tip for you. If you buy some Blend film and once you have used it remove the filter from the pack, this can then be placed on your 600 film and works perfectly with no need for any adjustment.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

RyanRutley says:

I love that shot. Looks like it could have been shot in the 70s, which is more or less my main goal in shooting film.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

teotwawki says:

It's superb. The colour - the greens caught my eye on the thumbnail - is great but the thing I like the most is the softness of the light.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

ssinyagin says:

your input will be very much valuable at www.flickr.com/groups/quiteuseless/
we'll also publish a paper magazine, feel free to submit
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

_sgt_riot_ says:

tremens!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

Zeus_one that's exactly my intention, just get the Blend film and keep the filter so I can use it on normal 600 films, should be good.

teotwawki I'm so not used to the lack of sharpness the polaroid offer, while the image look sharp on my hand, scanning them somehow never does Justice.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

jot.de says:

wonderful!!!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

macRoviSion_'s says:

Amazing! :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

hhill says:

excellent shot.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

codevilla says:

hello edward...
there's a lack of adjectives for me to describe this photo.

by the way, it reminds me some photos from two girls that i admire so much.
take a look.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

chutney bannister says:

nice diversion from your tube shots this.

i was thinking about toying around with an sx-70. how much did you pick your's up for?
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

viki2win says:

Very nice
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

chutney bannister I got mine on a Buy It Now for £55.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaypeg says:

That's a great shot ed, kind of dreamy
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

D.so says:

that's cool man...i would probably fall in love with a polaroid like this :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

wazari says:

Lovely lighting here...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

alastairb says:

Nice warm backlit shot
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

verymissberry says:

Ths a really lovely photo! keep em coming...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gustavo Muleey says:

nice pic
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

pierofix says:

Awesome shot.

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

esky hobby says:

what are you doing, my girl!

I got a robins from ebay china, also the excellent
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

quantum bunny says:

really nice shot! One of my favorite in your pictures.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Maya Newman says:

dreamy, beautiful!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

pinkmusic says:

I love the warm-feeling of the picture. very nice
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

golawola says:

looks like a magazine shot or somethin... cant place my finger on it but v nice nevertheless!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Lette McNamara says:

pretty, I like the blown out whites :) a very nice diversion fro ur tube shots I agree :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

gliesh says:

Congratulations on your new purchase. Great shot.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

marcus_Z! says:

What a BEAUTIFUL shot!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

Thanks, I'm rather surprise that a test shot managed to get in the interestingness archives.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

ahh it's probably because I mention the Lubitel's viewfinder! thought I do have some Lubitel's shot.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Ying Venus says:

Fantastic !!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

uncaged says:

this is very enlightening to me. great job!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Mackeson says:

... marvelous!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

kayodeok says:

It's a beautiful shot . . . and it shows why film rules

(I don't shoot film but I doubt that this effect can be got easily with digital).

You picked the right light and the pose is so natural; even if the girl is hot . . .
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Stitch says:

great shot ed.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

John© says:

It normally really fucks me off when a picture continually re-appears on my "comments you made" page, to the extent that I generally delete my comments.
This is an exception mate, it can stay as long as it wants, to me it now sums up what photography is, and I don't say that lightly...

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

yeah I know what you mean I did the same actually, I'm hoping there'll be an option to turn off recent comment on certain picture.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

John© says:

I'm pretty sure there is a greasemonkey script that does this, just can't remember its name, if I find it I will mail you the link...

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

tjunkie (Art is never finished, only abandoned) says:

Lovely shot
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaypeg says:

Gosh Jon/Ed how can you be so harsh to kill off your comments. I always think it's a good test to see if you really like a picture or not. If it comes up in my comments for the hundreth month running and I start to think 'God! you little blighter, you'e not all that!' then I look at it as punishment for being so slap dash happy with my precious comments. They're jewels I tell you, jewels.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

John© says:

Jewels untill you find that the picture has since been submitted to every "give me a comment" group going, then they become meaningless.
Images like this will always stay...

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

I was referring to other photos, not mine, about the constant comment (which as John pointed out, was submitted to every "comment me" group), I considered this as a jewels because I barely put it in 5 group, and luckily this turn up in Interestingness.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

>Solnyshko< says:

ah polaroid - so good for those morning shots ;)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Inoka . says:

i love this one,
great mood.

I am looking for a new sx-70 then I can try to remove the ND filter !
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Apocaplops says:

great shot my man. Blogged at Lansing Photo Blog.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

song* says:

Love-ly-!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

levifig says:

You got me here when searching for "scoble" and picking the thumbnail of a great picture!
Test shot or not, I'm a lighting fan, and this pictures captures such an ambience!!

kudos m8 :)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

out of curiously how come you search for 'scoble'?
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

{Pamphile} says:

This is really lovely! I have an SX-70, but it's the only model without the SLR. I still like it though... (I have yet to modify it with the ND filter)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

shellbagface [deleted] says:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Gorgeous.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

mu slides says:

amazing colors and sensations.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

living asleep says:

yeh i agree with the second comment your sister is hot
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

unevieboheme says:

This is the kind of photograph that reminds me why I love Polaroids so much. Lovely, lovely, lovely.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

levifig says:

@edscoble: because of Scobleizer(.com) :) (Robert Scoble)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

NyYankee says:

fantastic shot by the window.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

LeviFig fair enough, he might be a relative of mine, but we can't find the link.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

gorbot. says:

lovely soft vintage feel. got to get me one of these cameras.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

amysgster says:

I love the lighting, very nice shot :)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

living asleep says:

wanna sell your lubitel ?
i love this shot its been a fave of mine for a long time
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

sam0nr0e My Lubitel's not working unfortunately, it's fine, just that the focusing lens gone loose.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Laura Thompsonn says:

very very beautiful.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

amnesiak1978™ | andrea says:

gooood!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Alyn_Smith आलिन_स्मिथ says:

Fantastic. Wonderful ambient photo. Great work.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

sickdomestic [deleted] says:

lovely
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

ULTRA!android says:

beautiful shot

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim Blob Blann says:

incredible colours
unfortunately I often need photoshop :) Clearly you don't though, perfect image
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

F.Cunha says:

nice subject... :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

dontletitsting. says:

[Beautiful!]
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeremy_K says:

Great shot! :)

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

tlloret_pintura says:

Wowwwwww ! I love the atmosphere and the blur ....
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Carol Browne says:

Beautiful lighting. A lovely shot.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

fotohee says:

HI.
After the notice of stopping production of its film, I feel very pity and here is a website for collecting the heart words of Polaroid fans,
www.xpolaroid.com
to widespread our feeling and hope you can show your support. Thank you.：)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

yataro1 says:

beautiful...and...
i love it.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

♥ L i l a c ♥ says:

spectacular color ^_^
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

manxgem says:

I love this photo! its got a lovely soft, warm feel to it :o) certainly a fave of mine.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

claude... says:

This is beautiful. Truly great.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

OwlBoy says:

Nice.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

t a r j a t a says:

perfectly nice. can u make one for me? hahha
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

DTP David Thompson Photography says:

quality photo!! really has feeling
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

blu_nest says:

Great shot. Lovely lighting here.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

lefilmno1r says:

Beyond beautiful, no words, just brilliant.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Tiban_makestheicecaps_melt says:

amazing
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

amysgster says:

included in a mosaic here :) hope that's okay
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

bnota700 says:

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thanks fooooor u !
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

SilverShade says:

Thanks for sharing, beautiful camera and photograph....
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

yeuxrouge says:

light is perfect ...
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

jacek.prymus says:

unusual ;)
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

yasera says:

Very sweet composition and light...I LIKE
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

webejamminmon465 says:

lovely
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Rachel Schell says:

this is fabulous!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Sarah .K says:

This is very fine.. I think I'll buy a similair polariod camera :)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

girl.jordyn says:

So great. Love it.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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