I'm pretty sure this was my grandfather's camera. Uses 620 film. Took it with me to a photo workshop in Yosemite, but didn't have much chance to break it out to shoot for the challenge. Shot this during a mid afternoon break in natural light in a little redwood stand above the Bridalveil Falls parking lot.
I know some are not going to like the hot spot on the left side of the image, but I opted to keep it there to preserve the composition of the camera on the right shooting into the frame. Had some other shots I could have used, but liked this one with the reflection of the woods in the lens and a redwood forming a nice background for the camera.
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This is a very nice image - I suspect it could be a tad better if you darkened down the centre bit some, and sharpened overall. One technique I like is to add another copy layer in Photoshop, then adjust contrast/sharpening on that layer, then erase away the bits you want to stay soft or lighter, then layer down to save. I suspect you may do that already though, but it's an interesting way to add to a background, or spray colour or enhancing light or shadow, and still remove it from your actual main item.
(I think I have one of these cameras or similar if Gaurav wants it - just contact me and you can have it - no need for blood my friend)
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