Humby Valdes

Jesus is Lord
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What is the meaning of life?

Posted 2022-04-17 08:03:54 | Views: 291
Is life about being happy?
I know of a man who’s really good. A really good guy. He’s honest. The kind of guy who the second you ask for his help he is right there to help you. Even I now trust him with my life. When I say he’s good I mean the absolute best, perfect. 

The thing is if you look at his life its hard to say his life here is HAPPY HAPPY. He was arrested and found guilty of a crime he didn’t commit. The judge knew he was innocent. His best friends denied knowing him. I’m no better, even I did. They beat him up in jail and made fun of him. He was sentenced to death!

They killed him, but the good news is he rose from the dead on the 3rd day.

The meaning of life… Honestly seek to know who Jesus Christ is. What did he say about himself and what did he do for you, your family and the world. 

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Impressive Sunset

Posted 2022-04-16 12:56:49 | Views: 319
Sunset over Dadeland
Kodak Pro Image 100 - Nikon FM2n
I was driving by Dadeland mall and noticed nice colors forming in the clouds. I parked and took the elevator to the top floor of the parking garage. Then saw the most impressive unreal Miami sunsets straight out of the 1980's

Remington - Portra 400

Posted 2022-04-15 09:01:10 | Views: 302
Remington Indiana 2021

Abuela Mami Coffee Neon Sign

Posted 2022-04-14 15:25:15 | Views: 359
Abuela Mami Coffee  -Neon
The backout paint over-brush is a real example of the imperfect human touch of neon.
Film is the best medium to photograph neon. Digital photos can't compete here.
One of the coolest things I can think of is a neon sign. I’ve always wanted a neon sign. We had a custom neon sign made for my company, Abuela Mami Coffee, it was very exciting.

What’s cool about neon, even more so in the digital age, is that it’s completely manual. You need a skilled craftsman. You can’t just pull up a website and make one.
Our Neon sign is portable and battery powered. We bring it to coffee events and it's always a hit.

Atlanta downtown skyline

Posted 2022-04-13 15:29:48 | Views: 281
 Atlanta  
 Jackson Street 
 Bridge 

Shooting Cinestill BW Double-X film at a Cattle Show

Posted 2022-04-12 17:16:01 | Views: 332
2022 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE, HORSE AND CATTLE SHOW
Cinestill B/W Double-X film
DOUBLE-X FILM
I thought it would be fun to photograph a cattle show with the same 35mm film stock used for the movie Raging Bull. 
I think this bull won something, They were waiting to take a photo.
My brother Kiki Valdes wearing our late grandfather's (Abuelo Papi) open road Stetson hat.
Francisco. How do I know? It's written on his leg.
The way this film renders grays are awesome. The grain is very fine. 
Dancing Mexican ladies.
Miami-Dade Police Tank Truck!
SHOOTING ON MY NIKON F6 WITH

Spiders in Miami

Posted 2022-04-11 11:54:33 | Views: 337
Spiny Orb Weaver.
Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver or a Black Widow, I'm not sure.
Spiders 
I’ve seen in
My-Am-E.

Can a bee feel or sense vibration reduction on a lens?

Posted 2022-04-10 12:38:02 | Views: 367
Vibration reduction
Not in this photo but one time a bee was floating around and drinking water from a hose. I had a vibration reduction lens and I got closer to take a shot. When I half pressed the trigger to focus the vibration reduction turned on and the bee immediately reacted and started to fly away. 

I backed up, waited for the bee to settle and it went back to drinking water. I moved in again, half press the trigger. Vibration reduction turned on and the bee freaked out again, started buzzing around and moving away. I did that a couple more times and then that’s when I realized maybe they can sense the vibration.

Cinestill 800t Halation

Posted 2022-04-09 11:57:29 | Views: 433
Oh the Halation!
I love shooting film at night. Cinestill 800t is a really fun film to do this. It’s marked as 800 ASA/ISO film and what I really like about it is the halations. Halations happen because light bounces back into the film and bleeds outward on highlights. (It has something to do with Kodak movie film, ask a dork or checkout cinestill’s website for a better explanation.) The halation creates this halo effect around bright lights and it’s really cool.
Cool & Interesting

What I think makes halations cool and interesting is that when you take a photograph you never really know what you’re getting until you develop the film. The halations adds to that mystery. It adds another element of excitement. Was the exposure right, did I miss focus because I shot in the dark, did I shake the camera… Now I get to also wonder how the halation will look.

Each element changes or improves the look of a photo. Some people shoot photos for the experience of shooting. Other shoot for the final photograph. I enjoy shooting film for both of these.
Wrigley field, Chicago
Chicago
Cinestill 800t at night
The glow of halation at night

FIlm and Digital

Posted 2022-04-08 15:21:17 | Views: 353
Film & Digital
iPhone 13 Pro
Kodak Ultramax 400
Homemade French baguette bread.