Seattle Fountain with Holga light leaks

I was just starting to use this plastic camera while on a sabbatical leave in Seattle, WA. For those unfamiliar with Holgas, Diana cameras, and the like, they're among the most anti-tech portable pieces of "gear" for taking pictures (except maybe a pinhole?), simple in construction with minimal controls for focus (3 - labeled with icons for 1 person, 2 people, mountain), aperture (2, around f8 and f11) and shutter speed (N and N, maybe 1/100). Which I thought would focus (ahem) my attention on what I was taking, and possibly produce some serendipitous "mistakes" to improve the pictures. What I didn't know at first was the simple construction makes it prone to light leaks. So my early rolls had plenty, which eventually I defeated by covering its seams with gaffer's tape. But not on this shot. Which I always thought enhanced the impression of action just a little along with the characteristic & unintended vignetting. So this scan of 120 film is pretty much straight from the camera.

Life in Seattle, WA, United States - Seattle Fountain with Holga light leaks by Marian

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