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Nicole Gesmondi is much more than just a favorite photographer of mine. I have saved the most important dedication for last (and timed it perfectly for Valentine's Day). When we met, I was a wanna-be photographer who had some cool photos only because I have seen every cool location in the U.S. Now because of her, I know much more about color and composition and thanks to her I have a plastic film camera obsession.
I actually enjoy being her assistant at weddings, helping her develop her website, and growing her photography business. She is a lot of fun to work with and go shooting with. She also doesn't mind that I have never bought her any jewelry, prefering to get her cameras, lenses, flashes, or film for aniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, and even Valentine's Day.
Abandoned bumper cars at the Enchanted Forest, a former kiddie amusement park in Hope Valley, RI. Nicole has a much cooler shot of these on her website from one of our first dates.
Created using my Holga 120CFN with Fuji NPZ 800 film. Negative scanned with my Epson v700 Perfection scanner. No digital manipulation used!
In the story Inspirations and the story Are Child's Eyes Made of Plastic?.
72 responses
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Penny Nannini said (14 Feb 2008):
What a sweet valentine!
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Brittany Biel said (14 Feb 2008):
i love this photo!!!
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Alexis Gerard gave props (14 Feb 2008):
And a great picture too!
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Torild Hoyland said (14 Feb 2008):
This shot is so great...!....all the different greens, cars and trees, and I like the crop here, too.
(And also: Thanks for bringing me, through your dedications, all those photographers, that I did not know of, since I've just started on this site.)
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Paul Collins gave props (14 Feb 2008):
This has a great "oddity" to it. Nice composition too!
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Nicole Gesmondi gave props (14 Feb 2008):
Awww... ::blushes:: Thats right, I am the one who got you obsessed and don't you forget it! :-P
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Howard Seelig gave props (14 Feb 2008):
Holga shots are the best. I need to use mine more.
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rory cobbe gave props (14 Feb 2008):
just brilliant, you spend so much time eulogising others work when your own is very special indeed.
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Daniel Go gave props (14 Feb 2008):
This is awesome!
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Frederic Frognier gave props (15 Feb 2008):
So cool. Where did u find those?
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Rachel Mckinnie gave props (15 Feb 2008):
What a perfectly sweet valentine to your lady. Hope you 2 had a great one.
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Steven Goranitis gave props (16 Feb 2008):
Awesome photo! I'd love to explore that place, we have nothing kije that in Aus :(
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Jimmy Tomzak gave props (16 Feb 2008):
what a great find!
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Chris Whitney said (16 Feb 2008):
Paul-this one gives me a great feeling of nostalgia-one of my favorite amusement rides of years gone by.
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maria tizon gave props (18 Feb 2008):
So sweet. Both your dedication and this shot. I love the colors and the leaves gathered around.
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Joshua Blankman gave props (18 Feb 2008):
This is an awesome shot! I love the look of this.
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Becky Cote said (20 Feb 2008):
You and Nicole have to be my favorite contacts on this site...I love all of your work and hope someday to meet you and just sit in a coffee shop and talk about plastic cameras and film...
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D B said (22 Feb 2008):
Love it! :-)
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Kreddible Trout gave props (25 Feb 2008):
awesome shot
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Rhian Syahzana gave props (26 Feb 2008):
Cool
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Nelson Campbell gave props (26 Feb 2008):
Cool spooky shot!
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Bryan Jozefowicz gave props (26 Feb 2008):
This is so great, love it!!
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Jim Robertson gave props (3 Mar 2008):
Sweet find, Paul!
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Adrian Rodriguez gave props (10 Mar 2008):
Awesome Capture.........You need to submit this to Human Impact
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Jessica Martinez said (11 Mar 2008):
What a wonderful find for a photographer (location)! And I agree with Adrian Rodriguez, this would be a great pic for Human Impact.
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Michael George gave props (12 Mar 2008):
Strange, but nice
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Belinda Berglof said (17 Mar 2008):
loving it!!!! i wanna go play there!
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shomil shah gave props (18 Mar 2008):
wow, seems like i stepped through the mirror and entered some alice in 'amusement' land!
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Toby Caughron gave props (27 Mar 2008):
this photo is a trip!
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Gina Mantegna gave props (27 Mar 2008):
Magnific situation :)
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Wesley Furgiuele said (31 Mar 2008):
I immediately thought: well, that's weird. Then I read the description and yeah, it's still weird. Wonderfully so.
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Aubrey Collins gave props (12 Apr 2008):
Surreal
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Rob Echavarria gave props (17 Apr 2008):
great find! :D
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John Linton gave props (18 Apr 2008):
Brings back memories of Rocky Point.
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irene grazi said (29 Apr 2008):
meravigliosa!!!!
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Christopher Robleski said (13 May 2008):
sweet jesus this is awesome...
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Eric Hart said (14 May 2008):
Wow, what a strange and wonderful place. And a great photograph, too!
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Rachel Mckinnie gave props (16 May 2008):
Dude! If only I could vote a HELL YEAH!!! for this story to be published.
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Chris Whitney said (17 May 2008):
Great story Paul. It reminds me of growing up on the East Coast and our trips to the Atlantic City boardwalk. Years later those amusement piers looked so much different.
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Lee Rees gave props (31 May 2008):
great capture, and great story. nice one!!
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Céline Chhuon gave props (1 Jun 2008):
amazing catch, surreal
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Steve Hogle said (4 Jun 2008):
Superb paul!
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Morgan Courtney gave props (16 Jun 2008):
I love old amusement parks! If you're in Ohio any time soon contact me and I'll send you directions to an awesome old one in Northern Ohio. It was recently purchased by developers so i don't think it will be there much longer.
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William Banks gave props (24 Jul 2008):
This is an awesome shot!
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Paul Dmochewicz said (11 Dec 2008):
I wanted to take photo like that; D
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Teresa gave props (30 Dec 2008):
Love this.
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Diane Peterson gave props (6 Jan 2009):
this is such a perfect example of the great stuff that can be done with the HOLGA!
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Alexander Bussey gave props (19 May 2009):
i love these bumper car shots.
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Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (30 Jun 2009):
What a lucky woman.....such a romantic page! Going to ck her's out now :)
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Eric Sayah gave props (17 Jul 2009):
Well there's a lot of more or less photogenic car dumps, but it's the first bumper car dump I've ever seen. Excellent shot.
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JOE FAILK gave props (6 Sep 2009):
Excellent capture! Voted
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adniloj gave props (6 Sep 2009):
back for vote on this beauty!!
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John Linton gave props (11 Sep 2009):
Hell YEAH! Rad!
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Alexis Gerard gave props (11 Sep 2009):
Amazing image, amazing entry, voted
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Logan Kendell gave props (11 Sep 2009):
Love This! Abandoned amusement parks are so cool!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (12 Sep 2009):
Oh yea it rocks and what a fabulous story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Catherine Kurvink said (14 Sep 2009):
Back to vote!
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Andres Hernandez gave props (24 Sep 2009):
Love it. Reminds me of my childhood going to the fair.
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Jason Platt gave props (26 Sep 2009):
voted...with an awwwwww from me for the story...doing what you love with the 1 you love...
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Penny Nannini gave props (27 Sep 2009):
back to vote
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Olivier Vin gave props (29 Sep 2009):
absolutely great!
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Linda Houghton gave props (6 Oct 2009):
nice shot
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Liz Malone gave props (9 Oct 2009):
Always loved this one! Lovely sentiments...
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Dave Salinas said (27 Oct 2009):
wow, this is one of my all time favorite shots.....awesome!
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Mario Scattoloni gave props (28 Oct 2009):
Oh those by gone days....vot´d.
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Lon Casler Bixby gave props (2 Nov 2009):
very niiiice... got my vote ;o)
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Rob Roy gave props (3 Nov 2009):
Positively RAD and AWEsome!!
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mark regester gave props (4 Nov 2009):
strange and wonderful. voted for sure.
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bonnie pelton gave props (6 Nov 2009):
great entry !!
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Katie Gregory gave props (10 Nov 2009):
cool subject matter in a unique place!!
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Alex Sánchez said (14 Nov 2009):
really nice, cars´ cementery!
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niko plaitakis gave props (26 Nov 2009):
got my vote
