Ascension Parish Courthouse

Here is a great shot of the Ascension Parish Courthouse in Donaldsonville, Ian took using the Holga loaded with Kodak Portra 400 film. The Portra is responsible for the vivid blue sky and overall great color rendition. The careful composition showing near perfect balance & symmetry is Ian. The classic vignette effect at the corners and slightly out of focus dreamy look is pure Holga.

By contrast, below is a shot of a similar composition which I took using the Pentax ZX-30 loaded with Velvia 100 at the same time the one above was being taken.

The color saturation is just as good although the Fuji is a bit warmer, but there is no distortion at all and this photo is so sharp you can tell the time on the clock, see individual bricks and almost read the historical marker sign in front.

So which one is the better photo? Neither, and both! Here we have two entirely different “takes” on the same iconic image. Your preference for either will be based on your mood or your purpose (if indeed there is one) in taking the picture.