Hands on a phone, originally uploaded by Area Bridges.

Before the feelies last weekend; Amy’s holding her phone under a purple stage light, close to the lens. I like the surreal effect. I looks like cheap special effects from a creature feature.

Green lamp, originally uploaded by Area Bridges.

This is a close-up viewfinder shot of a groovy old lamp backstage at The Space. It’s like a TtV still-life party in there — mannequins, pinball games, detached doll heads, crazy light toys!

AMNH 3×3, originally uploaded by Area Bridges.

I took my son to the American Museum of Natural History and dragged my viewfinder camera along. (I may have that reversed.) The square frames with rounded edges make TtV (“through the viewfinder”) pictures look a bit like old glass slides, which fits nicely with the views on display at a natural history museum. I’ve always thought there’s something wonderfully creepy about wildlife dioramas: dead things in ‘lifelike’ poses. Every child needs a little cognitive dissonance, after all!

High school 3×3, originally uploaded by Area Bridges.

My old high school, caught during February vacation. It’s set to be torn down once its replacement is finished next door. Nine TtV (“through the viewfinder”) images arranged in my preferred grid formation.