Introduction
Welcome! My name is Agust Olafsson and I live in Iceland. Autocord.com is where I post my favorite Minolta Autocord pictures and write the story behind them. Click pictures to enlarge.
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Chicago egg
What a great piece of art this egg is – located in Chicago. Looking at this picture again I also enjoy the lines in the pavement – spreading out from the bottom left corner of the picture. Again – Provia film.
Little David having lunch at Ikea
This is the first B&W I develop in ca.18 years, my son Gudbergur David having lunch at Ikea.
Fuji Acros 100 film, box speed. F4 and speed close to 1/25. Developed in HC-110 8 1/2 min @ 21°C Agitated every 30 sec for ca.3 sec. Happy New Year everyone!
The straw stands out II
This is part II of an earlier post. Exploring simplicity. Doing photography with the attitude of finding a beautiful frame by looking carefully and creatively around you where you are present in the moment – this is what I enjoy exploring.
Narrow view of the Grand Canyon
Naturally we made a point to see the Grand Canyon on our road trip, north rim. It did not meet my expectations – probably because the place we where at did not offer the best possible view.
I found myself trying out a different kind of framing through the Autocord as looking at the canyon view through the Autocord viewfinder was not coming up with anything interesting. At the viewpoint over the canyon, I noticed these two rocks so close together, yet so different, and the canyon in the distance between them.
Yosemite beauty
There is much beauty in Yosemite. I like the colors in this picture – the blue sky, gray mountains, green fields, dark river. The Provia film delivers well.
If you have not taken a good road trip around the south west USA – I would strongly encourage you to do so – and do plan to have some time to hike.




