In February I went to the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., one of the largest of its kind. On the second Sunday of every month, 20,000 buyers and almost 3,000 vendors gather around the famous stadium to sell junk and hunt for treasures. While I was there, I played around with the reflections of people in the mirrors that are displayed all over the place.
Some of these pictures I really liked, so this weekend I went there again to hunt some more mirror shots. Here are some selects from both days:
![20110213USD01-L1002055 Visitors of the Rose Bowl Flea Market are reflected in a mirror displayed by a vendor at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, February 13, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110213USD01-L1002055.jpg)
![20110410USD01-L1004036 Visitors of the Rose Bowl Flea Market are reflected in a mirror displayed by a vendor at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, April 10, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110410USD01-L1004036.jpg)
![20110410USD01-L1004031 Dean Stockton, of London, England, is reflected in a mirror displayed by a vendor as he plays with his four-year-old daughter Olivia at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, April 10, 2011. The Stocktons heard about the flea market back in England and decided to include it in their trip to Los Angeles. ''We planned the market around our trip,'' Dean Stockton said.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110410USD01-L1004031.jpg)
![20110213USD01-L1002090 Visitors of the Rose Bowl Flea Market are reflected in a mirror displayed by a vendor at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, February 13, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110213USD01-L1002090.jpg)
![20110410USD01-L1004019 Visitors of the Rose Bowl Flea Market are reflected in a mirror displayed by a vendor at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, April 10, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110410USD01-L1004019.jpg)
![20110410USD01-L1004004 Visitors of the Rose Bowl Flea Market are reflected in a mirror displayed by a vendor at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, April 10, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110410USD01-L1004004.jpg)
April 10, 2011
I love shooting with my Leica, but it does have some downsides. One of them is that you can’t do any macro photography – at least not with the lenses that I have.
A while ago, my friend Valerie Mosley posted photographs she took with a so-called poor man’s macro (holding another lens in front of the lens on your camera). At the time, I didn’t think that I could do that with my rangefinder. Since you’re not able to see what the camera sees through the lens, it’s kind of impossible to focus on such a small scale.
During a hike on the San Juan loop trail at the Cleveland National Forest today though, Beth suggested that we try it. And – much to my surprise – after some initial feebling around, we were able to get some really nice results. Here are some of my favorites:
![20110409USD01-L1003748 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003748.jpg)
![20110409USD01-L1003724 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003724.jpg)
![20110409USD01-L1003864 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003864.jpg)
![20110409USD01-L1003842 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003842.jpg)
![20110409USD01-L1003744 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003744.jpg)
![20110409USD01-L1003883 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003883.jpg)
![20110409USD01-L1003948 Poor man's macro at San Juan Trail at Cleveland National Forest, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2011.](https://www.jakob-berr.com/blog/wp-content/pictures/20110409USD01-L1003948.jpg)
April 9, 2011