Seagull TLR, originally uploaded by Jethy.

last weekend i pulled out my old Seagull and made another attempt at TtV or through-the-viewfinder photography. the outcome on a seagull is not as great as doing it with perhaps a Kodak Duoflex, because the viewing lens on the latter is far larger. with the seagull, the images are darker around the edges and then gets too bright in the center. it gets even worse when i use a chimney kind of contraption to keep out the glare. so instead i just wear a wide-brimmed sun hat to get the camera under the shade, and that kinda balances out the exposure in the viewfinder and outside the camera, thus reducing the very bright spot in the middle.