Rona!d Posted January 17, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) ... found that 2006 roll last week and developed it ... mp/24/35/75 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Hi Rona!d, Take a look here Hook Norton Brewery 2006 - the lost film. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
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martinop Posted January 18, 2007 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2007 Interesting and informative series. Like the shot perspectives & framing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECliffordSmith Posted January 18, 2007 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2007 This is impressive stuff. I like the mood you have captured very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted January 18, 2007 The brewery was one of the good places our forum friend Chris Day planned for William´s and my visit in UK last summer - thank you, Chris! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter41951 Posted January 18, 2007 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2007 A lovely series - many thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted January 18, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmmm... #6 with the tools near the window in the cooling room is quite interesting. Otherwise, I prefer my color... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 18, 2007 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2007 Very, very nice Ronald. The two I like the least are the two of the guys in the barrel plant. The others are all excellent - and don't get me wrong, I like the two I mentioned in the previous sentance. Black and white works so well in these, makes me realise that colour is just a distraction most of the time :-). Can't wait for my M8 to arrive. Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted January 18, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2007 Black and white works so well in these, makes me realise that colour is just a distraction most of the time :-). It used to be that I pretty much saw my M cameras as B&W only tools....but I've been expanding my little universe a little. Blame William for that and his recommendations to shoot more Portra instead of evil Velvia. I think from what I've seen of this brewery from both Ron & William, I prefer the color stuff William shot. More subtlety and atmosphere. Of course, that's merely my opinion. I've been finding that Portra can yield some very interesting results in various lighting conditions. Stuff I never would have thought of using it before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotandcom Posted January 18, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2007 It has been a treat to see these, Ron, after so much time. Happy memories of a scorching July day to banish the winter blues! Excellent shots, as ever. I always learn something about composition from your images. I like the first three in particular. I tried a few similar but unsatisfactory shots that day. I won't throw them away, although they are failures, because by comparing them to some of the shots that you and William took that day (and, to be fair to me, some I have taken in the past) I can learn a lot about what works and what doesn't. I rely on my failures to keep me honest. Which is just as well, really. B&W or colour each have their own merits. If I'm forced to state a preference, I would say that your first three shots will take some beating and that b&w suits them perfectly. But I had a memory that William had posted a colour shot of the Nalder and Nalder name plate, which would make an interesting comparison. I eventually tracked it down here: http://www.leica-camera-user.com/landscape-travel/4116-hook-norton-makers-plate.html?highlight=hook+norton In my opinion in this instance William's gorgeous colour image is simply outstanding. But that's the great thing about photography: two people can photograph the identical scene and produce different but equally valid interpretations. If anyone else fancies trying their hand at photographing this brewery, I shall be delighted to help arrange a visit. All the best, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted January 20, 2007 The funny thing is, that we both used Portra 400 (me BW400) for the Nalder & Nalder sign but framed different. As i said in the other thread, these are my very first "lazy" lab-scans without any Photoshop-work except downsizing. There should be more in them naturally, because the prints from the lab look better. In the end i prefer my SCALA-shots i think i posted last year. I have to check if I did some colorshots too. William, you are (were?) a happy man with your AGFA lab. Could he fix the problem he had? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted January 20, 2007 Share #12 Posted January 20, 2007 Ron, Were you able to find your Viewscan profile for Scala? Maybe you can improve some of these? No shooting since I got back from the Caribbean in December, so no chance to find out whether he got the lazer thing replaced. There was a class action lawsuit with the people who bought the Agfa finance contracts. That broken piece costs ~ $25,000. The whole machine cost $150,000. If he hasn't got his machine fixed, I'll just use Dan's lab which does excellent proof prints but scans on another machine. Dan's scans are quite good, but maybe the Agfa machine is a little better. Larger files and a bit more color depth. Dan's scans are good. I'm just not used to them. Price is the same, which is to say, 1/2 what you pay there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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