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La Clusaz  at dawn

 

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Wonderful shot, but the more I look the more I prefer Ilford FP4+ for scenery, captures more grayscale -- works better than Tri-X, IMHO

Steve , your desires are welcome  :)

 

Fortunately I had two cameras at this time

I did not have available color film on my M7

 

 

M7 35 Summilux asph

Ilford HP5  (not FP4 but it's Ilford) :)

 

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Your opinion ?

Mine : less deep black and slightly less contrast  than TX400 Kodak

taken at the same time , but a little to the left

 

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Steve , your desires are welcome  :)

 

Fortunately I had two cameras at this time

I did not have available color film on my M7

 

 

M7 35 Summilux asph

Ilford HP5  (not FP4 but it's Ilford) :)

 

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Your opinion ?

Mine : less deep black and slightly less contrast  than TX400 Kodak

taken at the same time , but a little to the left

 

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Henry

I agree, but the slower b&w films just seem to better for landscapes, at least to me. And I always turn them into a contrasty pic in PP. Even this Kodak b&w movie film I have been using is really unique. Seems to give me the grayscale of the slower Ilford but a rich black like T-X.  

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Still not been able to shoot a roll through my Leicas so here's one from our club auction, first off i bought 12 rolls of out of date film for £1 (8 original Agfa apx100, 2 tmax 400, 2 FP4) then i bought a perfect Nikomat FTN for £12 then i got a Plustek 7500 for £12

I loaded a roll of Tmax400 20 years out of date and rated it at 1600 shot it, when i got home i developed it and next day i scanned it on the Plustek

 

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High heels in shiraz, Iran (with Portra 400)

 

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The Williamsburg Bridge on a foggy morning just after the sunrise that didn't materialize as I had hoped...

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Watchful Eye (which is long gone...), Times Square

M3, 35mm lux fle, Cinestill 800

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Against the late afternoon light, the old collapsible Summicron was always going to be slightly soft.

M6 50mm Summicron M.

T-Max 100. Rodinal 1:50.

Minolta 5400 scanner

 

 

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Against the late afternoon light, the old collapsible Summicron was always going to be slightly soft.

M6 50mm Summicron M.

T-Max 100. Rodinal 1:50.

Minolta 5400 scanner

 

Great subject. Wonderful tranquil feel to the shot.

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French farmhouse.  One from a roll of Acros 100 in my Rolleicord Vb (+ yellow filter) taken near Chenonceaux in September.

 

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XP2 @200, Rodinal 1+100 for one hour:

 

 

Pontoons waiting for spring by chrism229, on Flickr

 

 

Driftwood by chrism229, on Flickr

 

 

Lake Cocytus by chrism229, on Flickr

 

 

Hook Me Up by chrism229, on Flickr

A couple of years a go I had a dabble with stand developing XP2 in Rodinal (against the advice of numerous doom-mongers) and the results were quite pleasing - as they are with your uploads, Chris.  Lovely, fine textures and overall smooth gradation - but there appears to be a lack of true blacks in the deep shadows. A tweak to the bottom end of the tone curve?

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In addition to enjoying the motif a great deal, I like how the lens gives the photo a very pleasant tonality. It reminds me of my Summitar's rendering which isn't very surprising given its similarities to the collapsible 50/2. It may surprise many of those who begin photography today but sharpness isn't everything. And can easily be added in post, just like contrast etc.  A well executed image is what counts and this one is. This scan is perfect, being very flat, for considerable further fine-tuned post-processing. For instance, one could work on bringing out the front of the pier and the fishing rod somewhat to make them stand out better against the bright water. They're a really nice complement to the hut itself and sort of ties the image together; one would expect a hobbit to have left his fishing rod for a moment to go for a second breakfast. Likewise, the top right edge of the hut and the big tree could be worked on to give a stronger impression of depth in the image. As is, the tonality of the background slope is similar to the hut's roof which makes the two blend together a bit. Working on the contrast of edges of objects in the image (and the clouds too) would, I think, make this already very enjoyable image even better. The one little thing I would have done differently had I been there to take this phtograph myself (if I may; and I realise there may have been difficulties achieving this unless one doesn't mind wet feet) would be the viewpoint; I would have tried framing it more to the right to make the fishing rod more prominent. 

 

Against the late afternoon light, the old collapsible Summicron was always going to be slightly soft.

M6 50mm Summicron M.

T-Max 100. Rodinal 1:50.

Minolta 5400 scanner

 

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In addition to enjoying the motif a great deal, I like how the lens gives the photo a very pleasant tonality. It reminds me of my Summitar's rendering which isn't very surprising given its similarities to the collapsible 50/2. It may surprise many of those who begin photography today but sharpness isn't everything. And can easily be added in post, just like contrast etc.  A well executed image is what counts and this one is. This scan is perfect, being very flat, for considerable further fine-tuned post-processing. For instance, one could work on bringing out the front of the pier and the fishing rod somewhat to make them stand out better against the bright water. They're a really nice complement to the hut itself and sort of ties the image together; one would expect a hobbit to have left his fishing rod for a moment to go for a second breakfast. Likewise, the top right edge of the hut and the big tree could be worked on to give a stronger impression of depth in the image. As is, the tonality of the background slope is similar to the hut's roof which makes the two blend together a bit. Working on the contrast of edges of objects in the image (and the clouds too) would, I think, make this already very enjoyable image even better. The one little thing I would have done differently had I been there to take this phtograph myself (if I may; and I realise there may have been difficulties achieving this unless one doesn't mind wet feet) would be the viewpoint; I would have tried framing it more to the right to make the fishing rod more prominent. 

Philip, about lenses now used in analog as in ex. 35 or 50 asph Summilux on cameras, I find that the pictures are well defined , more contrasting in b&w.

I just finished a few dozen wedding photos in print and I find it remarkable qualities of these lenses obviously associated with quality cameras such as M.

 

I also compared the same photos , in b&w that come out Noritsu automaton of my Leica center and through my home magnifier,  are superior in quality to any point of view in paper silver print (defintion, contrast, smooth lines, deep black, gray with shades etc ...)

 

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Henry

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Against the late afternoon light, the old collapsible Summicron was always going to be slightly soft.

M6 50mm Summicron M.

T-Max 100. Rodinal 1:50.

Minolta 5400 scanner

Nice pictures Gary

very rustic

 

French farmhouse.  One from a roll of Acros 100 in my Rolleicord Vb (+ yellow filter) taken near Chenonceaux in September.

Keith nice contrast and definition

 

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Henry

Gary

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The Williamsburg Bridge on a foggy morning just after the sunrise that didn't materialize as I had hoped...

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Very soft colors and relax atmosphrere Adam

I was in the corner and as I recall there were at the time the docks on left

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Symbiosis?  Same details as the 'French farmhouse' image.

 

 

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