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For Gary and Eoin  :)

 

...and you can choose yourself delicious and fresh peaches * or apricots sold directly by the local farmer :)

in open air market , that I prefer , never vegetables and fruits at the supermarket for me   :angry:

Notice the nice and true color of fruit .  No correction needed > advantage film :)

 

Kodak Portra 400

M7- Summicron 28 Asph

 

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Best

Henry

 

* and peaches cheaper less 2 Euros (1.95 E.exactly) the kgs , it's written on the black board left  :)

apricots 1.80 Euros   ... and  fruits are certified organic fruits

Wonderful colours. The fruit looks good enough to eat..

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More Cinque Terra for Henry...

28330953853_3ea3ced924_b.jpgC004 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28661673880_021aa74290_b.jpgC005 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28842337322_10287e725b_b.jpgC006 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

  

...and...

28330949893_375566a28b_b.jpgC008 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28947088515_efea218cf5_b.jpgC003 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

  

For those of us who love boats (Ektar 100)...

28330962833_4fd770d195_b.jpgB008 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28915103056_290a5e17a9_b.jpgB009 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28330960723_75dc68a5ac_b.jpgB010 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28947093975_a750c176fb_b.jpgB011 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

Thanks Eoin. Great series of the area. Wonderful fun and energy of the kids in the lagoon.

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Myneighbour asked me to take photos of her new house before it is renovated. Built in the 1860's, it belonged to a local ship builder, but has stood empty and unheated for the last fifty years. Amazingly, it is in fair condition.

645n, XP2, HC-110, X1 scans:

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Campbell House 4 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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Campbell House 3 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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Campbell House 2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Chris

Your neighbour is no doubt very happy with these and I suspect others. Perfect to choose Black and White. Great job.

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A few more from Europe.  I spent a day in Gibraltar during a time when the English and Spanish were a bit upset with each other over who should own it.  We were allowed to walk over, but not take our car.  Needless to say, the car would have been more of hinderance that an asset.  I enjoyed visiting there, just wish I could have spent more time sightseeing.

  

And,

 

  

Third for the day,

  

Last one.

Smashing. Just like home with decent weather. Love the painted doorway at top of the steps.

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Thank you Eoin. He was a bit of an odd type. He kept going in and out and peering rather viciously on the people passing his house.

 

This is a very nice shot, Philip. full of expectation.

 

Ok, I see what you mean, thanks for explaining. I also think b&w could have been a nice choice. 

 

Never said it wasnt good film!!!!

Having said this, for C41 film, i might have been tempted to use Portra 160, which i would guess would render the stone and mountain in a more neutral and slightly cooler fashion. And i would expect that the sky would potentially come out slightly more pastel blue. So all in all slightly more like a water-color painting look.

Given the strength of the form of this image, i am actually thinking that it would make a lovely B&W. Perhaps tri-x with an orange filter for extra contrast and drama (and grain)?

The image also looks at least a half stop over exposed on my monitor, perhaps more. Slightly less exposure would bring more details in the clouds and more color in the sky, which would increase the depth of the image.

 

Well it was only due to the discussion on the preceding pages. I'm just a compliant sod sometimes.

 

Philip why delete ?  it's nice  :) I joke a little  :)

Let the picture.

Best

Henry

 

Thanks Steve. Well I like it. Though it is a very different image, I had an association to McCurry's photo of the golden rock. 

 

 

Thanks, Phillipus.  Portra 400 would not normally be my choice of emulsion for landscape photography.  It was what I had to hand at the time, otherwise my stock landscape films for medium format are RVP 50, Delta 100, Fuji 100 and RPX 25.

 

That said, I wouldn't normally be photographing landscapes at the time of day or with the light conditions as they were when I made this image, either.  It's a record shot, but it does show what the old Solinar can do with a good modern emulsion. 

 

To reply to  Adam, the image is slightly overexposed, deliberately as the Portras thrive on slight overexposure.  Using P 160 would not have had any great effect in bringing out detail in the sky, because there wasn't any real detail to speak of.  In the UK when we have static high pressure in summer, atmospheric  haze, dust, pollen and uv saturation conspire to kill contrast.  Scenic images look mushy from middle to far distance and it's often best to resort to what GSGary  refers to as micro landscapes, ie, the details.

 

 

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A moment of mirth. Pentax ME Super with pentax 20mm f4. Portra400. Tony

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