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I found some natural GRAFFITI in the sandstones of the crater within Mount Sodom (adjacent to the Dead Sea)

All natural colors from the very fragile sandstone.

Cool, eh?

SWC, Velvia 50

 

Nature is the greatest artist ever - period!

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[Doc Henry]

nothing fancy, Henry.

On the way to Israel, I put all my film packs into a huge insulated lunch bag and ran it through the security x-ray machine for hand bags at JFK.  No iso above 400 so no worries.

On the way back, I had most of the film already processed.  But for the rolls that I didn't, it was a much lighter load so I had the airport security person at the airport in Tel Aviv hand check the rolls so they wouldn't have to go through the x-ray machine again.  He did so w/o any fancy equipment or swabs.  Just an abundance of common sense.

So no bag

Thanks Adam for your reply .

I have often seen in the past in "film" section questions about the transport of film rolls when traveling

So if anxiety , take a protective bag as Domke bag (30 Euros), otherwise do as Adam nothing  !

You know now and film with low Isos is better  

I have Isos 160 and 100 and all my films are without damage (20 rolls) .

Best

H.

[Doc Henry]

Tri-X @ ISO 200...

A002 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

A001 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

I like much these street portraits !

Definition and expression are superb Eoin  

Faces well reproduced by grains of film

Thanks for posting

Best

Henry

[Doc Henry]

Thank you very much, heres another one from my holidays, shot in a wildpark. Its the first time I used Ektar 100 and I'm really excited. Really nice color and a really high resolution. The weren't my last rolls of Ektar 100

 

Auerochse by Miguel Martins, auf Flickr

Miguel superb color really nice color faithfully reproduced by Ektar.

Nice beast

Thanks for posting

Best

Henry

Edited September 19, 2016 by Doc Henry

[Doc Henry]

Kodak TMax100

Leica MP

50 Summilux Asph

 

At 6 am , this fish beach market is already full of people 

Fishermen who come from boats stationed at sea,paddle in their boats,
kind of round boat come to sell their fishery products.

Very impressive atmosphere !

The father in the foreground is a fisherman just landed and kisses his young daughter,

he spent few days in the sea , he said me !

 

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Henry

Edited September 19, 2016 by Doc Henry

[Doc Henry]

I found some natural GRAFFITI in the sandstones of the crater within Mount Sodom (adjacent to the Dead Sea)

All natural colors from the very fragile sandstone.

Cool, eh?

SWC, Velvia 50

sandstone-3.jpg

I love this natural rock drawings Adam

Color is wonderful in your series

Bravo Velvia !

Thanks for posting Adam

Best

Henry

[Doc Henry]

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Two more from the fireworks show on the beach a few weeks ago. I'm jumping between rolls as I scan now, hence the varying locations (203FE, 80 Planar Provia 400X Coolscan 9000 wet mount).

 

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Very nice color and impressive pictures in full dark light condition.

Who said you must need high isos * for that ...?

Bravo Philip good work

Best

Henry

* I mean the race of high Isos in digital camera , purely artificial electronic artifice !

crazy

Edited September 19, 2016 by Doc Henry

[MT0227]

Hi Adam,

 

Thanks for your generous offer, It's very kind of you.  I didn't win the Jobo auction, went for too much...still looking  I ended up getting a Jobo tank which is for either hand held agitation or machine rotation (if I decide to go in deeper).  I was a bit of a chemistry geek in high school and had most of the mixing tools needed, I just had to get a few storage containers.  So... I've got all my chemicals mixed, if all goes as planned and I get home at a reasonable hour,  I hope to start on my first roll tonight.... Tri-X in D76 1:1

 

-Marc

 

 

 

Marc - I have a "quick and dirty" set up (black apron, Patterson tank, large standing test tubes for measuring the developer, stop bath, etc, etc) that I am more than happy to pass to you if you want to give it a try with only the minimal cost of developer, stop bath and fixer...  I can bring it all downtown one day that is convenient for you...

[MT0227]

Wonderful capture Henry.

 

 

Some more pictures of this nice place in b&w

 

 

Kodak TMax100

(dev pure Kodak D76)

Leica MP-50 Summilux Asph

 

early in the morning at dawn

I got up at 4am to go for watching the sunrise. I did well because  the scenery is magnificent
I took both in color and b&w

 

Return of fishing

 

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Rg

H.

[Doc Henry]

Wonderful capture Henry.

 

Thanks Marc for your kind comment

It comforts me to get up at 4 am in the morning to take pictures of dawn

Best

Henry

 

[MT0227]

Hi Philip....I think the watering can is cool.  The end where the water comes out is over a lighter colored brick compared to all the other bricks.  I would crop out the bottom line of bricks and big toe to accentuate this.

 

I'll continue to bore you with thoughts on compositions. So this idea of negative space, right, what's your view on that? I find it tricky to execute sometimes, particularly when there are several planes in a photo. Here are three examples. Not the greatest photos (though Henry might enjoy the balloon photo). All Rollei Retro 80S in Diafine with the 50 Summicron (11817).

 

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[Doc Henry]

As Philip I am in the same condition of almost full dark condition !

It's 8 pm.... I had a Summilux lens open at 1.4 with my MP camera

and without tripod !

Conclusion : not need high isos race , I keep my money

 

Street photo Danang City

The silence of MP trigger makes he did not notice my camera 

 

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Dragon bridge illuminated

 

 

Kodak TMax 100 Isos only 

Leica MP-50 LA

No correction

 

I have also this bridge in color with Kodak Portra taken at the same moment !

Best

Henry

Edited September 19, 2016 by Doc Henry

[Guest JMF]

It's an interesting film I find. Of the two developers I know - HC110 and Diafine - it works better in HC110. I've shot it at EI1000 with good results. As can be seen in the series above, with Diafine it becomes a bit grainy at higher EI in darker settings and perhaps a bit mushy. The only way around it in post is to crush the blacks but I didn't do that for the series because I wanted to retain some tonality. Then again I shot that roll from late afternoon into the night and as you can see on the earlier shots the grain is much better controlled. Overall it is a great very versatile film that also dries quite flat which helps scanning. Being movie stock it also has quite cool halos around bright lights, which I like a lot (at least I assume that's the reason; seems similar to how Cinestill behaves).

 

 

Really nice, JM. Old Tri-X as in 5063? Which developer is this with? I really like the tonality. 

 

Yes, 5063 developed in D76 !

 

Superb picture Jean-Marc

Ah TX even old !

Thanks for posting

Glad see  you back

Best

Henry

 

Merci !!

[philipus]

First one's terrific Henry, looks impressively smooth too. 

Fireworks photography is really quite forgiving and easy if the background is just dark blue or black. It's just a matter of adding bright streaks of light. I'll soon scan the Superia 800 I also shot with the EOS so it will be interesting to compare.
 

As Philip I am in the same condition of almost full dark condition !
It's 8 pm.... I had a Summilux lens open at 1.4 with my MP camera
and without tripod !
Conclusion : not need high isos race , I keep my money
 
Street photo Danang City
The silence of MP trigger makes he did not notice my camera 
 
Image32songhanstreetphotokodtmaxlfht+++-2-1000.jpg
 
Dragon bridge illuminated
 
Image31caurongkodtmaxfesrllfht+++-1000.jpg
 
Kodak TMax 100 Isos only 
Leica MP-50 LA
No correction
 
I have also this bridge in color with Kodak Portra taken at the same moment !

Best
Henry

Very nice color and impressive pictures in full dark light condition.
Who said you must need high isos * for that ...?
Bravo Philip good work
Best
Henry
* I mean the race of high Isos in digital camera , purely artificial electronic artifice !
crazy

 

Thank you Marc. Yes the toe ended up on the frame but it was actually deliberate because I wanted to see how the "negative space" idea would play out. Not very well as it turns out haha. I think you're right that cropping away the toe will create a stronger composition particularly since it would help highlight the spout above a brighter stone (which I hadn't noticed - thanks for spotting it ).
 

Hi Philip....I think the watering can is cool.  The end where the water comes out is over a lighter colored brick compared to all the other bricks.  I would crop out the bottom line of bricks and big toe to accentuate this.

 
 

[Doc Henry]

Now in color with Ektar 100 dev home Tetenal C41

 

Silence and quietude

 

Leica M7-90 Apo Summicron Asph

 

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Henry

[MT0227]

Both are quite relaxing and enjoyable to view, I think the soft color adds to this effect....thus I really like the color version.

 

 

Eoin I prefer these shots more expressive than pictures you posted before

Thanks for posting

 

 

 

Landscape and M camera, light and terrebly effective camera

acurate framing and extremely precise composition.

Formidable mechanical optical rangefinder not electronic !!!

 

 

Phu Ninh mountain range

 

 

Kodak TMax100

(Home dev pure D76 Kodak)

Leica MP-50 Summilux Asph

 

 

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Kodak Portra 160

Home dev C41

Leica M7-35 Summilux Asph

 

 

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Which you prefer color or b&w or both ?

 

Best

Henry

[Doc Henry]

I like this type of narrative photography, Henry. It really puts us there with the aid workers.

 

Thank you Philip and all of you for your comments about the pictures of these refugees.

This touches me much , I was in touch with them for Médecins Sans Frontières

If we have the heart and less wickedness .... not as a certain US presidential candidate 

in regard to the refugees  

 

Here is a picture with hanging illuminated hearts that I took in Danang City street ,

city that I like !

 

Clouds are for Philip without jetlines

 

Kodak TMax100

Leica MP -50 LA

 

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Henry

Edited September 19, 2016 by Doc Henry

[MT0227]

I'm fine with the sky, it adds dimension and contrast as opposed to blue across the frame.

 

Thanks, Steve. I just love velveeta and all of its saturated glory
But you are right, it was late afternoon and i was shooting pretty much due south; hence the slight unevenness in the sky

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[MT0227]

My favorite thus far, wonderful capture and color.

 

 

Early evening with the Velvia 50 punching up the reflection of the blue sky and warm sun...

(I find the natural saturation of the velvia 50 and lack of grain to be quite incredible and unmatched by any film)

Dead Sea, SWC

velvia 50.jpg

 

[MT0227]

Very cool!

 

I found some natural GRAFFITI in the sandstones of the crater within Mount Sodom (adjacent to the Dead Sea)

All natural colors from the very fragile sandstone.

Cool, eh?

SWC, Velvia 50

sandstone-3.jpg