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This is from photokina this year, taken in Hall 1 where Leica normally keeps their cool kit together with the pictures of photographers whose names they borrow to further Barnack's cause. This year, Hall 1 only held photos; Leica had relocated to the basement (the horror) of another hall. Compared to previous years, Leica's presence was minuscule and from an equipment perspective, frankly, disappointing.

 

In Hall 1, however, there was some interesting photography on display. But these mammoth prints of Bruce Gilden's photos were not that.

 

I have never been a fan of Bruce Gilden. I've seen videos of how he works and just don't like how he approaches his subjects. When I saw these extreme close-ups in the S magazine last year I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but this series and interviews he's given about it has now cemented him in my mind as a photographer with little regard for those he photographs, as much as he claims the contrary (which is what he does for this series of photos from US state fairs). I think it is unfortunate that Leica has included him among the photographers they use to market their cameras when there are so many other to choose from. All this just my opinion, of course. I'm sure there are people out there who just adore him and his results. 

 

On another note, I was amazed how many people walked around with sport cams on sticks, simply recording their own existence. I'd better stop now before I begin sounding like a grumpy old man :)

 

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Love this dramatic photograph Philip! Interesting comments too on Leica's photokina presence and associations which made for disappointing reading and so agree on the humankind's narcissistic nature nowadays!

 

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I absolutely love Your pictures  - all of them. I do not have an ounce of Your knowledge and professionalism. I learned developping photos at college, in 1969. Had that opportunity for one year. Then I sometimes went to the darkroom much later, when my wife did a lot of photo work. She gave all material away when digital photography came - and I always had some regrets. Then the photographer of the neighbour village, retired for 12 years, offered me the Krokus he had bought as a student, in the early 1960s. THAT was when my wife was two weeks to visit her family in France. So when she came back, I had re-created a simple darkroom and I started develloping the photos I shot. Yet I feel like a complete newbee in this place. I have little technical knowledge, basical should I say - and try to see what I shoot in a way that allows some kind of pictures depending on feeling rather than profound knowledge.

So all this said, I hesitate to post pics as Your photos look so much more pro and better than all I'll be able to do. This all said, trying to be on-topic : here's a pic I shot in winter in Firenze, Italy. In front of the "Annunciatione " Fresco by Fra Angelico in San Marco. ( Leica IIIf / Elmar 3:5 / 50 lens Kodak 400TX -  photo on baryte paper scanned to upload)

Jean-Marie

 

Jean-Marie, the photo you posted contains much feeling and human interest and speaks volumes which to me is more important than technical quality and hope you post more pictures on this thread.

 

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Charles

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Spider species ? in macro

Reunion Island

Indian Ocean

 

Kodak TX400-MP-90 MacroElmar

Tripod

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I don't realize this impressive effect WA of the 28mm

It's like the Italian Pisa Tower  :D  

 

taken before the Brexit :)

London Aug. 2014

 

Kodak Portra 400

M7-28 Summicron Asph

 

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I don't realize this impressive effect WA of the 28mm

It's like the Italian Pisa Tower  :D  

 

taken before the Brexit :)

London Aug. 2014

 

Kodak Portra 400

M7-28 Summicron Asph

 

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That perspective distortion always used to bug me but now I have one film camera with a 24mm lens and I exaggerate the distortion as much as possible sometimes. Love the picture, I'll be there in a few weeks. :)

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That perspective distortion always used to bug me but now I have one film camera with a 24mm lens and I exaggerate the distortion as much as possible sometimes. Love the picture, I'll be there in a few weeks. :)

Thanks Mike ! :)

 

You'll enjoy your trip I am sure

The pound lost 10-15% of its value :)  cheapest holidays

Good trip and good photos

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Nikon Coolscan V

 

 

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The first of a few I'll be posting today, I ran my first roll of Ilford SFX in 20 years. I used a Canon QL17 with a deep red filter. That camera was chosen because the meter is within the filter threads. I ran the first film with no adjustments to the metering and developed in Ilfosol 3 for 6 minutes. The negs have a nice density but the numbers down the side are weak, I believe this means I overexposed the film and undeveloped it, please correct me if I'm wrong because I'll adjust for that with my next roll.

 

Taken at a classic car show a couple of weeks ago.

 

 

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Thanks to all for Your support - and Your pics. Many people think that the machine does the picture - looking at Your photos, one must be blind not to see it isn't so. All of You have very personal ways to look at things.

Here is a photo of a cat/tiger  sculpture shot in a Buddhist Temple Garden in the south of France, during last winter. Leica IIIf, Kodak 400 TX

I was impressed by the eyes of the animal.

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The first of a few I'll be posting today, I ran my first roll of Ilford SFX in 20 years. I used a Canon QL17 with a deep red filter. That camera was chosen because the meter is within the filter threads. I ran the first film with no adjustments to the metering and developed in Ilfosol 3 for 6 minutes. The negs have a nice density but the numbers down the side are weak, I believe this means I overexposed the film and undeveloped it, please correct me if I'm wrong because I'll adjust for that with my next roll.

 

Taken at a classic car show a couple of weeks ago.

Mike It's fine and perfect for me ! Don't change

Thanks for posting and welcome Mike :)

 

Don't forget to post some film pictures of your british trip here . Thanks in advance. :)

Again have a nice trip

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Thanks to all for Your support - and Your pics. Many people think that the machine does the picture - looking at Your photos, one must be blind not to see it isn't so. All of You have very personal ways to look at things.

Here is a photo of a cat/tiger  sculpture shot in a Buddhist Temple Garden in the south of France, during last winter. Leica IIIf, Kodak 400 TX

I was impressed by the eyes of the animal.

Jean-Marie

 

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Yes nice picture

I think it's in Frejus Pagoda no ?

Thanks for posting Jean Marie

 

As I said to Philip above, we are all convinced here, the film is the best medium for the photography !

and only a few diehards as we all continue to shoot with film :)

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Henry

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Mike It's fine and perfect for me ! Don't change

Thanks for posting and welcome Mike :)

 

Don't forget to post some film pictures of your british trip here . Thanks in advance. :)

Again have a nice trip

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Henry

 

I will, I'm taking a III or IIIa with a red scale Elmar in addition to my D-Lux.

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Next shot. I never used to include people in my SFX shots but at a car show you don't really have much choice, it doesn't actually look too bad.

 

 

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La Seine Paris in b&w

 

 

Kodak TX400-MP-50 LA

Epson V700 scan + ENR Glass + Epson Software

no correction

 

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... :)

 

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.... :) too big for the same post

 

La Seine in color now

under theTuileries bridge :)

 

Vivid color without correction > advantage film

 

 

Kodak Portra 400

Leica M7

35 LA

Nikon Coolscan V - Nikon Software

 

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The final car shot photo, you can see that I have blown the highlights in this shot, the next roll I will expose everything with one stop less and push the processing just a little.

 

 

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