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Some half-frame panorama's from the forest anyone?

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Ilford Delta 100 - Rodinal

 

 

Charles - these are really striking! What an excellent idea, beautifully executed. I imagine these would look fabulous framed together on the wall - have you done something like this with them? Are they from a half-frame camera?

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Bonjour Henri,   I still prefer black and white film (I use almost no colour). The advantages of digital don’t mean much to me. Seeing instant results is not so useful, since what comes out of a cam

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Some half-frame panorama's from the forest anyone?

attachicon.gifTriptych_1.jpg

 

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Ilford Delta 100 - Rodinal

 

 

Charles - these are really striking! What an excellent idea, beautifully executed. I imagine these would look fabulous framed together on the wall - have you done something like this with them? Are they from a half-frame camera?

 

Charles , I agree with Phil , great work and very nice composition

Superb b&w tone

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For Gary who loves cherry in color :)

 

Kodak Portra 160-Leicaflex SL* (1970) -Summicron 50 (1970)

 

 

I like the soft line of the edge of each flower in film , not sharp and thin as a rasor

like in digital ! for natural flower "advantage" ** film !

** like in tennis

 

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* not confused with SL digit

Sorry Henry, no colour, or if I do (I am sure I do), they are with digital.

Only ones I could find at short notice are these, both with the prehistoric Panzer.

Leicaflex SL

50mm Summicron R

Fomapan 200

R09 1:50

Plustek 8100

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Sorry Henry, no colour, or if I do (I am sure I do), they are with digital.

Only ones I could find at short notice are these, both with the prehistoric Panzer.

Leicaflex SL

50mm Summicron R

Fomapan 200

R09 1:50

Plustek 8100

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in color with a "mini" Panzer  :D  for you Gary

 

 

Kodak Portra 160 , Gary what do you think about sky and rose cherry color of Portra 160 ?

M7-28 Summicron A.

 

 

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in color with a "mini" Panzer  :D  for you Gary

 

 

Kodak Portra 160 , Gary what do you think about sky and rose cherry color of Portra 160 ?

M7-28 Summicron A.

 

 

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Brilliant Henry - and for a little while now Portra 160 has become my colour film du jour! Your photograph amply demonstrates why that may be so.

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I bought an M6 three weeks ago and I shot two rolls of trix400 pushed to 1600. The photographs came out quite contrasty; even more than expected on the basis of some pushing I had done with a Pentax MX.

I do not dislike the contrast, but it might be a result of how I used the light meter (very bright sunny day with strong building shadows)

This photo was taken in downtown Taranto (Southern Italy).

 

PS I do like film

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Leica M6 | Summicron 35 ASPH | Trix400@1600 | HC-110 solution B 16min | Epson V600

 

 

 

 

 

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in color with a "mini" Panzer 

in color with a "mini" Panzer  :D  for you Gary

 

 

Kodak Portra 160 , Gary what do you think about sky and rose cherry color of Portra 160 ?

M7-28 Summicron A.

 

 

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Very nice Henry, as expected.

Cherries are plentiful here, the row of them is up the driveway next to the house, so they are commonplace.

 

The spires obscured by your blossom however are extremely rare here, so my interest is in them. Is it in your city, or Paris?

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I bought an M6 three weeks ago and I shot two rolls of trix400 pushed to 1600. The photographs came out quite contrasty; even more than expected on the basis of some pushing I had done with a Pentax MX.

I do not dislike the contrast, but it might be a result of how I used the light meter (very bright sunny day with strong building shadows)

This photo was taken in downtown Taranto (Southern Italy).

 

PS I do like film

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Leica M6 | Summicron 35 ASPH | Trix400@1600 | HC-110 solution B 16min | Epson V600

Most excellent, has a nighttime feel to it.

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I bought an M6 three weeks ago and I shot two rolls of trix400 pushed to 1600. The photographs came out quite contrasty; even more than expected on the basis of some pushing I had done with a Pentax MX.

I do not dislike the contrast, but it might be a result of how I used the light meter (very bright sunny day with strong building shadows)

This photo was taken in downtown Taranto (Southern Italy).

 

PS I do like film

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Leica M6 | Summicron 35 ASPH | Trix400@1600 | HC-110 solution B 16min | Epson V600

 

First ,  Wecome to our thread :)

 

Congrats for your M6. It's a good camera.

Your picture has a black - grey -white  tone perfect for me

Your lighmeter works well

Shoot film now nicer , with pure black , only exists in film :)

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I bought an M6 three weeks ago and I shot two rolls of trix400 pushed to 1600. The photographs came out quite contrasty; even more than expected on the basis of some pushing I had done with a Pentax MX.

I do not dislike the contrast, but it might be a result of how I used the light meter (very bright sunny day with strong building shadows)

This photo was taken in downtown Taranto (Southern Italy).

 

PS I do like film

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Leica M6 | Summicron 35 ASPH | Trix400@1600 | HC-110 solution B 16min | Epson V600

 

 

I agree with Gary and Henry - this is very nice, Montezuma. Did you meter for the shadows? A general rule of thumb with black and white film is to meter for the shadows and develop for the highlights. This means that, especially with "pushed" (ie underexposed from the rated ISO) film, you'll develop for a bit longer - as you've done - to ensure that your highlights aren't blocked - the exposure will ensure your shadows retain detail. This is normally done if you want to "amp up" your contrast a little, as your picture attests.

 

Of course in bright, contrasty light you'd normally - if you want to "rein in" the contrast - do the opposite - overexpose the negative a little (eg rate Tri-X at 200, say - in other words meter for the shadows then give one extra stop exposure) and then underdevelop the film by a minute or so. But of course you can do anything as long as it is at the service of your artistic vision.

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I need your precious advice for this picture , I find it a little "confused" but I don't know,

it has something  specially the color , sky and bokeh in back ground attract me . The reason ?

 

 

For Gary , taken with a Panzer Leicaflex SL 1970 and an old Summicron 50 at the same date

 

 

Kodak Portra 160-SL-Summicron 50

 

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Henry - it is a portrait of nature. not always neat and simple, but dynamic and with an unerring "correctness" about the combinations of textures, shapes and colours. So, a very honest likeness of a "real world" natural scene like we'd experience ourselves if we were to, say, lay under a tree and look up.

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Simple "à la manière de" Philip :)

 

 

from the window of my kitchen with the Leicaflex SL -Monopod and the Elmar 135

film : Kodak Portra 160

 

and at sunset

 

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and for Philip again

 

During my last humanitarian mission, in a new Airbus A350

we are at 11.000 m and we approach Asia over Pakistan ,

already on fly during 10 hours / 12 h

 

 

Sunrise over Asia and at 11 kms

 

 

Kodak Portra 160-Leica M7-35 Summilux Asph

 

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I agree with Gary and Henry - this is very nice, Montezuma. Did you meter for the shadows? A general rule of thumb with black and white film is to meter for the shadows and develop for the highlights. This means that, especially with "pushed" (ie underexposed from the rated ISO) film, you'll develop for a bit longer - as you've done - to ensure that your highlights aren't blocked - the exposure will ensure your shadows retain detail. This is normally done if you want to "amp up" your contrast a little, as your picture attests.

 

Of course in bright, contrasty light you'd normally - if you want to "rein in" the contrast - do the opposite - overexpose the negative a little (eg rate Tri-X at 200, say - in other words meter for the shadows then give one extra stop exposure) and then underdevelop the film by a minute or so. But of course you can do anything as long as it is at the service of your artistic vision.

 

I think I metered for the pond and not for the shadows at the side. The reason why I was pushing the film in a bright day is that I had planned to take pictures also in the evening and eventually I didn't!  :rolleyes:

Forgive my usage of "pushed/pushing". Some prefer "rated at". For me it is just easier.

Thanks!

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