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For me, this is special. I cannot say exactly what it is, but for some reason the photograph makes me contemplate the existence of scene....and want to see other things in the same way. Film does this to me sometimes, and normally not when exposure is spot-on.......Sort of like the "reality" of something, stripped bare.

 

I have never really considered the significance of contre jour in quite this way. The Sun, being the thing that that normally allows enhanced perception of what is before us, can also obscure; leaving only the most significant artifacts of that things existence. In past, I have always averted my eyes from the discomfort of contre jour. Maybe it is one of the more valid ways to actually evaluate the core of what is to be photographed..............Even if you return to photograph it later, when the sun is not so harsh.

 

Wayne thank you :) ... i was at Marseille just for my mother who passed away recently

Henry

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Look what happens when one is daft enough to try a contre-jour shot sans lenshood!  Hasselblad 500C, 80mm Planar (naked!), Portra160.

 

I like this contre-jour picture

Not easy to have details and color in the shadows

Thank you Keith

H.

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One more from the test roll put through my 'new' R5 last week.  60mm Macro Elmarit-R & Acros100.

 

After the rain-shower.

 

 

A great  set Keith , keep them coming :-)

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Pete wonderful and lovely pictures , superb color tonality

Great pictures must be keep for memories :)

If I remember well when I was in "Film scanner" comparison thread in LUF,  it's your wife Pete ?

Best

Henry

Thanks Henry. Yes she is, of ten years.

Sorry to hear of your mother's passing.

Pete

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R6

35 Summicron R

Tri-X

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

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R6

50 Summicron R

T-Max100

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

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Having got the motorised Rondinax running again, I decided to put some Pan F through it.

 

Pan F @25, HC-110, X1 scan:

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Lillies by chrism229, on Flickr

 

When I watch flower in film , the first thing I notice is the softness of the edges

(and you have already a digitalization step of the scanner)

Also very nice black-grey and white tone Chris

Thanks

Henry

so your Rondinax was breakdown.... but it works manually too , no Chris :D

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Lamp

M6, 50cron, agfavista200

 

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SP nice red , finally Vista has really a vivid red , the reflection bokeh is great in color

Well seen and nice picture ... I begin to know your photo style

Best

Henry

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Montmarte Paris M6TTL 50 f2

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When I watch flower in film , the first thing I notice is the softness of the edges

(and you have already a digitalization step of the scanner)

Also very nice black-grey and white tone Chris

Thanks

Henry

so your Rondinax was breakdown.... but it works manually too , no Chris :D

The tank is fine (and I have some spares) but it was beginning to stick and I was concerned the motor would burn out. But a little silicon grease on the washer between the knob and the outside wall of the tank has it running smoothly again. It makes developing so easy - just drop the tank on the base, pour in a solution and start the timer. When its done I pick it up, pour out the developer, set it back on the base and pour in the stop bath and so on. Easy! Especially for C-41 where you have to do four inversions every thirty seconds with an ordinary tank. And a lot cheaper than a Heiland or Jobo processor.

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Wow - lots of nice pictures, - the thread is getting better all the time :-)

I also read about scanning negatives and/or darkroom printing. I do both, especially as I have some stock of vitage paper. And , no, honestly : it is not exactly the same when a negative is scanned or darkroom develloped. On the other hand, my wife scans my negatives ( aswell as her negatives) as this spares chemicals and time and we can focus on the best shots. For rendering on a Computer screen, I believe that the scans make no real difference, as one also would have to scan the lab print ( as I often do) or as one has to take a digital photo/picture of the develloped paper print ...

To me , most of this makes no difference, - it is fun and I act as my instinct of the moment tells me to do.

About exposure times - I almost always stick to the indicated ASA/Din, and most of the time lightly over-expose.

But for today, something different. My chap Artie still had a couple of Agfacolour Portrait 120 rolls ( 160 Asa ) . This film does not exist anymore, it is a pity.

Here's a first example. No retouching at all, except the little dust /thin hair in my wife's scanner). I am not a fan of colour photography, but I must admit this kind of photo is worth colour.

Rolleiflex C, Planar 3.5, Agfacolour 120 Roll Film "160 Portrait", expired 2006

 

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