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Very nice portrait Antonio, really engaging.

 

 

I was busy taking boring pictures of rocks with the Rolleiflex before these guys appeared and made my afternoon.

(iphone shot of a postcard print - looks soft online, I can read the writing on the jumper's flipper on the print) from Delta 400/Xtol negative.

 

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Spectacular shot, Richard!!!

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I have started using my Plustek scanner to digitise some of my old negatives from my travels in India. I'm still getting used to using Silverfast so bear with me. I was using a Nikon F80 with a kit zoom at the time, film was Superia 400.

 

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Kashmir Shepherds' Ponies by

 

Robert Michael Poole, on Flickr

 

Beautiful series, Robert.

 

Just one small advice if you don't mind. I can see grain aliasing in your shots, so I assume that you're scanning at medium or low resolutions. I would scan at the maximum optical resolution of the scanner, then resize. That would avoid the aliasing and give you smoother tonality.

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Beautiful series, Robert.

 

Just one small advice if you don't mind. I can see grain aliasing in your shots, so I assume that you're scanning at medium or low resolutions. I would scan at the maximum optical resolution of the scanner, then resize. That would avoid the aliasing and give you smoother tonality.

Thank you, I mistakenly thought that scanning at higher resolution increased grain. I have a plustek 8200 which has a maximum resolution of 7200, I will try to up it and see how it goes.

 

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Love your documentary work, Phil. It makes you stop and think.

 

Thank you sincerely, Edward, I really appreciate it.

 

 

Peking duck, if you're feeling hungry :)

 

I focused first on the poor duck, then on the waiter.

 

M7 ZM 50/2 Portra 800 by edward karaa, on Flickr

 

M7 ZM 50/2 Portra 800 by edward karaa, on Flickr

 

For me, the second one works better - not only because the focus is on the noodle guy, but also there is more happening with the other people in the frame, too - you see the girl's profile on the left, and the concentration of the feller on the right. Great shot. Did you stop for lunch?

 

Here's my last Fiji scan for tonight - on a balmy evening, these horses belonging to the local villagers were watering themselves outside the home we were staying in:

 

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Koro Island, Fiji 2005

Nikon F90X, AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8, Agfa Ultra 100

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Thank you, I mistakenly thought that scanning at higher resolution increased grain. I have a plustek 8200 which has a maximum resolution of 7200, I will try to up it and see how it goes.

 

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No problem :) Indeed scanning at high resolution will outresolve the grain so it becomes smoother. By the way, the true optical resolution of the Plustek is 3600 dpi. 7200 is interpolated.

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Richard, Phil - these are two truly sublime shots, each in their own way of course.

 

What a fantastic coincidence to catch that diver like that. Composition is simply fantastic and his split-second pose perfectly caught. It's a dream shot, in my world, and one I would love to have on my wall.

 

The one with the horse family (?) has a lovely tone and serenity that's not easy to capture. Delightful.

 

Very nice portrait Antonio, really engaging.

 

 

I was busy taking boring pictures of rocks with the Rolleiflex before these guys appeared and made my afternoon.

(iphone shot of a postcard print - looks soft online, I can read the writing on the jumper's flipper on the print) from Delta 400/Xtol negative.

 

attachicon.gifIMG_5975-Edit.jpg

 

 

Here's my last Fiji scan for tonight - on a balmy evening, these horses belonging to the local villagers were watering themselves outside the home we were staying in:

 

p2609985182-5.jpg

 

Koro Island, Fiji 2005

Nikon F90X, AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8, Agfa Ultra 100

 

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Thank you sincerely, Edward, I really appreciate it.

 

 

 

For me, the second one works better - not only because the focus is on the noodle guy, but also there is more happening with the other people in the frame, too - you see the girl's profile on the left, and the concentration of the feller on the right. Great shot. Did you stop for lunch?

 

Here's my last Fiji scan for tonight - on a balmy evening, these horses belonging to the local villagers were watering themselves outside the home we were staying in:

 

p2609985182-5.jpg

 

Koro Island, Fiji 2005

Nikon F90X, AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8, Agfa Ultra 100

 

That's a wow shot, Phil. Everything is lovely about it.

 

Thank you by the way for your feedback and comments. Greatly appreciated. I agree that the second one is more interesting. I didn't eat there though I had a meal further ahead in a less hectic place :)

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3600 of course. There is no advantage to scan at 7200 and you get longer scanning times, bloated files, and no extra resolution.

Thank you that's what I thought. I was scanning just below this. I'll try upping the resolution to 3600 and see how they turn out. I really appreciate through advice, I've not done much scanning and I'm still getting my head around the difference between editing film Vs digital.

 

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Thanks, Gregor :)

Adam, as always .... you got it! What a nice street shot!

 

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Awesome, Sunny.  You've certainly coined this color palette.  The scene looks like a snap shot of a TV show from a shotty TV.  Love it!

Thanks Gregor, one more for you, my friend.

Little Tokyo, DTLA

Provia 100F

 

Very nice moment documented, Phil. 

For a year we lived in Fiji, and this is from one of the villages local to us:

 

 

 

Fiji 2006

Nikon F90X, AF Nikkor 50mm f1.4, Agfapan 100

 

Another awesome one, Richard.  

Very nice portrait Antonio, really engaging.

 

 

I was busy taking boring pictures of rocks with the Rolleiflex before these guys appeared and made my afternoon.

(iphone shot of a postcard print - looks soft online, I can read the writing on the jumper's flipper on the print) from Delta 400/Xtol negative.

 

attachicon.gifIMG_5975-Edit.jpg

 

This is great, Edward.  I've seen my fair share of hanging peking duck, but none that look quite as gruesome and execution style as this.  I think the second works better b/c the duck is still in plenty focus and the people are more interesting to view.  Very nice!

Peking duck, if you're feeling hungry :)

 

I focused first on the poor duck, then on the waiter.

 

38182136346_b9eca0a41e_o.jpgM7 ZM 50/2 Portra 800 by edward karaa, on Flickr

 

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Very cool, Philip.  The staggered shadow of the very straight rail is a brain teaser...

Sticking with the abstract theme for a while, and remaining in Nice.

 

 

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50/1.4A Superia 400

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Also enjoying the Kashmir shots Robert, it was a closed part of the world by the time I made it to that area.

Sounds like it was hairy enough when you were there.

 

 

Another lazy iphone picture of a print, 8x10 from Rolleiflex this time.

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I think we perhaps shouldn't have gone. On the Times of India after we left I read about a grenade attack on a police checkpoint. The road we took to get there was described in the guide book as, "prone to the occasional shelling by the Pakistani army", I spotted a sign at the road side (bullet ridden) saying, "you are now under enemy observation". Our hosts would not let us into the town without a chaperone. Saying that, I never felt like I was in danger except perhaps on bus journeys but that was more to do wth the state of the roads!

 

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