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Digging deeper into my archives and am now rescanning some negatives which came out of my former scanner with lots of scratches and dust marks, as it had no infrared channel to deal with these defects. With the Nikon Coolscan the post processing is much easier and faster. From a roll of Kodak 200 from 2014:

 

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Leica IIIc - Elmar 50 - Kodak 200

 

 

 

 

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Mountainous horizon. Portra 160, DX.

 

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Untitled Portra 160/DX shot.

 

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Deserted business. "Revived" on Portra 160, shot as DX.

 

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Great colors in these, Paul!

 

 

Digging deeper into my archives and am now rescanning some negatives which came out of my former scanner with lots of scratches and dust marks, as it had no infrared channel to deal with these defects. With the Nikon Coolscan the post processing is much easier and faster. From a roll of Kodak 200 from 2014:

 

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Leica IIIc - Elmar 50 - Kodak 200

A wonderful utopian moment of a boy surrounded by his loving parents and whose mouth is full of an all-beef flame-broiled American delicacy  :)

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I really like the cinematic look of your portra shots! These feather like clouds in this pastel blue sky are the icing on the cake!

 

 

Thank you very much for your kind comments. I think Portra 160 really shines, irrespective of equipment used.

 

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Accés. Romans-sur Isère, France.

 

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Taken a couple of years ago when I didn't care to keep track of what film I used.

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My favorite aspect of this thread is the ability to obtain numerous sounding boards and sincere constructive feedback from friends who share the same passion.  

This photo is a (rare) repost of an initial draft version that I shared this past summer.  I was in love with the uber dramatic sunset and thought I had some good negatives but was convinced - largely from the (direct and indirect) feedback here - into being unsatisfied that I had really executed on my vision.  After about 7 months of toiling and running test prints on Fuji Flex high gloss photo paper (which has a slightly warm base) I think I have finally come to a resting point.  Thought I'd share it!

 

 

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To me it looks like a beauty. The print must be divine. 

I find re-visiting old photos and dwelling on them anew (with the benefit of distance/time) is a significant part of the photographic pursuit.

Congratulations! 

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Thanks a lot; indeed dwelling, marinating and coming back anew is really a critical part of the process.  You've said it well.

To me it looks like a beauty. The print must be divine. 

I find re-visiting old photos and dwelling on them anew (with the benefit of distance/time) is a significant part of the photographic pursuit.

Congratulations! 

 

Very peaceful, Wayne.  

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IID, 28mm 5.6 Summaron LTM, Svema FN-32

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Amazing series of scans today, Phil. Love them all and especially with your style of documentary photography.

 

Thanks you Edward, I really appreciate that.

 

 

 

Great set, Phil.  Do you miss the Plus-X?  Was it like a slow Tri-X with a little less grain?

 

 

Thank you Adam. I do miss Plus-X - is there a film we don't miss? I used it a bit but probably used FP4 a bit more at the time. I don't think of it as you describe, but as a film that had the most wonderful greys. It really stands out to me now that I scan these pictures again. Films - even films that share similar DNA - have characteristics that subtly (mostly) differentiate them from their brethren. I'd like to be able to say that I have always chosen them largely because of their unique characteristics - unfortunately it's most often for far more practical reasons than that - being availability and cost!

 

This captures, better and more succinctly than I would have been able to, precisely what I felt when I saw Phil's photo. It's a real cracker, I think.

 

Thank you Philip. Sometimes there are hidden/forgotten gems to be found on old proof sheets!

 

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This was one of the first images I took with my M6TTL and posted here..... Stray Cat rightly pointed out that a little bit of over exposure would have helped..... I have adjusted it in lightroom and this is the result ...

 

This is just fantastic Wes - an "all over" colour photo in the way that Jackson Pollock made "all over" paintings. A riot and cacophony of shapes, reflections and colours that works. In fact I think this picture would stand up well against some of Harry Gruyaert's work.

 

My favorite aspect of this thread is the ability to obtain numerous sounding boards and sincere constructive feedback from friends who share the same passion.  

This photo is a (rare) repost of an initial draft version that I shared this past summer.  I was in love with the uber dramatic sunset and thought I had some good negatives but was convinced - largely from the (direct and indirect) feedback here - into being unsatisfied that I had really executed on my vision.  After about 7 months of toiling and running test prints on Fuji Flex high gloss photo paper (which has a slightly warm base) I think I have finally come to a resting point.  Thought I'd share it!

 

 

Ektar, SWC

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This really works Adam. If it were possible that a still photograph could be full of motion, this would be the one. Look at those clouds - they seem to move even as you look at them. On a large print this would be almost hypnotic. Totally agree, too on your thoughts on a) the thread and B) reworking images.

 

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I am going to have to learn about resizing photos.

 

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IID, 28mm 5.6 Summaron LTM, Svema FN-32

 

This is you playing to your considerable strengths, Wayne. That kind of almost imperceptible weirdness that lies at the periphery of things. Then you realize it's not weird at all - it is normal - and that makes you (the viewer) really sit up and take notice.

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Digging deeper into my archives and am now rescanning some negatives which came out of my former scanner with lots of scratches and dust marks, as it had no infrared channel to deal with these defects. With the Nikon Coolscan the post processing is much easier and faster. From a roll of Kodak 200 from 2014:

 

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Leica IIIc - Elmar 50 - Kodak 200

 

This is just wonderful. Very much like the personal colour photography people like Stephen Shore were doing in the 1970s and 1980s. The overall warm feel of the film lends it an overall warm feeling of family, security, love. A simply great picture.

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A wet night on Albert Embankment.

 

Adox Color Implosion with M3 and 1947 Carl Zeiss Jena 50/2 Sonnar, lab developed.

 

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This series of Pete's just goes to show what a thoughtful selection of gear can do in gifted hands. The choice of film, lens, standpoint, hour - far from arbitrary although at first it may appear so. Oozing atmosphere. You can imagine a book of photographs of London done in this style fast becoming a classic.

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Accés. Romans-sur Isère, France.

 

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Taken a couple of years ago when I didn't care to keep track of what film I used.

 

This one, too, Pritam - raises all sorts of questions and possibilities. What is he going to do - is he going to keep veering away from that doorway or are the happy, welcoming faces painted outside going to lure him in? A clever picture.

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I view this thread at work and at home, and it never fails to amaze me to see how this thread bucks the "film = dead" trend that I see so often. 

 

I'm about to shoot my first 2 rolls of Tri-X (I know... I've shot RPX 25, ADOX CMS 20, Ektar, etc., and yet never the "ol standby of intro to photo class").  Wish me luck!

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This series of Pete's just goes to show what a thoughtful selection of gear can do in gifted hands. The choice of film, lens, standpoint, hour - far from arbitrary although at first it may appear so. Oozing atmosphere. You can imagine a book of photographs of London done in this style fast becoming a classic.

 

That's very kind of you to say, Phil.  Regrettably, so many views of London and so little Color Implosion to do it with.  The concept is appealing though.

 

Pete.

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