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Masking: M-A Thambar-M CS  E100
Forgive the telltale "onion ring bokeh" of the Thambar-M, which I'll probably reshoot. Or?

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Leica  I (A) Bj 1930 Kodak Portra 400 Berlin Kreuzberg

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7 hours ago, benqui said:

the last of my Iranian portrait series. M4, Ilford Delta 400, Xtol 1:1

 

BEAUTIFUL .... and amazing tone Marc ,  great TX 

Best

Henry 

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Bolsey Model C, FP4, Wollensak 3.2/44 Anastigmat, PMK

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9 hours ago, Wayne said:

This is extraordinary for expired color film. Any thoughts on the true identity of the Extrafilm 200? I have had pretty good luck with Low ISO B&W film; but my experience with expired color film (over 5 years) has been dismal.

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Wayne

 

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Excellent results for an expired film. Is it Extra Film or Extrafilm? If the latter, then it may be the one that was given gratis when used Extrafilms's mail-in development service. I realise chances are slim but thought I'd mention it.

 

Wayne, I don't know this film at all. Someone gave me 4 rolls of it and I've put 3 through. They are from about 2005 and I'm not even sure what they are called as Philip picked up on the other day (Copied above). I've disposed of the boxes they came in so I can't even confirm it's name.

 

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Mamiya C330s + Mamiya Sekor 80mm F2.8 + Kodak TRI-X 400

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Mamiya C330s + Mamiya Sekor 80mm F2.8 + Kodak TRI-X 400

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11 hours ago, Stealth3kpl said:

I, and I'm sure everyone here, like your photos so keep them coming.

Now, I'm going to share something with everyone and I hope you'll all embrace him. Nick Carver. I don't subscribe to many YouTube channels (in fact I will have to look to see if I have subscribed to ANY others) but I subscribe to Nick Carver's. I enjoy his sense of humour and his videos are informative. I'm sure I've posted an excellent video of his regarding using Silverfast (I think the title of the video made it sound as though it related only to Epson scanners but it doesn't). In this video we see him photographing a liquor store, and in the second video we see him having it printed large. Set aside some time to watch these, maybe with a glass of whisky when the wife is out, and have a look through his other videos; they're a joy to watch.

Pete

 

Thanks for the link to these, Pete. Really inspirational. I didn't know of him but also watched a couple of others. Apart from the two videos mentioned I'd recommend this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S0Shj9MzPg for James or anyone else who is feeling a little "lost" about their work, their passion, as he speaks great sense in this. And then go out and shoot some more rolls!

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9 hours ago, Ernest said:

Masking: M-A Thambar-M CS  E100
Forgive the telltale "onion ring bokeh" of the Thambar-M, which I'll probably reshoot. Or?

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Could be a Doorbell to press and pass into the ptychē'-world ...looks amazing.

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Berlin U-Bahn Leica I (A) Bj 1930  Kodak Portra 400

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15 hours ago, Stealth3kpl said:

I, and I'm sure everyone here, like your photos so keep them coming.

Now, I'm going to share something with everyone and I hope you'll all embrace him. Nick Carver. I don't subscribe to many YouTube channels (in fact I will have to look to see if I have subscribed to ANY others) but I subscribe to Nick Carver's. I enjoy his sense of humour and his videos are informative. I'm sure I've posted an excellent video of his regarding using Silverfast (I think the title of the video made it sound as though it related only to Epson scanners but it doesn't). In this video we see him photographing a liquor store, and in the second video we see him having it printed large. Set aside some time to watch these, maybe with a glass of whisky when the wife is out, and have a look through his other videos; they're a joy to watch.

Pete

 

These are really entertaining and interesting videos! Thanks for this, Pete.

13 hours ago, benqui said:

I think this is absolutely normal. Sometimes you feel bad when you look at your own photos. I think from time to time we all have this problem. You can not see any progress with your photography. But relax, wait for a while and you will find a new inspiration! 

btw.: I have seen some of your photos from Passau. Please inform me next time when you are there, my hometown is not far away.  Shame on you

We've been to Passau on a sleep over for one night on our way to Croatia. Nice town and really worth a visit. Whenever I will be back to this area, I'll drop you a note!

13 hours ago, frame-it said:

nice shot

Thanks!

13 hours ago, A miller said:

I frankly don't know how you could feel this way, James.  Your photographs are very strong and you have numerous "winners" that I would be proud of.  I also find myself looking back and feeling much less enthusiastic about many of my photos relative to the time that I first took them.  I think a big part of this is that, with time, the emotional attachment goes away and I look at my photos with a much more objective eye.  I wish that I could have this viewpoint from the beginning as it would save me a lot of time and emotional energy!  

For what it is worth, I am happy to be a sounding board regarding any internal debate that you are having regarding which of your photos to make a nice print of and what paper/materials to use.   

 

Thanks for your support, Adam! When I have narrowed the selection of pictures down I will come back to you for advice!

Thank you all for encouraging and uplifting comments! This will certainly help me to overcome my little creativity crisis :) For self therapy I restarted my latest scanning session with some rolls from the Baltic Sea and the Spreewald with some autumn colors. I started with Vuescan and found that it is not that good in replication of the Velvia colors. With Epson Scan I can achieve much better results that come very close to the colors I see on my lightbox. Although the next pictures lacks some sharpness, I like the colors:

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Minolta Autocord - Velvia

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21 hours ago, atournas said:

I went out with my Hasselblad today, with an intention to shoot street scenes. The streets were as they should be: everywhere crowds, cars, noise and chaos. A lot of photographers would enjoy it and even produce some strong pictures. Well, I couldn’t. I realized shooting film with a Hasselblad (or any other MF, I guess) is nothing short of a ritual. I used Tri-X and no light meter. The entire procedure was so pure---I just didn’t feel like spoiling it with snapshots which I would later, over the Photoshop, present as ‘keepers’ to myself.

So, I opted for some composition work. Of course, streets are not quite ideal for compositional shots, let alone any lack of talent for art. I came back home with a couple of images only, but contented.

Perhaps that’s an advantage in film photography: only carefully thought-out and composed photographs are worth being shot!

I have a similar experience with my Hasselblad - I tend to go out with an idea of taking street scenes but end up capturing more architectural views with passing people more as a bonus than the main event.  I find it hard to just snap at random people but maybe that's just natural English reserve?!

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45 minutes ago, nefarious said:

I have a similar experience with my Hasselblad [...] I find it hard to just snap at random people but maybe that's just natural English reserve?!

Nicely put!

Yet, strangely enough, I feel more comfortable, when shooting people in the street, with the Hasselblad than with small format. It's a 500-series camera and I compose without raising it to eye level. For some reason, the subject tends to accept me that way; sometimes I think people just ignore me. Occasionally, they ask me about the camera and, if I am convincing enough, they pose for a portrait. The 80mm Planar I use is good for such shots.

The issue I described in my previous post was that streets are too "noisy" to allow one to isolate a person or an object so that the photograph gains clarity. I don't want bizarre-looking images, like the ones people equipped with digital cameras get. Whatever the unexpectedness in their images, they are still snapshots to me.

Keep shooting!

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I love these old steel mills. They are huge when you get up close and must have really dominated the industrial landscape of the last century...

 

 

All taken on my Hasselblad 503cx, Zeiss Distagon 50mm CF FLE and Ilford FP4

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