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1 hour ago, philipus said:

This is a humble little sand dune on the Tofta beach on Gotland, shot on that 'cheap' film stock Kodak Gold 200. It might be slightly more grainy than Portra but it does give great, natural-looking colour if treated right.


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That is beautiful. It is kind of funny, although it involves a  ridge of plain old prairie grass instead of a sand dune, I have been shooting it over and over again for years; this is exactly the quality I have been trying to achieve, but have failed.

So much for the Kodak Gold Nay-Sayers. :)

Did you go out with the intent to shoot Kodak Gold, or did you run out of film and have to rummage around under your car seat to find an old roll? :)

 

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Wayne

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Thank you so much for your kind words, Wayne. It's interesting that certain places draw us back photographically. I have over the years had a few of them. This beach is one of them actually. Well worth a visit, by the way, for anyone interested in a slightly rugged and beach.

As for film, I rarely have a plan for which film I use. This was on the island where I grew up, which I visited last summer. Normally when I travel I pick a selection of rolls and I will usually have some Ektar, some Gold or more rarely Portra, possibly a Velvia or two from my stash of expired rolls, XP2 of course and sometimes some Pan F or Rollei Retro. I used to shoot loads of Fuji but these days I prefer the Kodak colours (and I am a bit annoyed that Fuji is doing its best to ditch us film photographers, so there's that too).

When picking a roll I just choose whichever is appropriate based on 1) if I want to shoot colour or monochrome and 2) the light, ISO-wise. On this trip I think I only had XP2, Ektar and Gold and on this particular day I only had the roll I had loaded as it was quick visit to the beach during a rather cloudy and windy afternoon.

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Philip

4 hours ago, Wayne said:

That is beautiful. It is kind of funny, although it involves a  ridge of plain old prairie grass instead of a sand dune, I have been shooting it over and over again for years; this is exactly the quality I have been trying to achieve, but have failed.

So much for the Kodak Gold Nay-Sayers. :)

Did you go out with the intent to shoot Kodak Gold, or did you run out of film and have to rummage around under your car seat to find an old roll? :)

 

Best,

Wayne

Wonderful. This is exactly the kind of scene that would cause me to raise my camera but I doubt I would be able to avoid blowing out the brightest part. I get cinematic vibes, or perhaps cine-linguistical vibes (if there is such a thing) with the light coming in hard from the side, a bit spookily, drawing us as the protagonist in this drama closer towards the danger that we know hides around the corner. Really exciting. 

3 hours ago, mdp said:

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Am 18.5.2020 um 04:20 schrieb Wayne:

Developed Ferania P30 in HC110 (H). Cannot say exactly what ISO I shot at because I spent the roll using an ancient Zeiss DiaPhot extinction meter, very light, small, and elegant; I was shooting for ISO 100.

Welta Weltini, Leitz Elmar 50/3.5, HC110

That's  good, Wayne. However the ISO was... HC110 seems to work with the P30...better than Rodinal. 

Am 18.5.2020 um 21:43 schrieb Ernest:

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Rog, I had to come back a couple of times to this picture.  A framework of lines and squares and rhomboids--all in a very consistent red-yellow palette .The oblique line works perfect here.  Color photography at its best. 

 

vor 11 Stunden schrieb Stealth3kpl:

Well, the good weather was about to take a break so I thought I'd better blow off a roll in the Hasselblad to give me something to do over a couple of days of rain.

Sofia's knees. Tri-X, DD-X, 80mm Zeiss, Plustek 120, Vuescan.

Pete

 

at least she allows you to take the photo... or were it only my kids who became oh so capricious about their photo taken at a certain age ? 

vor 6 Stunden schrieb philipus:

This is a humble little sand dune on the Tofta beach on Gotland, shot on that 'cheap' film stock Kodak Gold 200. It might be slightly more grainy than Portra but it does give great, natural-looking colour if treated right.


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TTL 90 Elmarit-M Gold 200 CS9000

Interesting in this photo is the phantasy it triggers:  of what you will see after you have climbed on the dune...

vor 4 Stunden schrieb mdp:

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Again the phantasy here: who could resist the poetry of a sunny spot in the woods.. everything could happen there.... pixies, a family of foxes playing, Robin Hood taking a nap, you name it.

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2 hours ago, Wayne said:

A walk with Griggs

Contax T, Zeiss 38/2.8 Sonnar, Ferrania P30

I agree with Phil, but also particularly like #1 and #4 :)

The Contax T is a nice little camera to always carry with you!

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55 minutes ago, christoph_d said:

I agree with Phil, but also particularly like #1 and #4 :)

The Contax T is a nice little camera to always carry with you!

Thank you. Yes. It is a pretty neat little camera. The Sonnar  is especially sharp, when sharpness counts.

1 hour ago, stray cat said:

This is a wonderful series Wayne - that third shot especially is quite brilliant.

Thank you, Phil. I think the third is my favorite as well. He is constantly on the governor, one speed.....high, is either in front, in back, or going by like a bolt of lightning.

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5 hours ago, Wayne said:

A walk with Griggs

Contax T, Zeiss 38/2.8 Sonnar, Ferrania P30

I like these a lot. As a dog owner (two Aussie Shepherds), this pretty much sums up all my memories of taking the two for a hike.

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