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[A miller]

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I like that it shows dramatically (how close were you?) the ridge; I can almost imagine the forces that caused this formation. Did you lift the shadows at all? I like that the overhang of the structure retains a lot of detail. It increases the drama. I'm thinking of how you describe how you use your spot meter. Did you use it in this case? And if so, was the brightest non-reflective part on which you metered the triangular part of the foot of the structure, to the right (just above the grass)? All in all great work on nailing both exposure and composition.

 

Thanks a lot, Philip.  I was able to get right up to the edge of the ridge before the sharp drop off.  For this scene, it was very clear that the bright area in the bottom middle didn't to have detail or else I would not get a useable shot.  So I pointed the spot meter at that brightest point and then pressed the "H" button on my meter, which gave me a "exposure for the highlights" reading, which put that bright spot on about 7.3.  I took the shot at that exposure reading and then took another with one half stop more exposure just to be sure that I captured the right exposure between the two shots (with the Provia 100F, I would have taken the second shot with a 1/2 decreased exposure.). Since there were relative dark areas on bother the upper left and far right, an ND grad filter was not helpful in evening the EVs.  But as I look at it I think the combo of bright and dark areas adds some drama to the scene.

 

There is much more limited ability to edit the scanned slide films, but I did very slightly lift some dark areas in the upper left and then in the shadow area in the far middle right.  Not very much and well within the range of what would have been done back in the wet print days.  With slides, you get what you get and that about it!

[A miller]

I like that it shows dramatically (how close were you?) the ridge; I can almost imagine the forces that caused this formation. Did you lift the shadows at all? I like that the overhang of the structure retains a lot of detail. It increases the drama. I'm thinking of how you describe how you use your spot meter. Did you use it in this case? And if so, was the brightest non-reflective part on which you metered the triangular part of the foot of the structure, to the right (just above the grass)? All in all great work on nailing both exposure and composition.

Philip - I happened to be doing some scanning and have the slides at hand.  Below is a crappy iPhone photo of the actual slide on my lightbox, followed by the final (or at least as of now final subject to further noodling) scanned file.

 

The actual slide...

[A miller]

I like that it shows dramatically (how close were you?) the ridge; I can almost imagine the forces that caused this formation. Did you lift the shadows at all? I like that the overhang of the structure retains a lot of detail. It increases the drama. I'm thinking of how you describe how you use your spot meter. Did you use it in this case? And if so, was the brightest non-reflective part on which you metered the triangular part of the foot of the structure, to the right (just above the grass)? All in all great work on nailing both exposure and composition.

Philip - I happened to be doing some scanning and have the slides at hand.  Below is a crappy iPhone photo of the actual slide on my lightbox, followed by the final (or at least as of now final subject to further noodling) scanned file.

 

The actual slide...

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[philipus]

This is very interesting, thank you for explaining in such detail. The fact that all parts of this tricky shot are well exposed really shows that you know what you're doing with that meter. Excellent and inspiring stuff. Thanks again.

 

 

Thanks a lot, Philip.  I was able to get right up to the edge of the ridge before the sharp drop off.  For this scene, it was very clear that the bright area in the bottom middle didn't to have detail or else I would not get a useable shot.  So I pointed the spot meter at that brightest point and then pressed the "H" button on my meter, which gave me a "exposure for the highlights" reading, which put that bright spot on about 7.3.  I took the shot at that exposure reading and then took another with one half stop more exposure just to be sure that I captured the right exposure between the two shots (with the Provia 100F, I would have taken the second shot with a 1/2 decreased exposure.). Since there were relative dark areas on bother the upper left and far right, an ND grad filter was not helpful in evening the EVs.  But as I look at it I think the combo of bright and dark areas adds some drama to the scene.
 
There is much more limited ability to edit the scanned slide films, but I did very slightly lift some dark areas in the upper left and then in the shadow area in the far middle right.  Not very much and well within the range of what would have been done back in the wet print days.  With slides, you get what you get and that about it!

[philipus]

There was a food truck festival here last weekend and this is a bit of an improvised series I made. Double-X (Eastman 5222) at EI800 in Diafine (which is a grainy combo), lenses either the 50 Summicron (11817) or the 90 Elmarit-M. I post them in slightly smaller format to fit them into two posts (hopefully not too long).

 

It was a well arranged festival with a large and varied selection, food- and drink-wise, and three places of life music, one of which eventually became an improvised dance floor with a great DJ. I had imagined that there would mainly be people from 40 and up but there was a mix of all ages, which added to the great atmosphere. I hope these photos give a bit of an impression of the event.

 

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[philipus]

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And the second part.

 

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[EoinC]

Another rather monolithic formation from Mount Sodom, Israel

I was concerned about the rather wide tonal range and whether the Velvia 50 could handle it.  I think it did pretty well!  Comments are welcome!

 

SWC, Velvia 50

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This looks very good, Adam. With the range from shadow to highlight, and the blue of the sky, detail and colour are well represented.

[A miller]

This looks very good, Adam. With the range from shadow to highlight, and the blue of the sky, detail and colour are well represented.

 

Thanks, Eoin. 

[EoinC]

...This is the range that you need to be at in order to bring what you are seeing into proper perspective for the "people watching" loving viewer...

Thanks, Adam. It is your 28mm work that inspires me. In fact, I was thinking of your shots while I was walking around, and now have a new metric - With the 35mm, I was shooting from about 2.5 Adams from my subjects.

[EoinC]

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the fourth

 

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Henry

 

Eoin ,  just a notice about grain of TX more visible . 

You agree ? look at the hand , the pores of the skin (pic n°3) are nice !

Yes, Henry. I generally prefer Tri-X grain over T-Max smooth (or 'smooch'), but that may just be that I'm more used to how forgiving Tri-X is.

[A miller]

Thanks, Adam. It is your 28mm work that inspires me. In fact, I was thinking of your shots while I was walking around, and now have a new metric - With the 35mm, I was shooting from about 2.5 Adams from my subjects.

 

 

[EoinC]

 

Early evening with the Velvia 50 punching up the reflection of the blue sky and warm sun...

(I find the natural saturation of the velvia 50 and lack of grain to be quite incredible and unmatched by any film)

Dead Sea, SWC

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Beautiful, Adam. The salt in the water looks like reflections of clouds that aren't there.

[A miller]

Beautiful, Adam. The salt in the water looks like reflections of clouds that aren't there.

 

Interesting perspective, Eoin.  Thanks.  Hadn't thought of that!

[EoinC]

And the second part...

Very good, Philip - They set the scene very well. My 3 favourites are the 'Gastro Burgers", The woman in the Levis t-shirt, and the silhouetted man.

[EoinC]

I like this type of narrative photography, Henry. It really puts us there with the aid workers.

I agree with Philip, Henry. I like photo's that bring a story to life. The writing on the walls of the tent, and the hanging cards add something to the 1st shot.

[gbealnz]

Gary and Eoin I renew my question

sorry don't find the "same"picture for comparison

just scan the picture taken at the same place

Thanks for your choice

You are both nice guys

 

 

Kodak Portra 160

I post again more easy for you to compare

 

Kodak TMax 100

approximately same framing at the same place

 

The advantage of having two cameras with two different films

 

Best

Henry

Same answer from me Henry, colour. It has more feel to it, the sky is more defined, and I like the golden colour of the sand-bars, something that is lost in B&W.

Gary

[gbealnz]

The Minitar lens of the LC-A is well known for giving surprising results. I guess that's what made the Lomo LC-A of any interest for some photographers...

I had to look up what a Lomo LC-A was. Interesting.

Gary

[gbealnz]

 

There was a food truck festival here last weekend and this is a bit of an improvised series I made. Double-X (Eastman 5222) at EI800 in Diafine (which is a grainy combo), lenses either the 50 Summicron (11817) or the 90 Elmarit-M. I post them in slightly smaller format to fit them into two posts (hopefully not too long).

 

It was a well arranged festival with a large and varied selection, food- and drink-wise, and three places of life music, one of which eventually became an improvised dance floor with a great DJ. I had imagined that there would mainly be people from 40 and up but there was a mix of all ages, which added to the great atmosphere. I hope these photos give a bit of an impression of the event.

 

 

 

So, this is what Double X looks like, thank you Philip. I have an unopened roll in the freezer, not sure what to do with it. Might have to try it.

Gary

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There was a food truck festival here last weekend and this is a bit of an improvised series I made. Double-X (Eastman 5222) at EI800 in Diafine (which is a grainy combo), lenses either the 50 Summicron (11817) or the 90 Elmarit-M. I post them in slightly smaller format to fit them into two posts (hopefully not too long).

 

It was a well arranged festival with a large and varied selection, food- and drink-wise, and three places of life music, one of which eventually became an improvised dance floor with a great DJ. I had imagined that there would mainly be people from 40 and up but there was a mix of all ages, which added to the great atmosphere. I hope these photos give a bit of an impression of the event.

 

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eastman xx is a great film ...... I wish cinestill offered more than a limited run once a year. I buy rolls from the film project in NJ and they can be a bit hit and miss at times on quality control. The tonal range in this film is fabulous with really black blacks .... just got some and looking to shooting and sharing ....