Guest )-( Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32701 Posted May 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like the Bank station shot Steve. I used to work 5 minutes walk from here, though on the night shift so I pretty much had the place to myself - I was always too nervous to be wandering those streets with a camera inside the 'Ring of Steel' as it was at the time (Irish Republican threat times), so nothing to show unfortunately. For Henry - I also meant to add that, having had an M10 on order for 3 months (to 'complete' my M kit), the day it arrived at the store I backed out and decided to stay 'all in with film'. I realised it had been a complete year of only film and that, for better or for worse, I love it! So I splurged some of the funds on film equipment and film, pocketed the rest, and will stay the course, wherever it leads me. One with Portra 400 from the very picturesque Welsh town of Llangollen, MP/35 Summilux 11663 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edwardkaraa Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32702 Posted May 17, 2017 one night in Mayfair . . . . . Very nice photos from London, Steve. The Portra colors are outstanding. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32703 Posted May 17, 2017 I like the Bank station shot Steve. I used to work 5 minutes walk from here, though on the night shift so I pretty much had the place to myself - I was always too nervous to be wandering those streets with a camera inside the 'Ring of Steel' as it was at the time (Irish Republican threat times), so nothing to show unfortunately. For Henry - I also meant to add that, having had an M10 on order for 3 months (to 'complete' my M kit), the day it arrived at the store I backed out and decided to stay 'all in with film'. I realised it had been a complete year of only film and that, for better or for worse, I love it! So I splurged some of the funds on film equipment and film, pocketed the rest, and will stay the course, wherever it leads me. One with Portra 400 from the very picturesque Welsh town of Llangollen, MP/35 Summilux 11663 Really like this one. Simple but has something special. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest )-( Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32704 Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks Edward, nice of you to say so. Portra 400 helped me 'get away with' the bright white cafe building a bit. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32705 Posted May 17, 2017 outside the royal academy ... Interesting photograph I particularly like the interactions lower right! Regards Charles 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32706 Posted May 17, 2017 Thank you both. The attitude to the environment is (as everywhere) a bit mixed. The lake is valued, but so is the economic value of the farms in the distance - they grow flowers and if you buy a bouquet, there is a good chance that what you buy comes from Kenya - so supporting the economy with lake water has some practical merit. But there is generally a sense that the environment is crucial. In another area we watched a family of Cheetahs playing with a plastic bag out on the savannah - when they lost interest in the bag two drivers/guides chased down the plastic bag and removed it. The savannah was spotless and there was much annoyance that someone would have left a plastic bag outside and endangered the animals and environment. Local residents are quite vigilant. Interestingly, Crescent Island (close to my picture) has a rough airstrip, which was used to film "Out Of Africa", and Karen Blixen's name (and house) are much revered in Kenya. Flying to and from very rural areas in Kenya involves air strips in the middle of nowhere with no air traffic control what so ever - just a gravel strip and small aircraft. We were in a small Cessna that carried up to 12 passengers and which I found very claustrophobic. In-flight service consisted of the pilot handing back a bag of candies. A Gravol pill helped my stomach. We were there by invitation through the Canadian High Commission - a trip we might otherwise not have made - that would have been a life mistake. Michael, thank you for the insights! It's easy sometimes to be an arm chair critic and loose sight of the bigger picture! Regards Charles 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bateleur Posted May 17, 2017 Popular Post Share #32707 Posted May 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) While on the subject of East Africa ... Rwenzori Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - Ilford HP5 21 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - Ilford HP5 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3276555'>More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share #32708 Posted May 17, 2017 While on the subject of East Africa ... Rwenzori Rwenzori.jpg Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - Ilford HP5 Very nice Charles , great picture Henry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share #32709 Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) I like the Bank station shot Steve. I used to work 5 minutes walk from here, though on the night shift so I pretty much had the place to myself - I was always too nervous to be wandering those streets with a camera inside the 'Ring of Steel' as it was at the time (Irish Republican threat times), so nothing to show unfortunately. For Henry - I also meant to add that, having had an M10 on order for 3 months (to 'complete' my M kit), the day it arrived at the store I backed out and decided to stay 'all in with film'. I realised it had been a complete year of only film and that, for better or for worse, I love it! So I splurged some of the funds on film equipment and film, pocketed the rest, and will stay the course, wherever it leads me. One with Portra 400 from the very picturesque Welsh town of Llangollen, MP/35 Summilux 11663 Coogee nice street picture , well done Coogee, about the M10 you said in your post , I find that some color images of the M10 and also M9 remind a lot the film , I say "some" images (not all) and only for color , I do not speak of black and white because the conversion color to b&w loses details , specially in the shadows valid also for film . But we also have on some photos,these "hypernets" lines and edges which are specific to the digital with these smoothed square pixels, and for that we can not do much ! Also visible on the majority of the photos threads in Leica Forum That said you are all experts in photos with years of experience behind you, and you know, I hope sincerily , how to distinguish what is "true" color like poppies from what is "approximate" color (I call "distorsion") , not yet satisfactory at this stage of the design of the sensor ! I'm a little tired of saying the same thing every time (on more than 1500 pages of this thread) and I will eventually tell myself, If I am the only one (except some of you here) to love the color (and black & white) of the film. I am seriously questioning myself : "Am I normal ? Maybe I have to stop taking photos and sell or give to my kids all my photo material. Regards Henry Edward , great color of your bougainvilea picture . Fuji Pro160 has really the right color . You said that digital is better , have you compared this flower in both material just to see the difference ? https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?p=3276045 Edited May 17, 2017 by Doc Henry 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioF Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32710 Posted May 17, 2017 This is at Passignano Sul Trasimeno on the Trasimeno lake. I drove by the lake on the road to Perugia. Again M6 + 35/2 asph with an orange filter and Trix400. Ciao. Antonio. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest )-( Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32711 Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks Henry and my apologies, I meant to enthuse you not depress you! I don't worry if film is better than digital or v.v. I just know i like film!, this is all that matters to me. I just found a little extra confidence to embrace it, that's all. Have a great day 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32712 Posted May 17, 2017 A man of my own taste Excellent reflection! The reflection from many pages ago (as a couple of you had asked) was, I think(!), a double one, showing what was in front reflected from behind me - from these shiny, corporate/public space things/art objects installed in a newly homogenised area of Sydney (Darling Harbour Mk.2) I do love complex reflections and frames inside frames. I should probably use an SLR really rather than the rangefinder/TLR/SWC that I do use, that are probably the least practical tools for this purpose but then it wouldn't be nearly as much fun. A more straightforward reflection from the same shiny things. M3, 50APO, Delta 400 Good shot Steve. A little more England ...... Great news An M10 is the equivalent of, well, a very large amount of film and fun. For Henry - I also meant to add that, having had an M10 on order for 3 months (to 'complete' my M kit), the day it arrived at the store I backed out and decided to stay 'all in with film'. Just fantastic Charles. I miss East Africa. While on the subject of East Africa ... Rwenzori Rwenzori.jpg Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - Ilford HP5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32713 Posted May 17, 2017 Charles's photo made me think of this one from Aberdare National Park. Flickr 1N 200/2.8L RVP 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32714 Posted May 17, 2017 While on the subject of East Africa ... Rwenzori Rwenzori.jpg Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - Ilford HP5 Very nice! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32715 Posted May 17, 2017 Edward , great color of your bougainvilea picture . Fuji Pro160 has really the right color . You said that digital is better , have you compared this flower in both material just to see the difference ? https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?p=3276045 Thank you Henry! I wouldn't dare say digital is better Especially for flowers, it would be almost impossible to keep the red channel from blowing out, and besides, film gives the flowers this intangible organic look 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32716 Posted May 17, 2017 outside the royal academy ... Nice work, Steve. I especially like the one outside the Underground Station. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32717 Posted May 17, 2017 ...I backed out and decided to stay 'all in with film'... Good move, Coogee! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32718 Posted May 17, 2017 While on the subject of East Africa ... Rwenzori Rwenzori.jpg Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - Ilford HP5 This is terrific. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32719 Posted May 17, 2017 Another from my recent series of compact tightly-framed monochrome scenes of Manhattan from above 503cw, 250mm superachromat, Delta 100 Lovely, i was in a shop on holiday and noticed a book by an old American photographer that did shots just like these last arial views you have posted, just wish i could remeber his name 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted May 17, 2017 Share #32720 Posted May 17, 2017 Returning with the catch, M4P + 21mmF4 Color Skopar HP5, Hopefully my life will be back to normal now after the last 2 weeks 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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