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After seeing the NYC kid in action with his SWC, it might be time to hang up my gloves, LOL.

Some light relief in floral terms.

Leicaflex SL

50 Summicron R

Kodak 200

Plustek 8100.

Gary

 

 

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First one is truly superb, Phil. Very well done.

 

I don't think I've posted this pair here before - apologies if I have.

 

The first picture I took in 1980, when I was looking for pictures for a photography course I was doing at the time. It has since become one of my favourite photographs :

 

p564062274-5.jpg

 

Rowers, South Yarra, 1979

Canon AE1, FD 100mm f2.8 SC, Agfapan 100

 

The second was just a few years ago, 32 years after the first one was taken, when I decided to revisit the location and see if I could recapture something like the first picture:

 

p1109874114-5.jpg

 

Rowers, South Yarra, 2012

Canon A1, FDn 100mm F2, Kodak E100VS

 

I remembered I'd used 1/8th or 1/15th of a second, so I just kept shooting to see what I'd get (a bit like I'd done with the first photo).

 

As Henry alluded to above, with our tangible film negatives or transparencies these sorts of things will always be possible. It might also be possible with digital, but if I were wanting to make sure of it, I'd always stick with film to give you a solid, real, palpable object.

 

I think this is the best version of the scene so far, Adam.

 

 

Golden Hour, Lower Manhattan

SWC, Ektar

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After seeing the NYC kid in action with his SWC, it might be time to hang up my gloves, LOL.

Some light relief in floral terms.

Leicaflex SL

50 Summicron R

Kodak 200

Plustek 8100.

Gary

 

Wonderful color Gary specially the first.

You are now good expert , both in color and b&w :)

Who said Leicaflex is "obsolete" ?

 

Another wow shot Adam.

Gary

 

I say also "Wow" as Gary

So "Wow,Wow" (double wow) for Adam :)

Henry

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No extension rings this time.

 

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203FE

80 Planar

Portra 400VC (expired in 2010) at EI100

Coolscan 9000 (wet mount)

Really nice your series Philip. Purple color is superb !

It's also nice without extension tubes Philip

Nice contre-jour highlighting your flowers and the tree :)

Best

Henry

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Back from Madrid and have been scanning non stop the past few hours :) 

 

4 rolls scanned 3 to go! :)

 

I've got plenty to post the coming weeks ^^ 

 

Leica R8

Summicron-R 1:2,0/50mm

Kodak Portra 160

 

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Back from Madrid and have been scanning non stop the past few hours :)

 

4 rolls scanned 3 to go! :)

 

I've got plenty to post the coming weeks ^^ 

 

Leica R8

Summicron-R 1:2,0/50mm

Kodak Portra 160

 

34660013760_c19d745cec_k.jpg

 

Very nice and lovely portrait , details skin , color or "pores", are very well reproduced 

Edges and lines of the face , very soft , pleasant to watch  :)

Thank you for taking time to scan and to show us your pictures...

Best

Henry

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Leica M7-Apo Summicron 90 Asph-Kodak Portra 160 (dev myself  in Tetenal)

 

 

For Wayne,Gary, Eoin and All  I have only some poppies to offer you in comparison

with beautiful and superb flowers of Gary, Philip :)

 

Poppies in wheat blooming fields

May 2017

Ha red pf Portra :)

 

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For James WB checked :)

Rg

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When I visited Loire Valley castles we are in hotel near a Nuclear plant

the day of departure ...  with sunrise :)

 

Avaray

April 2017

 

Leica MP-Kodak TX400 (dev myself in Kodak D76) - 50 Summilux Asph

 

 

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Leica M7-Apo Summicron 90 Asph-Kodak Portra 160 (dev myself  in Tetenal)

 

 

For Wayne,Gary, Eoin and All  I have only some poppies to offer you in comparison

with beautiful and superb flowers of Gary, Philip :)

 

Poppies in wheat blooming fields

May 2017

Ha red pf Portra :)

 

attachicon.gifImage13popkp16m7apo90cefbw++++1000.jpg

 

For James WB checked :)

Rg

H.

Have you noticed the bumblebee ? :)

 

Crop 100% of the poppy at right

The definition is outstanding and fine , the Apo Summicron 90 Asph has a part in this definition

Fabulous lens I recommand :) . Don't forget we are in 24x36 not MF, and in addition edges and lines are

nice and soft  , when watching because of grain :)  not squarred pixels with smoothing lines  :angry:

 

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I would like to bring you my testimony that climate warming is not a TV game.

 

It actually happens every day, in all countries in the world and especially in South East Asia.
I was on mission for several years and I noticed that at the last mission we were working under extremely difficult

conditions under the heat . I am the visual witness and you can not tell me I lie !

 

Here are some pictures I took during this medical humanitarian mission.

 

I care the mother of this gentleman , responsible for monitoring the basin of water ,the size of a large lake. During

a break,  he took me to see the reservoir where the water source is and he told me that the water becomes very

difficult to find, its source decreases from year to year , as you can see from the level of the water in background

and according to him, it will go down again. The population may no longer have water in the years to come, there

will be misery and famine. In addition it does not rain, it is drought and the outside temperature is 41 ° C the heat

wave !

 

Leica M7-Kodak Ektar 100-35 Summilux Asph

 

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Fields and ponds are dry, no water.The lock you see on the two photos below is raised but since there is

no water , the fields are dry !

 

Leica M7 (works under heat wave) - Summilux 35 Asph-Kodak Portra 160

 

 

Under heat wave  41°- 44°C  , you must walk, our air condtioned minibus cannot continue on this narrow road.

I had 41 °C in the shadow, under the tree  !

 

 

Best

Henry

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Old technology. Batteries not required.

 

Panjiayuan Antiques (Dirt) Market – Beijing. XP2-Super for anyone who cares.

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Old technology. Batteries not required.

 

Panjiayuan Antiques (Dirt) Market – Beijing. XP2-Super for anyone who cares.

Well done Michael and nice picture :) .

I imagine the gentleman at right asking himself if he is not going to buy

one of these antiques gramophones in place of his MP3 smartphone

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I don't think I've posted this pair here before - apologies if I have.

 

The first picture I took in 1980, when I was looking for pictures for a photography course I was doing at the time. It has since become one of my favourite photographs :

 

p564062274-5.jpg

 

Rowers, South Yarra, 1979

Canon AE1, FD 100mm f2.8 SC, Agfapan 100

 

The second was just a few years ago, 32 years after the first one was taken, when I decided to revisit the location and see if I could recapture something like the first picture:

 

p1109874114-5.jpg

 

Rowers, South Yarra, 2012

Canon A1, FDn 100mm F2, Kodak E100VS

 

I remembered I'd used 1/8th or 1/15th of a second, so I just kept shooting to see what I'd get (a bit like I'd done with the first photo).

 

As Henry alluded to above, with our tangible film negatives or transparencies these sorts of things will always be possible. It might also be possible with digital, but if I were wanting to make sure of it, I'd always stick with film to give you a solid, real, palpable object.

Very beautyful, congrat!
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I can't thank you all, and everyone who has been so kind as to look at my photos, for the incredible generosity of spirit and kindness that has been shown on this thread. It is a wonderful place to hang out and I am so glad I found you all. I love that everyone has their own particular and unique vision and that we all see the world through eyes that recognize different wonders and appreciate things from perspectives that illuminate and educate the rest of us. This is what sharing and co-operation, and that wonderful word interdependence, is all about. And I love that we all use wonderful film, and the quirky and beautiful cameras that will last and last well beyond ourselves, as will the pictures we make with them.

 

Thank you.

 

 

Phil, 

 

Thank you for your well-chosen words, that, to me, capture so well a lot of what I feel, see and experience on this thread. And also thank you for your pictorial contributions; quite frequently you show those iconic pictures, the B&W rowers are just one of them, that remind me why I love photography, and that show the endless possibilities that we have to freeze a small piece of time onto paper.

 

Regards,

 

Christoph

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Christoph,

thank you for posting. I would say this is also a great portrait, sure!

 

From my point of view the question of which film was used that is not the point. Your portraits are great ... and I am not a fan of tattoos, I have not one. But it was pleasure to look at your portraits.

 

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Gregor

 

Gregor,

 

Thanks for your comments. While the main point of photography is - of course - the picture, I thought at least some on this forum may be interested in the film used, and a comparison picture - even if not shown side by side - can make it clear what impact the choice of film can have in the final result. 

 

I find that, as a photographer, making portraits in the street, I have to interact in some ways with my subjects. Some of them clearly have - how shall I put it - different interests/cultures from those that I normally pursue/are engulfed in, and I find those interactions enriching as I get insights that I would never have got without a camera...

 

So when I set out I had not idea what I would find and how people would react. And all of the people on the pictures were extremely friendly and helpful, were proud to show the pieces of art embedded in their skins, and I am happy to show them, even though - like you - I am not a fan of tattoos myself. 

 

One of the persons who was just leaving the tattoo convention centre sported a newly set tattoo, still covered in a transparent foil, which I understand is put on top of the tattoo to stop bleeding from the needle. He also proudly mentioned the name of the artist, which unfortunately was lost on me for above mentioned reason...

 

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C.

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Gregor,

 

Thanks for your comments. While the main point of photography is - of course - the picture, I thought at least some on this forum may be interested in the film used, and a comparison picture - even if not shown side by side - can make it clear what impact the choice of film can have in the final result. 

 

I find that, as a photographer, making portraits in the street, I have to interact in some ways with my subjects. Some of them clearly have - how shall I put it - different interests/cultures from those that I normally pursue/are engulfed in, and I find those interactions enriching as I get insights that I would never have got without a camera...

 

So when I set out I had not idea what I would find and how people would react. And all of the people on the pictures were extremely friendly and helpful, were proud to show the pieces of art embedded in their skins, and I am happy to show them, even though - like you - I am not a fan of tattoos myself. 

 

One of the persons who was just leaving the tattoo convention centre sported a newly set tattoo, still covered in a transparent foil, which I understand is put on top of the tattoo to stop bleeding from the needle. He also proudly mentioned the name of the artist, which unfortunately was lost on me for above mentioned reason...

 

attachicon.gif170408_2_M4-P_0013.jpg

M4-P, 35, Rollei IR400, 92 Filter, exposed at 25ASA, developed in Rodinal 1:50

 

Best regards

 

C.

 

Christoph,

I understand what do you mean .... absolutely! If my words not clear enough, please forgive me. My intention was only to explain that your portraits are outstanding and that independently which film do you use!!! :)

 

Chapeau!

 

Best

GRegor 

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