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Thanks for your comment, Edward. I think it is Agfa Vista 400. Not too sure, sorry.

This is Berlin. I buy film from an online store which has a street outlet here: Fotoimpex. Like a kid in a candy store, I bought an assortment of film and don't remember what I loaded into the camera as I walked out.

I fully understand :) By the way, fotoimpex are very good. I order quite often from them.

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If I am getting out of hand, please let me know. I am having a lot of fun with this Minox.

 

Minox in nature:

 

The North American opossum/"possum" ( In my life-long relationship, a somewhat misdirected and hapless creature) evidently makes for such succulent carrion that the North American turkey vulture- a normally shy creature that flies off at even the hint of an approaching human- will allow you to park your truck and take a quick snap, rather than give up his seat at the table.

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In fact, the vulture was even willing to put up with the indignation of a portrait shot as I pulled up, stopped, rolled down the window and took a quick snap.

 

 

Minox B, Delta 100

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Berlin hot rods

 

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Suede,

 

This is a photograph that I keep coming back to. I love the subject. It is a very up-lifting shot. It makes me want to have a beer with the group. I hope for an opportunity to take something similar.

 

I do not possess sophisticated knowledge/vocabulary related film types; for this reason, I avoid comment on the subject.........However, there is something about the quality of the image I find pleasing. Now that I know the film used here, I am inspired, and will stick my neck out:

 

In prints, I have always preferred matte finish to glossy. One of the things I find so appealing in the Agfa Vista, and the Fuji Superia, as well, is the fact that the scans from those films always seem to innately present the ghost of a matte finish. I think it very apparent in your "Berlin hot rods."

 

Thanks again,

 

Wayne

 

P.S. Another great thing about the shot is that it makes me think about my Xpan. What a wonderful opportunity it would have been for that camera to show its stuff.

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IID, 50mm 2.5 Hektor, Adox Color Implosion

 

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IID, 50mm 2.5 Hektor, Adox Color Implosion

 

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Wayne,

 

Adox Color Implosion. Fantastic rendition of the subject. Congratulations!

Oh so Monet!

I think this Implosion might be fun to try with some autumn colours here.

 

On the subject of the other picture (hot rods), I think that the matte finish on the closest hot rod, matte black framing the cheery personality, fans one's preference for the matte texture. The photo benefits from some lovely light from a setting sun.

I'll try and post a few more from the same roll of Vista 400.  

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The nails for Agfa Vista red, ignore all other red herrings, earrings and distractions...  :)

 

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Fashion Street ...


 


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M3, Summilux 50 mm V1, PanF50 & LC29


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Great timeless photo, Phil.  To me, the waiter is precisely in the place that you want him to be.  And the slight motion blur is a plus and not a minus.  Everything sings very well and congrats on the wonderful photo!

As the pictures above attest, film is certainly the very best. (There you go - I must be a poet, even though I didn't know it!).

 

Anyway, this is one of those photos (we all have ones like it I think) that, when I took it, I thought "YES!" because I envisaged I'd got a number of elements to work together harmoniously - the lovely light filtering back into the Egyptian café, the classical columns and the funky design on the floor, the ramshackle chairs and tables, then, fortuitously, the waiter walking into the picture. At f2 and 1/15th second I knew he'd be slightly blurred and out-of-focus, and I hoped I'd got him in a good spot and that the rest of the picture would be reasonably sharp, and that he and the other shapes would work together harmoniously in a black and white picture. So often those moments that are "YES!" when we take them turn out to be real fizzers when we come to look at them on the proof sheet, but I was really pleased with this one. In fact I'm still really pleased with it:

 

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Café, Alexandria, Egypt 1987

Canon F1, FDn 35mm f2, Ilford FP4

 

Edward - The only thing that is shameful about this photo is your half case :) :)   :ph34r:   Now take that thing off and enjoy that skin-to-skin sensation that Leica intended!  Don't be afraid - your skin won't hurt the camera! LOL

Shameless selfie :)

 

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Very very interesting, Wayne.  Pretty much the result that Adox claims on the packaging of the film  :)

IID, 50mm 2.5 Hektor, Adox Color Implosion

 

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This is just fabulous!!  Thanks for sharing and more please!

 

Fashion Street ...

 

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M3, Summilux 50 mm V1, PanF50 & LC29

 

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Some of the muscular mountain range in this early morning photo from the Dead Sea :)

Velvia 50

503cw, 250mm sonar Superachromat 

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Henrik Stenson at the Scottish Open 2016, Inverness, shot with M7, 35mm Summicron f/2, Film I think was Portra 400

 

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Edward - The only things shameful about this photo is your half case :) :) :ph34r: Now take that thing off and enjoy that skin-to-skin sensation that Leica intended! Don't be afraid - your skin won't hurt the camera! LOL

 

 

Haha, Adam! That's funny. The reason for the half case isn't to protect the camera, but rather because I find Leica's leatherette to be slippery, especially after hand holding the camera for extended periods of time, as it normally occurs when I'm out on the street shooting. I find that the soft leather of the case improves my grip significantly, and I had to resort to this solution after a couple of near disastrous incidents :) Edited by edwardkaraa
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As the pictures above attest, film is certainly the very best. (There you go - I must be a poet, even though I didn't know it!).

 

Anyway, this is one of those photos (we all have ones like it I think) that, when I took it, I thought "YES!" because I envisaged I'd got a number of elements to work together harmoniously - the lovely light filtering back into the Egyptian café, the classical columns and the funky design on the floor, the ramshackle chairs and tables, then, fortuitously, the waiter walking into the picture. At f2 and 1/15th second I knew he'd be slightly blurred and out-of-focus, and I hoped I'd got him in a good spot and that the rest of the picture would be reasonably sharp, and that he and the other shapes would work together harmoniously in a black and white picture. So often those moments that are "YES!" when we take them turn out to be real fizzers when we come to look at them on the proof sheet, but I was really pleased with this one. In fact I'm still really pleased with it:

 

p119903725-5.jpg

 

Café, Alexandria, Egypt 1987

Canon F1, FDn 35mm f2, Ilford FP4

 

Hey Phil - As I reflect on this photo more and more, I am thinking there really is something missing on the wall ---->  a photo of the Dead Sea!!!  Ha ha LOL.  Just kidding.

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Haha, Adam! That's funny. The reason for the half case isn't to protect the camera, but rather because I find Leica's leatherette to be slippery, especially after hand holding the camera for extended periods of time, as it normally occurs when I'm out on the street shooting. I find that the soft leather of the case improves my grip significantly, and I had to resort to this solution after a couple of near disastrous incidents :)

 

Aha, I see what you mean!

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Berlin hot rods

 

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I had to look twice to recognize the location, although it is not difficult to recognize the bridge in the background. I have seen these hot rods quite some times, but never tried them myself. Was it great fun? Maybe its worth a try when I have visitors. Thanks for sharing this picture from my hometown :)

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Have the next roll scanned, so I will continue my road trip series. Inspired by a picture from this thread I took this one from a bridge in Düsseldorf:

 

 

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Minilux - Kodak 200

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