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Pinhole image by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

Pringles can pinhole camera

 

Curved film plane

 

3-inch (approximately 73mm) pinhole to film plane distance

 

f/256 approximate f/stop

 

4-minute approximate exposure time in shaded overcast early morning sunlight

 

4x5 inch, ISO 100, Fomapan B&W film

 

VERY interesting workflow and creativity.  It showcases a different dimension of film photography that is not really represented in this "thread."  I'd love to see more of your passion!

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8918440322_e646f55107_c.jpg

Pinhole image by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

Pringles can pinhole camera

Curved film plane

3-inch (approximately 73mm) pinhole to film plane distance

f/256 approximate f/stop

4-minute approximate exposure time in shaded overcast early morning sunlight

4x5 inch, ISO 100, Fomapan B&W film

Great (incomplete) story telling.

I can't imagine anyone holding their hand relatively static for 4 minutes, amazing work both in front and behind the pinhole.

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Evening walk along edge of woods. Last bit of contrast.

 

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IID, 50mm 2.5 Hektor, Bergger Pancro 400

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A few 135 from Japan.................I'm sure Henry would love these but after seeing my S shots I do not. Even printed they just don't have that.........

 

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Thanks, Adam. Your reading is right, there's always more than what meets the eye. You know how it can be with robes and monk-y business...  ;)

 

Anyway, pushing on a bit more with things austere and zen, here's a couple of none-too-emaciated alms-squad members doing their humble morning round. Offerings are always made with deep reverence...

 

Ayutthaya, Thailand

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M4 Adox Silvermax 100

Part of that is that in Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos, Buddhist males are expected to spend a period as initiate monks. There is no clear visible distinction between a 'National Service' monk and a 'Career' monk, but the sandals are their own. A monk wearing Dolce + Gabbana sandals is likely to be from a well-off family, or was in the right place at the right time during the morning's alms-giving.

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8918440322_e646f55107_c.jpg

Pinhole image by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

Pringles can pinhole camera

 

Curved film plane

 

3-inch (approximately 73mm) pinhole to film plane distance

 

f/256 approximate f/stop

 

4-minute approximate exposure time in shaded overcast early morning sunlight

 

4x5 inch, ISO 100, Fomapan B&W film

Well done, Narsuitus. I remember an excellent series in Ireland (Dublin, if I remember correctly) shot back in the 1980's using a coffee tin pinhole camera.

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A few 135 from Japan.................I'm sure Henry would love these but after seeing my S shots I do not. Even printed they just don't have that.........

 

Neil

Did these shots appear underexposed, Neil? It looks like they've gotten 'noisy' in trying to get detail out of the shadows.

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Did these shots appear underexposed, Neil? It looks like they've gotten 'noisy' in trying to get detail out of the shadows.

 

Not really mate........I developed them myself so that might have something to do with it, but all the negs looked okay and required very little correction to the exposure.

I printed off a copy of the entrance to the temple which was the worst for noise and the actual print looks okay, it just docent pop

 

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And that's possibly the source of your disappointment Neil, 135 vs 4x5. Hiding to nothing.

I too thought the 35mm stuff looked thin/grainy.

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yea mate the more I shoot LF the more I’m enjoying it. Just the whole process of loading the film to developing it.

I will give the Hasselblad 503 a blast next time Home as a walk about Camera in Thailand and see how I get on with that again.

Neil

 

 

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Thanks, Eoin.  :)  

Another "Wow!", Adam. It surprises me that you can keep surprising me...but you do. This is very nice, and wall-worthy.

 

Neil - I agree with the others.  The first is lovely but I think lacks the detail capture that you seem to be after.  The second clearly is not so much underexposed as it is contrasty.   The bright tones are quite bright and have plenty of exposure.  It is the dark tones that don't have much detail.  The digitization of the negative doesn't flatter this contrast as it reproduces detail-less shadows with blue casts.  In a wet print, the shadows would be black like a normal shadow and I think you'd like the image better.  I don't know what kind scanner you are using but it doesn't seem to be getting the most out of the negative.  

 

As for 35mm format, I think one has to think about color palette and composition as being the strong points rather than detail and sharpness.  There are plenty of landscapes out there that would look amazing and wall-worthy in 35mm format.  Smaller prints, for sure.  But still...

 

 

A few 135 from Japan.................I'm sure Henry would love these but after seeing my S shots I do not. Even printed they just don't have that.........

 

Neil

 

This one is very nice.  Great choice of coffee and plenty of detail!

An 8x10 shot with HP5+ and a little coffee added for fun

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