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1 hour ago, stray cat said:

Oh yeah, under you go. It reminds me of the following exchange from LA Confidential after Russell Crowe found the body of a former colleague:

Bud White:
Bullshit. How would a two-bit hick like Meeks get his hands on a large supply of heroin?

Johnny Stompanato:
You're right, it's probably bullshit. Even if he did, he could never unload it. Not without drawing all kinds of attention.

Bud White:
Maybe that's why he's under a house in Elysian Park and he don't smell too good, paesano.

Assa Nissi Massi? Or is that Fellini’s 8 1/2? Rollo Tomasi! You crack me up! The crawlspace is my playground.

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Still in Bergamo. Some old-timers were driving through the city while we were there. The Polypan's lack of anti halation layer shines through in the reflections.

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9 hours ago, JMF said:

Another favorite camera !

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Acros 100 - Nikon L35 AW (All Weather)

Nice and dark and brooding. With that result I don't really care which camera was used, I'm wondering instead if you survived the storm that apparently was brewing. 🙂

8 hours ago, Kl@usW. said:

I should have taken the yellow filter off the lens-but had no case with me. So the leaves of the vines are a bit blown in the backlight. I rarely take the SLX 35, I even thought of selling it; but every time I eventually use that lens, it wow´s me...  

I did another batch of  the Ferrania P 30: @ EI 20 and a reduced development  ( Rodinal - 15 % time on the Mass.Dev recommendation for EI 80 !  ) it seems to behave after all... 

MP; SLX 35 @2,0; Yellow, Ferrania P30 @20, Rodinal

What a nice result. The SLX 35 and P30 seem to be a good combination.

5 hours ago, stray cat said:

I was quite influenced by Irving Penn's still lifes when I was preparing a portfolio submission in my final year of photography college. These were all discarded objects from unknown people from decades ago that we found underneath our house:

still life (after Penn) 1991

bronica 6X7, metz flash, Tmax 100

Still life - second life - after life? You matched Irvings style quite well. The paper-line of the background on the right is a bit inconsistent though. 

4 hours ago, Ernest said:

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Iridescent strained glass colour hypnosis, brush-strokes included. 

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vor 5 Stunden schrieb stray cat:

I was quite influenced by Irving Penn's still lifes when I was preparing a portfolio submission in my final year of photography college. These were all discarded objects from unknown people from decades ago that we found underneath our house:

still life (after Penn) 1991

bronica 6X7, metz flash, Tmax 100

In a way these humble tools have a personality, even a  dignity, and after a while they start telling their story if you look at the picture long enough. your picture conveys it quite well.  Looking at the arrangement, it carried me to Bologna, Italy-- and the pictures of Georgio Morandi. He did the same as you did: giving these mundane objects a voice.  Maybe it wasn't your intention when preparing the portfolio, but then artifacts live their own life.  

vor 4 Stunden schrieb Ernest:

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The next thing to happen are sparks between the black blocks--or else they are pushed away from each other.. 

vor 1 Stunde schrieb christoph_d:

Still in Bergamo. Some old-timers were driving through the city while we were there. The Polypan's lack of anti halation layer shines through in the reflections.

MP, 50, Polypan-F

 the reflections are the cherry on the cake here... 

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2 hours ago, christoph_d said:

Still in Bergamo. Some old-timers were driving through the city while we were there. The Polypan's lack of anti halation layer shines through in the reflections.

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Hi Christoph, I love the Polypan-F halation shown nicely here. Unfortunately the film is obsolete now, isn’t it. Anything that comes close I wonder?

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building a new "Autobahn" bridge results in huge and fascinating construction sites--and endless traffic jams... this site  is particularly infamous: the new Neckar-Brücke near Heilbronn... 

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MP; 3,8/24; Yellow filter; Ferrania P30 @25;   Rodinal 

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45 minutes ago, Steve Ricoh said:

Hi Christoph, I love the Polypan-F halation shown nicely here. Unfortunately the film is obsolete now, isn’t it. Anything that comes close I wonder?

Hi Steve, 

Polypan-F is indeed quite an interesting film, quite imperfect in many respects (lack of anti-halation layer, faults in the emulsion,  often showing a visible grain, very thin carrier film) but that's the charm 😀.  A few years back it was on offer at different places in EU (don't know about the US though), and I bought and froze a few rolls at the time. That's what I use, so I am not sure if they can be bought at present, but I fear it was, even at the time, a "getting rid of old stock" kind of exercise, and I simply have not looked if it is available since.

Many years before my experience with Polypan I tried some Lucky films from China, also without the anti-halation layer. That was not too bad, except that all films had a nice telegraph line manufactured in them, 👎 so I shot one roll and haven't touched Lucky films since. It did have some similar characteristics as the Polypan though.

Occasionally I had seen obscure films (IR-films for example) offered without the anti-halation layer on the Fotoimpex or Maco sites, but I have not tried any. 

As a Friday afternoon project, and if you have access to a darkroom, you could simply wash any undeveloped film in water, which should get rid of the anti-halation layer, and afterwards dry the film - all in absolute darkness of course - roll it back into its canister and off you go. Cinestill get's its helo in that way too I suppose. 

Also, can you send me a PM on this matter?

Best regards,

Christoph

 

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I struggled with the exposure on this, it being very dark. 

Bobbin Mill Yard

MP, 50 Summilux Asph, Tmax400@200, D76 1+1 9mins at 20C.

Pete

 

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On 4/19/2020 at 6:30 PM, JMF said:

en Tocopilla by JM__, on Flickr

Provia 100 - M2 - 35 Summilux asph

⬆️ I can't tell exactly, but somehow I find this scene very attractive. Maybe its the combination of the brownish, earthen tones and the blues.

On 4/19/2020 at 8:25 PM, philipus said:

Actually, let's take a quick walk back across that bridge to the Riddarholmen island.

Opposite the church I posted earlier lies the Wrangel Palace which houses the Svea Court of Appeal since 1756. There's are a few Gustav Vasa links here, too. One of the palace's towers used to form part of Vasa's defence line in Stockholm. And the palace served as royal residence after the quite impressive Tre Kronor ('Three Crowns') palace burnt down in 1697. Vasa and his successors had lived in that palace which was around 400 years old at the time of its destruction. As it was constructed from wood and copper the fire spread quickly.

Btw I shot the photo of the church from the small alley to the right in the background.


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⬆️ Excellent work! I am a great fan of shutter blade stars :)

On 4/19/2020 at 10:34 PM, Kl@usW. said:

James, thank you for sharing your feelings.  Is your comment ironic ? If so, it escapes me and please excuse my response:  For me, the picture is far from sad. It shows part of a cultural tradition;  something  people have been using  before the advent of plastic and metal, that was plentiful, accessible for each and everybody, nontoxic and sustainable: the humble twig of the willow, cut in spring.  As a cultural tool and resource it dates back millennia and enabled catching fish in creels, carrying home gathered berries in wicker baskets, carrying babies .....you could write a cultural  history on the artifacts made of willow twigs. Today in my part of the world it´s still used-unfortunately only by few- vintners and gardeners to bind the vines in  their vineyards .... In the region were I live, vintners usually have one or two of these willows in their garden, to make use of the twigs in spring.  

The willows need shearing every spring-otherwise the "head" it will break apart after some years from the weight of the branches and the tree will die... 

K. 

MP; Summaron 2,8/35; PanF, DDX

⬆️ Thank you for this interesting background information about the use of the willows. It is a pity, that we do not use such natural resources more often. We have a shopping basket made from willow twigs in regular use - much better than any plastic bag for sure.

On 4/20/2020 at 7:34 AM, christoph_d said:

Like it. With the clouds behind and the subdued colours it somehow reminds me of the suggestion of Viktor Frankl to complete the Statue of Liberty on the east coast with a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast. 

Thank you for your feedback and the provided context. Again something new for me to explore.

On 4/20/2020 at 8:43 AM, Wayne said:

Big redbud

Retina IIc, Rodenstock Retina-Heligon 2.8/50, Superia 200

⬆️ Wow - what a wonderful color in this tree.

On 4/20/2020 at 4:30 PM, christoph_d said:

#2

M5, 50, P30, Perceptol

Very nice car - and the film suits this classic truly great!

On 4/21/2020 at 9:30 AM, Bateleur said:

Another example to satisfy my love of bridges, especially metal ones.

I'm glad you like it. I also like this kind of bridges a lot. 

15 hours ago, Wayne said:

Unscharf, Old School

Plum blossums

Rolleflex Original, 3.8 Tessar, TriX 200 @ 25 (Expired 1959)

Great result for this aged film. This gives me hope that my oldest unexpired films in the fridge will come out good in the future. My oldest rolls are from the 1970s...

14 hours ago, JMF said:

Mauritius by JM__, on Flickr

Ektar 100 - 35 W Nikkor 1.8 - M6

This picture makes me longing for an end of the travel bans imposed on us. 

14 hours ago, JMF said:

Another favorite camera !

Buziós by JM__, on Flickr

Acros 100 - Nikon L35 AW (All Weather)

Reminds me of Salgado's work. A very captivating scene.

13 hours ago, Kl@usW. said:

I should have taken the yellow filter off the lens-but had no case with me. So the leaves of the vines are a bit blown in the backlight. I rarely take the SLX 35, I even thought of selling it; but every time I eventually use that lens, it wow´s me...  

I did another batch of  the Ferrania P 30: @ EI 20 and a reduced development  ( Rodinal - 15 % time on the Mass.Dev recommendation for EI 80 !  ) it seems to behave after all... 

MP; SLX 35 @2,0; Yellow, Ferrania P30 @20, Rodinal

Filtered or not - I like the result a lot!

1 hour ago, Stealth3kpl said:

I struggled with the exposure on this, it being very dark. 

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MP, 50 Summilux Asph, Tmax400@200, D76 1+1 9mins at 20C.

Pete

You managed the difficulties in the lighting very good, imho! Interesting place, btw.

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Klaus, I'm happy you like it. These were shot in November last year. They are longish exposures. I typically use f11 so they are probably in the range of 1,5-2 mins.

17 hours ago, Kl@usW. said:

Philip, I like your tour of "Stockholm by night"  very much. Perfect rendering of the dark blue sky--and the exposure is spot on.. Are these long time exposures --no people recognizable ? Or is this corona-Stockholm ?  

K. 

This is a terrific camera. Like J-M says the lens is superb. 

20 hours ago, Stealth3kpl said:

Hold on to your fedora. I've fixed a compact that I was given, found a film in the fridge, and have some D76 ready and waiting. Let's do this!

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Wow that looks like a rickety construction! Fascinating. End of the bucket list might be the best place as it does look like an accident waiting to happen. It looks like a vintage photo until one spots the selfie stick and phone.

16 hours ago, Suede said:

The Goteik Viaduct, Myanmar.   [HP5]

Between Pyin Oo Lwin and Lashio, this 100m high viaduct was built in something like 1904 with steel that came all the way from Pennsylvania in the US. It is one of the scariest railway trestle bridges in the world. The train slows down to a crawl when it crosses, something like 10 km per hour. The sideways rocking is really impressive.

The crossing is definitely a bucket list contender, but once is enough to scare the living daylights out of a normal person. I'd advise you to put it last on that list.  

It's true they're bulky compared to an M, but weight-wise they're not that bad. For instance my 203FE with the 80 Planar FE and magazine is 1,6kg whereas my M6TTL and 50 Summilux ASPH weighs close to 1kg. What I really like about the 203 is that it is a point and shoot with amazing light (and flash) metering. 

Just trying to help you spend money :D 

15 hours ago, benqui said:

I know what you mean Klaus. In times of Corona where you are at home you have plenty of time time to read reviews of many cameras and the GAS is starting to knock at my door. I really like the Hassi, but during my trips to Iran I had the M6 with me and taking photos was much easier (faster). I tried a Plaubel Makina 67 as a travel camera, but the bellow got a leakage and you can imagine how the photos looked. And this is exactly what you say: I look through the beautiful viewfinder of the M4, happy to hear the shutter sound and I ask myself: what do I really need more?

Great metering Phil, really excellent, and a compelling composition.

11 hours ago, stray cat said:

I was quite influenced by Irving Penn's still lifes when I was preparing a portfolio submission in my final year of photography college. These were all discarded objects from unknown people from decades ago that we found underneath our house:

still life (after Penn) 1991

bronica 6X7, metz flash, Tmax 100

 

 

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Dipping back to Montpellier, here's a hatfie.

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9 hours ago, christoph_d said:

Nice and dark and brooding. With that result I don't really care which camera was used, I'm wondering instead if you survived the storm that apparently was brewing. 🙂

 

 

 

Sure, I was fine with a Kayak and a waterproof camera 🙂

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Acros 100

Cheers, JM.

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Lockdown color complement exercise; stare at the orange field for 30 seconds, then look at either of the gray fields, and it will turn blue. Do the same with the green field, and you will see a red stripe when you look at the gray field.

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Subtraction II Diptych
M-A 50 APO Fuji Natura

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Minilux - Kodak Portra 160

 

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