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@Eoin it seems for me pictures are better for exposure and definition or it provides from your scanner

comparig with your pictures posted above with another camera ?

 

@RapierW the definition is incredible in your last pictures.

 

Both of you are wonderful grain , tonality and shade of b&w and definition is great  :)

may be also providing of Ilford PanF and Delta 100

 

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us :)

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Henry

The differences may be more to do with the light, Henry. As you know, the tropics tend to have quite harsh lighting during the day, so that can increase apparent contrast.

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Mirror mirror on the wall.........

Tmax 400, MP, 1.4/50

 

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@Eoin it seems for me pictures are better for exposure and definition or it provides from your scanner

comparig with your pictures posted above with another camera ?

 

@RapierW the definition is incredible in your last pictures.

 

Both of you are wonderful grain , tonality and shade of b&w and definition is great  :)

may be also providing of Ilford PanF and Delta 100

 

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us :)

Best

Henry

 

Will try a roll of Rollei Superpan 200 in the same soup next.  :)

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With Gary in mind, after taking the shot of the bridge that I posted yesterday, I flipped the film back into portrait position and tilted the camera up slightly and took another photo.  

 

For some pure fun, I will first paste a famous photography taken in 1929 by Walker Evans of the Brooklyn Bridge (which he must have taken from a boat as the base of the bridge blocks the view of the under-belley of the bridge from this straight head-on position...

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87 years later but using the same medium (film) and a camera and lens that were made less than 25 years after the above Walker Evans shot...

Tri-X 

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Hello Adam,

 

Nice photo.

 

Did you notice that your photo has somewhat less smog in it than the photo from 1929?

 

Sometimes it's not only lens coatings & floating elements that sharpen up modern photos.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

 

less "smog" in 2016 vs 1929  :lol:

You got me on that one... :D

But yes, of course there are many differences...

Including the bridge (his the Brooklyn Bridge and mine the Queensborough bridge, which existed in 1929 but Evans appears (on my very cursory research) to not have much work from this bridge; perhaps it's b/c he had an apartment within walking distance to the brooklyn bridge?)

Oh, and his photo deserves to be in the Moma archives and mine doesn't...  :)

But it is still a fun comparison...

PS - my 60-yr old lens only has a single coating (not multiple) and no floating elements.... :)

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Not sure whether I have posted these already !

 

From 1995 ,

 

TriX @ 800 with green filter on Horizon 202

 

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Brooklyn Bridge by _JM_, on Flickr

 

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Brooklyn Bridge by _JM_, on Flickr

 

Cheers , JM

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Not sure whether I have posted these already !

 

From 1995 ,

 

TriX @ 800 with green filter on Horizon 202

 

7039876115_e9895ef03c_b.jpg

Brooklyn Bridge by _JM_, on Flickr

 

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Brooklyn Bridge by _JM_, on Flickr

 

Cheers , JM

 

I think the second is familiar but I don't recall the first.  Very cool though; that Xpan is really a perfect tool for the Brooklyn Bridge...

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I think the second is familiar but I don't recall the first.  Very cool though; that Xpan is really a perfect tool for the Brooklyn Bridge...

 

Thanks Adam, shot with the Lomo Horizon (revolving 28mm) .

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Hello Adam,

 

Single coating & no floating elements is my point.

 

In England ala Sherlock Holmes they called it "pea soup" or a "London Fog".

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

Interesting take; I never really considered whether Evans sought out the smog for additional drama in his photo.

I guess I just naively thought that it was a combination of the film size, quality, exposure given to the image and development of the film (looks to be pushed or expanded as the highlights are pronounced but so are the shadows; not sure whether this look was intended or whether it was a function of the available tools at the time as well as Evan's choice of exposure)... Of course there seems to be an obvious cloud overcast in the sky; but then again this is common in the winter as you know...

It never struck me that he deliberately intended this exact rendition...

Hmm...now you have me thinking...

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In 2011 I 'went back' to film and initially used Kentmere 100 for a while before moving on to Acros 100.  Looking again at some of the Kentmere images, when developed in Ilfosol3 the results were not at all bad. Will have to remember that should Acros100 become unavailable, although I wonder how Kentmere would be with Rodinal (the only developer I use nowadays).

M7, ZM Biogon 35mm f2.

 

I love these old trucks. 

I can almost smell the Hot Dog stand from here.

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This is about as much fun Kuwait can be at the weekend.

 

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Not sure whether I have posted these already !

 

From 1995 ,

 

TriX @ 800 with green filter on Horizon 202

 

Cheers , JM

 

 

JM,

 

Nice, I do like the specific characteristics these revolving panorama cameras have, and how you use them.

 

Rgds

 

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Hello Christoph,

 

I agree with Henry. Even in your "smack between the eyes" picture.

 

The colors are correctly soft in an appropriate manner.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

 

 

For Michael and Henry, and in line with today's local weather ...  :mellow:

 

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Rollei 35T, Eagle640@200, svp

 

Rgds

 

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Stunning picture Rocky  :)

It intrigues me this photo:  how the framework was made

it's in a cave ?

 

Welcome Rocky to our crazy and enthusiast thread :)

More please

Thanks for sharing

Best

Henry

Thanks Doc! This thread moves too quick I cant really keep up. This was taken in an open area, I just stood in one place and snapped from right to left.

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