I like film...(open thread)

[Doc Henry]

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Chiesa di San Gimignano

M3 del 1957 con Summicron f:2

Kodak Trix con D76 

 

San Gimignano

 

M3 with Summicron f2

Trix e D75, scansione con Epson V600 photo

Really superb b&w Franco the tonality of black and grey balance is wonderful in the first picture

and welcome to our thread

Thanks for sharing

Edited April 14, 2016 by Doc Henry

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[EoinC]

Thanks, here is a medium format shot with a Hasselblad 503 cw, 80mm lens,

 

and a large format one with a Linhof Master Technika and 150mm Schneider lens

These are wonderful, Rob - Exactly the reason for this thread welcoming all shapes and sizes! The first one is inspiring, and the second is very well executed. Thank you.

[EoinC]

Kodak TX400

Leica MP

90 Apo Summicron Asph

 

at the edge of our little river

 

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Best

Henry

Very nice, Henry!

[honcho]

If you like this film it is the same as Agfa Vista £1 a roll at Poundland

 

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I don't like it in comparison to several other C41 emulsions, colours are a little flat and the grain is obrusive. However, for the price (it cost me nothing and I still have about 6 rolls left!) I'm not going to complain about it, even at £1 per roll. The problem I have with films of this type is that when I create an image I would like to print, I always regret not having made the image on another emulsion such as Ektar or Velvia. It's an interesting exercise to finally use this film up though.

[sblitz]

interesting results, Steve.  My favorite is the last one.  Remind me, are those two vertical banners a true red in real life or do they have orange tone to them?

 

wonderful photos all around.  And great gear for sure.  For me, the film stock used is at least as interesting.  Care to share?

 

oh yes, wonderful scenes!  thanks for sharing and please do share more! 

 

 

Bill- I don't think that Henry is egging you on or trying to be nasty.  I think he is really hoping that you will become an part of the film photo sharing community here.  It is obviously perfectly fine to just look.  And it is not at all a nasty suggestion that you don't have anything worth sharing.  Quite to the contrary, I think you most probably do and all Henry was suggesting is that you drink the kook-aid and jump aboard!

They are red .... no orange other than what the fabric picks up from ambient light, etc .... there is no true one pure color in real life, the impressionists taught us that and even going back to DaVinci they made there colors through mixing -- cadmium red with a lttle orange, perhaps grayed with a bit of green (actually adding blue and yellow instead of green). Film captures the colors it sees with its own sensitivities to light waves that are further compromised/changed/influenced by 1)lens 2)scan 3)computer software 4)calibration of the screen 5)the size of the file in the forum ..... I suppose the truest color can only be seen in a print and then it depends on the light hitting the print. Point is, color is a very subjective topic within range and either the color works in the photo/painting to the effect the artist/photographer wanted or it doesn't.

[philipus]

Rob, these are both great. Looking forward to more.

 

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Philip

 

Thanks, here is a medium format shot with a Hasselblad 503 cw, 80mm lens,

25861-001-0012.jpg by biotecbob, on Flickr

and a large format one with a Linhof Master Technika and 150mm Schneider lens

img060 by biotecbob, on Flickr

[A miller]

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They are red .... no orange other than what the fabric picks up from ambient light, etc .... there is no true one pure color in real life, the impressionists taught us that and even going back to DaVinci they made there colors through mixing -- cadmium red with a lttle orange, perhaps grayed with a bit of green (actually adding blue and yellow instead of green). Film captures the colors it sees with its own sensitivities to light waves that are further compromised/changed/influenced by 1)lens 2)scan 3)computer software 4)calibration of the screen 5)the size of the file in the forum ..... I suppose the truest color can only be seen in a print and then it depends on the light hitting the print. Point is, color is a very subjective topic within range and either the color works in the photo/painting to the effect the artist/photographer wanted or it doesn't.

Understood, Steve. 

As an artist, I know that you appreciate all of the color palettes that you get from all of the color film stocks that you use.  It is very much your signature.  I wasn't criticizing the photo, gear, exposure or film in any way.  I just wanted to obtain a reference point for my review of the particular rendition of the ektar that you shared.

[sblitz]

It is red, although if you ask the Met they will tell you that it is Red #182931283910 as it specific to them, and probably copyrighted someplace. What caught my eye were the red banners framing the hot dog umbrellas..... anyway I find that Ektar seems to work better, less odd in the shadows, red in other places, etc, than I see in 35mm. It could be because the meter in the camera is that much better so the shot is more on point in that regard. Regardless,  I am excited about trying it about in the West ...... But first, it needs a workout at dawn!

[Bateleur]

For Doc Henry's fondness of mountains (and mine) - Rwenzori February 2016

 

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Mount Baker

 

The treacherous approach to the Stanley summit (Margerita)

 

Both Leica CL - 40mm Summicron - HP5

[wattsy]

Ok... I'll compromise

 

This is my son on a heavily cropped tri x if I recall correctly. The photo of this photo was taken on my iPhone! It'll be interesting if it works, it's the first time I've ever tried to upload from it direct to the forum (and I expect it to be deleted as I have broken SO many rules doing this!

 

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Interesting resemblance to your own avatar, Bill, and I don't just mean that your son looks like you (which would hardly be surprising).

[Bill Livingston]

Interesting resemblance to your own avatar, Bill, and I don't just mean that your son looks like you (which would hardly be surprising).

 

Thanks... He is a lot better looking than me. That picture was from a few years ago now... it was actually a full body picture in his judo gear which I cropped hard and then tried to get that fine, grainy, very light look, almost like a pencil drawing on the early U2 albums... such as 'Boy'...

 

Didn't quite work, my printing isn't great, but it sort of did, probably due to the amount of enlargement and I'm really happy with it.

 

Good kid. He just came back from Australia and had a photo taken from exactly the same spot in Sydney Harbour that I was photographed from years ago... Sweet. I didn't think  he would even remember that photo... It was just a snap by a friend and stuck in a wallet with a load of other prints. Amazing he remembered it.

Edited April 14, 2016 by Bill Livingston

[gsgary]

I don't like it in comparison to several other C41 emulsions, colours are a little flat and the grain is obrusive. However, for the price (it cost me nothing and I still have about 6 rolls left!) I'm not going to complain about it, even at £1 per roll. The problem I have with films of this type is that when I create an image I would like to print, I always regret not having made the image on another emulsion such as Ektar or Velvia. It's an interesting exercise to finally use this film up though.

I think it works better if you overexposed it, I've seen some really nice results I shoot some on holiday last year of my wife and dogs and the colours were a perfect match, I'm going to try some Portra in the GW690 when I go away in June

 

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[Trev]

Ok... I'll compromise

 

This is my son on a heavily cropped tri x if I recall correctly. The photo of this photo was taken on my iPhone! It'll be interesting if it works, it's the first time I've ever tried to upload from it direct to the forum (and I expect it to be deleted as I have broken SO many rules doing this!

 

image.jpeg

 

 

You've captured a wonderful look here Bill. Love it.

[Bill Livingston]

Thank you Trev.

[gsgary]

I treat damp, worn limestone with a similar degree of caution to sheet ice. There's just enough slip potential in Chee Dale to make the 100 yards or so length of Chee Steps a bit of fun as the River Wye rushes past. This outdated Fujicolor C200 I'm finally using up three and a half years late is also a bit of fun. I have to say I'm impressed with the dynamic range, there is at least four stops difference between the banks. My new 28mm f2 summicron asph is another bit of fun too, I'm thinking the 75mm f2 summicron asph would make a good partner for it as a longer term travel plan.

 

Chee Steps, White Peak.

 

Leica MP

28mm f2 summicron asph

old Fujicolor C200 exposed at 100 iso.

Is this where you park opposite the quarry just outside Buxton on the way to Baslow ?

[gsgary]

"Ignore the Mrs - last one to the pub buys the beers..."

M7, C-Sonnar 50mm, Acros 100.

This is where they were going

 

[A miller]

This is where they were going

 

OMG this is hilarious   Funniest thing I've seen all day   Thank you

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TMAX 400 + Leica M3 & 21 SA 3.4 

 

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[Sparkassenkunde]

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M4-P - Elmar 50/2.8 - "Paradies 200" (cheap drugstore film)

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