Jump to content

The right light


andym911

Recommended Posts

Advertisement (gone after registration)

I was out today with my daughter and it was freezing cold, and the sun was starting to go down.There was a very special light for a few moments and I took this simple shot.

What I like about it is the almost surreal relationship between subject and background, almost as if it were a painted backdrop.

M7, 50mm Elmar and Neopan.

 

regards

Andy

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Andy... Sunrise and Sunset hours usually provides the best light for pictures. Of course some of us Nocti users prefer available darkness.

 

I love your shot here. Your daughter just pops out of the frame!

 

Neopan 400?

Link to post
Share on other sites

Marc and ddp,

 

again I appreciate your comments.

 

What I have learned over the past year with an M8, is that whatever anyone says about digital capability/convenience/etc....the specific look of film remains an untouched domain.

What pleases each individual is of course a metter of personal taste.

 

I personally do see and feel a difference ,film images are more evocative and capture ,as Mani said above, "more a feeling than recording a scene"

 

I don't care if film shooting takes me longer or is more expensive, I am just an enthusiast trying to get the maximum satisfaction out of my hobby.

So my M8 gets used less and less and the satisfaction of my photography increases every day.It may change over time of course.

 

thanks for the encouragement

 

andy

Link to post
Share on other sites

Terry,

 

I expose at 320 ASA

 

Development is in small tank.

Developer is HC 110 Dilution B (1:31) to make 320milliliters of solution.

Develop time is 5mins .

Agitation by inversion for the first 1 minute continuously and then for 5 secs every minute.

Develop temperature is 20 deg centigrade.

 

Sometimes I may add 30 secs to the development time if it is a low contrast lighting situation such as the image above.

 

I scan the Negative at 2400 dpi with LOW sharpness or NO sharpness (Epson 4990) as 8Bit TIFF using B&W Negative standard settings.

Then in Lightroom or Elements I may adjust contrast a little and then sharpen before saving for WEB.

 

Hope this helps and thanks for looking.

 

Regards

Andy

Link to post
Share on other sites

I was pleasantly surprised with neopan 400 as well.

Neopan 400 + Tmax

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

Link to post
Share on other sites

and one more ......

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...