Show us yer film shots then!

[Kevin Allan]

Back to Studley Royal ... Mamiya RZ67, 180mm lens, Kodak Ektar, home developed.


Fishing for his supper by Kevin Allan, on Flickr

 

[simon ess]

Three from the FG. Looks like I've fixed the slight light leak.

1.
img028 by Simon, on Flickr

2.
img013 by Simon, on Flickr

3.
img005 by Simon, on Flickr

 

[joxby]

jebus, my laptop screen is utter pants

I always seem to find your stuff really light, I mean there are blacks but the overall emphasis seems to be lots of white

course, if I tilt my screen half a degree off perfect viewing angle, they look great, bit over sharpened sometimes but the tones are all there..

complete sh!te this screen is..

 

[simon ess]

Or mine is, perhaps?

Interested in the oversharpening comment. I generally just give a slight tweek. Maybe I'll stop doing it.

 

[Asha]

Or mine is, perhaps?

Interested in the oversharpening comment. I generally just give a slight tweek. Maybe I'll stop doing it.

They're perfect as they are Simon.....not oversharpened, not too white, black, grey or coloured

 

[simon ess]

Thanks Asha.

You've just curtailed an attack of paranoia.

I think John might have a point about the sharpening though. At least, It's worth thinking about.

 

[abdoujaparov]

Thanks Asha.

You've just curtailed an attack of paranoia.

I think John might have a point about the sharpening though. At least, It's worth thinking about.

I do find your images high-key in general, but that's fine, it's just an aesthetic decision, not a flaw.

Here's the histogram of number 2, for example.

 

[simon ess]

I guess I'm a high-key kinda guy.

I dont like dull, but I will think about this.

Thanks.

 

[abryx]

Well I finally got a roll of film through the Nikon FE I bought and established there is o light leak. Deveoped by dsc colour lab who give a free low res CD with a set of 6x4 prints. A minor amout of post processing of the scans has introduced a lot of noise. Nikon FE with 50/1.8 ai-s; film was Superia Xtra 400.
It may help some here to know that the Nik collection is now free
https://www.google.com/nikcollection/
This includes a noise removal plug-in that seemed to work very well with these noisy images
Alan

 

[joxby]

Thanks Asha.

You've just curtailed an attack of paranoia.

I think John might have a point about the sharpening though. At least, It's worth thinking about.

I've gone back 50 pages in show us yours and 10 threads in critique, over sharpening is not really a feature.
So I dunno, I must be confusing you with somebody else...

what forum is this again.....

what day is it




are we there yet dad..


duh

 

[simon ess]

Don't ask me. Friday night is Stella night.

I hope it's Friday anyway.

 

[ChrisR]

Who's Stella?

 

[Asha]

Who's Stella?

I know of à Stella...... Slim, long blonde hair, blue eyes but she's gotta be about 90 now......perhaps young Simon has become her play thing

 

[abdoujaparov]

Some more car-boot compacts. This time, a Canon Powershot SuperZoom 105. Pretty happy with the quality on these. Not up to the Nikon L35AF or the mjiu above, but then it's a 35-105mm zoom, so it's not fair to expect it to be. This one is going on eBay later.

 

[simon ess]

Who's Stella?

I know of à Stella...... Slim, long blonde hair, blue eyes but she's gotta be about 90 now......perhaps young Simon has become her play thing

Stella is tall and cool.

She gives me a headache though.

 

[Asha]

She gives me a headache though.

Flirpin 'eck.....she's doing summat wrong to you mate.....trade her in!

 

[simon ess]

So, I've been thinking about this all day and playing around with diiferent ways of using Lightroom.

@joxby
@abdoujaparov

I've concluded that you have a point, but also that I don't want to change the look too much.

Here's an example of what I've come with. Different, but subtly different.

Before
img945 by Simon, on Flickr

After
img945-2 by Simon, on Flickr

 

[abdoujaparov]

@simon ess - I much prefer the newer version. As you say, it's subtle, but I think it gives the image more depth.

 

[simon ess]

Thanks.

A big thank you to John and yourself for drawing it to my attention.

 

[trevorbray]

That's better @simon ess
Here's one for you, can you identify the model ?

Velo Edit by -Captures...Moments....Forever-

 

[simon ess]

Cheers Trevor.

Would that be a Venom?

 

[trevorbray]

Cheers Trevor.

Would that be a Venom?

To be honest...I've no idea

 

[Jao]

OOD Portra 160VC accidentally shot at 400, then lab pushed 2 stops to sort! Note to self, "Set the bl**dy meter correctly!"

 

[skysh4rk]

So, I've been thinking about this all day and playing around with diiferent ways of using Lightroom.

@joxby
@abdoujaparov

I've concluded that you have a point, but also that I don't want to change the look too much.

Here's an example of what I've come with. Different, but subtly different.

Before
img945 by Simon, on Flickr

After
img945-2 by Simon, on Flickr

It might only be a small change in Lightroom terms, but it has a big impact on the image, I think. It's all down to personal preference, but I like my own B&W photographs to run the full range between absolute black and absolute white. Where the top image looks to be primarily shades of grey, the bottom image appears to be full bodied and much richer.

 

[medwaygreen]

Cheers Trevor.

Would that be a Venom?

I think it is the 350cc Viper from the head size and position of the exhaust.

 

[excalibur2]

I think it is the 350cc Viper from the head size and position of the exhaust.

Probably a MAC...can't remember when the word "viper" was first used. My friend had the 500cc Venon and it was very fast (well at the time about 1959).

 

[trevorbray]

Another Collage, can you guess where this is..

Bramley Collage by Trevor, on Flickr

 

[excalibur2]

Well Bramley apples originated from Nottinghamshire

 

[abdoujaparov]

Part . . . 5? of carboot compacts (should be a blog).

Minolta AF-DL. Unusual one this - DL is "dual lens", changing between 35mm and 50mm focal length at the press of a button. I have no idea how it does that, and whether it's a zoom that doesn't stop on the way, or if it pops a new element behind the front one. All I know is that the lens extends when I press the button.

Images from Cowbridge, on Vista. The last two show the difference between the focal lengths. Not the quality of the other carboot compacts, but not too bad. Also going on eBay later.

 

[Kevin Allan]

I couldn't resist another view of Fountains Abbey:

Another view of Fountains Abbey by Kevin Allan, on Flickr

RZ67, 110mm lens, TMax 100, Firstcall B&W film developer.

 

[Andysnap]

I couldn't resist another view of Fountains Abbey:

Another view of Fountains Abbey by Kevin Allan, on Flickr

RZ67, 110mm lens, TMax 100, Firstcall B&W film developer.

Absolutely top notch. Love it.

 

[FruitFlakes]

Getting through some rolls I shot in Hong Kong last month:

 

[simon ess]

I've been revisiting and re-editing some pictures from last year.

img513 by Simon, on Flickr

img725 by Simon, on Flickr

 

[Solo man]

So, I am still trying to get to grips with my 6x9 1920's folder. You'd like to think that using such a basic camera would be really easy, but, it's been a struggle.
This folder only has a top speed of 1/100th. it has no focusing screen, and, the viewfinder, which sits at the end of the bellows is smaller than an SD card(memory card for those that don't do digital lol).
I have re-set the distance scale(in a slapdash sort of a way)...and that's my only guide to getting an in focus picture.
These are all using out of date film, and home developed and scanned.

So, I've had plenty of images that look like this...

But, I've also managed to get some fairly reasonable results from it too....

 

[trevorbray]

So, I am still trying to get to grips with my 6x9 1920's folder. You'd like to think that using such a basic camera would be really easy, but, it's been a struggle.
This folder only has a top speed of 1/100th. it has no focusing screen, and, the viewfinder, which sits at the end of the bellows is smaller than an SD card(memory card for those that don't do digital lol).
I have re-set the distance scale(in a slapdash sort of a way)...and that's my only guide to getting an in focus picture.
These are all using out of date film, and home developed and scanned.

So, I've had plenty of images that look like this...

But, I've also managed to get some fairly reasonable results from it too....

Yeah, I'd call that proper film fun…the good un's are good though..

 

[Solo man]

Yeah, I'd call that proper film fun…the good un's are good though..

Thanks Trevor....
It's fun in a frustrating kinda way .....

 

[Cannyekerslike]

A couple of frames from the Kodak Vision3 250D that I bought from Nik and Trick. Shot with my Nikon F100 and 24 – 70mm F2.8 lens. Many of the frames were marked probably as a result of removing the Remjet coating. Cannot decide if I like it or not yet, swing one way then the other, I will put another roll through when the spring flowers are in bloom and have another think about it.


2016_Vision3_006 by Cannyekerslike on Talk Photography


2016_Vision3_019 by Cannyekerslike on Talk Photography

 

[Carl Hall]

So, I am still trying to get to grips with my 6x9 1920's folder. You'd like to think that using such a basic camera would be really easy, but, it's been a struggle.
This folder only has a top speed of 1/100th. it has no focusing screen, and, the viewfinder, which sits at the end of the bellows is smaller than an SD card(memory card for those that don't do digital lol).
I have re-set the distance scale(in a slapdash sort of a way)...and that's my only guide to getting an in focus picture.
These are all using out of date film, and home developed and scanned.

So, I've had plenty of images that look like this...

But, I've also managed to get some fairly reasonable results from it too....

It amazes me how a camera which is 90 odd years old can get as much detail as shown in that last photo. The last few are awesome

 

[abdoujaparov]

I love these two, FAR more than I would have if you'd gotten them "right".

 

[Solo man]

I love these two, FAR more than I would have if you'd gotten them "right".

Do you know what Keith, your comment, and Carl's, has hit the nail on the head for me... when I got this folder I thought that as it was old it would take crappy photos, but I'd try it anyway. It turns out it takes reasonably ok photos... and, I'm not sure that's what I want lol.
The two photos above, I quite like them too for all their 'faults'(which is why I haven't binned them)...and, as much as I want to get the best out of the camera, I think I like the less then perfect ones more....
These are some of the other ones I've taken... the only problem is, it's harder to get them 'wrong' than it is to get them right...