Show us yer film shots then!

stevelmx5 said:
I've just got 2 rolls of slide film back from AG Photographic (Provia & Velvia) that I shot on a Kowa 6 in Fuertaventura last month (it's pretty rare to be able to shoot iso50 in this country..). I haven't scanned them yet but all I can say is wow and I can see why people shoot slide film, they really are like little stained glass windows!

I'll get them scanned tonight but I'm already seeing my bank balance depleting through wanting to shoot more of them :0)

Steve
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Finally managed to get these scanned! I've had to fashion a homemade slide holder to try and improve them but the Velvia really seems to highlight any issues. I need to get hold of the slide carrier off my mate who's loaned me his V750 to get some better results (or pay the developer!)

1) Velvia - Kowa6 - Fuertaventura



2) As above



3) As above



4) Provia - Kowa6



5) Provia - Early Evening



6) Provia - And...relax



There are more shots here

ALl feedback appreciated. I really need to get the hang of scanning colour as I've found it much harder than B&W which is probably more forgiving!

Cheers
Steve
 
TheBigYin said:
It's not "no PP for film photos" its "No PP" film or digital.
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Sorry, my post was ambiguous.

Yeah, I understand that it's a no PP round for everyone; I was just remarking that I think it's difficult to get a film scan that doesn't need some sort of adjustment to counter the effects and artefacts picked up during the scanning stage.

I scan my photos as raw negatives and flip later, so I'd be in real trouble if I couldn't do any adjustments.

Those are the rules though, so I s'pose the folks in the comp have to go with them.
 
oh - I agree - home scanning is a bit of a "dark art" - much as hand-printing of film shots in wet-processing setups...

IMO (and still with my staff hat off) the only fair way on something in Velvia is submitting the original frame via snail-mail and having the digital image "vetted" by one (or more) of the judges - of course, this a) delays judging massively, b) deters people from entering on slide as they'd be unwilling to let go of their originals and c) assumes that the judges all have slide projectors/lightboxes to cope...
 
Here are three snapshots from a walk in the hillside above Llanberis the other night (all shot with the Rolleiflex 3.5F on Velvia 50).

I shot this wide open. The limited depth of field seems to have given it an interesting look:


Hawthorn by osh rees, on Flickr

A lamb with Snowdon in the background:


Looking Back by osh rees, on Flickr

The obligatory horse shot:


Horse by osh rees, on Flickr

:)
 
osh said:
Here are three snapshots from a walk in the hillside above Llanberis the other night (all shot with the Rolleiflex 3.5F on Velvia 50).

I shot this wide open. The limited depth of field seems to have given it an interesting look:
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Really great photos as usual, Osh, and great colours.

How did you meter for these? Did you use a handheld meter?
 
Sectionate said:
I made an admission when submitting it to adjusting the contrast to try and negate a problem with scanning (the only way I can describe it is as slightly fogged) for a no PP round.
:bonk:
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That's not fair :shrug: as most of us are amateurs with ordinary scanners...I must have scanned well over a 1000 negs (mostly old ones) in the last 4 years and still can't guarantee I'll get a perfect scan for each neg even now.
 
Osh you are the guy to advertise, to the ditherers, to use film :)
 
Really like them osh, especially the tree!

My friend James. GF670 & Portra 400

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Osh, like all three but particularly the tree - great DOF!

My Velvia always seems a little under lately, do you chaps use the meter reading with Velvia or do you make a little compensation?

Mark
 
Typical yoof, phone to his ear and drinking from the bottle....What is the world coming to?:D

Good shot though.:thumbs:
 
Osh, 3 pearlers there mate.
 
Thanks all!

RJ - I just use an incident meter (Sekonic 308?) held in the same light as the subject and pointing towards the camera. With the Bronica for landscape pictures I would do the same for the foreground subject then try and decide whether an nd grad would help with the sky. Having said that the reflective meter in the rolleiflex invariably gives the same reading as the sekonic incident meter so maybe I should just use that for the rolleiflex.

Mark - I tend to set the meter to iso 40. Don't know if it helps, but I tend to over expose rather than the other way round, especially as my V500 struggles with shadows.

Charlotte - yes that's what I thought too. it was an unexpected effect but I really like the way it came out.

Andy - lol yes I think going around with a model tree would definitely impress the ladies!
 
Thanks Osh, as mine appear to be a tad under I think I will try similar.

I use EV on the meter and wondered if I was rounding a bit the wrong way when setting the lens so perhaps I will try to remember to round the other way! Or maybe I should not be such a cheap git and bracket over for a roll to test.

I need to get this one right as I am new to Velvia and expect to use a few rolls on my honeymoon to Umbria next month.

Mark
 
osh said:
Thanks all!

RJ - I just use an incident meter (Sekonic 308?) held in the same light as the subject and pointing towards the camera. With the Bronica for landscape pictures I would do the same for the foreground subject then try and decide whether an nd grad would help with the sky.
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Hi osh, what system are you using for N grads etc with the bronica SQ? i.e to hold it in place. Also, are you using the 40mm or the 50mm?
 
MindofMel said:
Hi osh, what system are you using for N grads etc with the bronica SQ? i.e to hold it in place. Also, are you using the 40mm or the 50mm?
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Hi Mel I have the 40mm PS. I use Lee ND grads and just blu tack the filter to the lens. I could buy a 95mm adaptor ring but wouldn't want to spend the money and then find that it vignettes (I don't think they make a wide angle version). I'm not sure that it would work on the older S version as from what I can see it seems to have a built in petal type hood (though I could be wrong about that).

With the 80mm lens I just use the Lee holder with 67mm adptor. i think the 50mm takes a 77mm ring so would probably be more practical for filters than the 40mm.
 
First go at macro shots with 5x4 , Ilford Delta 100, f32 still blurring things out so need to work on the focus.

 
thanks, im quite suprised tbh. I had 2 anglepoise lamps a few inches away either side flooding the watches and it was a 7s exposure, so i was expecting a blank negative to come out of it. Science is wonderful :)
 
Some nice work there Bo, love the resting man shot.

Andy
 
Some stunning shots in this thread, great scans too!
 
Overhead sun made this shot a bit ropey so I have explored Photoshop to see if I can improve it. I scanned (V700) and altered the Histogram (moved slider to right) and it made the image darker which I expected. So I opened in Photoshop and made it brighter (+20) and added a little contrast (+4) to get this;



Any pointers?

TIA

Mark
 
Threeracers said:
Overhead sun made this shot a bit ropey so I have explored Photoshop to see if I can improve it. I scanned (V700) and altered the Histogram (moved slider to right) and it made the image darker which I expected. So I opened in Photoshop and made it brighter (+20) and added a little contrast (+4) to get this;



Any pointers?

TIA

Mark
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Mark

I've just used my Custom Auto Levels set up on this and made a slight improvement.
Check this link for my settings. https://www.evernote.com/shard/s4/s...e134c1bc7d83/2b259ffc0004684e467302d50e7784dc

Let me know what you think.
 
I posted some of my other shots in the official Chester meet thread but thought I'd share some more here;

1) Sand sculptures in the street - Fuji GA645, Acros 100



2) Antique Chester - Kowa 6, Acros 100



3) Riverside House - Fuji GA645, Acros 100



Cheers
Steve
 
I've been scanning some older films that were originally scanned by Asda (to a very poor standard in my opinion.....:whistling:) and thought these were sufficiently abstract/different/obscure :shrug: to convert to b&w.
They were originally shot on a Nikon f3 with the e-series 50mm and on Fuji Superia 200 film.


Light-&-Texture by andysnapper1, on Flickr


Light-&-Texture2 by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Probably pants and just an attempt to be arty and indeed farty but your thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers

Andy
 
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