Show us yer film shots then!

Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. :D
 
Asha said:
Although not up for critic Trevor, I'd be tempted to crop or clone the sign out on the rhs ( the one with the red border)
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Clone! Are you insane? Surely you mean dodge or burn or some such other related dark art term?
 
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Carl Hall said:
Test photo of the shed in the garden.
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It's quite amusing what we test our kit on ......I used to use the cats but they dissapear into hiding now when I lean for a camera.

So trees, fence posts, door handles and my pushbike tend to find a use nowadays :D
 
Asha said:
It's quite amusing what we test our kit on ......I used to use the cats but they dissapear into hiding now when I lean for a camera.

So trees, fence posts, door handles and my pushbike tend to find a use nowadays :D
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Aha, I almost have a set route around the garden when testing a new camera. Would have gone out somewhere more interesting but the sodding vans broken down again :mad:

I tried to take some photos of the dogs when they came back in from their walk, but they were too excited and wouldn't stand still for long enough for me to get them in the viewfinder, let along compose and focus :lol:
 
Is that 120, Gareth? The grain looks "interesting", unlike on 135 where I find HP5 grain unpleasant.

EDIT: If you're tripod based, you could try some of the 100 films, or even PanF, for finer grain.

Nice shot, BTW, although you're a bit close perhaps with the hair and the fingers. Lovely look, anyway!
 
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ChrisR said:
Is that 120, Gareth? The grain looks "interesting", unlike on 135 where I find HP5 grain unpleasant.

EDIT: If you're tripod based, you could try some of the 100 films, or even PanF, for finer grain.

Nice shot, BTW, although you're a bit close perhaps with the hair and the fingers. Lovely look, anyway!
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Yeah it's 120 Chris. Curious what 'interesting' grain is though. No, no tripod. I'd hate to shoot portraits like this with one to be honest. It would take away the freedom I think. I don't mind the grain at all, it's a beautiful by product of shooting film.
 
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Ilford HP5+, developed in what proved to be spent LC29, the bottle has lasted for a very long time! Taken with a Pentax 645N, 1-3 are with a Pentax 67 55mm via Pentax 67-645 Adaptor, 4 is with a 200mm FA 645 lens.

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Jao said:
Ilford HP5+, developed in what proved to be spent LC29, the bottle has lasted for a very long time!
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Has it turned to a " Strong pot of Northern Yorkshire Tea" colour yet??
I've had LC29 go like treacle almost and still be perfectly usable.
It will at some point start to develop " jelly like clumps" within the liquid ...That's when i would call it a day and dispose of it.
 
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Asha said:
Has it turned to a " Strong pot of Northern Yorkshire Tea" colour yet??
I've had LC29 go like treacle almost and still be perfectly usable.
It will at some point start to develop " jelly like clumps" within the liquid ...That's when i would call it a day and dispose of it.
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It's beyond the Yorkshire tea stage, indeed beyond the Kentucky Molasses stage:), it has served me well though.

Time to crack open a new one I think!
 
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It's beyond the Yorkshire tea stage, indeed beyond he Kentucky Molasses stage:), it has served me well though.

Time to crack open a new one I think!
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Although not the cheapest of developers, I think it's actually a good one, certainly one of the best that I've tried.

Nonetheless HC-110 and Rodinal are always in my stores too ;)
 
Some good scans on here on HP5+. I don't know why some people rubbish it. Surely any film choice is an advantage, and it's what you do with it that counts.

Count me in as an LC29 enthusiast. I was suppose to use it on my posher 120 films, but as I never get around to taking any posh photos I use it to make some of my more horrible films more acceptable. I'm also trying out Kodak T-Max, on T-max 400 films, but right at the moment I'm hooked onto 400S in the XA2.
 
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Some good scans on here on HP5+. I don't know why some people rubbish it. Surely any film choice is an advantage, and it's what you do with it that counts.

Count me in as an LC29 enthusiast. I was suppose to use it on my posher 120 films, but as I never get around to taking any posh photos I use it to make some of my more horrible films more acceptable. I'm also trying out Kodak T-Max, on T-max 400 films, but right at the moment I'm hooked onto 400S in the XA2.
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I know it isn't everyones cup of tea, but HP5 is a good film in my view. It can be a bit gritty, but I like that about it.

I have seen some really great work made with this film, Syd Shelton's 'Rock Against Racism' exhibition last year at the ABP Gallery was almost all shot on 35mm HP5, all be it an earlier incarnation of the emulsion, fantastic images, some blown up to 24x36 inches and still stunning IMHO. Shelton's work will appeal to folk of a particular age!

http://autograph-abp.co.uk/exhibitions/rock-against-racism
 
Kei said:
A few 35mm scans

Nikon F5 + Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro (Canon 300TL flash used) - Delta 100 dev'd in D76 1+1
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Nikon F5 + Tamron SP 17mm f3.5 - HP5 dev'd in D67 1+1
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Wow; love it! (y)

Don't often see water droplet taken on film in here, in fact i think it's the first time I've viewed one and it's a corker!
 
Thanks Asha, thought I'd try my luck. Considering I only took 3 shots I think I was very lucky. I have done it once before with some success but I do find it can be wasteful with the number of misses.
 
Kei said:
Thanks Asha, thought I'd try my luck. Considering I only took 3 shots I think I was very lucky. I have done it once before with some success but I do find it can be wasteful with the number of misses.
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After seeing others involved in this type of capture, I had a feeble attempt on that other strange medium ......pixel, digi thinkmajig:D
The fact that i never nailed a decent shot gave me no confidence to try on film.
Your pic shows that it is very much possible and yes, to get that with only 3 goes was lucky, but also a certain amount of skill on the part of the tog!
 
Kei said:
A few 35mm scans

Nikon F5 + Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro (Canon 300TL flash used) - Delta 100 dev'd in D76 1+1
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That droplet really is quite stunning, I get so used to seeing colour versions on this forum but this b&w shot is excellent.
 
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What great colour you get from that movie stock film,very intense and vivid I just love the whole sets.

For me through J #1 is in front of all of them. Great photograph.
 
Thanks guys. #1 is also my favourite. I also like #3, despite the sprocket holes on the table cloth!

They are interesting films and do produce good colour once you have them balanced, but I found it a lot more work than normal film, even with the Pakon. There was a tendency toward cross-processed magenta shadows at the same time as cyan/green highlights. The Lomo guys would be jumping for joy.
 
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