Show us yer film shots then!

Not a new shot, by any means. Leica M3 with the f2 rigid Summicron, Kitzbuhel, scanned by a very nice man in the same town...

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Solo man said:
Really liked how you captured the movement here...
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Thanks Lee. It's a fluke really. I took the Canon and my 100-400 lens. Light was not good, so the shutter speed was reasonably slow. A happy accident you might say!
 
Thank you, abryx, (and others, of course) for liking post #16836:)!

Here's the last one, where I like the angle, but the masonry looks very 'grainy':(! This is only an Olympus mju ii, weatherproof camera, which I inherited. I'm told by a photographer friend that it has a very good lens. It's PAS; you can only alter 2 settings: a). turn off flash b). change from evaluative to spot metering. I also have a Mamiya film camera from the 80s. Hope to post some of my efforts here.

Tip: there's a shop called 'The Paint Box' in Melcheapen Street, Worcester, with wonderful, antique/old, functioning cameras for sale, including Box Brownie-type cameras. They are a joy to behold!

Anyway, here we are...

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The reason the building is grainy is because the camera will have metered for the bright sky so underexposed the dark building. Whoever has done the scan and edit afterwards has brightened the shadows which accentuates the grain. I like the composition but for the best result you'd either have to bracket 2 shots (one for sky, one for building) or fit a graduated filter to cover the sky.
 
Oh thanks, Steve:)! Thank you for the advice.

I took the film into Boots and they put the pics onto a disc. From the disc, I put the pics onto my laptop; I did no PP. (I do do PP, but not that much!)

(Horrible confession:D: I'm more of a 'digital woman' but I like film cameras too!)

P.S. In this case, would 'fill flash' have helped? Or spot rather than evaluative metering?
 
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Eltheza said:
P.S. In this case, would 'fill flash' have helped? Or spot rather than evaluative metering?
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Your flash probably wouldn't have been strong enough to illuminate the building. Spot-metering on the building would have made the building a lot better, but would have blown out the sky, so you basically have to choose which you want detail in.
 
AdzJackson said:
Took this shot with my now ex Mamiya 645, I keep staring at it wondering if I like it or not..
It's from the first roll of Pan F I shot, very contrasty, what do you think?

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I get that the silver trunk is the focal point, but it takes too much finding. So it's a no from me.
 
Another from Scotland. A 2 shot pano of Stob Coire Raineach in Glencoe. It was shot on Portra 160 but it looks better in mono.
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Thanks Adrian, for once I'm quietly pleased with most of the shots from the weekend. I wish I'd taken my 5x4 with me now.
 
Quality work @Andysnap the mono works very well, very moody, very Scotland.
 
Andysnap said:
Another from Scotland. A 2 shot pano of Stob Coire Raineach in Glencoe. It was shot on Portra 160 but it looks better in mono.
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I haven't seen many stitched film photos before. I've never tried it because I wasn't sure how it would work out, but your ones have worked a treat. Looks just like a single image. Great stuff :)(y)
 
Carl Hall said:
I haven't seen many stitched film photos before. I've never tried it because I wasn't sure how it would work out, but your ones have worked a treat. Looks just like a single image. Great stuff :)(y)
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Thanks Carl, it's just the same as with a digi shot. I generally open all the scanned images I want to stitch in RAW and fiddle about with the sliders until I get the look I want (I select all the images so they are all adjusted the same), save them and then just use the auto stitching software in PSE13. Seems to work very well.
 
stevelmx5 said:
The reason the building is grainy is because the camera will have metered for the bright sky so underexposed the dark building. Whoever has done the scan and edit afterwards has brightened the shadows which accentuates the grain. I like the composition but for the best result you'd either have to bracket 2 shots (one for sky, one for building) or fit a graduated filter to cover the sky.
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Not really possible to "fit" a grad on a mju II, there's nothing to attach it to! If it was on a tripod (which would look daft) it might be possible to hold a grad on the front, but being a viewfinder camera you'd have no idea which bits were covered. :(

To meter for the building you'd have to meter first then reframe, holding the exposure. I've no idea if that is possible with the mju.

It's a lovely camera as a point and shoot, but it is SOOOO automated I find it infuriating!
 
You're right Chris, I should have added that my post was general exposure rather than specifically with the Mju.
 
Carl Hall said:
Oh man, that second one is a stunner. Composition is great and the range of tones is super. Love that you added that single person in there too.
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Thanks Carl.
I have to admit, I waited there for about twenty minutes trying to get a shot WITHOUT any people. It was only when I scanned it yesterday that I realised how important that figure is in giving it a sense of scale.
 
FujiLove said:
Thanks Carl.
I have to admit, I waited there for about twenty minutes trying to get a shot WITHOUT any people. It was only when I scanned it yesterday that I realised how important that figure is in giving it a sense of scale.
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Super shots and the figure makes it even better.
 
ChrisR said:
Roy, that shot is fantastic. So much conveys the movement. The second rider being more or less in focus/sharp helps make it work even better, I think.
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Thanks for the kind comments Chris. As is the case on many occasions, I almost didn't take any photographs at all. It sometimes feels a little conspicuous to unleash a bulky SLR with a 'rocket launcher' lens in an environment when no-one else is taking pictures. However, I'm really pleased that I did. It's one of my favourites, for exactly the reasons you mentioned: you can 'see the speed.'
 
Petrol pump, Crickhowell. Nikon F601/50mm 1.4/Vista, as above.



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Daffs (or narcissuses?) and phone box. The yellow/red/blue combo attracted my attention, but I really could have done with the phone box sharp, I think. You live and learn.

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Edit: decided the petrol pump phot might be better in B&W.

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Petrol pump, Crickhowell. Nikon F601/50mm 1.4/Vista, as above.



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Daffs (or narcissuses?) and phone box. The yellow/red/blue combo attracted my attention, but I really could have done with the phone box sharp, I think. You live and learn.

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Edit: decided the petrol pump phot might be better in B&W.

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I really like the petrol pump. It probably sounds weird, but the dirty yellow colour of the pump handle plus the blob of red in the background reminded me of couple of photos from a Bill Eggleston book.

The bold shapes also work well in B&W. Nice one Keith.
 
FujiLove said:
I really like the petrol pump. It probably sounds weird, but the dirty yellow colour of the pump handle plus the blob of red in the background reminded me of couple of photos from a Bill Eggleston book.

The bold shapes also work well in B&W. Nice one Keith.
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Cheers, J! I'll take any Eggleston comparison I can get :D :exit:
 
Well I think they have come out very well indeed.
 
Andysnap said:
Well I think they have come out very well indeed.
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Thanks Andy I'm pleased with most of them some didn't come out but its a learning curve and I'm hoping shooting film wil help me stop and think about things a bit more and this will help improve my photography across the board
 
So, I've been back out with my 1920 6x9 folder and taken a few more shots...
One problem I have is that I can't judge distances very well, so 6 feet, 9 feet and 12 feet all look the same distance on the ground to me...(and so do 3, 4 and 5 feet :LOL:)

Anyway, the first one is Fuji 400, developed in C41...
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The rest are Neopan 400 CN, developed in D74 for 7:30...
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All very good, especially given the age of the equipment.....
 
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