Sometimes outdated film is like a box of chocolates

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…or a box of fire crackers!
The blue base emulsion is still recognizable on the Ektachrome shot. The green base
of the Fujifilm … no longer!
 
Love that second shot Nick, you have really captured the essence of the lomo scene. :D
 
Ouch, was it stored in a glove box! Given the cost of colour sheet, the cost of development and the time it takes to set up a shot I've been warey of ood colour. Probably right to be!
 
Gosh that second one is truly awesome. The first one however is reminiscent of how my Ektachrome E200 negs looked like held up in front of the window, before we came away. Thought we were going back today so I could maybe start scanning them tomorrow, but I think I've been over-ruled!
 
Boxes of chocolates come with a little menu card that tell you exactly what you're going to get. That's annoyed me for years.

Anyway; put the second one on facebook as evidence of earth spirits or natural energy, see how many hippies start following you :)
 
Well the first shot is easily corrected in PS....in the second you have a ghost in the shot:-

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Well this is the first one after I ran it through Kodak Digital ROC (a specialist plugin designed to correct/restore colours from old/faded film, it really can work wonders on old negatives). Aside from one cloud being blown out (which can't really be helped as the highlights there are clipped on the original scan), looks almost as good as new.
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s162216 said:
Well this is the first one after I ran it through Kodak Digital ROC (a specialist plugin designed to correct/restore colours from old/faded film, it really can work wonders on old negatives). Aside from one cloud being blown out (which can't really be helped as the highlights there are clipped on the original scan), looks almost as good as new.
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Nice work Samuel.
 
RaglanSurf said:
Not this one...

Nagaoka Ektachrome 01 by Nick Watson, on Flickr

This one...

Derwentwater Mono by Nick Watson, on Flickr
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Very expensive way of getting a b&w image but its converted really well.



s162216 said:
Well this is the first one after I ran it through Kodak Digital ROC (a specialist plugin designed to correct/restore colours from old/faded film, it really can work wonders on old negatives). Aside from one cloud being blown out (which can't really be helped as the highlights there are clipped on the original scan), looks almost as good as new.
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Where did you get that Samuel?
 
steveo_mcg said:
Very expensive way of getting a b&w image but its converted really well.
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You would have thought so but when the film is free it's only the cost of the processing. IIRC (which I'm not sure I do any more due advancing years and the annoying habit of locking myself out on a regular basis) the film came from @abbandon or possibly another kindly f&c inhabitant.
 
Nice job there, Steve, Given I have 36 shots with similar characteristics, is that all you did?
 
Yeah, just use the eye dropper to get the white balance off the sky then warm it up slightly to account for the sunrise.
 
my uncle gave me some out of date film when i was over there at xmas. one pack of fuji is 2010 and the other doesnt have a date on it. He said its been kept at constant temperature, but not in the fridge. will be interesting to see what i get.

i read a post on a lomo site about "what happens when you use film thats been soaked in red wine" - lots of people thought the results were beautiful, looked awful to me!
 
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