Author Topic: Weekend Thread - November 19th -22nd (Read 15229 times)

mikeg · « **Reply #50 on:** November 21, 2010, 12:29:09 PM »

Excellent work here as usual. I love the variety.

I'm way behind with my processing. Here's some images that I've only just got around to processing from summer 2009! They were taken at a neighbouring villages' flower and scarecrow festival with a Holga and Portra 400VC.

Mike

Terry · « **Reply #51 on:** November 21, 2010, 01:31:15 PM »

Andrea, that's hilarious! You've reminded me what I like best about this group, summed up by something my ex often said: 'Why'd you take a picture of THAT?' She never did get it...

There's such a lot here that I like; for reasons of nostalgia I keep going back to Windy's red bus stairs shot--it reminds me of that moment when you had to decide whether to leap for the bus or wait for the next one. Back when public transport was fun!

CarlRadford · « **Reply #52 on:** November 21, 2010, 03:07:26 PM »

Quote from: Andrea on November 21, 2010, 11:38:28 AM

Calbisu, those images are just brill. What technique are you using if you don't mind me asking?

I actually got into the darkroom again after a lay-off. Printed this pinhole on old Kodak Polyprint - sepia toned - from the croft. Taken with home-made pinhole holder box using GP3 film developed in Bromophen.

title; "I am an individual not your Christmas dinner. Oh bother, where's me head gone "

Normally up your arse by the time I buy you

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #53 on:** November 21, 2010, 03:34:39 PM »

Mikeg...absolutely love scarecrows...these are wonderful!
Terry..... I can relate to your comment regardin your "ex"...my husband and his friends continually give my a back lash regarding the lack of sharpness in some of my images and what I choose to shoot!..they will never learn! all in good fun however!

stevesegz · « **Reply #54 on:** November 21, 2010, 04:26:49 PM »

My first post please be gentle, scans of first working prints I managed to get done this week.

Late Developer · « **Reply #55 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:13:30 PM »

Hi Steve.

Love them both but the top one is a cracker. Hunstanton?

stevesegz · « **Reply #56 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:26:16 PM »

Yeah , Hunstanton, have had some time off recently and really wanted to go to do the rock and misty water thing, the problem wiht hunstanton is that it's so shallow it is unusual to get white water so everything just looks 'muddy'. Am planning a trip to Cromer or sheringham next time the weather is right. I have some more but I don't want to bore everyone just yet.

thanks for the positive comment.

Photo_Utopia · « **Reply #57 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:33:43 PM »

I like your first scarecrow shot MikeG and of course the Dalek.
Steve that first shot is great. I love the coast if you want white water against breaker try Overstrand when the tide comes in when its out you get some nice limpets and sea weed.
Mark
This is tide coming in at Overstrand on Ektar 100

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #58 on:** November 21, 2010, 06:57:01 PM »

Fantastic scarecrows! Right up my street..

Nice shorelines Steve & Photo Utopia love your shot too.

Heather · « **Reply #59 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:01:35 PM »

I got back an insane amount of colour photos this last week but I'm distracted by weird medical Magic Lantern slides I bought today at a camera fair. I'm going into the darkroom tomorrow evening to try to contact print them onto ortholitho film and maybe make them into cyanotypes (or possibly enlarge them)

They're kind of odd but interesting.

LT · « **Reply #60 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:02:27 PM »

Great work everyone. Steve - your 1st print is gorgeous - the second isn't too shabby either

Greys on Grey · « **Reply #61 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:05:34 PM »

One of the few I have that slips under that 200kb limit.

original_ann · « **Reply #62 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:28:30 PM »

GORGEOUS coastal shots, Steve!

I love yours too, Photo Utopia

Heather - those are hilariously curious poses! What a wonderful idea about those medical slides! I'd love to see them once you've completed

mikeg · « **Reply #63 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:06:46 PM »

Those medical shots Heather, could make a fascinating exhibition, especially if you did them as cyanotypes.

Nice birds Greys on Grey. If you want to upload other images Greys on Grey, but finding the file size too big, try reducing the image size. I notice the birds image is 900x900. Try 600x600 or even 500x500. You could also increase the jpeg compression, but not too much.

Mike

Greys on Grey · « **Reply #64 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:35:37 PM »

A little bit of Maine

Greys on Grey · « **Reply #65 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:39:00 PM »

On the way to Smutty Nose

Greys on Grey · « **Reply #66 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:52:37 PM »

Brazos Storm

Mojave · « **Reply #67 on:** November 21, 2010, 10:01:25 PM »

Both shots are great Steve but the first one is my favorite!

Heather, those shots are very strange, especially the first and second. Its the way the subject is being manhandled that makes the images so strange. I wonder why he's being held like that.

Well, I wasted a ton of film this weekend, most of it of the TIP variety. I got just a few keepers. First shot is Fuji FP 100 taken with the 104 Land camera and the second is TIP PX100 taken with the SX-70.

Greys on Grey · « **Reply #68 on:** November 21, 2010, 10:18:01 PM »

Another from Maine. I guess I should add that all of these were taken with my trusty A1 using either TMAX, PAN-X or TRI-X.

sapata · « **Reply #69 on:** November 21, 2010, 10:23:55 PM »

and some extra shots from the Pentax/Pentacon... first shot I had the yellow filter on.

Mojave · « **Reply #70 on:** November 21, 2010, 10:54:46 PM »

Nice shots of Main Grey!

What did the yellow filter do for you first shot Sapata? I only know what effects a red filter have. Great shots too, btw.

Greys on Grey · « **Reply #71 on:** November 21, 2010, 11:12:23 PM »

Mojave: I still use cokin filters. I found a red and green stacked makes a pretty decent ND filter in a pinch.

(disclaimer - Red and Green do not actually create a ND filter. They do affect the outcome. But they do darken up things enough so that the exposure can be slowed down.)

Mojave · « **Reply #72 on:** November 22, 2010, 06:08:06 AM »

Thanks Grey! Something to keep in mind when using 400 on a really bright day.

stevesegz · « **Reply #73 on:** November 22, 2010, 07:47:13 AM »

Really like your stuff Greys and Mojave, greys the bird flock is my favourite and Smuuty nose a close second.

Heather I think your find is great, interested in what you do with them.

Photoutopia, thanks for the tip, I'm off today so going to wander over to west runton, sheringham/cromer. Really like the insecticid shot.
Phil your chair shot is fantastic, would definitely like that in my collection.

Thanks for all you positive comments.

LT · « **Reply #74 on:** November 22, 2010, 09:12:14 AM »

Quote from: Mojave on November 21, 2010, 10:54:46 PM

Nice shots of Main Grey!

What did the yellow filter do for you first shot Sapata? I only know what effects a red filter have. Great shots too, btw.

Erin - colour filters are used to subtly or more directly affect the rendering of tonal relationships on panchromatic film. This link explains it reasonable well.

http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com/tipps/sw_fotografie_e.htm

Yellows are good to darken blues (eg skies) without affecting other colours too severely. They dont work too well in the hazy weak sunshine in the UK, but in areas with bright sun and strong blue skies, they are very effective, especially with some judicious darkroom trickery in printing.

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #75 on:** November 22, 2010, 09:14:11 AM »

Erin, Mauricio, Greys on Grey - all rather lovely stuff.

Have to say I'm really rather taken with MikeG's work this week... just love that silver dalek & those scarecrows but the 3rd shot is THE ONE.. my fave this week

original_ann · « **Reply #76 on:** November 22, 2010, 11:24:00 AM »

Greys on Grey! Beautiful trio! and I love your polas, Mojave!

sapata · « **Reply #77 on:** November 22, 2010, 07:38:03 PM »

Quote from: Mojave on November 21, 2010, 10:54:46 PM

Nice shots of Main Grey!

What did the yellow filter do for you first shot Sapata? I only know what effects a red filter have. Great shots too, btw.

It doesn't change the mood as drastically as the red filter, but it gives a slighly better contrast. You can see the clouds in the 1st shot are a bit more "dramatic" than usual...
I keep the filter in my camera most of the time...

Francois · « **Reply #78 on:** November 22, 2010, 08:52:48 PM »

Well, here comes a trio of pics I had forgotten about.

Miles · « **Reply #79 on:** November 22, 2010, 10:23:20 PM »

I'm a bit tardy, loving "Greys" work.

Some New England just back from the lab, Fuji Velvia 100 and Maco 127. Yashica 44 & Agfa Isolette III.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/milesdavissmiley/sets/72157625298165114/

Miles · « **Reply #80 on:** November 22, 2010, 10:24:39 PM »

The St Pancras Lovers were on the end of the 127 role and not in New England of course

Mojave · « **Reply #81 on:** November 23, 2010, 01:48:22 AM »

Thanks all! And thank you Leon and Sapata for the filter info. I have very bright blue skies out here so I think I will definitely try a yellow filter. I think one of my Agfas has one built in.

stevesegz · « **Reply #82 on:** November 23, 2010, 08:26:36 AM »

Realy enjoying the colour work Francois and Miles. Particularly the tyres shot Francois and the Railroad crossing shot Miles is one I would definitely have on the wall. TFS

astrobeck · « **Reply #83 on:** November 23, 2010, 02:52:11 PM »

Love that Brazos Storm shot this week.
Reminds me of an area I used to live near in Texas when I was a youngster.

Francois · « **Reply #84 on:** November 23, 2010, 02:58:18 PM »

Thanks Steve!

I hadn't posted much in a while... Feels good to be back.

Author Topic: Weekend Thread - November 19th -22nd (Read 15229 times)

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