Author Topic: When I was young the weekend started on Friday (aka the weekend thread) (Read 28571 times)

Urban Hafner · « **on:** October 01, 2010, 12:36:56 PM »

I'm finally scanning and developing more films than I shoot. One day my stack will be down to zero. One day ...

Urban

Skorj · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2010, 01:56:35 PM »

Ahhh... color film in a 'Mat. Sooo nice. Becoming my Polaroid replacement I think. Skj.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:00:11 PM »

Thanks Skorj. However I think I need to figure out that DOF thingie

Oh, and have a look if the lens is OK ... Anyway, I would get another Yashica Mat if this one turns out to be broken.

Urban

Pete_R · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:20:42 PM »

A couple taken in Cromer last week. Minolta hi-matic F and Ektar.

Might have a few more to show later...

astrobeck · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:40:19 PM »

the color really pops on that Daylily one!
Love my "mat' too. It's so far the best camera I have to make portraits.

That High-matic is one sharp shooter too! wow!

jojonas~ · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:52:13 PM »

peter, the light in those shots are really captivating. nice to see what ektar can do with the subtle tones~

and urban.. I always find a yashica shot, mat or other, interesting to look at. just what can be done. I particularly like the colourfull contrast in that second one with the red flowers~

dunno if I have time to scan something this weekend. but I'm gonna borrow a friends lubitel.. take her for a ride downtown maybe

Photo_Utopia · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2010, 03:29:45 PM »

I like the flower pictures Urban, the 'Mat was my first TLR and although I use Rolleiflex, I loved the little Mat.

Peter, Yooove binta Croomar, I Loike the Fish arn Chips thar.
My Brother has a beach hut near the pier, I like Overstrand just down the road too!

Mark

Skorj · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2010, 03:40:20 PM »

Quote from: Peter R on October 01, 2010, 02:20:42 PM

Ektar is amazing. Brilliant use here too. Skj.

Pete_R · « **Reply #8 on:** October 01, 2010, 04:49:25 PM »

Quote from: astrobeck on October 01, 2010, 02:40:19 PM

That High-matic is one sharp shooter too! wow!

Can be soft at the edges sometimes but probably not noticeable at this size.

Here's a few more. Same camera but XP2.

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #9 on:** October 01, 2010, 05:40:20 PM »

Love the Cromer pics, that Hi-matic has one sharp lens! Another thumbs up for Ektar... can't wait to try it out in 5x4!

Paul

circlesquared · « **Reply #10 on:** October 01, 2010, 05:42:29 PM »

Hi! love the Hi-matic pictures!

I finally got around to developing my first 35mm negatives in 20 years this week and I'm quite happy with what I found. Below are a couple of snaps I made with my Minolta SRT102 down in Cornwall, both with expired Fuji Reala

Miller · « **Reply #11 on:** October 01, 2010, 07:29:12 PM »

Circlesquared.... Something in common...

circlesquared · « **Reply #12 on:** October 01, 2010, 07:58:31 PM »

Quote from: Miller on October 01, 2010, 07:29:12 PM

Circlesquared.... Something in common...

yeah! Oh boy...!

vicky slater · « **Reply #13 on:** October 01, 2010, 10:07:20 PM »

oh noes, you're all making me feel bad that i sold my mat in a month of need :(

anyway, loving the flowers from urban so here's some more from yesterday..
hassy 800z.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2010, 10:41:14 PM »

Hasselblad swc with Fuji 160c

Late Developer · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2010, 11:16:12 PM »

Lovely work - one and all...!! It's good to be back.

Northumberland - Isle of Skye - North Uist - Harris - Keswick were wonderful but bloody wet.

I managed to take about 10 rolls of 120 mono and roughly the same of 35mm Velvia in the 12 days away. The problem now is getting it all processed, scanned and ready to post. Please bear with me as I think there might be a few happy accident amongst the shots as I variously forgot to change aperture, shutter speed and all that sort of stuff. Who knows...!!??

Best regards.

Paul.

Miles · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2010, 11:35:01 PM »

My first solo developed films are hanging in the kitchen drying. 2x Delta 3200, one from the leaky Zenit so not holdingout too much hope there and the other from the Canon Sureshot A1. Dry damn you !

Miles ...

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #17 on:** October 02, 2010, 10:37:45 AM »

More pretty flowers please! Peter those are lovely.. and Phil - love it.. you have such a great eye..

I've had an interesting week busy shooting.. however a couple of disasters.. first shutter broke on my really old Holga during a shoot.. and then all of my expired rollei retro from last sunday was badly fogged.. my lost in the post films from the other week haven't turned up anywhere.. sigh. I have consoled myself by buying more cameras and books.. and i did shoot some ektar at the circus yesterday

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #18 on:** October 02, 2010, 11:43:18 AM »

Quote from: vicky slater on October 01, 2010, 10:07:20 PM

oh noes, you're all making me feel bad that i sold my mat in a month of need

Please don't feel bad Vicky. I also don't feel bad about the Hassy I didn't buy, yet

Anyway, great pictures. Especially the colors!

Urban

Mike (happyforest) · « **Reply #19 on:** October 02, 2010, 12:39:42 PM »

Love this set of images. This weekend.

Peter
The place almost looks abandoned particularly the street views. I also like the consistent quality in your images.

Vicky
I like the cobwebs in numbers 1 & 3

Mike

Pete_R · « **Reply #20 on:** October 02, 2010, 12:44:53 PM »

Quote from: happyforest on October 02, 2010, 12:39:42 PM

Peter
The place almost looks abandoned particularly the street views.

It was 'fish and chip' time...

Photo_Utopia · « **Reply #21 on:** October 02, 2010, 01:40:55 PM »

Just got a roll of Ektar from my French holiday.
First a tile Museum then a field near our Gite late in the day.

Pete_R · « **Reply #22 on:** October 02, 2010, 02:19:47 PM »

I've been on holiday the last two weeks so I've got a 'shed' full of stuff to scan. Here's a few more from my Ridgeway project.

I've got a web site up and running now for this project. Link in my siggy.

Photo_Utopia · « **Reply #23 on:** October 02, 2010, 02:35:42 PM »

Peter I love the sky in the first shot, and yes the fish and chips taste so good in Cromer that they do clear the streets.
Nice sets of images.
Regards
mark

Skorj · « **Reply #24 on:** October 02, 2010, 03:03:08 PM »

Processing stuff from Tuesday...

With the cool mists rolling in we watched the drama of the churning river below. Type-665 Polaroid.

LT · « **Reply #25 on:** October 02, 2010, 03:06:44 PM »

all great - Skj - now that's what I'm talking about!

Peter - your ridgeway pics are very nice.

Mojave · « **Reply #26 on:** October 02, 2010, 03:08:22 PM »

Im really digging the flower shots and all the Ektar shots. Im going to get some of that film. Its gorgeous!

And Peter, I think your landscapes are just brilliant. I keep forgetting to tell you that.

Mojave · « **Reply #27 on:** October 02, 2010, 03:10:48 PM »

Oh Skorj, that's just gorgeous!!! I love your 665 shots.

Miles · « **Reply #28 on:** October 02, 2010, 03:12:52 PM »

Gosh, Peter's Ridgeway and Skorj's river are rather dramatic.

1st roll of Delta 3200 scanned, from the leaky Zenith and despite looking like the water marks would kill them they came out ok. Will tackle the the secon reel later. These are from Chateaurenard in Provence again, just below Avignon.

Miles ...

choppert · « **Reply #29 on:** October 02, 2010, 04:28:30 PM »

I have to say....

Peter - that's the best set of snaps (Cromer, Ridgeway) I've seen on a single thread!

The first colour one is wicked!

Pete_R · « **Reply #30 on:** October 02, 2010, 04:39:11 PM »

Thanks Chops - and everyone else.

I'm trying.

Very trying sometimes.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #31 on:** October 02, 2010, 05:33:43 PM »

Holga and Kodak 400VC

calbisu · « **Reply #32 on:** October 02, 2010, 05:50:08 PM »

Peter; agree with others. Your pictures have such a clarity, and some of your landscapes are... almost epic!

and yes, trying and trying...

Skorj; you clearly have a style of your own..

Vicky; that third shot makes me think that may be the hassy is not such a bad camera after all : )

From my side taken with the Canon F1-N (with which I just cannot get comfortable... I am thinking of selling it and sticking to the Canon A1) I have found out that the biggest and the heaviest is not the best. The Canon A1 just feels much more intuitive on my hands.. The same goes to my FD lens 1.2f, again I feel better with the Canon FD 1.4f.... I guess it takes some time to find out what equipment suits more your style.

These shots come from a walk near the river, not far from hometown. Playing a bit with the camera..

Late Developer · « **Reply #33 on:** October 02, 2010, 09:03:45 PM »

What a stunning thread....!!

As ever, there's such a variety in subject matter, format and presentation. It's difficult to pick out a favourite but I must say that I'm very taken with Peter's "Ridgeway" and "Cromer" series. Miles' first roll of 3200 has come out really well. Vicky's images are very delicate and beautiful and I find Skorj's river shot quite disturbing - in a good way

I've been trying to do a deal to get a load of film from my holiday processed. My reasoning is that many of the chemicals can be re-used and they can process more than one roll at a time anyway. Seems reasonable to me - I'll have to wait and see. Once I have a few more images under my belt, I should be able to join the party a bit more regularly.

Best wishes. Paul.

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #34 on:** October 02, 2010, 09:46:01 PM »

Calbisu - love how you've captured the movement of the grass in your photos. Pinhole-like.

CarlRadford · « **Reply #35 on:** October 02, 2010, 10:08:17 PM »

@ Peter - stunning as ever!

Late Developer · « **Reply #36 on:** October 03, 2010, 01:11:04 AM »

Here's a few from a roll of 100 ISO Fuji Reala 100 I had processed before we left Skye. Hope you like them:

Terry · « **Reply #37 on:** October 03, 2010, 02:35:48 AM »

One in New York and another down by the canal. Both Delta 100 in Rodinal.

original_ann · « **Reply #38 on:** October 03, 2010, 02:38:09 AM »

Fabulous images people!!!

Peter R - wow, wow, wow!!! Love'em all!!!

Vicky - you could knock me over - those flower shots are sheer bliss in every way!

Skorj - utter silence.... (yes, THAT good!!)

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #39 on:** October 03, 2010, 11:38:47 AM »

Late Dev - those bridesveil pics are superb

Terry - love the NYC shots

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #40 on:** October 03, 2010, 12:53:06 PM »

I was playing about the other day with some very old PolaPan film I had in the fridge, am surprised I still managed to get something off it! The emulsion is so delicate though that if you're not careful you could almost blow it off!

Paul

Terry · « **Reply #41 on:** October 03, 2010, 01:19:24 PM »

Suzi--Thanks, I love shooting the lower east side (that was 1st street)

Paul--Your flowers are incredible; ethereal, even

Late--Ditto what Suzi said and I like the way the Fuji punches the greens

gregor · « **Reply #42 on:** October 03, 2010, 03:52:40 PM »

less shooting lately and more organizing to print in the darkroom. Here's one from a partially realized project: a documentary of the historic renovation of The Panama Hotel in Seattle: a former rooming house for Japanese men who were inturned in camps during WWII.

Diana, tri-x.

Andrea. · « **Reply #43 on:** October 03, 2010, 06:25:26 PM »

Some really lovely work this week from everyone. I'm dissatisfied with my own shooting but found a few old exposed glass plates while clearing up the darkroom today. Here's one. Must make some prints from this.

Late Developer · « **Reply #44 on:** October 03, 2010, 06:34:24 PM »

Hi Andrea.

My wife and I have just returned from our trip to Skye. We managed to get out as far as North Uist and Harris (courtesy of a "Grand Tour" ticket from Uig on the Caledonian MacBrayne). The only problem was that we were constantly on the move and never got chance to look round properly or get the cameras out much.

Don't despair with your own shooting, we all get a bit like that sometimes. The old plate shot was beautiful, though.

Best regards, Paul.

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #45 on:** October 03, 2010, 06:51:04 PM »

Quote from: Late Developer on October 03, 2010, 06:34:24 PM

The old plate shot was beautiful, though.

Have to agree, what a wonderful find.

LT · « **Reply #46 on:** October 03, 2010, 06:54:50 PM »

Quote from: Paul Mitchell on October 03, 2010, 12:53:06 PM

I was playing about the other day with some very old PolaPan film I had in the fridge, am surprised I still managed to get something off it! The emulsion is so delicate though that if you're not careful you could almost blow it off!
Paul

Paul - yes, yes, yes.

Bravo.

Andrea. · « **Reply #47 on:** October 03, 2010, 07:27:01 PM »

Thanks Paul, here's another.

calbisu · « **Reply #48 on:** October 03, 2010, 08:05:20 PM »

Paul, the first one is just oniric! Beautitful.

Gregor. Fantastic ambiance on that shot!

calbisu · « **Reply #49 on:** October 03, 2010, 08:12:41 PM »

ONe more from my last trip to Mallorca. Pentax 67