Author Topic: Where's the w/e thread then??? (Read 22824 times)

Andrea. · « **on:** December 24, 2010, 11:40:39 PM »

I don't 'do' landscapes.

Over the back of t'village towards our peat bank

OM10 Rollei400s@800 Rodinal 1:100 1 hr and a cup of green tea

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #1 on:** December 24, 2010, 11:57:54 PM »

West Texas, Hasselblad swc and Kodak 160vc

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #2 on:** December 24, 2010, 11:58:33 PM »

Andrea, that is a stunning scene. I love the cloud formation.

Alan · « **Reply #3 on:** December 25, 2010, 12:14:28 AM »

2 very nice scenes.

i like the Black and White feel to that andrea if you know what i mean
very little grey! nice

Phil, another nice image as usual.

here is one I caught during the week and processed this morning.
looking across the river corrib to the long walk, galway city.

Nigel · « **Reply #4 on:** December 25, 2010, 12:42:31 PM »

Merry Festivus everyone! I'm just off to my Mum's for lashings of roast spuds - my Festivus favourite!

I scanned these yesterday, from an exhibition at Tate Britain.

hookstrapped · « **Reply #5 on:** December 25, 2010, 01:26:57 PM »

Andrea, that's beautiful... the cloud.

gregor · « **Reply #6 on:** December 25, 2010, 03:02:34 PM »

Hylebos Wetlands, near Seattle. Pola 180, 665. Happy whatever you do and don't celebrate !

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #7 on:** December 25, 2010, 04:41:18 PM »

such beautiful work today! Have to shoot something with fuji instant to keep up!Happy 25th of December to any and all that care!

Mojave · « **Reply #8 on:** December 25, 2010, 05:14:54 PM »

Andrea, love that landscape. The clouds are fantastic!
Phil, you are a photog after my own heart. Love Joshua trees. And the composition is fantastic!
Aoluain, another great collage. I just love how you pieced that together.
Nigel, great shots! That second image reminds me a lot of a ravens beak. Awesome!
Gregor, Holy Shmoly!!! What a mysterious scene you've created. I feel like I've been transported back to the days of old when magic filled the world. Wow!!!

Here is my contribution. TIP PX600 UV shot with a folding SX70 and a NV (?) filter over the lens. I really like the blown out look I get from shooting the 600 in the SX70 with filter.

Oh yeah, and in case anybody is wondering what that is in the picture, its a dead Joshua tree.

Blaxton · « **Reply #9 on:** December 25, 2010, 06:26:57 PM »

This is a great w/e thread, no matter what the day might be. Andrea's snow-bunny cloud and Nigel's #15 stick in my mind's eye.

Here are three from a roll of tri-x exposed in a 2x3 roll film back on my crown graphic and developed, yesterday in Xtol. I used a 90mm angulon for the sleeping hound and a 210mm sironar for the others. The culvert photo was made last spring but the other two were made yesterday.

Happy day all,

Late Developer · « **Reply #10 on:** December 25, 2010, 10:40:48 PM »

Some beautiful work (as ever)

Andrea - the desolate beauty of that place is drawng me in. I adore those clouds.
Phil - lovely colours and very....."phallic" symbolism. (Can I say "symbolism" here....?)
Aoluain - stunning montage. Looks like a cold walk. Love the gull crashing into the lamp.
Nigel - that second shot is just amazing. Timed to perfection
Gregor - just beautiful shots. The first is my favourite, though...
Mojave - trees (dead or naked) are one of my fave subjects. I'm starting shooting with my SX-70 in the new year.
Blaxton - great work but Ivy is just gorgeous and the Milkweed is almost 3-D

My own submissions are cliched, I'll admit, but I do love this part of the world. Taken on HP5+ using my trusty Nikon F5 and 70-300mm VR (hand held) I'm quite pleased with the end result on a very dark / flat lit day.

Andrea. · « **Reply #11 on:** December 26, 2010, 12:32:41 PM »

~~Christmas~~ Yesterday. The beach was inaccessible. Too much ice and short of sliding all the way down and spending the next few days waiting for the thaw, we came home via The Crofter http://islandcrofters.blogspot.com/2010/12/161.html. Or did we go via The Crofter? Who knows?
Instax [with lurgy]

Tanks for the comment about my snap above. It is a wonderful w/e of images!

Mil Mascaras · « **Reply #12 on:** December 26, 2010, 12:33:51 PM »

Hope everybody had a great holiday. Great work from everybody as usual, different cameras, film formats and style but always a pleasant output.

I went to Granada two weeks ago and in one of the Alhambra patios I took, completely by chance. a picture from each of the sides, that you could almost superimpose. I only took one film shot of each side and I wasn't really planning on this, so I was really happy when I saw the final result. I was just trying to align things normally as I am pretty bad when it comes to framing the shot.

My trusted Ikon ZM + CV 35 MC 1.4.

hookstrapped · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2010, 01:22:41 PM »

one last one

Nigel · « **Reply #14 on:** December 26, 2010, 03:22:20 PM »

Gregor - I love those Polas!
Andrea - a very Christmassy scene, I love it.

A couple from our day with all the family yesterday. My nephew William (or Darth as he now likes to be called) and his Grandfather, also William, who's seen it all before!

(320 land camera with FP3000)

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #15 on:** December 26, 2010, 04:29:13 PM »

Taken near Moscow, Idaho..on our way to chinese food and the movies..( holiday tradition)..fifty something truck filled with wine barrels...each barrel had a wreath attached which isn't too obvious here!
Polaroid 110A with fuji instant film..

Windy · « **Reply #16 on:** December 26, 2010, 10:09:05 PM »

Lovely pics everyone. The snow and ice seems to be on the way out now. Heres one taken during the week and developed today

Gates, Stornoway Castle Grounds by windy_, on Flickr

Blaxton · « **Reply #17 on:** December 27, 2010, 01:19:04 AM »

In the middle of a wicked northeaster blizzard here. It's time to stay at home and catch up on photo activities--as long as the electricity lasts, that is.

Here are two from a roll of tri-x put through my Leica yesterday.

moominsean · « **Reply #18 on:** December 27, 2010, 04:25:21 AM »

took a little road trip today!

Mojave · « **Reply #19 on:** December 27, 2010, 04:37:37 AM »

Lovely new editions all!

Sean, I am just absolutely in love with that first shot. Makes me think of home in the seventies. God, what a trip.

And Hookstrapped, that shot is just a dream. Gorgeous.

Walter 45 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 28, 2010, 10:18:36 AM »

Well, the Public Holidays have continued until tonight over here in Oz and so here is some stuff shot on Boxing Day (Sunday) and processed & scanned Tuesday.

choppert · « **Reply #21 on:** December 28, 2010, 12:18:09 PM »

The Christmas hols have left me with a bit of time for some scanning.

Here's the local organic farmshop - might go with the allotment project I need to get cracking with!

Ektar 100 (processed by Asda!) and the M6

vicky slater · « **Reply #22 on:** December 29, 2010, 05:13:09 PM »

blaxton, i love ivy's winter nap :)

when i took this i was thinking of rocky schenck that ed mentioned in the tree thread.
obviously nothing like his, not least because it's colour (thanks to my "do your own thing" scanner who loves green with a passion) but the thought was there...

nikon f80 fuji 800z.

Late Developer · « **Reply #23 on:** December 29, 2010, 07:04:48 PM »

Stunning colours Vicky and a really nice bit of selective focus.

Isn't 800Z discontinued now or is that just the 120 version? I tried to get some a month or two back and ended up with Portra 800 - which is nice but I don't think it can live with the Fuji version - then again, I like blue/green.....

vicky slater · « **Reply #24 on:** December 29, 2010, 07:10:45 PM »

thanks paul.

it's the 35mm, expired, i bought some from 7dayshop when they were selling the last of their stock.
i wish i could still get it on 120/220 but even the expired on ebay has risen way too much now...real shame.

Late Developer · « **Reply #25 on:** December 29, 2010, 08:03:46 PM »

Hi Vicky.

Well, that's market forces for you...! If anyone studying economics needed an object lesson in the effect scarcity can have on price, all they need to do is look at the price of film now that film photography is having a resurgence in popularity at the same time that manufacturers are pulling some product lines.

Anyway, I've finally gone and done it. I know it's no big deal in the great scheme of things but, after miles of fruitless trekking all over London today (Silverprint in Waterloo to West End Cameras on Tottenham Court Road, via John Lewis and Boots on Oxford Street) I finally managed to get some TIP PX100 "Silver Shade" for my newly-acquired SX-70.

Here's my very first shot with it. It was pin sharp in the viewfinder but it was shot in fairly dim indoor lighting. This is a shot of my Voigtlander Perkeo I with a few minor tweaks in Photoshop - mostly to get rid of the detritus (I really must clean my scanner out soon....!!)

Mojave · « **Reply #26 on:** December 29, 2010, 09:52:56 PM »

LD, I have lots of experience with this film and what it looks like to me in this shot is that maybe too much light got to the image within the first 10 secs after being ejected, though I could be wrong. I see this exact thing though when I dont cover the image properly when it comes out of the camera. I keep a small sheet of black poster paper with me and hold it in my right hand and as soon as I press the shutter and start to hear the film being ejected, I turn away from the light and put that black poster board over the end of the camera. Easy to do and works most of the time. What light leaks I do get I have so far been pretty happy with.

I cant wait to see more pix!!!

Late Developer · « **Reply #27 on:** December 30, 2010, 12:53:12 AM »

Hi Mojave.

Having read some of the advice here and elsewhere, I kept the silver foil lined inner box and, as soon as the print was ejected, I put it face down into the foil box and pointed it away from the light source.

Given that the 8 shot box of film cost £21, I am loathe to experiment. However, I will take a couple of shots in daylight tomorrow at "average" light settings. That said, the photos are meant to be taken and developed at around 17-24 degrees Celsius. This means we will, almost certainly, NEVER get a correctly developed TIP photo in the UK as those temperatures only exist briefly during a particularly hot, British summer.

Here's hoping for an extreme dose of global warming. Bugger the planet, I want value for my money.....!!

Mojave · « **Reply #28 on:** December 30, 2010, 01:18:30 AM »

LOL! I can totally relate.

I find that too much light hits the image transferring it to the box, even if I cover it with my hand. So I cover it with the poster board right as it comes out and hold it there for a bit, like to a count of thirty, then transfer the image to the box with the poster board still covering it. And, uh, the box? Well, its usually tucked into my pants.

It gets cold here too and I cant NOT shoot this film while its cold, so yeah, that foil lined box the film came in resides in my pants, against the skin, until I get into the car. Fun stuff. Works though. The pic of the dead joshua tree was taken in about 45 degree temps.

Another thing I have found is that the arm pit doesnt work so well, even if you put the print in the box and put the box in your pit. Its just too warm a place and the print comes out all orange.

Good luck with the rest. Im anxiously awaiting more posts.

Late Developer · « **Reply #29 on:** December 30, 2010, 07:56:07 AM »

Cheers Mojave and thanks for the additional info on "techniques".

Mind you, I'm struggling to get the thought of you taking - and then stuffing - Polaroid photos down your crotch which - seemingly - is considerably cooler than up your armpit - out of my head. I do, however, bow down to your sense of scientific experimentation. Fox-Talbot would be a proud (and probably confused) man if he were alive today.

It's almost worth the exorbitant price of a box this film to see which part of the body (keep the suggestions clean, please) can provide just the right level of warmth / humidity to optimise the development process.

Further scans will follow and I shall consider putting up a prize for anyone who can guess where the photo was "stored" whilst developing.

I'm starting to see the reasons for the resurgence in popularity of the SX-70. It'll be a sort of pity if TIP ever manages to stabilise and standardise the quality of this film.....

Mojave · « **Reply #30 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:08:03 PM »

LOL! No kidding. TIP "fixing" their film is something I kind of dread.

Francois · « **Reply #31 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:12:48 PM »

Quote from: Mojave on December 30, 2010, 08:08:03 PM

LOL! No kidding. TIP "fixing" their film is something I kind of dread.

You mean like giving money to the inspector so he closes his eyes on a bad product

Mojave · « **Reply #32 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:14:41 PM »

Sure! Whatever works.

Francois · « **Reply #33 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:19:13 PM »

Quote from: Mojave on December 30, 2010, 08:14:41 PM

Sure! Whatever works.

I can just picture it: Florian Kaps, godfather of the film mafia

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #34 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:21:18 PM »

I'm kind of hoping that eventually one of their line might be stable and behave in a way that is akin to the old Polaroid. I can dig those that like having to stick it down their pants to hide it from the light. I don't think I'm asking too much

I assume that I'm not alone?

Mojave · « **Reply #35 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:28:51 PM »

Oh, this is so much fun. You all are making me laugh!

And Phil, I dont think you're asking too much and I do think they will get it more stable before too long. The UV versions are much better than the regular silver shade as far as predictability goes over all, but you still have to cover the film as soon as it comes out of the camera and it is very temp sensitive. I just dont have any issues with that myself. Not sure why, but then you know what they say about love being blind.

Late Developer · « **Reply #36 on:** December 31, 2010, 12:28:12 AM »

Guys.

Maybe it's the fact that I spent 6 years as a product manager trying to make sure that what we sold was fit for purpose and consistent. Maybe it's also because of my frugal northern genes - but little frustrates me more than paying serious amounts of dosh for something I can only trust to be consistently inconsistent, at best. That is a novelty that soon wears off with me.

It's not that I "crave" reliability and predictability, I "expect" it from something for which I'm asked to stump up a super-premium price. Mr Kaps, if he has any sense, will want success for his company - not disappointed, one-time, customers who step up, try the film and never come back.

I've entered this part of the photographic sector in a relatively low budget manner because there's no way on this little green and blue planet that I'd pay the sort of price TIP is asking for reconditioned Polaroid cameras - with, or without, a guarantee. Having seen what was possible with proper Polaroid film, it would be a shame if TIP and whoever else enters the market, don't try to make their product more usable and "the project" a bit less "impossible".

Now then, where did I stash that print......

calbisu · « **Reply #37 on:** January 02, 2011, 09:09:15 AM »

Gregor, already said that, but I like every one of those 665 shots..
Diane, those barrels really make the shot, nice one

Four shots from my side, from last year

yep, easy joke. With the Pentax and POlaroid, a couple of friends. Went to their home and took some shots. I love taking shots at kitchens, they are special places...

hookstrapped · « **Reply #38 on:** January 02, 2011, 10:31:37 AM »

That second one!! Really great.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #39 on:** January 02, 2011, 12:45:06 PM »

Great set, love the second one!

cwilk · « **Reply #40 on:** January 02, 2011, 02:11:04 PM »

Taken on the beach.

Jeff Warden · « **Reply #41 on:** January 02, 2011, 02:59:39 PM »

Great shots all - I especially like the truck from Diane, and the kitchen series. These are from last week at the beach.

Francois · « **Reply #42 on:** January 02, 2011, 03:03:12 PM »

Quote from: calbisu on January 02, 2011, 09:09:15 AM

Four shots from my side, from last year yep, easy joke. With the Pentax and POlaroid, a couple of friends. Went to their home and took some shots. I love taking shots at kitchens, they are special places...

I just love the background on the first one... it has a Victorian parlor feel to it... all that's missing is the cardboard Roman columns to make it perfect vintage

al · « **Reply #43 on:** January 02, 2011, 05:59:08 PM »

I rounded off 2010 by delveloping a batch of C41 films, a job which I had to keep putting off for months. It's been a very thin year for me for various reasons but I was at least hoping for a few pleasant suprises from these 8 or so films. I should have known better

A few films were shot in a mutilated Vivitar UW&S left over from a wide aperture mod experiment the results of which totally failed to impress. Trouble was I didn't spot this and shot away several rolls over several months, resulting in loads of over exposed and out of focus snaps.

Another was a roll of very expired, really crap cheap ISO400 print film which for some reason I'd loaded into my ME Super and then forgotton it was in there. Horrible results.

The next was a roll of 120 which I'd loaded into a Diana clone which I'd forgotton had an out of focus central area and was sharper at the edges. Damn.

Last but not least, a year or so ago I added some black tape to the frame edges of a matchbox pinhole camera just to get straight edges for a change rather than the usual ragged cardboard frame edge. The tape came unstick inside the camera obscuring big chunks of the frame. Rather than do sensible thing and dispose of the camera, I put it to one side ensuring that I would use it again this year... and then reload it for yet another roll! Lightleaks, happy accidents etc I can cope with. Two more totally ruined rolls I can't!

I can't put any of these mistakes down to technical faults or bad luck - it's all down to my own stupidity. Just got to make sure 2011 isn't like this - to start with at least it's going to be one camera, one roll at a time - less room for "senior moments"!!!

I think this matchbox photo sums it up....

Mike (happyforest) · « **Reply #44 on:** January 02, 2011, 07:47:26 PM »

These were taken after a hoar frost, just before christmas but developed yesterday.

They are of a rotary clothes line and the frost makes the line glow.

Walter 45 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 02, 2011, 08:32:26 PM »

A couple from the New Year's weekend:

Terry · « **Reply #46 on:** January 02, 2011, 08:47:50 PM »

Just back from a visit to Seattle. Spent some time in the museum of flight there. These are taken with the Bencini Comet S on Efke 100. I'm having a lot of fun shooting with this camera; one speed, one aperture.

choppert · « **Reply #47 on:** January 02, 2011, 09:10:57 PM »

ooooh, like the tones in that second snap Terry

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #48 on:** January 02, 2011, 09:16:09 PM »

Al: Welcome back to Filmwasters and - it would seem - to Filmwasting!!

Sorry to be a smart ar*e, because I do genuinely feel your pain. I have 20+ rolls of 35mm C41 in the fridge waiting for me to destroy with my first few forays into colour processing and I have no idea which camera I used, what the conditions were, what I was aiming for...they're just a bunch of films (or "JABOF" as I like to call them*).

The films I've shot recently I have started to annotate (e.g. "Cornwall Dec 2010. Old tin mine") because it could be another 2 years before I get round to processing them. I think, however, I'll take your advice to heart once I've caught up, and process as soon as I shoot...or at least before switching to another camera.

Finally, I didn't know you had an ME Super. Sweet So do I. I'm slowly working my way through the K mount back catalog (P30T, Super A, Program A, ME Super) and the ME is my current squeeze. I love it....mind you, I loved all the others too, they just fell apart on me. Maybe I should just buy a K1000 and be done with it. Everyone I know who's owned one of them seems to have had it for 30 years at least.

* JABOF is a computer geek joke.

Late Developer · « **Reply #49 on:** January 02, 2011, 11:46:50 PM »

Taken today in a small Suffolk village. These are from my first pack of TIP PX100. I am not exactly proficient yet and the results seem extremely variable - but I think you can just about make out that these are in a church / graveyard...