Author Topic: It's (kind of) the weekend: 10th-12th February (Read 21548 times)

Ed Wenn · « **on:** February 09, 2012, 10:59:04 AM »

OK, so I know it's only Thursday, but I have so much other stuff going on from today that I thought I'd use my last free 5 minutes to get in there early and start the weekend thread off....if nothing else, it'll make a change from me waiting until Monday to add a dodgy Polaroid of my kids. Instead, here's a dodgy Polaroid of my wife....wait, I didn't mean it like that

Erm, I'll get my coat.

This was taken back in October 2011 when Jacqui and I escaped for a long weekend in Mallorca for her birthday (courtesy of my parents who very kindly looked after the kids). I took the Land Camera 360 and 2 or 3 packs of expired 100 series Pola film of types with which I'd never used before. I can't remember what this film was, but I do remember that if you didn't peel it almost immediately you ended up with black goop (in a bad way) all over the place and a very high contrast print print which you could scratch the image off of once it was dry. The whole pack was a waste, but I found this one print today in a pile on my desk and decided to scan it before it got even more scratched. In its present state it's just the right side of 'charmingly distressed', but it won't stay like that for long.

Jacqui in Mallorca by Ed Wenn, on Flickr

hookstrapped · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2012, 12:09:47 PM »

I'm glad Adorama offered me jack in trade for my Ricoh GR1 on my new camera that shall not be named. They offered me only $70 for it so I decided to keep it. And though I haven't been that happy with it, why I got it has a lot to do with the fact that Moriyama uses it and I love Moriyama, but I also need to understand the kind of stuff he shoots with it, which is pretty much night or low light interiors. The Ricoh doesn't do bright and sunny very well, and for that matter neither do I so maybe that was the problem. Anyway, I'm keeping it as my night B&W street shooter. Fits nicely in my little bag next to my new camera (my color street shooter).

Late Developer · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2012, 12:45:45 PM »

- Ed. Beautiful shot of a very happy looking wifey and a place I want to visit one day.
- Peter. Love the shots - espcially the last one. Great period feel to them. What film do you use for the night shots? I'm keen to put my GR1s to the test a bit more (I used it in the rain and shine in Sri Lanka last December) but I'd like to see what I can do with it as a daily p&s carry-round. $70...

I paid £25 for a lenshood for mine.......!!

Lawrie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2012, 12:53:42 PM »

Nothing beats an early start Ed..................

A wabi sabi image of three leaves in a rock pool captured with my Rollei SL66 with home made magnifier lens. Fuji Acros developed in Pyrocat. Have a great weekend and good shooting!

Lawrie.

calbisu · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2012, 01:03:36 PM »

Quote from: ed.wenn on February 09, 2012, 10:59:04 AM

This was taken back in October 2011 when Jacqui and I escaped for a long weekend in Mallorca for her birthday (courtesy of my parents who very kindly looked after the kids). I took the Land Camera 360 and 2 or 3 packs of expired 100 series Pola film of types with which I'd never used before. I can't remember what this film was, but I do remember that if you didn't peel it almost immediately you ended up with black goop (in a bad way) all over the place and a very high contrast print print which you could scratch the image off of once it was dry. The whole pack was a waste, but I found this one print today in a pile on my desk and decided to scan it before it got even more scratched. In its present state it's just the right side of 'charmingly distressed', but it won't stay like that for long.

Hi Ed, great first shot! I have had this trouble in the past (late peeling, black goop all over). I found out that if you rinse the polaroid you can carefully remove the black goop; gently, as the coating (I think it is) gets soft. After that you let it dry and like new!

hookstrapped · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2012, 01:26:51 PM »

@LD

Thanks. I use Tri-X pushed 1.5 stops, setting the exposure compensation dial to -1.5. Then I develop in Tmax developer 8 minutes @ 20C. It's become my standard B&W set-up, with my Mamiya as well. Contrasty yet good shadow detail and blown highlights -- my favorite things!

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:41:11 PM »

Quote from: calbisu on February 09, 2012, 01:03:36 PM

Hi Ed, great first shot! I have had this trouble in the past (late peeling, black goop all over). I found out that if you rinse the polaroid you can carefully remove the black goop; gently, as the coating (I think it is) gets soft. After that you let it dry and like new!

Hi Carlos, thanks for the tip. I did actually try what you suggest at the time by pouring water from a bottle over the goop and it definitely worked to some extent, but we were miles from our hotel room and I had limited water at my disposal so I had to ditch a lot of the prints. In addition to the goop though, the photos were SUPER contrasty with none of those lovely greys that I'm used to getting from Polapan films....I wondered at the time whether the evil black goop also included one of the development layers or something (I know, I'm using the wrong language here, but I'm not a chemist). The final print is not coated/protected in any way and you can scratch the image off very easily even when it's dry.

Windy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:51:10 PM »

Great start, Ed. Really like the diner shot, hookstrapped. The leaves look good too, Lawrie :-)

Some Isle of Lewis rust and decay from me. Holga 120TLR and Kodak Portra

Old Bus, Leurbost by windy_, on Flickr

Derelict, Leurbost by windy_, on Flickr

hookstrapped · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2012, 04:04:46 PM »

love the last one, Windy

Sam Thompson · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2012, 04:32:46 PM »

Hi Ed. If you can get Mod Podge where you're at, it makes a good sealer diluted. Love that photo by the way, you have a beautiful family.

Sam Thompson · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2012, 04:44:32 PM »

I like the first one Windy. I'll have to give Portra a go on my Holga.

Expired Polaroid 600.

astrobeck · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2012, 07:16:26 PM »

Windy's third shot and Lawrie's wabi-sabi are my favs so far.

A test shot from a new to me "Shakey's" Diana clone camera sent to me from my cousin.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2012, 07:28:30 PM »

Hasselblad SWC/M in Marathon, Texas on Fuji 160C

Nick Moys · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:20:00 PM »

Such good stuff already. Love the aged look of Ed's polaroid, Lawrie the delicacy of the leaves is just perfect, and Windy's bus and cottages are wonderfully evocative.

First snow of the winter here in Norfolk (UK) last weekend. A selection from a hike close to home on Sunday. Rolleicord/TMax400/FX-39.

Nigel · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:26:05 PM »

Lovely work already and it's still only Thursday!

Windy - those colours are gorgeous!

Miles · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:34:17 PM »

Mrs. Wenn looks all French Resistance there chum

Love Windy's set.

calbisu · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:54:03 PM »

Ed, I think I was able to remove goop from 3000b and 100b, fuji...

Windy, that Bus fantastic!

Becky, that is looking good! Are those stars on the door?

Nick, wonderful stuff, really like the first one... and third one

I do not still have scanner, so quality is far away from originals, still I can post

first one is a Pola 108 expired 2000, with no direct light. I asked the waiter to be allowed to be taken a shot. I moved him to a white spot and used it as background. Then he photographed us with his phone.. well, little Alma resisted. The second one with the Rollei. Gentlemen observing Nubian fighters.

Francois · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:19:41 PM »

Quote from: ed.wenn on February 09, 2012, 03:41:11 PM

The final print is not coated/protected in any way and you can scratch the image off very easily even when it's dry.

I don't know if this would work but I know Krylon makes a spray fix for graphic arts. It's used when you do dry pastels and don't want them to rub off too easily.

Also, in ye ole days, it used to be common practice to varnish prints. Maybe using a spray varnish would be good. Arts supply stores to the rescue again. Besides, depending on the type of varnish you choose, some of them will turn yellow with time, something that might very well add that little extra to the image

astrobeck · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:40:09 PM »

Quote from: calbisu on February 09, 2012, 08:54:03 PM

Becky, that is looking good! Are those stars on the door?

ah yes, those are stars on the door. I have a matching mailbox as well.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:05:22 PM »

Quote from: calbisu on February 09, 2012, 08:54:03 PM

I do not still have scanner, so quality is far away from originals, still I can post

Carlos, I'm just pleased to have you back. Keep 'em coming!!

Francois · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:37:01 PM »

Like Ed said, just keep posting them. You've seen the instant print scanner contraption I made? Your way of "scanning" the pictures ain't much different from that.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:37:14 PM »

Hasselblad SWC/M. An abandoned restaurant in Crete.

Karl · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:03:25 PM »

My son looking in through the window, Sandwick, Orkney. Neopan 400, Contax G2, 45mm lens.

Volker · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:17:47 PM »

"Höhenrausch" Linz, Austria
A big wheel on top of an 8 level high parking deck

charles binns · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:43:58 PM »

Great photos especially Windy's,Dynamo's and Nick's. Some more ir shots with the holga

Terry · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:47:19 PM »

Charles--those are downright ethereal! Lovely stuff.

Miles · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:50:03 PM »

Aye, ditto, they are grand chum !

Terry · « **Reply #27 on:** February 10, 2012, 01:32:18 AM »

I had my Ikoflex with me this morning when I went to visit my doctor. Some nice morning sun falling on the porch of my neighbor's house caught my eye, and as I found myself alone in the doctor's waiting room I shot that too.

calbisu · « **Reply #28 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:00:57 AM »

Ed and Francois, Thanks! It´s good to be back

Terry, that must be the coolest doctor waiting room I´ve ever seen.

LT · « **Reply #29 on:** February 10, 2012, 08:56:28 AM »

Quote from: calbisu on February 10, 2012, 06:00:57 AM

Terry, that must be the coolest doctor waiting room I´ve ever seen.

Echo that - amazing. My GP's WR is in a temporary flat-roofed single skin brick building that smells of mouldy dishcloths. This looks like something from the old Empire - what?

Late Developer · « **Reply #30 on:** February 10, 2012, 10:35:17 AM »

Doesn't look like any doctor's waiting room I've ever been to. Distinct lack of disease-ridden 10 year old copies of "Country Life" and "Reader's Digest", no-one about to expire and no hoard of uncontrolled and uncontrollable snot-nosed little darlings hurling toys around the place. People might actually start to feel well again if they visited a place such as that in the photo.....!! It would never catch on over here....

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #31 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:37:27 AM »

I'm on a veritable neg scanning roll ie I've scanned three more since last week

One of my trip to Paris last year for Paris Photo and to meet up with Diane and Britt. Britt's room had the best view.

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #32 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:37:56 AM »

Ugh, I can see a dust speck on that neg. Sigh.

Terry · « **Reply #33 on:** February 10, 2012, 01:16:17 PM »

It is a very cool doctor office. It's a rambling old house with mismatched floors and lots of narrow old stairs. I'd happily live there if they ever packed up and sold it. The old magazines are there though--in yet another wicker basket (out of shot). Personally, I think they overdid the wicker just a bit.

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #34 on:** February 10, 2012, 03:33:34 PM »

Where to start!!
Becky, now I have to have stars on my new "old" door I am restoring..
Windy, those colors are absolultely wonderful!
Terry, Love the Dr.'s office, also think they did a bit too much wicker, but your neighbors door way looks magical!
Peter, that third image of the "cafe", very nice!
Ed, like the "old timie" feel, very cool!
Suzi!...yep, Britt's room did have the best view, and this is a great shot!!
Charles, so restful and relaxing to view your images..
Mine today from a pinhole camera I am making for a friend,

, this being the first off the roll and the light leaks from opening the back after rolling on the film!!

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #35 on:** February 10, 2012, 03:39:38 PM »

BTW, dynamo, these are lovely, especially like the ferris wheel, and also checked out your website..breathtaking images!!

Volker · « **Reply #36 on:** February 10, 2012, 04:20:00 PM »

Thank you very much for your kind words Diane !!!!
Here are two more :-)

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #37 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:31:06 PM »

Am well behind with what's been going on and it's still only Friday!!

Ed - Your image has a very 'French' feel to it
Brian - laove the last two
Lawrie - a work of art!
Windy - 3 stunners!
Nick - love the simplicity of the first one
Carlos - No.1 has a wonderful muted feel to it
Phil - two cracking images (as usual!) but would have to favour the abandoned restaraunt
Charles WOW x3!!
Terry - timeless images

Two Zero 2000 pinholes from me

Spurn Point, East Yorkshire

Whitby Piers

Paul

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #38 on:** February 10, 2012, 08:33:51 PM »

Jumpin-jack..multi pinhole image using rounded tin and Ilford Multigrade IV RC Deluxe

Miles · « **Reply #39 on:** February 10, 2012, 09:21:29 PM »

More last week's snow with the Fujica Half and FP4

hookstrapped · « **Reply #40 on:** February 11, 2012, 12:04:41 AM »

More explorations with f'd up color.

Ektachrome cross-processed, overexposed scan. While cleaning it up I decided I like the close crop. This is a 67% crop (BTW, what do those percentages mean, like 100% crops in camera reviews?)

Ektachrome cross-processed negative (scanned as a positive). Checking them out on the lightbox at the lab, decided I like this look.

Ektachrome cross-processed regular scan. Subdued tones when subject is in shade. Trademark greenish cast.

Fuji 400 H. Straight negative scan. Bought another 5-pack of this for cloudy weather but so far not a big fan.

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #41 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:42:03 AM »

Peter, your first three are some of the best images I've seen for quite a while, really love them!

hookstrapped · « **Reply #42 on:** February 11, 2012, 02:18:07 PM »

Thank you, Paul.

Francois · « **Reply #43 on:** February 11, 2012, 03:42:56 PM »

The X-pro really works well here.

I saw something years ago in Leica magazine that might very well be right up your alley: the photographer was shooting color neg film which he x-pro in E6 chemistry. You end up with a slide with an orange mask... and very warm and subdued colors.

hookstrapped · « **Reply #44 on:** February 11, 2012, 03:55:07 PM »

Quote from: Francois on February 11, 2012, 03:42:56 PM

The X-pro really works well here.

I saw something years ago in Leica magazine that might very well be right up your alley: the photographer was shooting color neg film which he x-pro in E6 chemistry. You end up with a slide with an orange mask... and very warm and subdued colors.

I've never tried it that way, but now that you mention it... I have this Fuji H400 I'm not so thrilled with. Thanks for the idea!

Francois · « **Reply #45 on:** February 11, 2012, 04:29:47 PM »

You're very welcome

moominsean · « **Reply #46 on:** February 11, 2012, 04:41:38 PM »

i've tried "reverse xpro" a few times...c41 in e6, and it doesn't come out nearly as nice as the other way around. both times the film was very monochromatic towards one tone and low contrast. like very very blue with red highlights, if i remember correctly.

Magnus · « **Reply #47 on:** February 11, 2012, 04:57:00 PM »

Fantastic photos (as usual)!
Windy's Holgashots and Pauls pinholes are my favourites

Oh, and Charles Holga IR's are beyond cool!!! Truly amazing

Francois · « **Reply #48 on:** February 11, 2012, 05:14:04 PM »

Quote from: moominsean on February 11, 2012, 04:41:38 PM

i've tried "reverse xpro" a few times...c41 in e6, and it doesn't come out nearly as nice as the other way around. both times the film was very monochromatic towards one tone and low contrast. like very very blue with red highlights, if i remember correctly.

Contrast will be lower since negative films are inherently low contrast. But considering that Peter often shoots high contrast scenes, it might very well be the ticket. There's also two choices for scanning. Either you scan it like a negative which will give you a very blue image with a negative picture, or you scan it like a slide which will give you an orangy image with very soft tones and strange blues and greens.

calbisu · « **Reply #49 on:** February 11, 2012, 05:32:25 PM »

Quote from: Paul Mitchell on February 11, 2012, 11:42:03 AM

Peter, your first three are some of the best images I've seen for quite a while, really love them!

First and third for me, specially third one. I think everything just smoothly gets together.

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