Author Topic: Weekend 19-21 July (combined) (Read 15238 times)

moominsean · « **on:** July 19, 2012, 08:04:27 PM »

MESSAGE FROM ED:

Team, because Carlos and Sean both started "Weekend" posts for the same weekend I have taken the liberty of merging them. I'm not sure how confusing that will make things, but at least all the weekend material will be in one place....and together we're stronger, right? All posts will appear in chronological order irrespective of which of the two original threads they appeared in.

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A couple from up north, the first putting on a show for nature with IP 8x10, and the second some old 669 in the FP-1 in Flagstaff. Off to California tomorrow!

calbisu · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2012, 08:49:03 PM »

Well, has been a while since I have started a weekend topic

This night I am flying to Spain for two weeks well deserved rest with my little princesses, yeesss.

Couple of portraits, of coooourse, from dusty khartoum, today the Ramadhan starts, one whole month where people cannot eat or DRINK during the day time

Rollei with kodak tmax 400

Rolleiflex 2.8e Kodak Tmax 400 by calbisu, on Flickr

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2012, 09:41:36 PM »

Oh, but didn't you see what Sean did already ??

Andrea. · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2012, 10:12:28 PM »

Kerfuffled; but chose to post here :-)

My three penny worth.

Lith print of Polypan-f neg on Agfa MCC

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2012, 10:53:25 PM »

Great images - can one of our all powerful admin guys seamlessly blend the two?! $:-\$

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2012, 02:13:06 AM »

:'(found in my forest...

Andrea. · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2012, 08:05:56 AM »

Gosh, these are all wonderful! Brilliant even

Poliweb · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:44:58 PM »

I can finally celebrate the weekend with a few shots. This is my first time contributing to this weekly tradition, though I have enjoyed looking at the pictures for a few weeks now.

I started my return to "film" a couple of years ago after about a 10 year digital diversion. My return was all the way back to Wet Plate Collodion, then more recently some Dry Plate Collodion as well. The fact that wet plate yields almost immediate results led me to experiment with instant photography. After all, wet plate was really the Polaroid of the 19th century. So I found a Crown Graphic and a Polaroid back and have had fun with instant photography. I took the camera and a ton of film to England a couple of weeks ago and had a lot of fun with it - along with a number of strange stares - not least from my own family!

The first image is from a recovered FP-100C negative. It's the Cathedral in Bury St. Edmunds. I managed to get a more realistic color balance as I played with it more - but ended up liking this interpretation better.

The second is a negative from FP-3000B. It's of the Eagle pub in Cambridge, where Watson and Crick concluded that DNA is a double helix (over a pint I presume). The positive was quite underexposed on the left of the image. Normally an over exposed print makes for a better negative with this film. However, there was significant solarization in the shadow areas that gave an interesting result that I liked. So I kept it. There's damage in the middle too, where the emulsion stuck to another print. Such is life trying to preserve negatives in the field.

The last image is a straight FP-100C positive shot of a gate at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Richard

irv_b · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:54:00 PM »

A wonderful start to the weekend thread guys

Francois · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2012, 10:58:53 PM »

Poliweb: the top one looks very vintage postcard-ish...

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2012, 11:12:31 PM »

Diane, heartbreakingly beautiful - is that a word? $:-\$

Hasselblad SWC/M - White sands, New Mexico

Volker · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2012, 11:19:05 PM »

XD7, 2/85mm, T-max 400

Nick Moys · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2012, 11:23:16 PM »

One from a short trip last week to North Yorkshire. Bronica ETRSi/Portra 160.
Happy weekend to all.
Nick

stoupe beck by Nick Moys, on Flickr

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2012, 12:26:34 AM »

Thank you Phil!! If it's not a word it should be!

Poliweb · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2012, 01:01:33 AM »

Quote from: Francois on July 20, 2012, 10:58:53 PM

Poliweb: the top one looks very vintage postcard-ish...

Yes - like it's faded and the colour has shifted as a result.

Late Developer · « **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:57:42 AM »

Cracking set of photos so far.

- Calbisu. A couple of very fine portraits, the second of which is just wonderful.
- Diane. A beautiful photo, if melancholic.
- Poliweb. Great first posts. Bury St. Edmunds is just down the road from me. Love the colours of that shot.
- Phil. Love the juxtaposing of the almost lunar landscape with the modern building.
- Volker. That's a beautiful shot.
- Nick. That takes me back to geography field trips from school. We walked across that wave cut platform on a hike up to Robin Hood's Bay. Stunning photo.

Mine are from a roll of Fujin NCN400 shot using my Mamiya 7 in London and Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2012, 11:00:37 AM »

It seems that this thread is the one to go with this weekend, it's a pity they can't be combined as I just love Sean's two and Andrea's Lith is pure inspiration!

My fave's on this thread so far are...

Diane - such beauty in decay

Phil - I never tire of this series

Nick - wonderful composition and muted colour

Paul (LD) - Love the first street scene but the Aldeburgh tower edges it for me

Another three pinholes from me this week

Roker Pier - Zero 2000, Ilford Delta 100

Entrance to the River Blyth - Zero 2000, Ilford Delta 100

Blyth Beach - Zero 2000, Ilford Delta 100

Paul

Alan · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2012, 01:03:42 PM »

lovely work all! . . . as usual.

I took these recently on the final day of the final stage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 in Galway.

Taken with the Fujica GW690 + Kodak 160NC lab developed and serious photoshop trickery to raclaim
some colour and vibrancy. the film had expired and i was using the sunny 16 rule to expose but
figure I probably under exposed by at least a stop.

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2012, 02:34:48 PM »

Paul, that first of the pinholes is just wonderful but the other two are lovely also..You have such a way with your work!

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2012, 02:57:24 PM »

This is not-too-much an oldie, taken just after the opening of Third Floor Gallery's first exhibition, "Love UK" by Peter Dench. Which is kind of apt because ...

... these two, Scott and Ciara, are getting married today !!

Agfa Isolette, Superia 400.

Miller · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2012, 08:19:15 PM »

Nice shots here.... Hope I don't let the side down...

Late Developer · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2012, 08:25:25 PM »

Do we have two weekend threads on the go, perchance......??

Andrea. · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2012, 08:28:41 PM »

Twice the fun, twice the quality :-)

hookstrapped · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2012, 09:58:32 PM »

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #24 on:** July 21, 2012, 10:58:46 PM »

Is this the instant thread?

Here, let me help out the other team:

Neighbors by knapjack, on Flickr

Info Red · « **Reply #25 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:04:02 AM »

I can't play favorites, so I'm gonna post 2 pix here, and 2 pix on the other weekend thread! These are taken with a $1.00 plastic camera called an Ultronics Panorama that I found at a junk store, loaded it with expired film from Walgreen's and went wandering. I'll put a few more of them on the other thread.

Mark

Info Red · « **Reply #26 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:05:51 AM »

I can't play favorites, so I'm gonna post 2 pix here, and 2 pix on the other weekend thread! These are taken with a $1.00 plastic camera called an Ultronics Panorama that I found at a junk store, loaded it with expired film from Walgreen's and went wandering. I'll put a few more of them on the other thread.

Mark

Terry · « **Reply #27 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:31:15 AM »

I like what you've got there, Mark--both threads'worth! My two seem of a piece with Miller's (urban landscape?) so here they go...

Up on the High Line again. I should just pitch a tent there. Again with the Exa and the meyer 100mm, this time it's a roll of Fuji Neopan SS in Rodinal at 1:50

Mab · « **Reply #28 on:** July 22, 2012, 07:51:21 AM »

Seeking for the invisible light.

Late Developer · « **Reply #29 on:** July 22, 2012, 01:08:06 PM »

Two threads.....? Rude not to post some more...!! Seriously, I'm away on holiday for the next couple of weekends, so I'll post a few more from our recent day out in Aldeburgh. All using Mamiya 7. The boat detail was 150mm and the other two are 43mm. Ilford XP2 Super. Vignette added on the "shell" using Silver Efex Pro.

Some fabulous shots on here already. Particular faves are:

- Moominsean's IP 8x10 and 669
- Andrea's dreamy lith print
- Miller's reminder of my journey to work tomorrow....

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #30 on:** July 22, 2012, 02:38:17 PM »

Andrea..this may truly be my favorite of all time..Can't quite figure out what it remeinds me of..maybe some old move...but it is wonderful! I love your work!

Andrea. · « **Reply #31 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:45:19 PM »

Quote from: Diane Peterson on July 22, 2012, 02:38:17 PM

Andrea..this may truly be my favorite of all time..Can't quite figure out what it remeinds me of..maybe some old move...but it is wonderful! I love your work!

Oh, that's a lovely thing to say Diane . Many thanks indeed. Can I send you a print of it?

Walter 45 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 22, 2012, 05:49:28 PM »

You were blessed to be given that sky Mab.

Walter 45 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 22, 2012, 06:40:06 PM »

It has been a while since I have shot subject matter that I am comfortable to post here:

charles binns · « **Reply #34 on:** July 22, 2012, 06:47:19 PM »

Cromer. Holga.

tani.P · « **Reply #35 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:34:53 PM »

Happy Sunday, all!

Just got a roll back from around July 4th. Minolta AF-C (a fun little AF compact) with Lomo Xpro Chrome 100 (cross processed), Union Square, NYC

And a shot of the Heublein Tower in Connecticut from the same roll:

Terry · « **Reply #36 on:** July 23, 2012, 10:56:27 PM »

I got up early this morning and took the Seneca 8x10 out for another test drive, this time with a Rodenstock 240mm on the front. I shot some parched flowers in my neighbor's yard--trying to get the hang of exposure compensation in close up shots. I shot one frame at the recommended exposure setting of f/11 (really f/22) and this one at f/16. I like this one better!

astrobeck · « **Reply #37 on:** July 24, 2012, 09:28:38 PM »

a couple of pinholes from me.
Zero Image 2000 with Kodak Ektar

calbisu · « **Reply #38 on:** July 24, 2012, 09:40:28 PM »

First, sorry for the confusion that I made by replicating the weekend post

. I guess I was blind with the desire to open the weekend and did not spot Sean´s one

Many fantastic additions,

Sean´s 8x10 polaroid, ooooohhh

there might be hope..
Andrea´s, love that
Paul´s Holgas
Nick´s beautiful landscape
Tani´s first cross processed
Jack´s moody Pola...
and many more!

Francois · « **Reply #39 on:** July 25, 2012, 03:22:59 PM »

Quote from: Info Red on July 22, 2012, 03:04:02 AM

I can't play favorites, so I'm gonna post 2 pix here, and 2 pix on the other weekend thread! These are taken with a $1.00 plastic camera called an Ultronics Panorama that I found at a junk store, loaded it with expired film from Walgreen's and went wandering. I'll put a few more of them on the other thread.

Mark

So, how did you like the camera?
I have the same in a drawer but haven't used it yet...
Is it better than a Vivitar IC101 ?

Info Red · « **Reply #40 on:** July 25, 2012, 04:31:30 PM »

For a dollar, it's a wonderful camera!

I have one of the Vivitar's as well, and I think its quality (really? we're talking about "quality" for a dollar camera?

) is probably not as good as the Vivitar. I've been picking these up, as well as some other plastic cams, to use in a course I'll be teaching this fall about "alternative cameras", so I've been testing them out prior to having the students use them. Also slated for use are some pinhole cameras made from Altoids tins, matchboxes, and more $1 trash cams, as well as a dozen Brownie Hawkeye Flash cams, Holgas, Blackbird, Flys, and a bunch of other stuff. But I really did enjoy using this Ultronics; the exposure was a bit over, but I tweaked it in CS5 to make it more presentable. Probably a lower ISO - 100 or so, or I think maybe they recommend 200 - would be better, but I used what I had, some 400ISO Walgreens' film from their bargain bin. For 72 cents I couldn't really be too picky about the ISO. It's definitely in the budget range for college students!

Short answer? It's fun! Easy to carry, and no need to worry about it being stolen! And, it fits in almost any pocket. I'll keep using it, just for the fun of it! Actually I carry a bag of 15 or 20 plastic cameras on those days when plastic is the answer!

Mark

Francois · « **Reply #41 on:** July 25, 2012, 09:03:48 PM »

Quote from: Info Red on July 25, 2012, 04:31:30 PM

Easy to carry, and no need to worry about it being stolen!

You can't get much more theft proof as this!
Just imagine somebody going through all the trouble to steal such a cheapie piece of plastic... what a disappointment it would be

Francois · « **Reply #42 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:07:29 PM »

Just a picture from my garden...

Pepper by Flaver-D, on Flickr

Skorj · « **Reply #43 on:** August 05, 2012, 06:17:33 AM »

Just showing off some Ektar, it be the marvelous thing here, not the holiday snaps...

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #44 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:09:24 AM »

You gotta dig, Ektar!

Skorj · « **Reply #45 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:19:26 PM »

Quote from: Phil Bebbington on August 05, 2012, 11:09:24 AM

You gotta dig, Ektar!

Hai! One day, I'll take some on that road trip we've been talking about... Skj.

Francois · « **Reply #46 on:** August 05, 2012, 03:08:12 PM »

And you've gotta dig the General Lee, I don't know why I always loved the old Dodge Charger...

Author Topic: Weekend 19-21 July (combined) (Read 15238 times)

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