Topic: Wayback Weekend thread for 28-30 June

[hookstrapped]

Cleaning out my apartment I found some old negs and prints. First two from Sudan in 1984; third of my daughter and father from 1991. Pentax 6x7 / 50mm, FP4 in Rodinal (probably).

[MiguelCampano]

Great start! The rifle in the first photo, (for those of you who might be interested in weapons), is a Soviet-designed SKS. It fires the same projectile as the AK-47 (7,62x39mm), however, it is semi-automatic and only has a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. I used to own one back when I lived in Texas and sold it to a friend from the Army.

This is from last year. Ilford HP5+ pushed to 1600, plus an orange filter. Canon EOS 650 (RIP) and the 50mm 1.8.


Vieja by Miguel Campano, on Flickr

[Bryan]

Great shots Hookstrapped!  I don't have any old shots but I do go way back with this guy.  This was my Brother's 50th Birthday Party last weekend, he's getting ready to start the seafood boil.  Rolleiflex Automat with CatLABS X Film 80 developed in Beer.

Darren by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

My nephew Avi and his dog Glacier.
Avi and Glacier by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Johnny-Ocho living the Pug Life.
Johnny-Ocho by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

[Sandeha Lynch]

If we're going old, I'll play as I have nothing new developed.

1983, Nepal, west of Pokhara, taken on a Pentax MV with a couple of lenses. These were all slide film, but decay has left them better in black and white.  The last one is a stitch of two slides, planned but never completed until I scanned them last year.


gandakiriverbed83 by Sandeha Lynch, on Flickr


pokharasunset83 by Sandeha Lynch, on Flickr


8303_kc_214pan215 by Sandeha Lynch, on Flickr

[Jeff Warden]

Great start! The rifle in the first photo, (for those of you who might be interested in weapons), is a Soviet-designed SKS. It fires the same projectile as the AK-47 (7,62x39mm), however, it is semi-automatic and only has a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. I used to own one back when I lived in Texas and sold it to a friend from the Army.

Your knowledge of weapons is one reason why I'm never worried when we walk the streets of Philadelphia.   

[02Pilot]

Great start! The rifle in the first photo, (for those of you who might be interested in weapons), is a Soviet-designed SKS. It fires the same projectile as the AK-47 (7,62x39mm), however, it is semi-automatic and only has a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. I used to own one back when I lived in Texas and sold it to a friend from the Army.

Those old Soviet rifles are reliable but agricultural. My old Mosin-Nagants are even worse (probably) than the SKS. Operating one is like working a recalcitrant 70-year old tractor designed to be operated by illiterate peasants that fights you every step of the way but just won't die. What immediately leapt out at me in that shot was the incongruous "Datsun" sticker on the Capri. But I digress.

Anyway, here's something from my archives, probably circa 1990 or so. Originally color, converted.

[Jeff Warden]

This one is from yesterday. I think my friend Jayce was born with a guitar in his hands. He plays it while talking to you, the chords just flowing without any noticeable effort.


Plaubel Makina W67/TMax 400

[Jeff Warden]

What immediately leapt out at me in that shot was the incongruous "Datsun" sticker on the Capri. But I digress.

haha I noticed that too! (Those Capris were great.)

I think old/classic weapons are very much like old/classic cameras. My dad has a few old cameras and about a dozen historic rifles and revolvers, and in each case he's fascinated by the mechanics and beauty of the objects. He shoots neither the guns nor the cameras. :-)

[MiguelCampano]

Great start! The rifle in the first photo, (for those of you who might be interested in weapons), is a Soviet-designed SKS. It fires the same projectile as the AK-47 (7,62x39mm), however, it is semi-automatic and only has a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. I used to own one back when I lived in Texas and sold it to a friend from the Army.

Those old Soviet rifles are reliable but agricultural. My old Mosin-Nagants are even worse (probably) than the SKS. Operating one is like working a recalcitrant 70-year old tractor designed to be operated by illiterate peasants that fights you every step of the way but just won't die. What immediately leapt out at me in that shot was the incongruous "Datsun" sticker on the Capri. But I digress.

Anyway, here's something from my archives, probably circa 1990 or so. Originally color, converted.

That's cool that you owned Mosin-Nagants. I tried a couple, even a "polished" one and didn't care much for them. I'd rather use something like the Mauser K98 with that sweet bolt action. I don't own any bolt-action rifles anymore, but I do keep a pump-action shotgun with some birdshot under my bed, in case someone tries to break-in, or, climb the balcony railing and open the sliding door. After all, regardless of how much gentrification is advancing, Philadelphia is still a dangerous city.

I love those F-14s. The Tomcats, (Top-gun aside) were some of the best looking planes IMO. Back in Venezuela I used to see the F-16As, and then the SU-30s flying all the time.

[Kai-san]

From old shots to old technology, this is my first shot ever on dryplate (glass). I developed it in an old Envoy plate tank made of bake-lite, probably from the early 20th century. Looks like it was made for stand development, if you tilt it the liquid will pour out. I will need to get something better. The Agfa plates are hideously expensive, so I've purchased some hand-coated plates from Jason Lane; they are a quarter of the price. His standard plates are ISO 2 and then he has the Speed plates that are ISO 25. Same price though. Scanning glass plates is a dream, no curling! 

Plaubel Makina IIS / Anticomar 100mm f2.9 / Agfa APX 100 Dryplate in Xtol

[02Pilot]

Great start! The rifle in the first photo, (for those of you who might be interested in weapons), is a Soviet-designed SKS. It fires the same projectile as the AK-47 (7,62x39mm), however, it is semi-automatic and only has a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. I used to own one back when I lived in Texas and sold it to a friend from the Army.

Those old Soviet rifles are reliable but agricultural. My old Mosin-Nagants are even worse (probably) than the SKS. Operating one is like working a recalcitrant 70-year old tractor designed to be operated by illiterate peasants that fights you every step of the way but just won't die. What immediately leapt out at me in that shot was the incongruous "Datsun" sticker on the Capri. But I digress.

Anyway, here's something from my archives, probably circa 1990 or so. Originally color, converted.

That's cool that you owned Mosin-Nagants. I tried a couple, even a "polished" one and didn't care much for them. I'd rather use something like the Mauser K98 with that sweet bolt action. I don't own any bolt-action rifles anymore, but I do keep a pump-action shotgun with some birdshot under my bed, in case someone tries to break-in, or, climb the balcony railing and open the sliding door. After all, regardless of how much gentrification is advancing, Philadelphia is still a dangerous city.

I love those F-14s. The Tomcats, (Top-gun aside) were some of the best looking planes IMO. Back in Venezuela I used to see the F-16As, and then the SU-30s flying all the time.

Birdshot is the way to go - no worry of shooting through walls.

I have the M-Ns more for their history than anything else, though I've put plenty of rounds through them over the years. The Finn captures are really interesting, and shoot better too. Imagine the history of a rifle produced in Imperial Russia, then used by the Soviets, and then captured and reworked by the Finns to be used against its previous owners. It's quite incredible, really.

Mausers are great - generally the smoothest are the pre-98 actions, the 95 and 96. The Swedish target 96s are lovely to shoot and astonishingly accurate over long ranges. I'm also a big fan of the gloriously intricate Swiss straight-pull actions.

I'll stop interjecting the firearms discussion into the otherwise pacific realm of the weekend thread now. Apologies for the tangent.

[Francois]

Looks like it was made for stand development, if you tilt it the liquid will pour out.

A lot of those old tanks are designed to be agitated by sliding them across the counter.
I have an old bakelite one for 4x5 and I must say that it takes an insane amount of developer just to cover everything.

[astrobeck]

an instax shot I made last year then left outside in my garden for six months to face the elements.
It de-laminated and color shifted like mad. I left all the specs and spots from the degradation of being left outside....

[Bryan]

an instax shot I made last year then left outside in my garden for six months to face the elements.
It de-laminated and color shifted like mad. I left all the specs and spots from the degradation of being left outside....

That's great Becky, if I tried that all you would see is the moss and mold growing on it.

[AJShepherd]

Here's a shot from 9 years ago that I've always liked, taken at Bexhill on SFX200.

bex-013 by Antony Shepherd, on Flickr

If I want to go way way back, here's one from 1982, the last complete family holiday shot on Agfachrome in Bridlington on a Zenit EM. For me this sums up the Great British Seaside Holiday to a T!

The Great British Seaside Holiday by Antony Shepherd, on Flickr

[ManuelL]

My shots are new, but also relate to the theme of time and change. I am starting a little project of documenting a part of the local forest that will soon become victim to a granite mine expansion. The forest had a protected status, which has recently been revoked. Over the next years the tall beech trees will be cut down and the mine will slowly expand. Two boulder fields, typical for this region, will be re-located to a new place and the mining company will start some reforestation in a different location to compensate for the lost forest.

The mine expansion will probably secure mining jobs over the next 30 years. It is hard to weigh the jobs against the treasure that is the old forest, but it makes me sad to see one of my favourite locations around here go away.

The conditions last weekend were not ideal. Hard sun light and wind from an approaching thunderstorm. But I still decided to explore and make some test shots to kick off my little project. The photos were taken with a Mamiya 6 and Velvia 50.


Sea of Boulders


Vegetation

[irv_b]

Sandeha's final pano and the Bexhill shot from Antony are fantastic I must say

Not as yesteryear as some of you guys but back 9 years or so ago I think.

[jharr]

How about some new pics of old cars on old film using an old camera?
Yashica 44LM
Kodacolor-X (x-1966)
DIY C-41 Room temp x 17min


Yashica44LM-KodacolorX-009 by James Harr, on Flickr


Yashica44LM-KodacolorX-010 by James Harr, on Flickr

Regarding old weapons, I have a nice Mosin-Nagant ex-Dragoon (1916) and a post Great War Mauser converted to 12ga. shotgun (Geha). So fun to shoot those old mule kickers!

[Kai-san]

Looks like it was made for stand development, if you tilt it the liquid will pour out.

A lot of those old tanks are designed to be agitated by sliding them across the counter.
I have an old bakelite one for 4x5 and I must say that it takes an insane amount of developer just to cover everything.

The Envoy tank takes four of these plates with only 5 fl.oz. liquid, that's about 125ml. Not bad, but when you've filled up the tank enough to cover the plates, there's no more room and even lateral agitation will spill the contents. Stearman Press has a nice tank for 4x5 and you can get inserts for glass plates, but not the 6.5x9 size. Any tank would do, but you need holders for the plates so they don't scratch each other. Doing it in a tray is also risky. Kodak made some metal plate tanks, but I have not found the correct size. There should be some around, this size was used for press cameras.

[Flippy]

356 by Berang Berang, on Flickr

[Francois]

Looks like it was made for stand development, if you tilt it the liquid will pour out.

A lot of those old tanks are designed to be agitated by sliding them across the counter.
I have an old bakelite one for 4x5 and I must say that it takes an insane amount of developer just to cover everything.

The Envoy tank takes four of these plates with only 5 fl.oz. liquid, that's about 125ml. Not bad, but when you've filled up the tank enough to cover the plates, there's no more room and even lateral agitation will spill the contents. Stearman Press has a nice tank for 4x5 and you can get inserts for glass plates, but not the 6.5x9 size. Any tank would do, but you need holders for the plates so they don't scratch each other. Doing it in a tray is also risky. Kodak made some metal plate tanks, but I have not found the correct size. There should be some around, this size was used for press cameras.

I have an FR Photo sheet film tank that takes a whopping 1.48 liters!
Granted it's got a ton of capacity and can process something like a dozen sheets at a time. But still... that is a lot of chemicals.

[Blaxton]

Sorry not to be able to participate in the "Wayback" theme.  My archive of negatives is 3000 miles away.  I like the second Sudan picture (very Life-like) and The Great British Seaside Holiday as well as the stretched-out colors of the old Ford.

Instead, I submit four from last week's trip to Bilbao, a pilgrimage, to visit the Guggenheim.  Aside from the 40 degree afternoon temperatures, it was a fantastic trip and well worth the seven-hour drive.  The city planners have done a tremendous job making Bilbao a comfortable, convenient, interesting destination.  Of course, Frank Gehry's mad genius helped but there is plenty to do and see (and eat and drink) in Bilbao beyond the Guggenheim.

The website for the Guggenheim Bilbao is unambiguous about photographing—“No images may be taken inside the Museum”—but I asked a guard anyway.  After consulting with his colleagues, he told me that it was ok to photograph in the large public atrium but not in the exhibition spaces.  I took this to mean that only the galleries were off limits for my camera.  Of the 72 exposures I made on Fomapan with my Rolleiflex in and around the museum, by far the most fun to make were the images in.   

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao by William Blackstone, on Flickr

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao by William Blackstone, on Flickr

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao by William Blackstone, on Flickr

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao by William Blackstone, on Flickr

[cs1]

Great work everyone!

My contribution this weekend is rather tree focused:


Tree near Wormhill by C S


Old Ent Bridge Keeper by C S

[Indofunk]

Ooh! I have a wayback image! The picture of my dog is probably from 1986-ish, most probably taken on the same Polaroid 680 that I still have, and obviously taken on OG Polaroid SX70 film. Sooooooo much better than any of the current integral film offerings Right next to my dog is part of my Nirvana-cover brass band, The Nevermind Orchestra, and the top two are Katz's deli. All of those are on IP film, probably the first gen color. Oh, and "sorry about my butt" is sorry about her butt.