safe haven for tiny formats

[Corran]

I really liked the old Optima film. I think I have a few rolls left in a box of 120 film I bought, supposedly frozen since new and definitely since I got it. The one roll I shot was fine. I used to shoot it in 4x5.

The old Agfa Ultra 50 was like a negative version of Velvia, maybe MORE saturated. Amazing stuff when you needed that. And there is NOTHING on today's market like the old Agfa Portrait 160 - soft muted pastel palette.

Sigh.

Sounds pretty awesome...wish I had some of it in 120, or better yet 4x5. Oh well. I'll have to keep my eyes open for that Ultra stuff. Never heard of it before.

[goamules]

Early Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM mount. At F2.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3186/13000218843_1dcfa50815_b.jpg

[z_photo]

found this just a few feet from my door
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u4/kzpictures/_DSC0454_zps2c559d2c.jpg (http://s164.photobucket.com/user/kzpictures/media/_DSC0454_zps2c559d2c.jpg.html)

[Tin Can]

Good thing you shot him!

Nice!


found this just a few feet from my door
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u4/kzpictures/_DSC0454_zps2c559d2c.jpg (http://s164.photobucket.com/user/kzpictures/media/_DSC0454_zps2c559d2c.jpg.html)

[goamules]

found this just a few feet from my door
Man, I like that.

[bobwysiwyg]

Nice shot. What did you use?

[Roger Cole]

Sounds pretty awesome...wish I had some of it in 120, or better yet 4x5. Oh well. I'll have to keep my eyes open for that Ultra stuff. Never heard of it before.

Agfa Ultra 50 was only made in 35mm so don't bother looking for 120 or 4x5. It would have been kick ass in larger sizes though! I don't know how well it will have kept, even frozen. Agfa was great in those days. Not only did they have the only "three saturation level" line up of color neg film, they also had APX 25 and 100, two of the best B&W films ever. The 400 was pretty darned good too.

[Peter De Smidt]

This was taken with Ultra 50:
111706

[z_photo]

thanks folks. the yellow bellied sapsucker was shot with a Nikon d7100 I was playing with to see how it would handle a 500mm f/4. it is a crop sensor and 24Mpixels. it is a full frame shot at iso 2000, 1/250sec and f/9. even better was getting to watch the bird drill holes in lines either horizontally or vertically up the tree and then revisit them every 20 minutes or so to eat the sap that flowed into the holes. the camera also has a crop mode with 13.1 Mpixels. so think about the reach it can provide. 500mmx1.5x1.3=975mm and with the celestron 1250mmx1.5=1875mm and then in crop mode ~2438mm at 13.1Mpixels. I wonder if one can get many sharp images with that. it might make for some interesting video of a bald eagle nest down the road.

[austin granger]

Early Morning, Clarksdale, Mississippi

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2213/13017483244_85ea672365_c.jpg

Yeah, it's a little tweaked. I shot this handheld and did the best I could. I tried fixing the distortions in photoshop but got all tied up in knots-you fix one plain and then the other plain gets off and so on. Eventually I surrendered.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[jp]

Haven't used my D600 to much this winter. I've been feeling like being outside where I like film. Digital does nice indoors, no denying. Here's a composition of my daughter looking over the balcony edge this morning.
111807

[Andrew O'Neill]

Spent a morning on the grounds at Riverview Mental Hospital photographing some of my favourite abandoned buildings. I grabbed this one from my car window with my phone. It's the Crease Clinic. Many movies have been filmed here, such as Twilight and x-Files. The list is endless.

[Andrew O'Neill]

...and view of Southland Bld. from the gate. Again taken with my phone.

[Peter De Smidt]

JP, that's a good one.

Nice atmosphere, Andrew, especially on the first one.

[cpercy]

A couple night shots of the local water tower from the new Gitzo carbon fiber.


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3628/13014735653_e7acac6b9c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca_percy/13014735653/)
foot of the water tower night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca_percy/13014735653/) by Clay Percy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ca_percy/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3459/13015639373_f609fae027_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca_percy/13015639373/)
water tower over tennis court (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca_percy/13015639373/) by Clay Percy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ca_percy/), on Flickr

[Ari]

Great as usual, Clay; is that Acros you're using?
Whatever it is, those are beautiful night-time tones.

[cpercy]

Great as usual, Clay; is that Acros you're using?
Whatever it is, those are beautiful night-time tones.

Thanks Ari, no film involved at all both were done with a Nikon D600 and a little PS work afterwords.

[austin granger]

Yeah, good stuff Clay!

Portland
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3391/13071712643_b880648a8e_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Andrew O'Neill]

From my Google Maps series... My laptop is my camera. Edited in PS.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Love it, Austin. Looks like the fire hydrant sprung a leak!

[Corran]

I guess technically this is in fact LF but I couldn't figure out what thread to put it in and plus it was just an experiment so I'll put it here.

A few months ago I accidentally bought a 100' roll of Portra 160NC that was "unperforated." Whoops. So I was toying around with what to do with it. I found these little adapter thingies to stick a roll of 35mm into a 120 camera, so I came up with the bright idea of trying this film in a 6x12 back. So I loaded up a cartridge, popped it into my Horseman 6x12, and then focused my 47mm XL lens at something like hyperfocal and fired away...I need to probably make a simple mask since there's some clear issues near the edges and be more mindful of where exactly my film rebate actually is, but overall a good trick. Super-ultra-panoramic images?

Here's the result:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/1x5-0713ss.jpg

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/1x5-0714ss.jpg

Oh yeah, gotta work on the "get closer" adage with this setup!

[Pfiltz]

Got my first Holga.. ;)

Ilford 125 film

http://www.keepsakephotography.us/Holga/Holga2.jpg

[cpercy]

Yeah, good stuff Clay!

Portland
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3391/13071712643_b880648a8e_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/


thanks Austin, and that's a nice flattop you caught there.

[cpercy]

From my Google Maps series... My laptop is my camera. Edited in PS.

Andrew are saying this is a google maps street view image? If so what an innovative idea world travel photos on a budget I love it.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Thanks, cpercy. Yes, it's a google maps street view. I like to drop down into towns and cities in Japan and look for interesting store fronts and houses. It's fun looking for compositions... and it is kind of like a free vacation!

[Tin Can]

And Google maps is only the beginning.


Thanks, cpercy. Yes, it's a google maps street view. I like to drop down into towns and cities in Japan and look for interesting store fronts and houses. It's fun looking for compositions... and it is kind of like a free vacation!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Randy... I could drop by your place and take a photo of it, if you like! ;)

[Nathan Potter]

[QUOTE=Corran;1118558]I guess technically this is in fact LF but I couldn't figure out what thread to put it in and plus it was just an experiment so I'll put it here.

A few months ago I accidentally bought a 100' roll of Portra 160NC that was "unperforated." Whoops. So I was toying around with what to do with it. I found these little adapter thingies to stick a roll of 35mm into a 120 camera, so I came up with the bright idea of trying this film in a 6x12 back. So I loaded up a cartridge, popped it into my Horseman 6x12, and then focused my 47mm XL lens at something like hyperfocal and fired away...I need to probably make a simple mask since there's some clear issues near the edges and be more mindful of where exactly my film rebate actually is, but overall a good trick. Super-ultra-panoramic images?

Bryan, those are interesting images. I've been wanting to do something similar using masked 4X5 film, but too much else going on.

The minimum aperture of the 47 XL is f/32 so if one computes the hyperfocal distance at f/32 with the far limit set at ∞ and a COC of 40 µm. then hyperfocal set is at 5.5 ft. with everything in focus from 2.7 ft. to ∞. Gets you a pinhole camera but with much better resolution, built in shutter and a 120 degree angle of view. Diffraction might exceed the 40 µm COC by a bit at f/32 but should not be noticeable at image center. Really fine single shot panos for images that are inherently wide landscape format.

Your format shown is equivalent to 4X15 which is extreme landscape. On 4X5 film that would be 1.3X5 so three frames could be recorded on one sheet of 4X5 film.

Thanks Bryan.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Tin Can]

No problem, I PM'd you the details.


Randy... I could drop by your place and take a photo of it, if you like! ;)

[austin granger]

Portland
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/13087474803_778bdd6894_z.jpg

The favored haunt for Portland's castaways.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Daniel Stone]

My mom brought this old kitchen scale back to my parent's house after helping me clear out my grandfather's workshops 2 weeks ago. While visiting the house yesterday, I thought it photographable, so I took the liberty of setting up tripod and all on the kitchen counter ;), much to her chagrin

Camera: Fuji X100s digicam
Exposure: 4s @ F/16, asa100
Notes: Not cropped, but some minor color balance adjustment in PS to show my stated vision apart from in-camera settings as close as possible from the start(just like when shooting film!)

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a602/acreativemind88/scaleface_web.jpeg~original

[Corran]

Thanks Nathan for the tech details...honestly I didn't really calculate the hyperfocal, I just focused on a lightbulb at about 10ft and went with it!
I'm scanning two rolls I shot today, some of which I'll post in the Image Sharing forum, hopefully without much fuss. I'm really happy with some portraits I did of a couple of my students. It's a cool result - a "free" XPan if you will, since I already have the stuff on hand, with an even wider result and image on the sprocket holes for extra hipster cred! ;)

[Andrew O'Neill]

Thanks Randy. I promise I won't disturb you!

[Tin Can]

I have no doorbell, no phone and I never answer the door. We do have a lot of big change happening!


Thanks Randy. I promise I won't disturb you!

[David R Munson]

Andrew are saying this is a google maps street view image? If so what an innovative idea world travel photos on a budget I love it.

I've actually used Google Earth to explore a lot of places. I have, for example, "driven" the perimeter and a few interior roads of Sado Island in Japan from my desk in Chicago while researching if I might want to live there.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Messed up the last post. Try again... Another one from my Google Map adventures... Women's clothing store "Angel"

[Andrew O'Neill]

I hope you don't mind, but I'm having too much fun with my Google map series... Old man working in bicycle repair shop.

[austin granger]

It's a fascinating project Andrew. I'm enjoying them a lot. I've used Google maps to virtually walk around my old hometown, and also to find secret desert playas to camp on, but I've never considered doing something like this. One interesting aspect is that I'm not sure you can determine just when the image was made; the last time I looked at my current house on Google maps, my old motorcycle was still parked in the driveway, even though I sold it some years ago!

[jcoldslabs]

Apparently searching Google Street View for stand-alone images is a thing (http://www.aaronhobson.com/streetview.html). Who knew?

Additional Time article here (http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/24/street-view-and-beyond-googles-influence-on-photography/#10).

Jonathan

[Tin Can]

I agree, great project!

Isn't there a public Internet search party looking for the recent lost airliner? Heard about it today, people search the ocean...


I hope you don't mind, but I'm having too much fun with my Google map series... Old man working in bicycle repair shop.

[Tin Can]

ARG! Blind me with a stick! The first image is a burning VW BUS. So sad. I have owned many. I once saw one burst into fire on a stopped LA freeway. Fuel leaks...


Apparently searching Google Street View for stand-alone images is a thing (http://www.aaronhobson.com/streetview.html). Who knew?

Additional Time article here (http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/24/street-view-and-beyond-googles-influence-on-photography/#10).

Jonathan

[Andrew O'Neill]

Wow my google snaps are pretty boring compared to those... but I sure do love little store fronts, vending machines, and rickety old houses in Japan.

[David R Munson]

Yo. I am in Shanghai and starting to feel a bit settled in. This is a good thing.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3672/12951097313_1c74d8862d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kJrL2g)

We went to a creepy old natural history museum last week:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/12951400844_bc088f173d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kJtjfy)

And a communist monument today:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/13125734245_76f3e41965_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZSPuR)

I won't stay here forever, but I think I'm going to like it here for the next couple of years.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2672/13126016664_cc7a3e87c3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kZUgs9)

[Peter De Smidt]

Terrific work, David.

[Andrew O'Neill]

I feel for your lungs... :)
So, what brings you to Shanghai?

[tuco]

Yo. I am in Shanghai and starting to feel a bit settled in. This is a good thing.



I really like the first one. I can't tell if that is morning mist or really bad air pollution. My nephew is over in China teaching English. He says the air quality is really bad in the larger cities.

[Jmarmck]

Nice!
Man, I miss that place.


Yes digging more archives for Kodachromes. Here is Mono Lake with Golden Broom and lenticular clouds, Aug 1989. Nikon FE with a 28 mm Nikkor. Nikon LS 5000 ED scan.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/12942243724_6e27745b57_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/12942243724/)
35VA89-1-33[t1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/argiolus/12942243724/) by hypolimnas (http://www.flickr.com/people/argiolus/), on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[austin granger]

Spools, Portland
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/13130257913_2b41f3f6f6_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[David R Munson]

I feel for your lungs... :)
So, what brings you to Shanghai?

Getting abroad again, getting back to teaching English, building new qualifications, and getting another country's worth of experience in under my belt before (hopefully) grad school and running a business long-term in Japan.


I really like the first one. I can't tell if that is morning mist or really bad air pollution. My nephew is over in China teaching English. He says the air quality is really bad in the larger cities.

It's a combination of smog and low-lying clouds. I have yet to experience a really bad air quality day since arriving a moth ago, so I've been lucky. It will happen and I'm ready with my PM90 masks when it does, but hopefully those only get pulled out a few times over the next couple of years. It gets bad in Shanghai, but still not near as bad as some other places. Of course, I say this and just found it to be bad in Shanghai and relatively good in Beijing, so it's always changing. Guess I'll hold my breath and take lots of pictures on my way to work.

[Andrew O'Neill]

I lived in Japan (Kyushu, just south of Fukuoka City.. ) for 12 years. Sometimes the air was pretty stinky. People/businesses burn whatever whenever wherever. But I imagine it's not nearly as bad as China.

[jcoldslabs]

I shot a whole roll with a plastic toy camera today; sadly, this was the best shot out of the sixteen. There is something about roll film that isn't sitting well with me these days. I think I'm becoming a sheet film guy.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-Foma400-Banier-08.jpg

Jonathan

[tuco]

Liberty Man and tax time. Each year human advertisement stands in front of a tax preparation service bouncing around in front of all the passing cars with either a sign or spinning something around as in this case. Death and taxes. Two constants in the universe it seems.




M7II, 65mm, Yellow filter, 400TMY

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2637/13141680413_58bde2220b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/13141680413/)
Liberty Man (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_tuco/13141680413/) by yo_tuco (http://www.flickr.com/people/yo_tuco/), on Flickr

[Kav]

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-VZh3LGS/0/XL/i-VZh3LGS-XL.jpg
Under The Stars

[tuco]

Under The Stars

An odd effect. The lower RH stars seem to be rotating from a different center point.

[Kav]

Very much so, The lower right is looking south and the top of the photo is looking almost straight up (I shot this at 14mm). So I think that is what is causing it.

[Andrew O'Neill]

The stars are spinning but the propeller isn't... makes me dizzy... Love it!

[Tin Can]

This should contain the view from my hospital room. Woke up in AFIB and heavy chest pain. Feeling better but I'm here til Monday at least.

Cheers!

[Peter De Smidt]

Randy, I hope that you're ok!

[Leigh]

Randy,

Get back soon. You can't shoot anything interesting from a hospital bed.

- Leigh

[Tin Can]

Randy, I hope that you're ok!

Me too. I had to take a taxi to get to the best hospital in Chicago. If I had called 911 I would not have gotten a top hospital.

They just gave me a pile of pills. So you guys Monday...

[Andrew O'Neill]

Hope it's nothing serious.

[jcoldslabs]

Get well soon, Randy.

On the lighter (more industrial) side, I appear to be channeling my inner Austin Granger a little bit with these.

Mamiya 7, 80mm, T-Max 100 (expired 2005).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-M7-TMX100-2005-Industrial-01.jpg




http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-M7-TMX100-2005-Industrial-03a.jpg

Jonathan

[David Lobato]

Randy, Atrial Fib? Take care of yourself. We'd like to have you around a bit longer.

[Roger Cole]

Me too. I had to take a taxi to get to the best hospital in Chicago. If I had called 911 I would not have gotten a top hospital.

They just gave me a pile of pills. So you guys Monday...

Wow, sorry that's true but in urban areas it often is. I was told by an EMT that if I had a heart attack or car wreck in certain areas to crawl if necessary to a different hospital.

Hope you get better soon.

[Leigh]

Why is this page being tracked by Skype?

None of the other pages on the site are.

- Leigh

[Brian C. Miller]

Why is this page being tracked by Skype?

None of the other pages on the site are.

- Leigh

:confused: Why do you think this page is being tracked by Skype?

[Leigh]

Why do you think this page is being tracked by Skype?
Because Ghostery pops up a window and says it is.

- Leigh

[Heroique]

A curious garter snake on the Olympic Peninsula, Wash. state.

I complimented the fellow about its orange skin patterns, so I could get closer. ;^)

Shot at f/2.8 for faster hand-held shutter speed.

I always see more wildlife in the Olympics than in the Cascades.

Nikon FM3a
Nikon 100mm/2.8 e-series
Velvia-100

[austin granger]

This should contain the view from my hospital room. Woke up in AFIB and heavy chest pain. Feeling better but I'm here til Monday at least.

Cheers!

I like that you had the presence of mind to see pictures even while in the hospital-that's cool under pressure! Seriously, get better soon Randy.

[austin granger]

On the lighter (more industrial) side, I appear to be channeling my inner Austin Granger a little bit with these.

Ha! I would have photographed that bottom door for sure. I never could resist a good door/hatch/portal. Who goes in there? What are they like? What do they do? Mysteries, all. I like pictures where the viewer has to fill in the story. That way it's a collaboration.

[Michael Cienfuegos]

This should contain the view from my hospital room. Woke up in AFIB and heavy chest pain. Feeling better but I'm here til Monday at least.

Cheers!

Hope you are feeling better. Probably too much of that healthy living, now the docs will be giving you all kinds of shit to make it better. Get well soon so you can be ready for spring if it ever springs. :)

[Scratched Glass]

Agfa Ultra 50 was only made in 35mm so don't bother looking for 120 or 4x5. It would have been kick ass in larger sizes though! I don't know how well it will have kept, even frozen. Agfa was great in those days. Not only did they have the only "three saturation level" line up of color neg film, they also had APX 25 and 100, two of the best B&W films ever. The 400 was pretty darned good too.

I used to shoot Agfa Ultra 50 in 120 back around 2000 or so. I see there is some on ebay. Looked pretty good back in the day, sharp as a tack, but I had trouble getting the color right printing. Maybe it was the Konika paper we used at work, which was good for other films. Anyway I used it in conjunction with Velvia 50 in roll film backs for my Toyo 45a II as alternative to internegatives. Seems silly with the avaiblility of good film scanners now days.

[Scott Schroeder]

Trees

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexico_55.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Bridge

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexico_86.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Octotillo

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexico_15.jpg

[Salmo22]

I've been admiring and marveling at your work for some time Scott. Your vision and execution are tremendous. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

[Roger Cole]

I used to shoot Agfa Ultra 50 in 120 back around 2000 or so. I see there is some on ebay. Looked pretty good back in the day, sharp as a tack, but I had trouble getting the color right printing. Maybe it was the Konika paper we used at work, which was good for other films. Anyway I used it in conjunction with Velvia 50 in roll film backs for my Toyo 45a II as alternative to internegatives. Seems silly with the avaiblility of good film scanners now days.

Wow - when I was using it, mid 1990s, I'm pretty sure they didn't make it in 120. Good to know they did, and I'd love to get hold of some that had been cold stored (and the Portrait 160 too for rather opposite reasons!)

I always noticed I got better prints from it from the machine proofs I received back on Fuji paper than I could make myself on Kodak, or at least more saturated ones. I got decent prints but had to struggle more than other films. It did seem to match the Fuji paper the processors used better than it matched the Kodak Supra I was using.

[Roger Cole]

Love those Scott!

[Andrew O'Neill]

As a great way to keep mentally sharp during crappy weather, I have been exploring the North East coast of Japan which took the brunt of the tsunami back in 2011. I was surprised to see that some street views are available. The level of damage is mind blowing. I came across an elementary school that looks like it will be demolished (probably already has been). Very surprised that views had been taken inside. Here are a few of Nakahama Elementary school near Sakamoto. The playground out back contains row on row of scrapped autos from the disaster. The school sits only a couple hundred metres from the ocean.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Light standard, just south of the school.

[goamules]

I was in Seattle for a business trip last week. I really enjoyed walking around town shooting a Fuji X-E1 with and old Pen-F 38mm 1.8.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/13199675314_d04d058987_b.jpg

[Trevor Whitaker]

A couple taken at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park yesterday, went on a walkabout with a local photo group. Using a Nikon D4 with the 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII.

[Andrew Plume]

I was in Seattle for a business trip last week. I really enjoyed walking around town shooting a Fuji X-E1 with and old Pen-F 38mm 1.8.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/13199675314_d04d058987_b.jpg

yes it's a cool town Garrett, albeit having plenty of the bucketing stuff, which of course you guys down there see little of

best

andrew

[Brian C. Miller]

I was in Seattle for a business trip last week. I really enjoyed walking around town shooting a Fuji X-E1 with and old Pen-F 38mm 1.8.

And you didn't say "hi!"? Sniff! Sniff!

I walk by that when I go to work.

[goamules]

Sorry, I didn't know who was up there. Plus it was pretty busy from dawn til eve.... but it would have been nice to have someone for dinner to help me burn my per dium!

[cpercy]

Trees

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexico_55.jpg


Excellent Scott

[Andrew O'Neill]

Abandoned apartment in Japan. Scan of 35mm HP5. Xtol 1+1. Worked in PS and slightly cropped. Can't decide if I should make a carbon or kallitype out of it... so will do both!

[Scott Schroeder]

White Sands

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_78.jpg

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_79.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_73.jpg

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_76.jpg

[jp]

White Sands

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_78.jpg


You're on a very good productive streak of photos! I think I could expend all my film in this one spot and not get bored.

[Scott Schroeder]

Away from the city

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_62.jpg

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_31.jpg

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_17.jpg

[austin granger]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/13236040735_44dbf676d5_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/13253986243_3f6e3674d2_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/13252102294_8f0244d3b7_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Tin Can]

I am home safe and sound. A heart stent was put in yesterday.

I'm just like new again.

Thanks for all the kind words.


This should contain the view from my hospital room. Woke up in AFIB and heavy chest pain. Feeling better but I'm here til Monday at least.

Cheers!

[Scott Schroeder]

Good to hear Randy!

Here are some trees from my New Mexico trip

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_08.jpg

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_28.jpg

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_57.jpg

[Kav]

Two more night shots from last night:

Getting gas in the fuel pits (10 min exposure)
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-gRdz4sh/0/L/i-gRdz4sh-L.jpg

Working on getting the milky way into some photos:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PtKvn2X/0/L/i-PtKvn2X-L.jpg

[Ari]

Scott, first shot is my fave.
Kav, killer second shot.

[Kav]

Ari: thanks! The Milky Way was a pleasant surprise I found when editing the photo. I'm going to try again tonight if I can, but at 14mm vs 24mm to try and get more of it.

[Andrew O'Neill]

More wanderings...

[Andrew O'Neill]

A few hundred metres inland...

[Salmo22]

Scott; your first and fourth "White Sands" photographs are my favorites. There is something about minimalism of image #4 that keeps bringing me back for another look. Is this series of images digital of analog?

Kav; I'm a big fan of the CH-53 and night photography. You've combined both very well and image #2 is dynamite.

Keeping the military aviation theme, here are a couple of recent photographs from a busy flight line at Luke AFB.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/13143189374_6f5d643343_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3696/13211054113_fcf79d0aa4_b.jpg

[Ari]

Yikes, Jeff, these are beautiful!
You've found a way to take it up a notch.

Whatever you're doing in post-processing really complements the subject matter perfectly.

[Salmo22]

Yikes, Jeff, these are beautiful!
You've found a way to take it up a notch.

Whatever you're doing in post-processing really complements the subject matter perfectly.

Ari - You're waaaaaay too kind. Thank you sir.

[Peter De Smidt]

Orton Technique? Whatever it is, Ari's right.

[Scott Schroeder]

Thanks Jeff. These are all digital with my original 5D. White sands were all handheld. Beautiful place.

[Scott Schroeder]

Boulders

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_050.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Lost
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_097.jpg


Free
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_099.jpg

[Bob T]

Lost
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_097.jpg


Free
http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_099.jpg

Hello Scott,
Excellent monochrome images, any hints on how you process the files?

Thanks!

[cpercy]

Thanks Jeff. These are all digital with my original 5D. White sands were all handheld. Beautiful place.

First off got to agree with Jeff the work you've been posting up here is inspiring and well crafted work that I always enjoy seeing it. Thanks for sharing them.

Secondly aren't these new digital cameras liberating, they have allowed me to work in ways I never would have using the LF gear (which incidentally I hauled all over god"s creation for 30+ years along with the accompanying 17lb. Gitzo tripod). I no longer hesitate to shoot something that I might consider marginal because of the expense and time required by LF gear and because of the size and weight I can have a very high quality image producing device with me almost all the time, I love it. I think it has made me a better photographer by allowing me experiment in directions I would not gone using LF gear and I think the mistakes I make with it are as or more educational than the successes.

[Scott Schroeder]

Bob, sure thing. I talked about it here (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?43423-safe-haven-for-tiny-formats&p=1059562&viewfull=1#post1059562).

Thanks Clay. It certainly has been a different world. I think digital is even better if you can move past the camera itself and embrace the resulting photographs. My 5D is something like 7-8 years old. An eternity in the digital world....but I love it! It serves my needs. I'll also not hesitate to use my 'pocket' digital camera if that's what's on hand. Or even my damn phone! ;-)

[Bob T]

Bob, sure thing. I talked about it here (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?43423-safe-haven-for-tiny-formats&p=1059562&viewfull=1#post1059562).

Thanks Clay. It certainly has been a different world. I think digital is even better if you can move past the camera itself and embrace the resulting photographs. My 5D is something like 7-8 years old. An eternity in the digital world....but I love it! It serves my needs. I'll also not hesitate to use my 'pocket' digital camera if that's what's on hand. Or even my damn phone! ;-)

Scott,

Thanks for the info!

Bob

[Salmo22]

Superstition Mountains, Arizona

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3760/13303306665_3c15bec045_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mgyVAi)

[Scott Schroeder]

More trees.

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_30.jpg

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_34.jpg

[Leigh]

Superstition Mountains, Arizona
That's quite spectacular, Salmo. Very nice.

- Leigh

[gevalia]

That's quite spectacular, Salmo. Very nice.

- Leigh

I agree. It looks far better than it ever has in-person.

[jcoldslabs]

Ran some errands yesterday and actually remembered to bring a camera for a change.

Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar, T-Max 400 (expired 2005).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Abrupt-Edge-01.jpg



http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Trash-Can.jpg

Jonathan

[Scott Schroeder]

Love that first one Jonathan. Very poignant ;-)

[jcoldslabs]

Love that first one Jonathan. Very poignant ;-)

Poignant perhaps, but I would hope self-evident. :rolleyes: Here are a couple more from the same roll.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Basketball-Court-.jpg



http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Basketball-2.jpg

J.

[jp]

That trash can has exciting tones, at least on my monitor. The lid sort of rhymes with the manhole cover in the upper right nicely. The post in the middle is something I've used to divide photos before for extra symmetry effect and works good here. I use a flag pole to do the same (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/sets/72157631531250923/)
Symmetry and circles is something I like in square photos. It shows how the rules of thirds is meant to be broken too, which as handy as it is, is nice to transcend/transgress when appropriate.

[jcoldslabs]

That trash can has exciting tones, at least on my monitor. The lid sort of rhymes with the manhole cover in the upper right nicely. The post in the middle is something I've used to divide photos before for extra symmetry effect and works good here. Symmetry and circles is something I like in square photos. It shows how the rules of thirds is meant to be broken too, which as handy as it is, is nice to transcend when appropriate.

Thanks for the detailed response; that accurately sums up the progression of my attraction to the subject and the framing. At first is was the contrast of the shiny lid to the body of the can and the darker dirt that caught my eye, but once I looked through the viewfinder it was the elliptical echo of the manhole cover that made me press the shutter.

I've been forcing myself to shoot more roll film lately (120) and as I alternate between my Mamiya 7 with the 80mm and the Rolleiflex (also with an 80mm) I find I prefer the square format more often than not, maybe in part because it is so different from the LF rectangles I am used to.

J.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Storage at abandoned coal mine. 35mm HP5

[austin granger]

Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2829/13319200024_7b1b5eb7a0_z.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/13321156775_e5db94b68a_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Scott Schroeder]

fence

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_02.jpg

cactus

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_24.jpg

[cpercy]

Ran some errands yesterday and actually remembered to bring a camera for a change.

Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar, T-Max 400 (expired 2005).



http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Trash-Can.jpg

Jonathan


Poignant perhaps, but I would hope self-evident. :rolleyes: Here are a couple more from the same roll.



http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Basketball-2.jpg

J.


man these are all nice Jonathan. I especially like the trash can and the second BB goal shot.

[jcoldslabs]

man these are all nice Jonathan. I especially like the trash can and the second BB goal shot.

Thanks, Clay. We think alike: those are my two favorites from the day, too. I want to go back and shoot the basketball hoops in LF if I get a chance. Sometimes my medium format forays feel like scouting expeditions for the larger cameras.

J.

[jcoldslabs]

I left an old drop cloth draped over the front porch railing a couple of months ago, but it kept getting wet from wind-blown rain and wasn't getting dry enough to fold back up. After a particularly violent wind storm it ended up like this. It's like having my own personal Christo (http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/projects/stacked-oil-barrels-and-dockside-packages#.Uy9z6M4fumw) installation.

Mamiya 7, 80mm, TMY2


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-M7-TMX100-2005-Drop-Cloth.jpg

Jonathan

[Scott Schroeder]

Grass and stems

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_01.jpg

[Tin Can]

Christo, gets around, almost as much as Banksy.


I left an old drop cloth draped over the front porch railing a couple of months ago, but it kept getting wet from wind-blown rain and wasn't getting dry enough to fold back up. After a particularly violent wind storm it ended up like this. It's like having my own personal Christo (http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/projects/stacked-oil-barrels-and-dockside-packages#.Uy9z6M4fumw) installation.

Mamiya 7, 80mm, TMY2




Jonathan

[Tin Can]

[QUOTE=Scott Schroeder;1122991]Grass and stems

Better than seeds and stems.

Very nice!

[jcoldslabs]

I get spoiled by the perspective control of my view cameras, mainly front rise. When I don't have it I sure notice the lack.

Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar, TMY2


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Church.jpg

Jonathan

[Ari]

Grass and stems

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_01.jpg

Scott, your recent work has been excellent.

[austin granger]

Portland
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/13330955235_f9e3a5a44c_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Scott Schroeder]

[QUOTE=Scott Schroeder;1122991]Grass and stems

Better than seeds and stems.

Very nice!

You betcha! ;-)

[Scott Schroeder]

Thanks Ari. I had a great time on this trip. Lots of fun light to play with.
Here are some more trees.
http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_83.jpg

[ian kraus]

http://iankraus.com/2014/marchfilm/images/iankraus14_182.jpg

[cpercy]

[QUOTE=Randy Moe;1123015]

You betcha! ;-)

you all must be from Colorado :-)

[jp]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2814/13390383113_6cf61301e1_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/13390383113/in/photostream/

Spring is here. Even if it's still below freezing, the days are longer. Bikes come out, even with bogs, tights, winter coat.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/13390259455_71483c0f61_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/13390259455/in/photostream/

I had a couple frames left on the roll and wanted to finish it up that day, so I burned a couple frames indoors. I don't usually as it's apt to get motion blur at low shutter speeds, but things worked out fine. This is wide open f3.5 with the rolleiflex automat tessar. tmy2 film in pyrocat hd. This lens makes some nice smoothness at it's wide apertures. Not swirly like my 3 element yashica, but just yummy smoothness.

[TXFZ1]

Wow JP498, lots of emotion in your photos.

David

[Tin Can]

Not by a 1000 miles.


[QUOTE=Scott Schroeder;1123086]

you all must be from Colorado :-)

[Scott Schroeder]

Jason those are fantastic. I like the texture and the whites.

Whittlin'

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexicoSnaps_132.jpg

[Corran]

Architectural details in the rain...
Nikon SP, 50mm Millennium, Tri-X, Acufine:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/sb14-atlanta-0682ss.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/13390259455_71483c0f61_c.jpg

There are so many things right about this I'm not sure where to begin.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/sb14-atlanta-0682ss.jpg

Really nice, Bryan. Very strong graphic composition.

Jonathan

[jp]

Thanks David, Scott!


There are so many things right about this I'm not sure where to begin.

Jonathan

Go ahead and try to spit out the words. Not begging for praise, but wondering what's on other photographers minds.

[Corran]

Thanks Jonathan.

jp498, I like the nice open shadows and tones in those images. As well as the texture on the bike photo.

[Scott Schroeder]

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_61.jpg

[Corran]

Some images from "Arch Rock" in the Smoky Mountains. Both of these are stitched images as I didn't have a wider lens on me. Wasn't expecting such an awesome formation. I want to camp at this spot some time and bring the 4x5.
Both taken with my Nikon SP, 50mm Millennium, Tri-X, and Acufine:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/sb14-mountains-0766_stitchss.jpg

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/sb14-mountains-0773_stitchss.jpg

[jcoldslabs]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/13390259455_71483c0f61_c.jpg

Go ahead and try to spit out the words. Not begging for praise, but wondering what's on other photographers minds.

All right here goes, off the top of my head: the main subject is leaning slightly right while the girl in the back is leaning slightly left, creating balance; the top part of the foreground chair echoes the elbow of the girl in the back creating a visual through-line; the light is lovely and well rendered; I'm drawn to the girl's face but then immediately drawn to where her eyes are looking and then back again creating a lot of movement (at least eye movement for me); lots of repeated triangles & rectangles; and there is an implied narrative in the image.

How's that?

J.

[Scott Schroeder]

City of Rocks

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_054.jpg

[jp]

All right here goes, off the top of my head: the main subject is leaning slightly right while the girl in the back is leaning slightly left, creating balance; the top part of the foreground chair echoes the elbow of the girl in the back creating a visual through-line; the light is lovely and well rendered; I'm drawn to the girl's face but then immediately drawn to where her eyes are looking and then back again creating a lot of movement (at least eye movement for me); lots of repeated triangles & rectangles; and there is an implied narrative in the image.

How's that?

J.

Appreciated. I wasn't looking for the triangles you mention and glad you spoke about it. I was after the leaning left/right, the "What's she looking at" narrative, the light, and the texture of the shirt/table cloth contrasting with the background bokeh. Can't see everything all at once composing it. I'd get more freckles if I were using something other than tmy2 but I'm not going to change films rolls just for that.

Scott; I like the city of rocks photo! The shadows and textures and shapes seen well, and it constrasts with the smoothness of sky.

[David R Munson]

My internet connection seems to be behaving now (finally). Let's see if this works...

EDIT: Not a good day for posting images, it seems.

[jcoldslabs]

Jason,

I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but using words to describe a visual medium is often difficult. Conscious or not, what I find to be the strength of the composition is this centered triangle within the square format:


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/JP-01.jpg

Jonathan

[jp]

Thanks Jonathan; I don't mind a photo being beneficial for instruction! I do like shapes in photos and am always looking for more ways to be thoughtful about that. Triangles might not be as conscious as rectangles, S's, crosses, and circles.

The shapes hitting me hardest at the time of compositions were rectangles which I've crudely added in blue with gimp. Rectangles on vertical and horizontal planes shaped by 3d perspective. We often think of simple lines of convergence as the way to make a 3d representation, but a variety of shapes can do that. 3D representation, not being merely near and far, but the shape of interior and placement of people and objects in a scene. Sort of architectural photography with people in the scene and the wrong camera.

Rectangles to show shapes of rooms is probably most apparent in the final set's white tiles in "space odyssey 2001" and the shape of the space ship interior was pretty well defined by shapes too.

112788

[jcoldslabs]

One of my favorite things about art of all kinds is that it is open to interpretation on so many levels. The more you look, the more you see.

Here's a recent shot that's all about shapes and shadows.

Mamiya 7, 80mm, TMY2.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-M7-TMX100-2005-Shadows-r2.jpg

Jonathan

[Scott Schroeder]

Roots

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_82.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Big hole mid-day

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexicoSnaps_008.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Desert

http://www.schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexicoSnaps_022.jpg

[David R Munson]

Let's try this again, now that my connection appears to be working properly. Recent Shanghai wanderings:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2936/13424005283_5106f28367_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/msex5X)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/13469463355_d7b5f6ea92_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mwfwbP)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/13469801284_a775287b59_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mwhfDb)

[David R Munson]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/13469491675_f6e99c3765_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mwfEB6)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/13469838734_26a8d4877d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mwhrLS)

More over on my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/davidrmunson).

[ian kraus]

http://iankraus.com/2014/marchfilm/images/iankraus14_162.jpg

http://iankraus.com

[Scott Schroeder]

Love those cinder blocks David. Nice glow to them. The light on top of the left blocks are particularly cool.

[Sheldon N]

Shot this as a test image when setting up for a Hasselblad portrait with color film. The pose/expression on film shot ended up being no good, so I did a faux film treatment on the digital shot instead.

My daughter, going for a serious/formal look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/sheldonnalos/CM1R4229-Edit_zps1a65ae64.jpg

[whyaretwo]

Working on a DIY 4x5. In the meantime...

http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/kahannah/world_shared/Photos/negs/2014March230014_c.png
TMax 400 f4.5

Glad to have found this forum. Lots of beautiful work presented here.

[h2oman]

#1 of the first group is fantastic, David. It would be very good without the little slice of background buildings at the top right end of the wall, but that detail really makes the image, in my opinion.

[Scott Schroeder]

Happy Cholla

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/NewMexicoSnaps_024.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

Handles

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/Kitchen_01.jpg

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/Kitchen_02.jpg

[jon.oman]

A couple of infrared B&W images from yesterday (3/31/2014).

#1
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7363.jpg
#2
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7401.jpg

[tuco]

A moment captured on a Ferry crossing and Cherry Blossom season on the University of Washington campus




https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/13372716073_e3cb95c971_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mnGEAe)


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/13499409665_fb4d2a77f7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/myU1bv)

[Heroique]

...Cherry blossom season on the University of Washington campus center.

The cherry trees in Seattle are beginning their glory days indeed. :^)

-----
Below, I was unsure about the species – Barred Owl or Great Gray Owl? – until I realized its bright yellow eyes (as seen through my lens) gave him away: Great Gray Owl.

He was hunting voles, early evening, and the poor critters didn't have a chance under those talons. He'd bring them into the trees, hold them in his beak for a minute or two, then throw his head back to swallow them whole, three quick gulps.

Nature, red in tooth and claw...

Nikon N90s
Tri-X 400 (in HC-110)
Nikon 300mm/4.5 ED-IF AIS
w/ Nikon TC-16a teleconverter

[Nathan Potter]

tuco, the girl in the red shoes is a wonderful image. Great balance between the hat band and the red shoes and the faded pink of the cherry blossoms tying it all together.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[tuco]

tuco, the girl in the red shoes is a wonderful image. Great balance between the hat band and the red shoes and the faded pink of the cherry blossoms tying it all together.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

Thanks. I can't take credit for the outfit. It may not look like it but this is practically a candid shot. I don't know that gal. She came up to me and asked me to take a picture of her with her phone camera ( you can see it in her hand). One look at her and I said screw the phone! I'll use my camera. I sent her a copy.

[Tin Can]

Sometimes you get lucky. I was on movie set today and they had green screen dancers. I documented the shoot, along with motor drive green screen shots. I may have a movie clip right there.

[Rick A]

113198

Black Bridge in January

Olympus OM-1 Zuiko 50/1.8
Kodak Plus-X PMK Pyro
8x10 Varikon in LPD 1+1

[cjbroadbent]

M9 with a Summicron 50, as done for a job ...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aV5gQIpAHd8/Uys1fJ9gntI/AAAAAAAAOlo/Wc7Yfpd71fw/s800/LeicaCroppedThursday.jpg
... and what's left a week later.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dgAXaYnd9lw/UzvctNG1IiI/AAAAAAAAOo8/tps_RQ-V00s/s800/M9SummicronDeadFlowersPa2.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

A couple of infrared B&W images from yesterday (3/31/2014).


Those are wonderful Jon. Nice capture of the trees on the first one. Great light and feeling.

[jon.oman]

Those are wonderful Jon. Nice capture of the trees on the first one. Great light and feeling.

Thanks!

[austin granger]

Portland
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/13592156193_ab0677317b_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[austin granger]

Portland
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/13594718454_214d6dc702_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[jcoldslabs]

Also Portland, but could be anywhere.

Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar, Tri-X (expired 2005).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/120-RFlex-Stainless-Door.jpg

Jonathan

[austin granger]

And another from beautiful Portland, where the weather doesn't effect our mood at all...

Portland
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/13596021404_bf49afbdaf_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[tuco]

And another from beautiful Portland, where the weather doesn't effect our mood at all...

Portland


I'm digging that one.

Well, March has been the wettest on record up here in the Seattle area. By spring, I've had my fill of crappy wet and cold weather and it does start to effect my mood, dangit.

[Michael Cienfuegos]

I'm digging that one.

Well, March has been the wettest on record up here in the Seattle area. By spring, I've had my fill of crappy wet and cold weather and it does start to effect my mood, dangit.

Send some of your rain down here, We never can get enough. YOu guys get more in one rainstorm than we do in a year. :(



m

[Andrew O'Neill]

Well, March has been the wettest on record up here in the Seattle area. By spring, I've had my fill of crappy wet and cold weather and it does start to effect my mood, dangit.

I'm with you, man. I'm with you. Going down to DV for a week saved me.

[austin granger]

I'm bound for Winnemucca and the Black Rock Desert next week. Hallelujah get me outta here!

[austin granger]

Ladder, Portland
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/13633375214_c455043df3_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Jmarmck]

Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=113303&d=1396657420

[Scott Schroeder]

Grass
;-)

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_18.jpg

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_19.jpg

http://schroederworks.com/files/gimgs/82_NewMexico_20.jpg

[jon.oman]

#1
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7456.jpg
#2
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7449.jpg
#3
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7446.jpg
#4
http://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/infrared/medium_photos/D2X_7426.jpg

[austin granger]

Mary, Portland
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/13630744905_b9a134b70d_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[tuco]

A gal and her cat



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/13638980904_b98abc8ce5_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mMekRb)

[Tin Can]

Very nice, but it looks more like a cat and her gal. :)


A gal and her cat



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/13638980904_b98abc8ce5_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/mMekRb)

[tuco]

Very nice, but it looks more like a cat and her gal. :)

Ha, you're right. I think the cat applies claw pressure to each ear to get her to turn in the direction it wants to go. ;)

[Steve M Hostetter]

classic ! :) Tuco

[Scott Schroeder]

Foamite extinguisher

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/_MG_8271_0014.jpg

[Andrew O'Neill]

My mother gave me her grandfather's old Brownie Target 620 camera. I took it into my darkroom and opened it up. Wouldn't you know it there was a roll of film inside! I closed it up and advanced the film knob and the number 7 appeared at the back through the little red window. Six exposures had been made. I wound up the film and removed it from the camera. The film was Kodak Verichrome, an orthochromatic film. Kodak introduced this film in 1931 and reintroduced a panchromatic version (sensitive to entire light spectrum) called Verichrome Pan in 1956.
I decided to develop it. The 620 format fit my 120 spool, although it was very difficult to lead being rolled up for so many years. I developed it in pyrocat-hd as that was all I had on hand. Upon inspection, it appears all fogged, with no images. I scanned them in at a high resolution and found these two figures. The figure on the right looks like my Grandfather, and the figure on the left could be my Great Grandmother. You can see a house and trees behind them. I believe it was in Melville, Saskatchewan, as that is where he grew up before heading west to Kamloops, BC. Pretty cool! What a find! Imagine, this film has been sitting for probably over 70 years in this little camera... that still works!

[Tin Can]

Good job! I keep getting film holders with film, but I got tired of that and just throw the film, but a family camera is different.

My dad's SX70 had 30 year old Polaroid in it. Of course no images, being Polaroid, but the film still worked.


My mother gave me her grandfather's old Brownie Target 620 camera. I took it into my darkroom and opened it up. Wouldn't you know it there was a roll of film inside! I closed it up and advanced the film knob and the number 7 appeared at the back through the little red window. Six exposures had been made. I wound up the film and removed it from the camera. The film was Kodak Verichrome, an orthochromatic film. Kodak introduced this film in 1931 and reintroduced a panchromatic version (sensitive to entire light spectrum) called Verichrome Pan in 1956.
I decided to develop it. The 620 format fit my 120 spool, although it was very difficult to lead being rolled up for so many years. I developed it in pyrocat-hd as that was all I had on hand. Upon inspection, it appears all fogged, with no images. I scanned them in at a high resolution and found these two figures. The figure on the right looks like my Grandfather, and the figure on the left could be my Great Grandmother. You can see a house and trees behind them. I believe it was in Melville, Saskatchewan, as that is where he grew up before heading west to Kamloops, BC. Pretty cool! What a find! Imagine, this film has been sitting for probably over 70 years in this little camera... that still works!

[austin granger]

Portland

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/13659432353_24be1b0e1a_z.jpg


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/13634708994_cfbe4295b4_z.jpg


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/13658164893_9b7b58dcdb_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Scott Schroeder]

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/20130817006.jpg

[djdister]

The Modernaire Motel, York, PA.
Ilford 120 XP2 Super
Hasselblad

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[Brian C. Miller]

Kodak HIE, expired 2007, never frozen, found in the back of the fridge, exposed last year, and finally developed yesterday. There's a little bit of fog, but it's good enough for me. I have some frozen, so I'm much more confident in the condition of that film.

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[Steve M Hostetter]

inspired by Old Master's

[Andrew O'Neill]

Love them, Steve! Good job!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Well, I re-spooled some expired Presto 400 onto a 620 spool so that I could put it through the Brownie Six-20. One image turned out well as I exposed it in bulb mode for 2 seconds. It was a cloudy, overcast day and I had a feeling they'd be thin. Obsidian Aqua was the developer, but I probably should have used a more robust developer like D-19 to improve the thinner ones. The lady on the right is my mom. The camera was her dad's.

[jcoldslabs]

From the archives, circa 1987. Back then we called them self-portraits. (I'm not a big fan of the term "selfie.")

Nikon F3, Kodachrome.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/35mm-SP-01.jpg

Jonathan

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thank you Andrew,, this version is a crop from a D5000 image to be 8x10" proportion is why it's a little tight... I need to remember to stand back some keeping the crops in mind!:)

[austin granger]

Television, Portland
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/13637369983_782227024b_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Rick A]

Forest tent caterpillar

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Olympus OM-1/- 50/1.8 Plus-X and light yellow filter

[Andrew O'Neill]

Detail of a certain building in Rhyolite, Nevada, that's been photographed a billion times... :)

[Andrew O'Neill]

... and the jail.

[Andrew O'Neill]

...and one more. Near Rhyolite.

[austin granger]

Joan of Arc, Portland
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/13749966614_6118beaf63_z.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

[Peter De Smidt]

Joan looks a little horsey.

[Corran]

Still working on a huge backlog of rolls from Spring Break.
Here is something a little different...taken with my Nikon SP, 2.5cm f/4, on TMZ:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/0317s.jpg

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/0324s.jpg

[David R Munson]

Shanghai wanderings, this time in color.

http://media.virbcdn.com/cdn_images/resize_800x800/d8/0bd3eb24712b2cbe-IMG_8524.jpg

http://media.virbcdn.com/cdn_images/resize_800x800/d3/36994520f8b977c6-IMG_8489.jpg

http://media.virbcdn.com/cdn_images/resize_800x800/2f/c2f46e0fafa99be3-IMG_8820.jpg

Apologies in advance if these images disappear randomly - I'm playing with a new server setup and can't promise it'll last.

[Michael Batchelor]

Love the street scene in the middle.

[Jmarmck]

Nice! :cool:

...and one more. Near Rhyolite.

[jcoldslabs]

Shanghai wanderings, this time in color.

David,

Out of curiosity, how is it taking photos in China as far as the authorities are concerned? I've been hassled twice in recent weeks by overzealous security guards and wondered if this was also an issue where you are. Any restrictions?

Jonathan

[Scott Schroeder]

Gate to 9621

http://schroederworks.com/Pics/Richmond_2013__20.jpg

[David R Munson]

David,

Out of curiosity, how is it taking photos in China as far as the authorities are concerned? I've been hassled twice in recent weeks by overzealous security guards and wondered if this was also an issue where you are. Any restrictions?

Jonathan

So far so good, though I haven't taken the tripod out yet. I'm sure I'll get shooed along plenty here, but it hasn't happened yet. Good thing, as I'm still acclimating to getting stared at constantly again (not a new experience, it's been a while is all).

[jcoldslabs]

It was tripod use that did me in, I think. This always cracks me up because the least inconspicuous way to take photos is with a tripod.

J.

[goamules]

1956 Jupiter 9.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/13778680163_50ce748dda_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/13779011394_1e3517d0af_b.jpg

[goamules]

And stepping back in time a few years, to the earliest Japanese Sonnar. Tokyo Nikkor 50/1.4 Leica mount.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/13807430613_42eb9fb15d_b.jpg

[Steve M Hostetter]

113728 Cheryl, D5000 180mm 2.8 wide open

[Steve M Hostetter]

113729 Same info as above

[Steve M Hostetter]

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[djdister]

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I like the B&W most of all - it looks more "timeless."

[Steve M Hostetter]

It does I agree,, Thank you

[Corran]

Some kind of venomous snake on the trail...there was much debate between my friends about what it is but the consensus was a water moccasin? Heck if I know.

Nikon F, 5cm f/2, Provia 100F and an 81A filter, slight crop:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/snakegb.jpg

[Scott Schroeder]

I'd say so. Scroll down to baby cotton mouth
http://gregsnaturalhistory.com/427/venomous-snakes-spiders-of-eastern-north-america/

[Corran]

Yep, sure looks that way. Neat! I was probably entirely too close to it...

[Scott Schroeder]

Looked again and it has to be. Look at the cheek and bottom mouth. Those are really distinct.
My general philosophy is they want nothing to do with us.
IF you can wander away, most snakes aren't any harm.
They're just defending themselves and are naturally toxic because of their feeding mechanisms.
It sounds like you respected its space so you weren't too close.
Like lots of things, I find them unique in nature so I enjoy crossing paths with them.
As long as I don't get bitten ;-)

[Kav]

The Cape Lookout Lighthouse in North Carolina:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-pnRDdhx/0/XL/i-pnRDdhx-XL.jpg

[Tin Can]

Solar Power eh?

Very nice!




The Cape Lookout Lighthouse in North Carolina:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-pnRDdhx/0/XL/i-pnRDdhx-XL.jpg

[ross]

A few from some wanderings recently in northern New Mexico:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/13882547993_0b947ed109_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n9KFRK)
Late Afternoon, Grenville (https://flic.kr/p/n9KFRK)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7327/13881810474_3c59fc0c81_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n9FUBU)
Studebaker (https://flic.kr/p/n9FUBU)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3803/13881427443_0e8fe5c6f7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n9DWKV)
Early Afternoon, Farley (https://flic.kr/p/n9DWKV)

Leica M6, Summicron 50mm f/2
Fuji Acros 100

[Kav]

Solar Power eh?

Very nice!

Randy: seems like it... glad you like it!

[David R Munson]

Went out today and tested my Mamiya 45mm f/2.8 as a shift lens on my Canon using a Kipon shift adapter. I am very pleased. This is going to work out nicely for photographing Shanghai.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/13897244944_c1a8f13dc9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nb41Ks)Mamiya on Canon, A Test (https://flic.kr/p/nb41Ks) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

[t0aster]

Iphone4s and a beautiful morning.

[tuco]

Some kind of venomous snake on the trail...there was much debate between my friends about what it is but the consensus was a water moccasin? Heck if I know.

Nikon F, 5cm f/2, Provia 100F and an 81A filter, slight crop:



Venomous snakes wig me out. I'd need twice the focal length to get that shot! ;)

[Corran]

That would probably have been the more prudent option, tuco! Unfortunately I didn't have any longer lenses with me :)

So last week we had quite a torrential rainfall, accumulating 5 inches in some areas in one day. We keep getting hit with big storms too, every few days. A large local park that I have hiked at many times is right now literally a giant lake, where the Withlacoochee River has expanded over its banks and is now from my estimation 5-10ft. above normal, and hundreds of feet wide. I bought some waterproof boots and have been venturing out there. Here is a picnic area that normally is 50ft. from the water, and way above the waterline:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/withlaflood1.jpg

Nikon F4, 28mm f/2 AI, T-Max 100, 2-frame stitch

[NancyP]

Another vote for the rattlesnake "water moccasin" aka "cottonmouth", for its characteristic threat display. Here's one in action, taken by some brave soul with a 105mm lens. My preference is to use my 180mm macro lens with 1.4x teleconverter - that's been adequately respectful so far.
http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=829566&View=All&Rows=4

[Ari]

Went out today and tested my Mamiya 45mm f/2.8 as a shift lens on my Canon using a Kipon shift adapter. I am very pleased. This is going to work out nicely for photographing Shanghai.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/13897244944_c1a8f13dc9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nb41Ks)Mamiya on Canon, A Test (https://flic.kr/p/nb41Ks) by David R Munson (https://www.flickr.com/people/70117898@N00/), on Flickr

Very pleasing, indeed, David; that's a wonderful shot.

[Ramiro Elena]

That's a very interesting combination David. I was looking for a shift lens for my Nikon and ended up buying a 35mm. I wonder how it works out budget wise. Those adapters are pricey. I paid 200€ for my lens but I guess you have the option of using more lenses.

[Tin Can]

I once encountered many of these after jumping in a deep pond. I saw them underwater and got everybody out quicker than we went in. I think I walked on water.

Then we saw the sign. 'Devils kitchen, Danger No Swimming. Southern Illinois has more snakes of all kinds than I have seen anywhere.

Swimming with water moccasins later became normal. They really don't want to be near swimmers. They move to the grassy shallows.


Another vote for the rattlesnake "water moccasin" aka "cottonmouth", for its characteristic threat display. Here's one in action, taken by some brave soul with a 105mm lens. My preference is to use my 180mm macro lens with 1.4x teleconverter - that's been adequately respectful so far.
http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=829566&View=All&Rows=4

[goamules]

Nikkor 50/1.4

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/13917347733_07d0724a53_b.jpg

[Corran]

High on the list of things "not to do" while trying to photograph hyperactive kids: manually-focus a 180mm f/2.5 while they are actively horse-playing. Oops. Guess how many shots I took to get a few keepers??

Nikon D800E, 18cm f/2.5 RF lens w/N-F adapter:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/neals-1s.jpg

[Ramiro Elena]

That's nice though Bryan. I have been after the 180mm f2.8 but keep thinking how the hell am I going to focus the thing. Better go for the AF 80-200mm instead.

[Corran]

That's nice though Bryan. I have been after the 180mm f2.8 but keep thinking how the hell am I going to focus the thing. Better go for the AF 80-200mm instead.

Yeah, the 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-S is a great lens. I use mine a lot for event type shoots. But since I'm nuts I keep bringing out the 18cm for portraits. I like the way it renders. That said - yes it is very hard to focus. Just a few months ago I bought both a microprism spot screen for my D800 (NOS from BrightScreen) and a DK17M magnifying eyepiece and it makes my life a lot easier. Though it's still not "easy" to focus!

[Tin Can]

I prefer a Nikkor DC 135mm. I lost one and now I want another.


Yeah, the 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-S is a great lens. I use mine a lot for event type shoots. But since I'm nuts I keep bringing out the 18cm for portraits. I like the way it renders. That said - yes it is very hard to focus. Just a few months ago I bought both a microprism spot screen for my D800 (NOS from BrightScreen) and a DK17M magnifying eyepiece and it makes my life a lot easier. Though it's still not "easy" to focus!

[Ramiro Elena]

Well Randy, that's was the first option. Then I thought, do I really need to spend that much on a fixed lens when the 80-200 is more versatile and really excellent in quality?

[Corran]

Another great lens! How did you lose it??
I have the 135mm, and would love the 105mm too. Maybe I'm just masochistic, wanting to use the oldest of the old stuff...

[Tin Can]

It's a sad story, best forgotten. KEH has one for $850.

But I want some new Paul C Buff lights first.


Another great lens! How did you lose it??
I have the 135mm, and would love the 105mm too. Maybe I'm just masochistic, wanting to use the oldest of the old stuff...