Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Found some never-refrigerated "expired in 1994" Tri-X in the basement, so (following the lead of all the "expired film shooters" around here) decided to see what it would do. I exposed at 200, 100, 50, and 25 ASA. As I posted in the "digital processing" forum, I'm left a bit adrift with scanning and judging negatives. Due to the wonders of Epson software, all four exposures looked decent! I guess I will have to get down to the basement darkroom and make a "proper proof" to see what is really going on, but I decided to scan the 50 ASA experiment. The only photoshopping was to darken down the brightness control a bit, equivalent of a longer exposure in my enlarger. As far as I can tell from this scan, its a decent negative, but I could probably have chosen any of the four (or at least from 100 ASA and down) and gotten about the same result. Right now I'm grappling with the horrible thought that scanner software has made careful metering and exposure somewhat less relevant? Anyway:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8...d58b0635_c.jpg
img073-scrn by Pete Lewin, on Flickr
Canham 4x5, window light, PMK, Epson 4990
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Lovely quality of light in that, Peter. Viva expired film!
Jonathan
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
My First long exposure. Metered 1 minute @ f45. Factored in for RF, and exposed for 6 minutes -1.5 stops
Fomapan film, Graphlex Graphic View, Arista Developer 1:9
http://www.keepsakephotography.us/4x5/Balls.jpg
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Already posted this in the Heliar-thread, shot it on thursday.
30cm Heliar @ f/8, 8x10", two minute exposure with ambient artificial light, Efke 25, developed in Pyrocat HD.
http://www.abload.de/img/tassekanneschaley2odo.jpg
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Farmers market apples. I'm thinking of switching to Ilford Delta 100 from TMax 100, so I had to shoot something. It doesn't show at this small size, but the results are very pleasing, with almost no grain, so I'll stick with Delta 100.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8084/8...93b1cffb_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8...af1296a1_z.jpg
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Shot this tonight. Grabbed one of my wife's candle sticks from the mantle and played around until I got the lighting (mostly) how I wanted it.
Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel-Anastigmat No. 4, Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (SO-277).
http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-SO-277-Candle-2b.jpg
Jonathan
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
OCD alert: that should be "mantel," as in the fireplace mantel from whence I grabbed the candle holder, not "mantle," as in the stuff below the earth's crust. D'oh!
J.
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Continuing to experiment with my old Tri-X and HC-110; increased development time about 10%, still using ASA 50. Both set-ups on the same dining room table, same window light, as previous submission.
First, "Friday Night Clean-up:"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8...efd53a86_z.jpg
img076 by Pete Lewin, on Flickr
Second, "The Old Camping Stove (Svea):"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8...6c3048ea_z.jpg
img077 by Pete Lewin, on Flickr
Comments always welcome!
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Same lighting set-up as above, but with different candlesticks and a different lens.
Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 10" A.T. Thompson projection Petzval (~f/6), Kodak Low Contrast Aerial Duplicating Film (SO-277)
http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-SO-277-Atlas3-01.jpg
Jonathan
Re: Still Life Images, 2013
Yet another one. All different equipment this time (except for the lighting), with a bit more exposure for a brighter image. I am amazed at how well some of these old Polaroid materials hold up. Sharp, virtually grainless negative, too.
Toyo 45A, 210mm Sironar-N @ f/11, Polaroid type 55 film (expired 2001).
http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/T55---Candlesticks-r2.jpg
Jonathan