January 2012 portraits

[dlin]

Beautiful.

Thank you, Jim, Jim and Tri.

All the best,
Daniel

[Jay Decker]

... should I be getting more detail from LF than this?


100% @ 2400 dpi

Very nice! I can't believe that is your first LF and development attempt... I fell on on my face a number of times before I attained results half that well executed.

I am not an expert at scanning, but here's what I get straight out of the scanner...

[S Van Gylden]

Hi Jay,
thanks. Well, it was one of four. Two other got overlapped in the uniroller and the third was focused on the background. So definitely room for basic improvement

It seems you get a good deal more detail than me. Is that scan also 100% @ 2400dpi? What filmstock is it?

I think I'm getting the max out of my V700 scanner. The film stock, lens or film plane to blame then?

[thicktheo]

I think I'm getting the max out of my V700 scanner. The film stock, lens or film plane to blame then?

One of the first things you should try is to shoot an object (not a person, since you can't guarantee their total stillness) and to have the light source behind you. The portrait you've posted was shot against the light, and this leads to loss of detail, sharpness, etc.

[vitality]

"Seting up flowers"

[S Van Gylden]

should I be getting more detail from LF than this?


100% @ 2400 dpi

Yes, I should.
Thank you, guys. Your feedback helped me solve the problem.
Turned out my holder for the scanner was actually 1.5mm too low.

Hello detail, hello dust!

Thanks.
Simon.

[Jay Decker]

Yes, I should.
Thank you, guys. Your feedback helped me solve the problem.
Turned out my holder for the scanner was actually 1.5mm too low.

Hello detail, hello dust!

Thanks.
Simon.

Ah, much better Simon! Have a suggestion for you to consider - you might try different scan resolutions. I generally scan my negatives on my V700 from 600 or 1200 dpi. I find that scanning at resolutions greater than somewhere around 2000 dpi that all I'm getting is "empty magnification", i.e., more data without anymore image information. And, when scanning at resolutions with empty magnification, the image quality actually decreases. This an area where opinions and experience vary considerably and YMMV.

Keep shooting and I look forward to more of your photos in the future!

[stradibarrius]

"Seting up flowers"

Great shot!

[thicktheo]

testing out colour films, c-41 developing, etc - this is Kodak Ektachrome EPN 6122 cross-processed...



...don't know how to explain the "curling" on the left, it's only present on the two photos from the same double film holder, the other double film holder did not exhibit this behaviour. something to do with the film-film holder combination? for some reason, this film feels very thin and curly.

[Ramiro Elena]

I like the cross process look, what's the developing time Theo?