I use both 50 and 100 speed versions of Velvia.
Of course there is also the 100 vs. 100F, and "old" 50 vs. "new" 50!
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I use both 50 and 100 speed versions of Velvia.
Of course there is also the 100 vs. 100F, and "old" 50 vs. "new" 50!
I use the old 50, new 50 and 100. I find 100 more forgiving, the old 50 has the best reds, new 50 has the best greens and all of them have too much contrast for a lot of different situations (for the way I shoot) I have a few mates and know of a hell of a lot of people who shoot velvia and just make it sing, for me, I need a couple of extra stops in harsh light to make an image worth showing.. I love velvia, in all its speeds (except 100F, if I wanted to shoot 100F I'd shoot Provia) but it is definitely not my first choice for a landscape film. WHEN the lighting is right for it, nothing else comes close....
I've been obsessing for a year or two, searching for a jetty with a strong underside... Clean, bold, symmetrical.
On a family holiday during the week I found exactly what I had been hoping for.
For this image, knowing exactly what I wanted to achieve, I was relentless under the dark cloth, I moved the tripod time and time again to get everything lined up just as I wanted it. I spent more time looking at the ground glass for this particular image than I ever have on any other image I've made with large format. Once I had my symmetry and focus nailed I metered a couple of times to be sure I'd get what I wanted and once I was finally happy, after implementing two grad filters to bring the tones down to where I wanted them. I exposed my sheet of Fomapan 100. This was the last sheet of 6 that I took on my trip... I had one shot to get it right. One shot to make the image I had been hoping to make for nearly a year... I am very happy to say I think I pulled it off...
Really interested on hearing some constructive criticisms on this please everyone. I am very happy with this, and consider it perhaps my best B/W neg to date.
"Strength"
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...92289632_n.jpg
Fomapan 100 @ 100
Chamonix 045N-2
210mm f/5.6
40sec @ f/32
Dev: Rodinal 1:100, 50min, No Agitation, 20°C
Gorgeous! You have every reason to be happy with this photograph
Nice! Sometimes the terrible reciprocity of Foma100 is actually really useful.
Fantastic Alex.
Myxine - Thanks, I suppose the reason I was asking for other opinions is that because I've lusted after this shot for so long, its likely that I could look past any flaws it may have.
Stone - Too right, This metered as 6 sec F/32.3 I shot it at f/32, 40sec. at 6 sec, this would not have been the same image... I would have had to add another ND filter to gain some exposure time...
Kev - Thanks :)
The ONLY flaw if you call it a flaw is I don't like how close to the edges of the frame the dock itself is, my eyes want it pulled back SLIGHTLY just a tiny bit, but my images suck compared to this so... I don't really know what I'm talking about... LolQuote:
Originally Posted by alexn
The original shot was actually composed a little looser than this image, however my film holder has a nice little light leak near the opening that encroached into the picture space.. I had no choice but to crop it tighter :(
I think you nailed it. But, you should get some new film holders.