MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

[tuco]

Walking around in downtown Seattle update
500C/M, CB 60mm, 400TMY


Street View by tuco, on Flickr

[Peter De Smidt]

I'm enjoying these, Tuco. Good work!

Austin, the abandoned farm photo is terrific.

[Alan9940]

Very nice shot, Tuco! Beautiful use of the square format, too!!

[Corran]

+1, a dizzying perspective. Awesome! Also that pole thing looks like some similar types of structures in the Atlanta area.

[tuco]

I'm enjoying these, Tuco. Good work!

Very nice shot, Tuco! Beautiful use of the square format, too!!

+1, a dizzying perspective. Awesome! Also that pole thing looks like some similar types of structures in the Atlanta area.

Thanks you guys

[Peter Lewin]

Almost wanted to start a new thread, but these are all medium format, taken with my Rollei 6006 and 80mm lens, HP5+ developed in Pyrocat. Straight scans from 8x10 work prints, no manipulations (essentially enlarged contact prints).

Someone had suggested we document the impacts of the Coronavirus on our communities. We in NJ are practicing social distancing, but still allowed out of our homes. While I thought of using my 4x5, the Rollei seemed more appropriate in terms of my getting out of the way if people were walking by, and in general minimizing the time I would be out photographing, The problem is that simply photographing empty streets wouldn't reflect the impact of regulations, but on an exercise walk I noticed all the police tape and occasional signs that were put up closing playgrounds and fields where people would otherwise congregate. These 3 seemed to me to be the most interesting of the images so far.

CovidPlayground1 by Peter Lewin, on Flickr

Covidplayground2 by Peter Lewin, on Flickr

CovidDodgeField by Peter Lewin, on Flickr

Comments on composition or ideas on documenting the impact of the virus on our communities welcome, please remember these are unmanipulated enlarged contacts.

[tuco]

... remember these are unmanipulated enlarged contacts.

I like them. I haven't seen anything like that yet.

I dunno. I'd say converting a film print or negative to a digital image entails manipulating the contrast curve and in the case of color image setting the color balance. It can be done automagically with scanning software or it can be done by a human in an image editor. When I click on the auto adjust on my scanning software, often I go no way. I placed that white object at zone 8 and confirmed on my densitometer at a density of 1.25 ish for a diffusion enlarger. But the software placed it at R=G=B=230+ and that is way too bright so I adjust it down and manipulated the image.

[6x6TLL]

I took a few 4x5's last weekend on the same theme, but have been having challenges with developing. One of the sheets might be salvageable, if so I'll scan it and put it here.

Nice shots! I have a 6008i myself, great system.

[Alan Klein]

Hi Peter, Glad you're doing OK. Your pictures are great. Sharp, clear and great tones I drove through a nearby park an hour south of you and they too had everything closed down with tape and signs. No pictures though. Be well.

[austin granger]

Thanks Peter, C. D.

Approaching Storm, near Dufur, Oregon by Austin Granger, on Flickr

Dam Ruins, Columbia River Gorge, Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr