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I've had projects like that! But never someone thoughtful or talented enough to photograph them so well!This was taken during the summer of 1971. I'd just graduated from high school. We were working on an original musical, a serious piece of theatre that was so serious that we never quite finished it. M2, DR Summicron, Tri-X.
An old Summilux is such a dreamy match with your grandson- what a beautiful portrait!!!M4-P, 50 1/4 preapsh
my grandson
The film base is a very dark grey and the negs are surprisingly grainy, almost like Tri-X. Both sides are smooth, as you'd expect, but I had the roll processed at Walgreens and they were pretty rough with it; I had to do some retouching of schmutz and scratches, even with Digital ICE turned on.Nice shots everyone. Jim -- I like your shot and the tone you have given it. Nice to see you doing some stuff with film along with all your nice images in the MFD thread!
Maggie -- do you have any crops from your photos...the first and second seem really grainy for XP2...XP2 should be essentially grainless, at least in my experience. What does the returned film itself look like? Does it have any markings, and what color is the film base? I am just curious...
You really get a sense that it was hot as Hades from these photos, very well done.Thanks, Steve!!
So, I heard about this low cost private-label XP-2 Plus from Photo Warehouse, so I ordered the minimum number of rolls (14) and shot some this weekend out at the airport, where Cessna was bringing in Special Olympics athletes on bizjets. No credentials for me, so I watched the watchers, so to speak. Here's a few shots from that first roll of generic XP-2 Plus, via the M4-P and Jupiter-8:
Umbrellas, Special Olympics Citation Airlift, July, 2010
Credentials Tent, Special Olympics Citation Airlift, July, 2010
Helping Out, Special Olympics Citation Airlift, July, 2010
Waiting For Harrison, Special Olympics Citation Airlift, July, 2010
(Harrison Ford piloted his Gulfstream for the airlift and all these folks said they were just there to see him.)
A Planespotter Catches One, Special Olympics Citation Airlift, July, 2010
It was around 97ºF, with a heat index of 109ºF that afternoon. Underexposure was NOT a problem! :ROTFL:
Thank you, Claire!!You really get a sense that it was hot as Hades from these photos, very well done.
I like the look of these a lot. Nice tones, good contrast, and I happen to like the grain. I may have to get some of that stuff.
The two crops are from the 4000dpi .tif files, so I guess this is normal for this off-brand "XP-2+." The filmstock seems thinner and more fragile than the Kodak BW400CN or the Neopan or Tri-X I've been using. It's not as thin as, say, Kodak's HIE IR was, but it does seem to be more brittle and curl easier. The results are pretty much the same from the roll I just got back from another lab in town, too.Yes, in this context it does. If those are 100% at 4000, then that grain looks like it could be normal. I will double check when I get to work tomorrow.
Well, that cat's out of the bag.
:ROTFL:Well, that cat's out of the bag.
These are my favorites Mag! Excellent shooting & PP!Well, back to the photos! The first five are from that roll of "XP-2+" and are all M4-P and Jupiter-8; the second set of five are from the M2 and the Voigtländer Ultron 35/1.7 and were shot on Kodak BW400CN.
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Send In A Clown, Special Olympics Citation Airlift, July, 2010
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Ultron and BW400CN now-
Creek Flowers, July, 2010
Lower Dogwalk Golden Bench, July, 2010
Dad Drinks On The Patio, July, 2010
Thank you, Steve!These are my favorites Mag! Excellent shooting & PP!
Maggie: +1. I'll buy into this because i'm lazy. I love your sets of photos. They're like storyboards for a movie. :thumbup:These are my favorites Mag! Excellent shooting & PP!
Heh!!! Thanks, Matt. I'm a frustrated filmmaker, so the storyboard thing makes sense to me! It's that damned "collaboration" thing that always trips me up when I try to make a movie. :bugeyes:Maggie: +1. I'll buy into this because i'm lazy. I love your sets of photos. They're like storyboards for a movie. :thumbup:
Cheers, Matt
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