Show us yer film shots then!

Here are three from assorted outings with the LF, feedback welcome as always! As always, please click through to see a less compressed version :)

Spotted during a walk through the new forrest:
Sun breaking through in the New Forrest by Jonathan Woods, on Flickr

Taken in a hurry while half way up Glara Mara in the lakes
Sunny Glaramara by Jonathan Woods, on Flickr

And finally a photo taken on the very rare occasion the tide at Bedruthan Steps works in my favour!
Bedruthan Steps Golden Hour by Jonathan Woods, on Flickr

Hope you like :)
 
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A couple from my first try with the Praktica Nova L sunny 11 rule seems to have worked o.k Kodak colourplus 200 dull dreary conditions early 2018

A photo of a photo being made

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And a photo with a bit of horse power

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In early September I was in Somerset and went up to the Quantocks several times...

1) An ancient Quantock hedgerow

1809BPMXBW15 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax MX, Pentax-M 35/2, Tri-X

2) Quantock morning

000032780021 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX, Vivitar 35-70, Agfa Vista 400

3) Trunks

000032790012 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc

4) Gate left open

000032790004 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc
 
Well I like the hedgerow as well, quite a few times when taking shot of woods in colour, and when you look at the jpg it doesn't look as good as you remember it with your eyes.
 
MarcHT said:
Any reviews on the pro image 100? Would it be the go-to for budget nice film?
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To be honest, for about double the price of C200 and Colorplus I don't think it's worth it. It's good but nothing more. It's a fairly neutral colour film that is probably decent for portraits. The highlights are really nice though.

I'm tempted to shoot a few more rolls in different light; nearly the entire roll the above shots are from was shot in bright sunlight. There's not much colour 100 ASA film to choose from so...in short, the jury is still out.
 
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ChrisR said:
In early September I was in Somerset and went up to the Quantocks several times...

1) An ancient Quantock hedgerow

1809BPMXBW15 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax MX, Pentax-M 35/2, Tri-X

2) Quantock morning

000032780021 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX, Vivitar 35-70, Agfa Vista 400

3) Trunks

000032790012 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc

4) Gate left open

000032790004 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc
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Just love this monochrome Chris...The tones, the composition , everything!

Bravo!! :clap:
 
Kevin Allan said:
A just-infrared image:


Bare trees by Kevin Allan, on Flickr
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I like these IR shots Kevin, particularly your prevous post No 21009

I wouldn't mind having a play with IR myself in LF if it's easy enough to do.

Is it just necessary to shoot through a wrattan red filter or are there other things involved that are different to shooting and developing b&w negative film?
 
ChrisR said:
In early September I was in Somerset and went up to the Quantocks several times...

1) An ancient Quantock hedgerow

1809BPMXBW15 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax MX, Pentax-M 35/2, Tri-X


4) Gate left open

000032790004 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc
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Love the first and last shots, if I'm being picky I'd like to see the fallen log more prominent in the foreground in the first. I have no constructive criticism of your gate shot, I love the way the shadow falls across the frame, it's incredibly atmospheric and tells a fabulous story but please give it a more intriguing title ;)
 
RaglanSurf said:
I'd like to see the fallen log more prominent in the foreground in the first.
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I'm not so sure, perhaps it would work but then I think it would draw the eye away from the line of tress which to me are the most important part of the scene. In fact if that fallen log wasn't there at all ……..;)
 
ChrisR said:
In early September I was in Somerset and went up to the Quantocks several times...

1) An ancient Quantock hedgerow

1809BPMXBW15 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax MX, Pentax-M 35/2, Tri-X

2) Quantock morning

000032780021 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX, Vivitar 35-70, Agfa Vista 400

3) Trunks

000032790012 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc

4) Gate left open

000032790004 by Chris R, on Flickr

Pentax LX etc
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chris are these near Ottery saint Mary by any chance the last one and the hedgerow shot look so like the east Devon way between Ottery and above Sidmouth, I think I have a few shots somewhere, I will try and dig out
 
excalibur2 said:
Well I like the hedgerow as well, quite a few times when taking shot of woods in colour, and when you look at the jpg it doesn't look as good as you remember it with your eyes.
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Thanks Brian. The colour shots were fine but lacked any sense of doom and mystery!

Asha said:
Just love this monochrome Chris...The tones, the composition , everything!

Bravo!! :clap:
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Thanks Asha

RaglanSurf said:
Love the first and last shots, if I'm being picky I'd like to see the fallen log more prominent in the foreground in the first. I have no constructive criticism of your gate shot, I love the way the shadow falls across the frame, it's incredibly atmospheric and tells a fabulous story but please give it a more intriguing title ;)
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Asha said:
something like " which prat forgot to shut the gate" :D
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Asha said:
I'm not so sure, perhaps it would work but then I think it would draw the eye away from the line of tress which to me are the most important part of the scene. In fact if that fallen log wasn't there at all ……..;)
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Thanks Nick. In the first one, the log wasn't there at all, it was over to the side and I dragged it across! I wanted something to balance the strong lines from the left; TBH it didn't work as well as I wanted it to, I agree with Nick that it could be more prominent.

The prat who left the gate open was me. I thought folk might comment on the really dark shadow areas on this one. The light was changing very rapidly, and I waited ages after this shot for decent light after I'd re-positioned myself, but it wouldn't come! I did close the gate later...

niko said:
chris are these near Ottery saint Mary by any chance the last one and the hedgerow shot look so like the east Devon way between Ottery and above Sidmouth, I think I have a few shots somewhere, I will try and dig out
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No, definitely the Quantocks, I think about midway between Lydeard Hill car park and Triscombe Stone, I think near the top of a green lane that looks like it's called Rock Lane.
 
Forkbeard said:
A few from Sheffield General Cemetery, Ilford HP5+ (box speed) FilmDev scanned:
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Nice set there Jim. The light looks challenging in a couple of them. Really like the 1st.
 
Harlequin565 said:
Nice set there Jim. The light looks challenging in a couple of them. Really like the 1st.
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Cheers Ian, yeah the light was a pain in the arse, most of the graveyard is under the cover of trees and the sky was bright white/rainy. I finished up having to overexpose some shots in already dim conditions. Some of them are less than sharp.
 
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RaglanSurf said:
Love the first and last shots, if I'm being picky I'd like to see the fallen log more prominent in the foreground in the first. I have no constructive criticism of your gate shot, I love the way the shadow falls across the frame, it's incredibly atmospheric and tells a fabulous story but please give it a more intriguing title ;)
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Asha

I use a Hoya R72 filter. This is generally more expensive than a deep red filter but, from the examples I have seen on-line, gives a much stronger IR effect. It is designed only for infrared and is almost opaque, so that you can't see through the lens (and hence the viewfinder) when it is attached. A TLR is a good approach since you can leave the filter on the taking lens and of course the viewing lens is unaffected. A rangefinder will also work - assuming it has speeds down to 1s because I usually find myself shootig at 1s at f11 in full sun with the R72 filter attached.

The only IR film available in large format is Rollei IR400, which I used for the above shots and I like in 120 and 35mm. I have a pack of 4*5 Rollei IR film and it is extremely thin which makes it difficult to handle. So far I have screwed up a few sheets due to handling issues and haven't managed a successful shot.

"Bare Trees" shows less of an infrared effect because there wasn't much foilage containing chlorophyll in the shot. The other IR film available now is Ilford SFX 200 which is less IR-sensitive than Rollei IR400 and produces a more subtle effect, such as this:


Family of Man in infra-red by Kevin Allan, on Flickr

Developing is just the same as any other B&W and I have used Rodinal, Fotospeed FD10, and HC-110 without any issues.

Kevin
 
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Kevin Allan said:
The other IR film available now is Ilford XP2 which is less IR-sensitive than Rollei IR400
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This is interesting. I've been working with SFX which has been giving me great results with a Zomei 720nm. However I've just procured a roll of the Rollei film to test and am waiting for the combination of decent light and available time to get out. Have you compared SFX to the Rollei by any chance?
 
Harlequin565 said:
This is interesting. I've been working with SFX which has been giving me great results with a Zomei 720nm. However I've just procured a roll of the Rollei film to test and am waiting for the combination of decent light and available time to get out. Have you compared SFX to the Rollei by any chance?
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First, a correction - I made a mistake when typing the above and wrote XP2 instead of SFX. I thought I had changed it in time before anyone read it - obviously not. So just to be clear, Ilford SFX200 is infrared (some would describe it as "near infra-red") but XP2 most definitely is not.

I haven't compared SFX200 and Rollei IR400 on the same scene but you may be able to view an overall impresssion by comparing all my Rollei IR400 shots on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=33186310@N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=rollei ir&view_all=1

- with all my SFX shots on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=33186310@N03&sort=date-taken-desc&advanced=1&text=ilford sfx&view_all=1

Generally I would say SFX is less contrasty and more subtle than Rollei IR400. However SFX is more expensive.
 
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