New Old Film Challenge #23 Show Us Your Best Cityscape Entries ***POLL ADDED***

[RaglanSurf]

New Old Film Challenge #23 Show Us Your Best Cityscape

Have a search in your archives and dig out that cityscape.

As usual it must be an old shot, not shot for this challenge. It must have been shot by you. It must have been shot on film.

And if there's anybody out there that wants to take part but doesn't have access to a scanner I'd be happy to scan the occasional negative if needed.

Closing date for entries will be Monday 2nd November and voting will close 3 days after that.

Keep all discussion here

 

[Carl Hall]

Guess I'll go first


Moulin Rouge by Carl Hall, on Flickr

The Moulin Rouge at night. Taken on my now deceased C220 (RIP) using Provia 400X pushed 2 stops to 1600. Wasn't expecting too much as it was my first time using slide film and my first time pushing film too, but I was really pleased with this one.

 

[Yv]

Almost spoilt for choice on this as much of my film work has been in London. However chosen this one, just because I like how it is absolutely just 'London being London', people getting on with it.


Early Evening London on Film - Nikon F80 & Ilford XP2 by Yvonne White, on Flickr

 

[steveo_mcg]

Equally spoilt for choice, it seems all I (successfully) shot this year was cityscapes.
Victoria Street At Night by Steven, on Flickr

 

[abdoujaparov]

Cardiff. Olympus XA2, Vista x-processed in rodinal.

 

[TheBigYin]

As near as I'm prepared to get to a City...

Old and New on the outskirts of Wakefield...

Thornes Wharf 4 by The Big Yin, on Flickr

 

[ChrisR]

I'm not entirely sure what a Cityscape is, but most entries so far seem to have been at street level. So I'll chuck this "typical" street scene from Hong Kong in 1974 into the mix. (I'm assuming, and no doubt @skysh4rk could confirm, that this is no longer typical of modern day Hong Kong; I know my shots of old boats in the Singapore River from 1971 could not be replicated now!)

This is an unknown transparency film, shot on either a Spotmatic II or the Electro Spotmatic that I bought on that visit to Hong Kong.

 

[NickT]

My SOED has 'ciyscape' as 'a view of a city, city scenery', so I'm interpreting that to be 'a view containing more than one building'. My archive has dozens, so here's my effort, taken on Tri-X@800 with an Olympus XA:

London Eye

 

[excalibur2]

Dublin erm well part of it...then (about 15 years ago) only had the 80mm lens for the ETRS
Seems to have a bit of noise in the scan and can't remember whether I scanned the print or neg..

 

[Andysnap]

Up that London. Holga 120N on probably HP5

Holga2-Tower-Bridge by Andy, on Flickr

 

[simon ess]

Hanley with the XA2

img177 by Simon, on Flickr

 

[Peter B]

Heading to catch a train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh after being at the Ansel Adams exhibition at top right. Photo was taken with an Olympus mju11 which cost about £10 and the film was XP2 dev & scan at Tesco with a slight pink tinge. Year was 2008.

 

[stevelmx5]

My home town, shot from inside the new Museum on my M645J / 35mm 3.5 with Fuji Acros 100.

 

[skysh4rk]

I'm not entirely sure what a Cityscape is, but most entries so far seem to have been at street level. So I'll chuck this "typical" street scene from Hong Kong in 1974 into the mix. (I'm assuming, and no doubt @skysh4rk could confirm, that this is no longer typical of modern day Hong Kong; I know my shots of old boats in the Singapore River from 1971 could not be replicated now!)

This is an unknown transparency film, shot on either a Spotmatic II or the Electro Spotmatic that I bought on that visit to Hong Kong.

As I recall, there are some areas that are still reminiscent of the scene in your photograph. The closest I could find to that amongst my own photographs though is this:

 

[wontolla]

Chester and the Shropshire Union Canal.
Olly 35RC and some Poundland Agfa.

The Canal and Steam Mill at Chester. by Barry Smith, on Flickr

 

[Martpix]

Canary Wharf London, taken with a Nikon F4s, 20mm lens using Kodak Portra film.

 

[RaglanSurf]

Docklands, Royal Victoria Dock, 1989ish
OM1n FP4 London 1989 31 by Nick Watson, on Flickr

 

[Littletank]

Old Kodachrome 25 35mm slide, one of a group shot in Frankfurt probably about 30 years ago, recently converted to B&W.

 

[robhooley167]

Manchester Central and Beetham Tower - Provia 100F and Mamiya RB67

 

[joxby]

320 TX, Rooftops of Leeds 2004, from my 1st ever roll of 120 b/w

 

[Jamtea]

I'm sure to find something else city-scapey after this, but I quickly flicked through my negatives to try to find something suitably suitable to suit this challenge Here's what I came up with, it's from March this year, and is a pretty decent cityscape of Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay from Daiba, Tokyo.

Tokyobay1 by Jamtea573, on Flickr

This is my Xpan with the 45mm, on Kodak Portra 160 with a reasonably long exposure (though I've no idea how long!)

 

[Chrisphoter]

Oh dear, I only noticed this topic at the last moment. This is just something I remembered I had. Shot in Liverpool 1995, on a Minolta XD7 with Tamron 28-70 zoom, on colour print film (Kodak?) then more recently scanned from the print. The slightly 'high key' look is deliberate, honest!

 

[RaglanSurf]

Poll added, vote for your fave 3 shots. Polling open for 3 days.

 

[RaglanSurf]

Last few hours for voting, it's tight at the top

 

[RaglanSurf]

It appears to be draw between chrisphoter and Steven well done folks, both cracking shots. Anyway it's now your dubious honour to pick the next subject so you can sort it out between you as you see fit. If you wish Roberts will fetch the duelling pistols, or you could toss a coin or even just pick a subject between you.

Either way, once you've picked a subject make an entries thread and a discussion thread.

7 days for entries and 3 days for voting.

 

[Martpix]

Well done to you both, great shots

 

[Peter B]

Well done to you both, great shots

 

[Littletank]

Two very good shots which deserve to be tops, well done.

 

[Chrisphoter]

Wow, as a n00b I'm really honoured! Thanks folks,, and congratulations to Steven also - a great shot.

If Steven wants to consult with me over the next subject that would be fine. But as I'm such a newcomer and don't know what's been picked before, if he has a raft of good ideas stored up, I'm more than happy to give way and let him choose. Either is cool with me.

 

[RaglanSurf]

Wow, as a n00b I'm really honoured! Thanks folks,, and congratulations to Steven also - a great shot.

If Steven wants to consult with me over the next subject that would be fine. But as I'm such a newcomer and don't know what's been picked before, if he has a raft of good ideas stored up, I'm more than happy to give way and let him choose. Either is cool with me.

There you go, there's a full list here https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/the-film-conventional-challenge-index-thread.570945/

 

[RaglanSurf]

@steveo_mcg & @Chrisphoter Any thoughts guys?

 

[steveo_mcg]

Oh I forgot about this, erm I got nothing, let me have a think and liase with Christopher.

 

[Chrisphoter]

Oh I forgot about this, erm I got nothing, let me have a think and liase with Christopher.

Hi Steve

Check your PMs, I sent you a message with a few ideas in, but you may have better ones.

 

[steveo_mcg]

Hi Steve

Check your PMs, I sent you a message with a few ideas in, but you may have better ones.

Sorry missed it. Replied.

 

[Chrisphoter]

Ok, our chosen theme for the next "New Old Film Challenge" is 'Kids'. Can someone set it up for me (I'm a complete n00b here!)

 

[RaglanSurf]

You just need to start 2 new threads, one entry thread and one discussion thread. You can pretty much copy and paste the basic rules from previous challenges.

The basic rules are:-

It must be an old shot
It must have been shot on film
It must have been shot by you
The challenge will run for 7 days
You then add a poll to the entries thread
The voting will last for 3 days.

Any more questions just ask.

 

[steveo_mcg]

I'll sort it out. Hang on to your butts.