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If you look carefully you can see Boris on the HoP terrace p***ing in the Thames.I like that result Nick..... it has atmosphere to it and makes modern London look. well,atmospheric [emoji23]
If you look carefully you can see Boris on the HoP terrace p***ing in the Thames.I like that result Nick..... it has atmosphere to it and makes modern London look. well,atmospheric [emoji23]
If you look carefully you can see Boris on the HoP terrace p***ing in the Thames.
Then there's the last Labour government, who (in 2007) passed a law saying that I needed to work another 2 years just to become a pensioner, despite me leaving school at 15 and starting full time work after the summer holidays that year. So let's not forget that little gem, and who delivered it!makes a change from "on the working class and pensioners" I suppose.
Ok so it looks like I’m kicking this thread into first gear.
Out atm and have just taken this shot:
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Camera today is Chamonix 45h-1
This filling station literally exploded , well the propane gas cyclinders did four years ago iirc. It is/ was the only fuel outlet in the village the next nearest being 20 km away.
Due Togo’s slow systems work out here when it comes to admin procedures thé reopening is still on hold even though there is an interested entrepreneur.
For me personally, no longer possessing à motorised vehicle, it poses no problem but for many locals it is a serious inconvenience.
Directly across the road is the present and old gendarmerie.
A building which will soon become abandoned as a new one is being built near to the railway station .
So I’m going to set up and hopefully shoot a frame depending how the light falls as atm there are some harsh conteast.
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Did you grab the shot?
That should be easy now... just look for where the rain has come through! You see, every cloud has a silver lining!It may not even come good anyway as atm I’m dealing with a light entry issue when shooting the10x8 in landscape orientation like today. A leak that as yet I haven’t managed to located it’s source.
Here comes the soaking
Do I grab a shot or not ?.... décisions décisions [emoji23]
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Did you grab the shot?
That's not bad, probably worth taking the shot even if it wasn't what you wanted.
It may not even come good anyway as atm I’m dealing with a light entry issue when shooting the10x8 in landscape orientation like today.
A leak that as yet I haven’t managed to located it’s source.
Is that a light leak in your new camera?
Yeah though the camera is new to me not new from manufacturer.
I haven’t pinpointed where the problem lies exactly. No sign of a problem with yesterday’s shot but saying that it was black as night [emoji23]
More testing required I think .
Defo a problem but clearly the leak is only small and exasperated with the longer exposures. Makes it very difficult to trace tbh.
Dark room, camera on tripod, lens board off. Shine a little torch at the back, around the edges where the film holder mates with the rear standard. If you manage to hit the gap with the beam, it should be pretty obvious inside the camera when you're looking through the front standard. When I was doing this with the Marion, it was sometimes tricky to get the torch beam shining at the right place, but the leak was clearly visible when I did.
Note that the issue could be with the film holder, around the dark slide, rather than between the holder and the rear standard. It also might only be evident when the dark slide is out (or partially out if you leave it in the slot when making the exposure).
Is it possible to fit the back the other way round in landscape orientation, i.e. loading the darkslide from the left instead of the right? Not sure if it will help, but might be worth a try to see if there's any difference.Cheers Nomad.
Yes I’ve done a load of torch checking etc already to no avail hence more tests needed.
I thought film holder initially but the leakage only occurs when the camera back is in landscape orientation.
Portrait is absolutely fine and yes I’ve used both sides of the holder and purposely in full sun hitting the dark slide entries of the holder.
I’ll get it sorted..... just very frustrating to lose images in the meantime.
Is it possible to fit the back the other way round in landscape orientation, i.e. loading the darkslide from the left instead of the right? Not sure if it will help, but might be worth a try to see if there's any difference.
Been there, done that Look for the groove in the back that lines up with the ridge on the dark slide.Is it possible to fit the back the other way round in landscape orientation, i.e. loading the darkslide from the left instead of the right? Not sure if it will help, but might be worth a try to see if there's any difference.
Good to hear you got out with the LF but yes, first attempts in daylight are likely to prove easierWent out after dark last night with a view to shooting some 5x4, however I need more practice with the adjustments in the house first and not in the dark as I had an excess of floor in my shot! All was not lost, though as I had packed the 67 with some Cinestill 800 and managed to make 6 frames before heading home. View attachment 282697View attachment 282698View attachment 282699
That's some story Chris, so much respect for your efforts and looking forward to the results.
In fact it winds from right left, so I swapped the pano too. I hope I've worked it out right.
Have you ever thought about taking some photos of the moon instead?Thanks guys. If anyone has some FP4+ backing paper to photograph or measure that would be helpful...
BTW, in the second post I linked to, I said the Ikonta wound from left to right, so I had to make the pano in that direction. In fact it winds from right left, so I swapped the pano too. I hope I've worked it out right.
I was just clearing my memory card of digital files the other day when I discovered this...
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I really enjoy working with studio lights and the RB.
This was the outcome: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/my-tak.710732/
Major issues were light bleed through from the curtains and light reflection from the LH wall back onto the subject. Guitar was perched on the stand rather than secured in it to avoid getting the "prongs" in the shot. Strap had to be removed too. Lesson is that the bigger your subject the bigger your working space needs to be. The coffee table is a 2 person lift so I had to work round it.
All good fun!
Snoot was to give a bit of supporting light to the left hand edge and also to illuminate the hole to give a sense of depth. Still got some shots on Washi A in the film back.
Nice scene, your’e right though it needs some interest in the sky.So second frame of the day in the bag.
Sky was crap but not too much in the scene anyway.
Thé kit is still set up and the sky is changing so I might be tempted to grab another although a soft grad will be necessary I think as the sky is considerably brighter than the rest of the scene.
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So second frame of the day in the bag.
Sky was crap but not too much in the scene anyway.
Thé kit is still set up and the sky is changing so I might be tempted to grab another although a soft grad will be necessary I think as the sky is considerably brighter than the rest of the scene.
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Nice scene, your’e right though it needs some interest in the sky.
Is that Tabac shop permanetly closed? And there is no one around is it siesta time or whatever?