This device generates laser light spanning the entire visible spectrum, so the black and white film doesn't entirely do it justice, but the optics do look nice in monochrome at least.
Taken with the Nikon F2 with a NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 AI-s, HP5+ at box speed.
This devices generates laser light spanning the entire visible spectrum, so the black and white film doesn't entirely do it justice, but the optics do look nice in monochrome at least.
Taken with the Nikon F2 with a NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 AI-s, HP5+ at box speed.
Always been a fan of your lab shots...and your work in general. Should post these over in the Nikon Manual Focus Glass thread...you're missed over there.
kwoodard wrote:
Looks like a Westfalia Camper (VW Bus). Around here, thieves would wait until the occupant left and stolen the whole thing.
It's an OG VW Bus - not the later 1970s/80s version. But in dire need of work done even before this incident. eg rusted out stalks where the windshield wipers once were etc.
philipj wrote:
This device generates laser light spanning the entire visible spectrum, so the black and white film doesn't entirely do it justice, but the optics do look nice in monochrome at least.
Small world. I work on (quasi-cw) comb lasers at 1310 nm integrated on silicon for data com applications.
Nice pic too! I need to give HP5 another try. It looks like it would be a good one film solution to give me ISO 400 and ISO 1600.
I have a friend with 3 of the 21 window versions with one being original with 1300 miles on it and the other two are perfectly restored. He had them appraised at $750k for the three. He has one on a boat coming from Algeria that needs an immense amount of restoration and hand fabricated parts. But if everything checks out, it will be one of the oldest busses in the world.
Desmolicious wrote:
It's an OG VW Bus - not the later 1970s/80s version. But in dire need of work done even before this incident. eg rusted out stalks where the windshield wipers once were etc.
adnan76 wrote:
Albania Road Trip
XPAN, 45mm lens, Porta 400
Excellent ! Not familiar with Albania so looking forward to more pics! Could you also provide a description to the town/village/ port etc for the pics?
theHUN wrote:
Small world. I work on (quasi-cw) comb lasers at 1310 nm integrated on silicon for data com applications.
Nice pic too! I need to give HP5 another try. It looks like it would be a good one film solution to give me ISO 400 and ISO 1600.
Small world indeed.
Everything I've posted has been shot and (self-)developed at box speed, but these are literally my first two rolls of film, so there's some leeway for error here on my part. Dev'd with the simplicity kit from Ilford. I know people enjoy pushing it a lot for sure, but so far I've stuck to 400.
Picked up some PanF to test in the bright summer sun, have a roll of Tri-X in the Nikon now. FP4 also looks interesting as a slower ISO option. And if I decide to start home developing colour film, XP2 seems like it could be a very flexible option... lots to play around with.
Desmolicious wrote:
Excellent ! Not familiar with Albania so looking forward to more pics! Could you also provide a description to the town/village/ port etc for the pics?
Thanks! - Most of the photos in the previous post were from the town of Sarandė in the south of the country (just a few miles from the Greek border). We spend a week driving through the country, met up with my parents who also thoroughly enjoyed their trip there. Stunning scenery, easy to get by on English, but the driving is a bit wild!
Here's a few from Tirana (capital), and some Greek ruins encountered while driving through the country.
Desmolicious wrote:
What's the story with the dilapidated homes? Some look like once they were really nice, and the area around them is beautiful.
Rural middle TN. Old homesteads in various forms of decay....some are absolutely gorgeous. I have no idea on them. That one with the old truck, it's like a large piece of yard art. People build new houses on the property and let the others go to seed I guess? I feel like I need to document these old homes and barns. Been doing it for years now in this part of the state. I used to have a blog on Tumbler but I haven't updated it in years. All film images of these old places. If I can remember the name of the blog, I will share it here.
