c00kiem0nster wrote:
twok, those last two shots are just breathtakingly awesome...not that your others are not, but with these two, i am really sort of lost for words!
i'll definitely have to include myanmar in my so long desired trip to asia. is it any hassle to go there?
Thank you very much. There's not too much hassle getting there. Basically you have to waste a day at the embassy in Bangkok to get your 28 day visa. It's very easy compared to any of the former soviet republics. Once you're there you might occasionally be followed or questioned by secret police, but it's all very well worth it.
Well, This isn't a recent photo, but I just scanned it for the first time today. Originally shot in the fall of 1994, but it feels new to me. Film is 6x6 Velvia.
Makten wrote:
Nice shots Scott! But I bet you could get A LOT more frome those negatives with a simple contrast curve. The highlights are way below max now.
You're right, they could use a tweak...I "camera scanned" these by putting them in a carrier in my enlarger and pointing the camera up at them, tethered to my laptop. Unfortunately I only have LR on it, which just isn't the right tool for converting a negative to a positive image. Obviously it can be done, but PS just works so much better. My main computer is waiting for the power supply to come back from being repaired, so I couldn't do any "real" post work on them. I might print the one with the cars and see how it turns out...the negatives are maybe just a tad dense, but should print pretty nice.
Seeing as how right now I only have access to 35mm cameras and no darkroom I'm stuck shooting C-41 film. I've actually been enjoying Ilford XP2 because of how flexible it is, but I wonder, are there any Color print films that are that flexible? I've tried Ektar 100, and it's alright, but really only in good light. Otherwise it starts getting really odd color casts and I just don't like it.
I've never tried any of the Portra films to be honest, but I don't do a lot of people work either.
I'm happy to hear any recommendations you guys have!
Good to know. I read up on Portra 400, it seems to have a pretty wide exposure latitude which is pretty valuable to me. I like to shoot in a wide variety of lighting. I'm going to experiment with ab EI range of 200-6400 (I've read it can go that high?!) should be fun to experiment with.
Again, these are new to me, because I hadn't got around to scanning the film. Shot the fall of 1994 with a Zeiss Ikon Twin Lens reflex on Fuji Velvia. This is "Honey Creek"
The highlights are way below max now.
