Yay! Second palladium print and this one looks halfway decent with no marks/lines from the printer on the digital negative.
Original was on 4x5 HP5+. Scanned, edited in CS5, inverted, printed on transparency, exposed on Arches Platine Paper for 20min. Really love the look of these and the process is a lot of fun.
carstenw wrote:
That looks very promising. Do they sharpen up?
Thanks, I think the same - promising. It will take a lot of fine tuning the contrast curve for the negative. I can sharpen them for the web but I didn't like how it made this photo more 'messy'. Actual Palladium prints have a certain softness compared to a traditional or inkjet print. Viewing it on a monitor doesn't seem to do Platinum justice. Not a good comparison but it'd almost be like trying to show or explain a Metallic print online.
Mike - stop it! Those 43mm shots on the Mamiya 7 make me think I need that lens, too. They are beautiful! And I have never seen another alt Nex shooter in person either. Of course where I live, it's rare that I see someone with a camera that's not inside of their telephone.
Zaitz - very intriguing work with the digi neg and palladium. Never worked with it before, but I can tell you that I have never EVER been able to scan a print and give it justice. True silver prints are just not made to be viewed on a screen.
Adrian - keep posting! Would love to see more film work!
KatieInTexas wrote:
Mike - stop it! Those 43mm shots on the Mamiya 7 make me think I need that lens, too. They are beautiful! And I have never seen another alt Nex shooter in person either. Of course where I live, it's rare that I see someone with a camera that's not inside of their telephone.
Zaitz - very intriguing work with the digi neg and palladium. Never worked with it before, but I can tell you that I have never EVER been able to scan a print and give it justice. True silver prints are just not made to be viewed on a screen.
Adrian - keep posting! Would love to see more film work!...Show more →
Thank you for corroborating that ! It definitely looks better in print, though still not what I am aiming for. I've never been very fond of that photo either but it had more detail and hid the lines of my printer well . I agree it must be very hard to get a good scan, especially from these platinum prints with the texture of the paper. This guy has some amazing platinum prints and they look phenomenal online, no idea how he does it! My favorite of his: http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorsv/3979255097/
Wow. No idea how those were scanned ... either VERY carefully or perhaps a digital shot and processed to look like the print IRL? Either, way, beautiful work by that guy!
I have the new Ilford Art 300 paper that I am starting to use. It has a unique textured surface and I anticipate it being a pain in the @ss to scan!
KatieInTexas wrote:
Mike - stop it! Those 43mm shots on the Mamiya 7 make me think I need that lens, too. They are beautiful! And I have never seen another alt Nex shooter in person either. Of course where I live, it's rare that I see someone with a camera that's not inside of their telephone.
Sorry Katie, but as I told you before, the reason to get the Mamiya 7 is the 43mm lens - it's just a question if you can handle the focal length and the extra composition step (the aux VF).
Zaitz wrote:
Thank you for corroborating that ! It definitely looks better in print, though still not what I am aiming for. I've never been very fond of that photo either but it had more detail and hid the lines of my printer well . I agree it must be very hard to get a good scan, especially from these platinum prints with the texture of the paper. This guy has some amazing platinum prints and they look phenomenal online, no idea how he does it! My favorite of his: http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorsv/3979255097/
Zach - These are very cool - including your interpretation. I am sure the scan has loads of detail.
I have to say though, I'd much rather see the finished product in person/in print vs. on my computer screen. I think a lot of the film v. digital debate gets lost in "resolution" and never considers the fact that film tends to look better projected or optically printed, rather than on a computer screen.
So, that said, I'll just PM you my mailing address, and you can make one of these for my wall, and we can continue this discussion properly.
Lovin' the Mamiya 7 43mm stuff. that is a fantasic lens, no doubt. Probably my most used lens on the M7 system. (that and the 80 are probably tied for usage in my kit)
ken.vs.ryu wrote:
love the smokestacks adrianb. luckily the camera wasn't in all that wind.
Thanks. There wasn't that much wind. Smoke looks like that due to mild wind and long exposure.
The funniest thing was that between me and that building there was a train track,parallel with the focal plane, and as I press the shutter on the body to start the timer, out of nowhere ...a train appears.......You would think that I would hear it/ see it, but it was night and for some reason that train was dead silent :|
Luckily the shutter closed half a second before the front of the train was about to enter the shot...
They are beautiful! And I have never seen another alt Nex shooter in person either. Of course where I live, it's rare that I see someone with a camera that's not inside of their telephone. 
! It definitely looks better in print, though still not what I am aiming for. I've never been very fond of that photo either but it had more detail and hid the lines of my printer well 
