Have only finished a roll and a half in the last month or so. Hope to finish off this roll in the next few weeks. I can't seem to just waste the unexposed frames for the sake of getting it developed...
Another one from Ruckel - taken almost 2 months ago..
Katie, this was in your homestate of Tx and yes, I wouldn't want to be out there in night but did camp 2 nights above the desert in the mountains. Lots of mtn lion and black bear sightings, had to lock up all the food in my car trunk.
Carsten, Mars is pretty good guess as this place is almost as far away from civilization as Mars.
The place? Big Bend National Park, the least visited NP in the nation. Granted it was summer in the desert however it was pleasant in the Chisos Mtn's. I bet there were under 100 people in the entire park (probably closer to 50) including park staff. Was really neat to have the feeling that you had the whole park to yourself. The above image is Leaning Rock which is one of the more popular spots. I encountered no one. Here is one of the drive out there. Same combo as above.
I mostly shot my 5dmkII and 5dc while out there but had a roll of ektar and knew digital falls short in harsh light of the mid day. So shot digital in the am and pm hours and this roll during the mid day (I am much more confident in digital workflow than film). I think ektar held up very well and retained good color saturation even for the harsh light which is what I was hoping for. I was pleasantly surprised by the results. I'll post some more later on.
An for everyone else, great images! I thoroughly enjoy visiting this thread daily to see all the fantastic work.
You know I haven't even considered it. I have always considered my critical work in the digital realm worth printing and which I have done plenty of. My foray into film has been a purely pleasurable and learning experience. I enjoy shooting old, vintage cameras of which I am growing a collection of. I have always felt my film shots were not worthy of printing. Not because one medium is better than the other, but to me, require a different approach. Add to that my lack of knowledge in the art of film. I feel very comfortable and competent in the digital world with a dslr. I can fairly comfortably create a finished result based on a variety of circumstances (lighting, gear limitations, etc). However, as I was never serious in the film realm (shot film as a child, teenager and young adult as nothing more than shooting snapshots) I find my journey into film as a purely virginal affair. It is new and exciting and one I am not competent in. It has challenged me to what I believe has made me a better photographer digitally. I have also had to realize the limitations of film (no instant feedback), and to think purely in exposure and composition and visualize the end result which I may not see for several weeks. Add to that my sorely inadequate post processing (cheapo process and home scanning). I am in the learning process of which film emulsions are best in what lighting and the look that I like on certain films.
Not sure if any of my ramblings make any sense but the bottom line is I purely enjoy shooting film and view it as a personal experience. I shoot digital for professional work. I am not a full time pro but I do show and sell prints at multiple galleries as well as shoot a handful of weddings a year.
Maybe I will print one of the frames or better yet send it out for a drum scan. See how that turns out
Thanks guys. It really doesn't matter the camera one uses in all honesty. My lens and film is the real magic. I use a Nikon F5, but my lens is full manual, so I cannot take advantage of the matrix metering or whatnot. I do use the Nik software, but any pro photoshop user can emulate the same effects.
Define 2.0 is also amazing - like it MUCH better than noise ninja.
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Do you find that it "smooshes" the detail out of your scans? I tried noise reduction once on ACR and that's basically what it does.
That's what noise ninja does too, that's why I only use it for chroma noise reduction (my scanner is a bit noisy in the dark areas for some reason). If Define is better, maybe it's worth giving it a try.
I also do not use noise reduction on my film scans except for chroma. Anytime I do it seems to take away from the image. The grain seems integral and the image looks worse with the smoothness.
