rico wrote:
Gorgeous light in the last set, ratty, and I love the color palette.
Thank you! I got there first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds as well as get the wonderful light. There are many other classical gardens in Suzhou and I'll be trying to hit them all in the coming weeks.
Here's a shot from somewhere in Georgia, circa 1978, shot with the huge Pentax 6x7 I was carrying all over the country at the time. But it was a time when I was quite inspired by Lee Friedlander and still am. Probably Plus-X and probably a 55mm lens, but who the hell remembers at this point and who really cares.
Picked up a Mamiya 645 with Delta 100. So far I'm loving the look, but not the manual focus experience. The viewfinder seems a bit muddy to me. I'll keep at it.
Took some shots of my son learning to ride his bike.
Peter, really like that shot. I looked up Lee Friedlander, looked at his photographs. Really like that style, which you did here. I just picked up a Pentax 6x7, what a beast! But the lens (75) is pretty good & with a sturdy tripod & MLU, good images should be possible. BTW, is that Camaro yours
Thanks Dan. That was shot somewhere in Georgia in the late '70's. Don't remember where but it might have been on the way to S.C. Have never owned a Camaro. The Friedlander book that I still have that was so inspirational was called Self Portrait. Later on I bought a used live Johnny Cash record only to find that Lee had shot the cover photo. He also has a pretty wonderful book of portraits of musicians as well.
Very nice! Was the developing hard? I have had some folks tell me that it is easier to do C41 as you have to follow a pretty exacting development process.
It is really not harder than B&W. In fact, it is somewhat easier since you use the same time/temperature for all film speeds.
I use an old laboratory water bath (from e-bay) to keep the temperature constant at 102F and I have had great results on all of the rolls I've done in C-41. I just put the water in the bath, put the chemical jars in and turn it on. 30 minutes later, all the chemical temperatures have equalized at 102F and I'm ready to go.
I've done some E6 as well, which is a little bit more involved as there is a 'wash' step after each chemical. Still...not hard.
astrodave wrote:
It is really not harder than B&W. In fact, it is somewhat easier since you use the same time/temperature for all film speeds.
I use an old laboratory water bath (from e-bay) to keep the temperature constant at 102F and I have had great results on all of the rolls I've done in C-41. I just put the water in the bath, put the chemical jars in and turn it on. 30 minutes later, all the chemical temperatures have equalized at 102F and I'm ready to go.
I've done some E6 as well, which is a little bit more involved as there is a 'wash' step after each chemical. Still...not hard....Show more →
That's awesome! Thanks for the insight. I have always wondered if a crock pot would be good enough to warm the chemistry...
kwoodard wrote:
That's awesome! Thanks for the insight. I have always wondered if a crock pot would be good enough to warm the chemistry...
I don't know if the crock pot would have enough control to heat to the specific temperature that you need...usually its just high/med/low.
You can also just use tub of hot water at the right temp without any other heating device....there is usually enough thermal inertia in a tub of water to keep the chemicals close enough to temp during the short development time.
I bought the laboratory model, because I wanted the convenience of just setting it and coming back when its ready rather than adding hot/cold water to get the bath at the right temp.
Give it a shot! It opens a whole new world in film processing. I don't send my stuff to the lab anymore.
astrodave wrote:
You can also just use tub of hot water at the right temp without any other heating device....there is usually enough thermal inertia in a tub of water to keep the chemicals close enough to temp during the short development time.
This is essentially what I do. I have a large stock pot I fill with hot water from the sink. It raises the bottles of chems up to about 90. I then dump the water and refill with hot water. I wait for the temp to drop down to about 102 (by then it is 15 minutes or so). Start the developing and the blix is still within it's tolerances after the 3.15/30 minutes it takes to dev. c-41. Has worked for me on about 100+ rolls so far.
