This is not a recent shot but it is from the first 8x10 photo I took a couple of years ago. I wasn't thinking about setting up the shot as much as just testing the camera and lens. I had to do some cropping and removal of unwanted things like a light switch and the rim of a glass table on the bottom which I could have done a better job doing. I also have a reflection on the photo on right. The pictures are of my mother and father on the right on their wedding day and my wife's mother and father on the left and I threw in a camera from their era. Technically not the best but I like it and the tonality you get with 8x10 is amazing. I sold the camera but now I think I will look for a bargain and try again now that I have more time.
Cinestill 800T - I finally developed my first roll of Cinestill 800T after a few months of being lazy.
I shot the local IMAX theatre and the California State Capitol with both Portra 800 and Cinestill 800T film stocks the same night. For fun I decided to try a few shots with the Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4. The BPM 1/4 and Cinestill 800T combo has some crazy haze and halation...sort of a double whammy!
As for the lens, I'm pretty sure I shot these with the 55m f/4....or was it the 90mm f/2.8...I don't remember exactly as I was swapping lenses throughout the night. Also, I was feeling pretty "Merry" after having a few beers to get into the mood. Either way, I left the (Flickr) lens description as the 55/4. I'm sure that was the lens. I think...
Desmolicious wrote:
How long ago did you take those pics? (great results).
Thank you Huss!
I would have taken these somewhere from mid to late October. I posted an image of the same IMAX building back on page 167 of this thread back in early November. I still have four more rolls of Fuji Pro 400H (120) that I still need to develop, but my C-41 chemistry is about exhausted. It might have another roll or two left in it before I need to mix a new batch.
I would have taken these somewhere from mid to late October. I posted an image of the same IMAX building back on page 167 of this thread back in early November. I still have four more rolls of Fuji Pro 400H (120) that I still need to develop, but my C-41 chemistry is about exhausted. It might have another roll or two left in it before I need to mix a new batch.
Cool! I just wasn't expecting the IMAX theater to be lit up as I assume it is not open, nor has been for a long time.
Desmolicious wrote:
Cool! I just wasn't expecting the IMAX theater to be lit up as I assume it is not open, nor has been for a long time.
I think the theatre was open back when I took these photos, albeit under a limited capacity. In this pandemic, I’d stay away from watching movies in a theatre...even if it was limited seating.
I rarely rarely do any type of night photography because of safety concerns. However, I recall the streets being very empty when I took these shots. If it were any other year than 2020, I’m sure that wouldn’t be the case!
Alpha_Geist wrote:
I think the theatre was open back when I took these photos, albeit under a limited capacity. In this pandemic, I’d stay away from watching movies in a theatre...even if it was limited seating.
I rarely rarely do any type of night photography because of safety concerns. However, I recall the streets being very empty when I took these shots. If it were any other year than 2020, I’m sure that wouldn’t be the case!
That area is crawling with mentally ill homeless during the day. I would not be tempted to take pics there at night. Or hang out there!
Self portrait, climbing The Warm Up (V1), Castle Rock State Park.
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.
Nicely done. This is how most high-end astrophotos are taken. They use a high resolution BW sensor and a color filter wheel with RGB and Luminance filters.
Joel
rico wrote:
Okay, that's super cool! I was wondering what was happening with the rainbow shadows but all is explained.
Thanks! Yeah, the rainbow shadows are from the dappled light through the trees shifting between the exposures. Adds another element of motion I guess.
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tsac7260 wrote:
This is really cool. Seen it discussed a lot before but haven't seen a shot like this with that same process.
Thank you! I'd read about it along time ago, too, but the pandemic put a big damper on most of my normal photo taking opportunities, so I had to get creative and experimental. I started mostly with table top still lifes at home, and this was my first attempt at purposely capturing three ghost images.
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1joel1 wrote:
Nicely done. This is how most high-end astrophotos are taken. They use a high resolution BW sensor and a color filter wheel with RGB and Luminance filters.
Joel
Thank you, Joel! Yes, some of the astrophotos are colorized by using "false color", but the RGB tricolor process is the same. This video has a great overview of the different ways they colorize astrophotos:
Mitch Alland's pictures made with a 50mm Dual Range Summicron (modified so that it could be used on digital M bodies) inspired me to acquire a 50mm Summicron Rigid to use with my M246 (the DR and Rigid share the same optical formula). I liked the Rigid so much that I then purchased a DR to use on my M4. Although I'd done extensive testing with film throughout 2020, the M4 & 50DR together with TMax 400 turned out to be exactly what I'd been looking for—image quality that to my eye is in no way inferior to what I can get with the M246. So I've resolved to use the DR exclusively in its close range mode.
Either way, I left the (Flickr) lens description as the 55/4. I'm sure that was the lens. I think...
