Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: -Xander on February 03, 2014, 03:45:57 am
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Didn't see any specific "intro post" arena on here, so if I missed it, please forgive me.
The name's Xander, been reading here for a short while and decided to join. Been gaining a heap of excellent information from here and only felt it right to say thanks!
I am an ameture, though I do take my hobby seriously. I don't think that makes me any good at it, but I enjoy it and learning new techniques. Only recently have I decided to stop jumping around from snap shot to snap shot and focus on a goal. I shoot Nikon D200, F100 and a bunch of other film nikons. Also Leica R4, a couple fixed lens RF, an old Miranda F, and just got my first MF in the form of a YashicaMat 124.
Ayways, hope to be able to contribute even a small amount back someday, great site.
Cheers!
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Welcome, and enjoy the picnic.
Rob C
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As Frankie said, "Welcome to the pleasuredome"!
I do hope to see some film uploads from you — it gets a bit lonely here at times for us workers from the wet lands.
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Welcome aboard -Xander.
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As Frankie said, "Welcome to the pleasuredome"!
I do hope to see some film uploads from you — it gets a bit lonely here at times for us workers from the wet lands.
Don't feel that way. My own best stuff is derived from the swamp.
Had I the means/environment today, I'd be back there; the overall experience was immeasurably better. The only difference I think I'd adopt, and I don't really know how it's done, is the making of digital negatives to print onto photographic (real) paper. Making all the changes I want to make via the computer and then turning that file into a real bromide would be the dog's cojones.
I can almost taste it: not the dog, the glowing, perfectly glazed double-weight print, every tone - every highlight and every important shadow I want, and just like I want it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmVeNSGTas
Some more perfect fusion of classical blues and real rock. Pretty much what I'd want out of photography, then.
Rob C
Rob C
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The only difference I think I adopt, and I don't really know how it's done, is the making of digital negatives to print onto photographic (real) paper. Making all the changes I want to make via the computer and then turning that file into a real bromide would be the dog's cojones.
www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Negatives-Photoshop-Alternative-Printing/dp/0240808541/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391438009&sr=8-1&keywords=reeder+hinkel+digital
Bloody hell! I've just noticed the price - £292.00 - I bought the book in 2008 for about £20 ..
Here's his site, www.ronreeder.com and another at a more reasonable £16.76,
www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Negatives-palladium-alternative-processes/dp/0557604680/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391438009&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=reeder+hinkel+digital
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Thanks for the welcome!
Here is a shot from my 2014 personal project, this is my grandfathers service pistol. I'm working out the particulars with digital then will shoot the final images on HP5+. This is a working proof, not my final image. This was shot with natural light, no backdrop. Nikon D200, Nikkor 50/1.8, iso100, f/4.5, 1/800.