View Full Version : Let's shoot this weekend.
Byuphoto
04-07-2006, 19:36
Lats weekend was a good shoot and post. Let's do it again. Shoot 'em, develop 'em, and post 'em. I am going to the annual catfish festival and softball tournament and the Viet nam memorial moving wall is on display. The weather is supposed to be warm so the shorty shorts should be out :p :D
I will try to test the Fuji Natura with B&W film, and I will test some Fuji 200 film recently acquired. Depending on the weather tomorrow, I may go with the family to the beaches and then walk around the old downtown areas in Pensacola.
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 04:22
Keep yours eyes straight ahead ;-)
robert blu
04-08-2006, 05:20
I have been shooting yesterday, trying a few portraits at a designers exhibition. I did not have my Bessa R because need some worh (hope done in short time). For this reason I used my pure Manual Nikon FM2, feeling strange because I was probably the only one shooting film ! Even black and white ! Around me only bits, bytes and microchips etc etc !
Todd.Hanz
04-08-2006, 06:38
I got out yesterday with a "new to me" Hexar AF (my kind of point and shoot :) ), here are a few...
Todd
VictorM.
04-08-2006, 07:19
"The weather is supposed to be warm so the shorty shorts should be out" Not here: the wind chill has the temperature feeling like 21F at 11:00 am.
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 08:37
"The weather is supposed to be warm so the shorty shorts should be out" Not here: the wind chill has the temperature feeling like 21F at 11:00 am.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh it is supposed to be around 80 and partly cloudy. I feel for you
The wind was blowing at the beach, and while there were hardly any people there for the beach, there was a gathering of people having a wedding ceremony. I took three rolls of film of my family, close to the water, while the two girls were playing with some sand and buckets. I used this time a Canon T90 with the awesome 80-200/4L lens and fujicolor 200 film. I missed the perspective of such a zoom lens, and it is rewarding to go back to your SLR systems while enjoying the "life" of a rangefinder photographer.
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 12:29
Raid I have the Vivitar Series 1 70-210 the constant f 3.5 and the Canon 80-300 constant f4 and both of them are awesome. Plus I absolutely loe the T90. I have three and even though I love my F1n and the A1 they rarely get used.
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 12:30
PS, I got a Vivitar 90-180 off E**y and am enjoying it
PS, I got a Vivitar 90-180 off E**y and am enjoying it
This lens is really a heavy-weight. It is an amazing piece of equipment, with marvelous design and built. Needless to say that it weighs a ton. Building such a lens today will cost [in my opinion] at least $1000.
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 12:56
and it is as sharp as my Canon 35-105 f3.5
zuikologist
04-08-2006, 13:23
I got out yesterday with a "new to me" Hexar AF (my kind of point and shoot :) ), here are a few...
Todd
Nice photos. I like the second for the composition and motion blur.
Here's one shot from my Saturday walk.
An old windmill in a local field.
Taken with a Kiev 4a, J12 on a really terrible film called Likon 200.
Peter
kvanderlaag
04-08-2006, 14:17
That film is extremely green.
Drove around a bit this PM but only shots I took were after I got back to the house! Weather was gray although now clearing up a bit 6:30PM. Not as cold as Victor in T.O. but a 40F not exactly a great shooting day either.
Tomorrow should be sunny and warmer but I want to get in a bike ride. My seasonal dilemma begins - after 25 years I've yet to figure out how to combine photography with distance-oriented bicycling! :(
Here's one I shot today on my Minolta Autocord - promise I will go out with a rangefinder tomorrow ...
That film is extremely green.
There was moss on the trees, but the film does have some definite colour problems (green is just one of them :D ).
It was cheap dollar store film I was using to test the Kiev.
Peter
The weekend isn't over yet, so I will tomorrow shoot some B&W film.
The weekend isn't over yet, so I will tomorrow shoot some B&W film.
Ah yes, Raid.
But for you it will be Sunny 16 and 85F!!
I hate you! :D
(just kidding,,,)
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 18:29
I am developing and will scan and post tomorrow. I see I won't try any of that Vista film if it is all like that
Todd.Hanz
04-08-2006, 18:33
I went to a Crawfish festival today, people pinch'n tail and suck'n head a plenty but no good pics :( ,
the ditch bugs were tasty though!
Todd
Fedzilla_Bob
04-08-2006, 18:36
I went to a Crawfish festival today, people pinch'n tail and suck'n head a plenty but no good pics :( ,
the ditch bugs were tasty though!
Todd
Besides who wants all that seasoning and juice all over their nice cameras.
Great, now I'm thinking about Crawfish and oyster po'boys.
Byuphoto
04-08-2006, 18:56
I cooked 70 pounds monday evening. man were they good. I wish someone had come over to help eat them ;-)
Path through the woods.
Zorki 4K, J8, Silvertone 400 (rated at 200).
Peter
Sorry, I couldn't bring myself to do any shooting this weekend -- I had been out late every night of the week shooting back-to-back rehearsals of professional and university dance companies, then home to transfer shots to the computer, do some rough editing, and recharge batteries (the hidden curse of high-volume digital photography!)
My Epson R-D 1 and 50/1.5 Nokton got quite a workout, although this time because one of the theaters was larger I also made pretty extensive use of a Nikon D100 with 85/1.8 Nikkor. (The fact that both these cameras have identical sensor sizes makes it easier to get my head around what lens I should use for what picture situation.) Although I got some good shots with the Nikon, using it just reminded me of how much easier it is to shoot stage action with a rangefinder camera -- it's a huge advantage being able to see outside the framelines so you'll know what's coming into the picture. (The fact that I can keep both eyes open with the R-D 1 is an additional plus.)
I haven't finished editing yet, but it looks as if I'm going to wind up with about 900 usable photos from the four-day period. In case anyone's interested, I'll attach a few of the R-D 1 photos; all were shot at 1600 with the Nokton at f/1.5 or a bit less. The picture of choreographer Erika Overturff giving notes was shot under dim "work lights" and needed a shutter speed of 1/70; the girls in red gloves and the couple were at 1/125; the group of women was at 1/250 and the leaping men at 1/500. (Gosh, I love EXIF metadata!)
Anyway, as I said, no shooting this weekend -- I've got to catch up on a four-day backlog of mail, sleep and laundry!
In case anyone's interested, I'll attach a few of the R-D 1 photos; all were shot at 1600 with the Nokton at f/1.5 or a bit less.
;)
JLW,
At ISO 1600, what kind of shutter speed are you using?
Cheers
Will
;)
JLW,
At ISO 1600, what kind of shutter speed are you using?
Cheers
Will
The shutter speeds are in the original post, albeit somewhat buried in my overall verbosity.
Also, here's another fun thing about EXIF metadata: If you download one of these images to your desktop, the metadata comes along with it, so if you've got software that displays EXIF info, you can see all kinds of detail about the photo. (Note that many photo viewers display shutter speeds in decimal format rather than the fractions we're used to; for example, you might see a shutter speed of "0.008" rather than "1/125." Just divide the decimal number into 1 to convert.)
Another potentially interesting bit of info about the stage shots is that I did just about all of them this time in manual exposure mode (except the work-lights shot of the choreographer giving notes, which was shot in auto.) While the R-D 1's meter usually handles weird lighting conditions pretty well, these particular productions had such dark backgrounds that they'd fool the meter and give overexposed main subjects.
Rather than trying to deal with this by dialing in exposure compensation (which would require constant tweaking as the action moved around the stage) I found it easier to just choose a shutter speed based on the overall light level and leave it there. Whenever the light would change, I'd take a guess at the appropriate shutter speed, shoot a quick test frame and view it on the LCD, then adjust as necessary. This isn't as hard as it might sound -- the amount of stage lighting usually is determined by how many individual lights ("instruments") are plugged into each channel (or circuit) of the control board, so usually there will be only two or three overall light levels ("presets") you have to deal with.
For example, in this production I learned quickly that the lighting design had basically a bright preset which took 1/500, an average preset that took 1/250, and a dark preset that needed 1/125. Within the preset, the figures would get a little brighter as the performers moved closer to the lights at the side of the stage, but I handled that by stopping down the lens a little rather than by switching shutter speeds.
I'm not sure this quick-and-dirty technique would have worked if I had been shooting JPEG format (the digital equivalent of slide film) but since I was shooting in raw, I had enough latitude to fix minor exposure goofs afterward without compromising the quality of the final image.
This is my contribution - Yashica GSN, Delta 400, the Orangery at Kenwood House London.
Byuphoto
04-09-2006, 09:26
Donald, that wouls be a lovely place to do a natural light bridal shot.
George: In fact, we are enjoying AMAZING weather today; low humidity with warmth and sunshine after 12:00, but it started with a low humidity cooler mornong at F63. My wife agreed with me .. "it is cold!"
i have some pictures... taken this morning, developed and scanned right away (digital may be "fast" - if I shot RAW it would take me longer to get the final images then it did now. I took the pictures, went home (5 mins), developed the film and dried it (40 mins), scanned and edited (15 mins). An hour in between taking the pictures and seeing the results on my screen. Pretty cool for the "dinosaur" film medium in this electronic 21st century, no?
As for the photos. They're not really worth sharing but, whatever.
I didn't feel like taking standard shots. I thought to myself "anything goes" and so I did.
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9759/1da7id.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img449.imageshack.us/img449/9362/2da5ey.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
bessa r + 35 skopar
lucky 400 SHD in rodinal 1+25
up close and personal
anything goes.
As for the photos. They're not really worth sharing but, whatever.
I didn't feel like taking standard shots. I thought to myself "anything goes" and so I did.
Actually, thanks for sharing! I like the second shot of the couple especially; they're real characters. I think "anything goes" is a good attitude. It breaks you out of your traditional way of seeing and often surprises with interesting results.
Gabriel M.A.
04-09-2006, 13:24
OK, this is my tentative contribution; taken during my visit to the Madison RFF meeting.
Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75 Xr Di (sorry, I just dropped off some rolls of film, and the only one I can develop myself isn't finished yet)...
http://photoblog.gabrielma.com/images/20060409151931_pblog_2006-04-08_034_sp_b.jpg
Faux Tri-X (http://photoblog.gabrielma.com/index.php?showimage=84)
Gabriel M.A.
04-09-2006, 13:25
Yeah, nice one, JVX (Jon)!
Gabriel M.A.
04-09-2006, 14:02
Ok, another one...
http://photoblog.gabrielma.com/images/20060409155448_pblog_2006-04-08_039_3.jpg (http://photoblog.gabrielma.com/index.php?showimage=85)
Here are some results from yesterday. I happen to have used a Canon SLR in this particular trip to the beach and to downtown Pensacola. I was testing a batch of Fujicolor 200 film, and I needed results quickly.
Camera: Canon T-90
Lens: Canon 80-200/4L
Film: Fujicolor 200 (60 24-exp. rolls for $17)
Exposure: f4.0 with speed 1/20 handheld. [happy!]
These photos were taken inside an Austrian bakery where we had lunch and some pastries.
Gabriel M.A.
04-09-2006, 16:02
Charming, simply charming, Raid.
Thanks, Gabriel. I hope that my work also shows and it is not just my daughter. It is difficult to get sharp images handheld at 1/20 with a heavy zoom lens like the Canon 80-200/4.
Here are more photos from yesterday's testing of the Fuji film. These shots were taken outside the bakery in the shade, so the shutter speed is higher than 1/20.
Here are some photos taken yesterday at the beach. I put the camera on Program and shot away. Unless mistaken, the aperture chosen by the camera was f 8.0. The weather was windy and cloudy, but it was fun to be alone at the beach. I am happy with the Fuji film. I bought 120 24-exp. rolls for about $40.
I don't want to bore you with family photos, but for the time being, this is my focus until mychildren grow up a little and I have some free time for other photo projects.
Uncle Bill
04-09-2006, 16:21
I was in a SLR frame of mind this weekend, I shot colour yesterday with a black Pentax SV with a 24 f3.5 wideangle lens, today was my trusty Nikon F2 with a 35 f2 and 50 f1.4 lens with Black and white film. I was in Kensington Market and Bloor West Village, it was cool but really sunny.
Bill
It was cool and rainy this weekend, perfect weekend for rugby.
Byuphoto
04-09-2006, 17:48
Some outstanding photos. raid your children and your wife are beautiful. I haven't been to the white beaches since I left panama city
Here are a couple of shots I made this past week. The first is a Norfolk-Southern diesel looking for all the world like a "Triclops". It was taken with a 5cm f/2 Summitar at f/8. The second is my neighbor taking a smoke break on his porch. This was taken with a 9cm uncoated Elmar at f/4.5. Film is Arista EDU-Ultra 200 (Fomapan).
Walker
Some outstanding photos. raid your children and your wife are beautiful. I haven't been to the white beaches since I left panama city
Thanks, Rick. I seem to get sharper photos with SLR cameras. It could be that my eyesight works better with SLR focusing.
A couple more from my weekend shooting. A log in a marsh and a broken tree. both taken with FED 2, J8, Delta 100 (developed in ID-11 1+3 for 20 minutes).
Peter
Byuphoto
04-10-2006, 03:30
Love them PeterC. This looks like my favorite walking spot
Byuphoto
04-10-2006, 03:31
I love old train photos. You ever go to the Big Shanty museum, in Marrietta?
thanks! and gabriel, I love your photos.. they always have a very particular atmosphere about them.
I have some more from yesterday.. no great pics at all, rather took some snapshots of interesting looking people... nothing special but here goes.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/2257/m14yy.jpg
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/499/m22yb.jpg
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3125/m38em.jpg
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7120/m41ch.jpg
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1048/m58yi.jpg
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/861/m64ng.jpg
john neal
04-10-2006, 11:34
It was cool and rainy this weekend, perfect weekend for rugby.
I played my last game of this season on Saturday - air temp of 6 degrees with a 30mph wind driving horizontal sleet and a pitch that looked like a paddy field!! On top of that we were playing the league leaders in an attemp (unsuccessful) to avoid relegation. Before half-time the sun was out and it didn't feel quite so bad to lose 49 - 5 :rolleyes:
Never mind, I was able to get out on Sunday with some RF kit:-
Pics are of some alleys in York, one of a new ferris wheel being built at the National railway Museum, a pool on the beach (looking to capture those specular highlights). These are all M3 with Canon 50mm f1.4 on Konica Centuria 200S, testing a new (to me) body and a film sample.
The last one, of my wife and our daughter's dog on the beach, was a test of a Leica IIIa I have on loan while mine is away for shutter replacement. taken on cheap no-make film (turns out to be Ferrania) I think it shows a couple of problems - colour shift, although taken at 1/200 and about f8, plus some pinholes in the curtain - look bottom left. Using a 50mm f3.5 uncoated Elmar from 1935, I wouldn't expect that aqmount of colour shift, anyone got any ideas what that could be caused by? Most other shots on the roll have spots from the pinholes, but are better in colour balance.
Anyway, nice to be posting some pics again!
sfb_dot_com
04-10-2006, 12:20
Oh well,
Second go at this post, not the 'There is a problem with the database' now thankfully consigned to the history books, but my partner decided to check her email without checking with me first. Oops! Never mind, I'll forgive her coz' I love her, and because she was my assistant at the weekend, waiting patiently carrying one of three cameras whilst I hobbled around with my bad leg trying to take photos. I actually managed to get in quite a bit of picture taking at the weekend, starting with a not very successful attempt to take long exposures at the local harbour, then on Saturday we spent an enjoyable kid-free day exploring the local coves and harbours. Some useful stuff there, and about 40% with the Bessa or Zorki, although no B&W so no pics yet. Yesterday we had the privilege to visit Caerhays Castle Gardens. Caerhays or Crraze to give it it's local pronunciation is not only a romantic Victorian Gothic pile, but also home to the national collection of Magnolias, and a good few Camellias and Rhododendrons too. Spring is the prime time for this amazing garden and we saw some quite unbelievable trees. Imagine if you will a tree 100ft tall and covered in flowers the size of dinner plates. And there were many such. The sun was shining brightly and I reckon I got a good selection of keepers. Predominantly DSLR, but again a good sprinkling with the Bessa, and an odd couple with the Zorki.
So as I haven't got film processed yet I'm going to be a naughty boy and post a non-rangefinder pic, just the one mind. Shhh don't tell anyone!!!!
This is Dicksonia antartica and I'm quite proud of it.
Andy
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