View Full Version : Weekend roll call.. What's on the slate for this weekend?
ibcrewin
03-07-2008, 11:12
Just wanted to see what you guys were up to this weekend? What are you shooting, planning to shoot, develop, print, scan etc...
Me. I am going to make some contacts tonight or tomorrow night then shoot some rainy day shots with the Bessa on Saturday.
Sunday, daughter has ballet..
That's about it..
Snow.. that's what's up.. or what's going to be coming down.. at least in these parts..
Dave
Shoot? No time for that, just work, work and more work... :bang:
Maybe I'll manage to squeeze in a darkroom printing session on Sunday evening.
Torrential rain and 80mph winds is the warning from now until Monday. I've only half a greehouse left from last weeks crappy weather. I think weather shots will be my theme this weekend. Shooting with my Contax T2 and Oly XA.
back alley
03-07-2008, 11:40
the weather is supposed to be great this weekend, sunny skies and warm temps - in the plus end of things -
the plan is to shoot the new 35/1.4, develop the film and scan something worth posting. we shall see...
joe
cosmonot
03-07-2008, 12:03
I might catch the Lee Miller exhibit at the art museum in Philly, probably on Sunday. Rain is supposed to stop by then.
Edit: A little google and ooh: Ansel Adams prints on display there too. Kills two birds with one stone.
dazedgonebye
03-07-2008, 12:11
Making digital negatives. Printing and toning cyanotypes.
bmattock
03-07-2008, 12:24
http://www.miindia.com/events/details.aspx?rid=352
After spending the past five days scanning I plan on doing.... Nothing!
Saturday - Gun Show at Birch Run (MI). I'll take the GSN and do some character studies along with a little scenery.
Rain is on the way but I think I'll take a walk in town tomorrow morning for some shooting. Hope to scan and print sunday afternoon.
Have a nice wekend.
bmattock
03-07-2008, 17:28
Saturday - Gun Show at Birch Run (MI). I'll take the GSN and do some character studies along with a little scenery.
Taking photos at a gun show is a really good way to meet Mister Parking Lot, face-first. You might want to think that one through.
JeffGreene
03-07-2008, 19:02
Taking photos at a gun show is a really good way to meet Mister Parking Lot, face-first. You might want to think that one through.
Not so, Bill! It depends on the photographer's attitude. For example, last week, I ran into a couple of guys that I shoot trap with at a local camera show. We all discussed the upcoming gun show this weekend, and then chatted about the cameras we would be trading or looking for at the camera show. A bit of gun talk followed. It's really a question of how comfortable the photographer is, plus it doesn't hurt to be carrying a rifle or shotgun over your shoulder with a tag attached.
Since we are experiencing torrential rain, here this weekend through Saturday evening, I plan on attending with my camera. I've been doing it for years and have never had a problem. The gun culture here in PA is pretty well-entrenched as well as friendly. It may just be more locale than attitude. Who knows?
Respectfully,
Bob Michaels
03-07-2008, 20:00
Tonight (Friday night) attend opening of photo exhibit
Saturday: attend photo workshop all day
Saturday evening: attend opening of a friend's photo exhibit
Saturday night: develop film from day's workshop
Sunday morning: edit film from last night, scan and print selected images.
Sunday noon: continue Saturday workshop with review of what we shot.
Sunday night: have dinner with my wife.
bean_counter
03-07-2008, 20:11
Saturday - daughter's basketball tournament; Minolta X-570 w/ 35-70 f4 zoom
Sunday - fly to Scottsdale on business; IIIf, Canon 50/1.8 for some early AM desert scenes next week
in between - on line shopping for my first M :D :D :D :D
About one and half acres of grass to mow in the top paddock .... how Aussie does that sound? :p
As for photography ... I have a roll of shots that I took with my Bronica this morning of my mate's 1972 Ducati 750 Sport that he just got back from a complete rebuild. I'll scan those tonight and just looking at the negs hanging to dry they are sharp sharp sharp!
Damn I like medium format sometimes! :D
mackigator
03-07-2008, 20:44
Fly fishing in the National Forest. I'm not a great fly fisherman so I'll make sure to have a camera or two along. Springtime is nearby but not on quite here yet. Chance of snow late in the day I'm told.
mfunnell
03-07-2008, 20:57
Between boring stuff like laundry (doing it now), grocery shopping (done, and I'll admit to buying some Delta 400 and XP2) and mowing the grass, I'm:
post-processing some shots of the Cunard ships that visited Sydney a couple of weeks ago;
printing some of the shots - one at 13"x19" that came up well;
being "official photographer" at a party hosted by my friends and local bookshop owners (they've sold the house, are selling the business and moving south :( );
developing scanning, post-processing and printing some initial results from that (which will be a mix of film b&w and digital). ...Mike
jan normandale
03-07-2008, 21:22
Fly fishing in the National Forest. I'm not a great fly fisherman so I'll make sure to have a camera or two along. Springtime is nearby but not on quite here yet. Chance of snow late in the day I'm told.
North Carolina is open for fishing? Wow. I'm envious.
my plans.... dealing with and shoveling about 40cm/16in of snow...
North Carolina is open for fishing? Wow. I'm envious.
my plans.... dealing with and shoveling about 40cm/16in of snow...
Jan, We have had a really mild winter down here with temps averaging in the 50's & 60's. On my trips to Raleigh going across Lake Jordan I've seen the most boats out on the water than in any times past during the winter months. This weekend I won't be doing much shooting because of much needed rain.
Life... that's what's up. Hopefully I can shoot a little in between everything else.
bmattock
03-08-2008, 06:59
North Carolina is open for fishing? Wow. I'm envious.
my plans.... dealing with and shoveling about 40cm/16in of snow...
My part of NC hasn't seen a single snowflake since Dec 26, 2004 (east of Raleigh).
On the other hand, I'm in MI, and I've been shoveling like crazy. They say we got as much as 70 inches of snow in some parts of the county so far this winter. I guess we dodged a bullet for this weekend - we were supposed to get another 10 inches.
For me, a week in Cyprus. That should help the workflow.
What to take? Oh, what to take?
Now down to folding Isolette for 6x6 Ilford SFX and HP5+ work. Got the Isolette II Solinar especially to pack in rucsack, so that (if it returns good images this time) it can always be there.
Must take the new toy (D70s), sorry.....colour work needed to work towards CPAGB/DPAGB.
And the most difficult, do I need a 35mm with more B&W film? Well I can't justify taking the Bessa r2, but I think that I can persuade my wife to carry the XA2 and a few rolls.
I know it's a bit rough, but, I can take some of the rough with the smooth....
6 inches of snow -- walked around with my rollei last night and got some pics for the gallery for my weather site -- www.weathermagic.net -- waiting on the lab to call me and let me know the cd's are ready == played with emma last night, she threw snowballs at my butt ---- and laughed hysterically --- we're going to play in the remnants today after she gets back from seeing the easter bunny ---
weird march southern snow
crawdiddy
03-08-2008, 11:23
About one and half acres of grass to mow in the top paddock .... how Aussie does that sound? :p
Top paddock, eh? So you live at the track, or what? And why do you have to cut the grass in the dead of winter?
No offense, Bruce, just havin a good larff. And yes, life in Bris-bun sounds pretty darn Aussie.
Senecabud
03-08-2008, 12:24
Here in the California Delta Region (halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento), it's a beautiful sunny day with wispy clouds scattered around the blue sky. The hills are green and the mustard is in bloom, as are the California poppies, so there are large vivid patches of gold and yellow throughout the spring green grass.
So I just came back from shooting some of the wilderness hills around here: Yashica Mat 124G; Fujicolor Pro 400H; lens hood but no filter; exposure based on experience--1/250 at either f/11 or f/16, depending on scene's balance of sun and shade. The film will go out to a Fuji lab via a local drug store chain for "develop only," as I will scan and print the negs when I can find the time. I usually shoot Tri-X in the TLR, but this time of year I'm seduced by color. :o
Top paddock, eh? So you live at the track, or what? And why do you have to cut the grass in the dead of winter?
No offense, Bruce, just havin a good larff. And yes, life in Bris-bun sounds pretty darn Aussie.
I long for winter so the damned grass will stop growing ... and speaking of mowing, not long after I posted yesterday the mower/slasher sheared a blade off when I hit a large rock in the long grass and shot it through the deck and put an end to the day's activities pronto. I now have a half mowed 'top paddock' :p
jan normandale
03-08-2008, 22:53
Keith ... I'm not crying for you and your grass. This was taken from my flat window two hours ago. The 'grid' is from the window screening material. We're at 40cm/16in and still it's falling. I'm going to be shovelling.... a lot!
found a battery for my new (to me) yashica, going to blow thru a test roll to see how it looks. also brought my half 17 in to the local camera shop to get their take on it, they think it's some broken spring and recommended another guy to do the work, though they guesstimated $150 worth of work so probably going to turn it into a paperweight.
Keith ... I'm not crying for you and your grass. This was taken from my flat window two hours ago. The 'grid' is from the window screening material. We're at 40cm/16in and still it's falling. I'm going to be shovelling.... a lot!
I've seen snow once in my life ... in Nepal in the early nineties. We lived in it at altitude for about four days ... tents were pitched in it and we slept on it. I came back to Oz with minor frostbite on my toes and a healthy respect for Canucks who don't do this by choice! :p
Spent a couple of hours on Saturday cleaning the darkroom and clearing out some space in my "studio".
Then developed 3 rolls of film from the Fuji 6x9.
Planning on a day in the dark as the weather here is not supposed to be nice.
jan normandale
03-10-2008, 11:58
I've seen snow once in my life ... in Nepal in the early nineties. We lived in it at altitude for about four days ... tents were pitched in it and we slept on it. I came back to Oz with minor frostbite on my toes and a healthy respect for Canucks who don't do this by choice! :p
I've got to admit, if I was 25 and fresh outta school, I'd give OZ a serious look. Awfully tempting and the people seem to know how to have a good time too!
BTW the snow is shovelled.. LaL, now the streets look like Olympic luge runs.
jan normandale
03-10-2008, 12:08
Spent a couple of hours on Saturday cleaning the darkroom and clearing out some space in my "studio".
Then developed 3 rolls of film from the Fuji 6x9.
Planning on a day in the dark as the weather here is not supposed to be nice.
I like the 'graf' on the walls of your darkroom. That's a lot of paper and developers too.
Mostly I'm interested in what you got out of the Fuji. Pix or go home! j/k
jan normandale
03-10-2008, 12:17
My part of NC hasn't seen a single snowflake since Dec 26, 2004 (east of Raleigh).
On the other hand, I'm in MI, and I've been shoveling like crazy. They say we got as much as 70 inches of snow in some parts of the county so far this winter. I guess we dodged a bullet for this weekend - we were supposed to get another 10 inches.
Bill, I just got off the phone with a friend in Montreal. He told me his yard is 2 metres/6+feet under snow. His garage roof is buried under 130 cm/ 4 feet of snow. He spent Sunday shovelling it and only got 75 percent done. Crazy winter here.
GB .. as I write Bill things sound a lot nicer in the Carolinas.
bmattock
03-10-2008, 13:03
Bill, I just got off the phone with a friend in Montreal. He told me his yard is 2 metres/6+feet under snow. His garage roof is buried under 130 cm/ 4 feet of snow. He spent Sunday shovelling it and only got 75 percent done. Crazy winter here.
GB .. as I write Bill things sound a lot nicer in the Carolinas.
Tell that to my wife. She's from NY originally and misses the snow. We can't wait to get the house sold and move the family up here with me. She can shovel, I told her. That went over well.
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