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Started by Tank, June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM

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hermes2015

Some prints I made in the chemistry department's darkroom when I was a student. I took the photos on Kodak Professional Tri-X black and white film, rated at ISO 400, which has a lovely grain. I liked the textures on the walls and the light and shadow effects in a derelict 1920's era bathing house on the coast near Port Elizabeth. I didn't get around to retouching the dust specks.







"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

jumbojak

That's really cool. I've thought about getting an old film camera and a development kit.

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

hermes2015

Quote from: jumbojak on September 06, 2019, 11:47:58 AM
That's really cool. I've thought about getting an old film camera and a development kit.

Yes, black and white films are very easy to develop and print. The chemistry department had some really well-equipped darkrooms with only the best equipment. My Physical Chemistry professor encouraged me to also do colour developing and printing, but it's a real pain in the butt. Your bath temperatures must be regulated to within 0.5 °C, which isn't easy. And then to get the colour balance right during the printing is another challenge. I found darkroom work a very antisocial activity. You spend hours of your weekend cloistered in a darkroom, and then if you get two good prints, you are lucky. So, on the whole I stuck to black and white film, mostly Kodak Tri-X, which I bought in cans of 15 meters and loaded it into reusable camera cartridges myself.

I am very happy that I can do all that digitally now, while sitting in an aeroplane seat, or a coffee shop chatting to friends.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

jumbojak


"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

hermes2015

Torn posters in Amsterdam. This is an Ektachrome colour slide I took in 1971 - in another life. I thought of Kurt Schwitters the moment I saw this GEB door covered in worn posters and just had to take the shot.

I scanned it this morning to convert it to a TIF, so not the best quality.

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

Buddy


The horses' water trough is now home to a little frog

For some reason imgur is being dumb so the picture is tiny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Strange but not a stranger<br /><br />I love my car more than I love most people.

jumbojak


"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

Buddy

Quote from: jumbojak on September 17, 2019, 01:23:11 AM
He found himself a nice pond.

For what is basically a giant bucket, it is a pretty good pond. There's a board for him to get in and out and a few goldfish to keep him company
Strange but not a stranger<br /><br />I love my car more than I love most people.

Davin

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Dark Lightning

Quote from: Buddy on September 17, 2019, 12:44:52 AM

The horses' water trough is now home to a little frog

For some reason imgur is being dumb so the picture is tiny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Confused imgur with tinypic?  ;D Our Prince Charles Cavalier Spaniel's tongue sticks out just like in your cat avatar. It's cute looking.

hermes2015

Quote from: Davin on September 17, 2019, 03:19:22 PM
Sky from my parking lot at work.



Wow, that's a beautiful sky. You caught the light at just the right moment.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

Magdalena

Quote from: hermes2015 on September 17, 2019, 05:43:21 PM
Quote from: Davin on September 17, 2019, 03:19:22 PM
Sky from my parking lot at work.



Wow, that's a beautiful sky. You caught the light at just the right moment.
True. That is a beautiful sky.  :)

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Tank

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Buddy

Quote from: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2019, 05:30:51 PM

Confused imgur with tinypic?  ;D Our Prince Charles Cavalier Spaniel's tongue sticks out just like in your cat avatar. It's cute looking.

I used to prefer imgur over anything else but ever since they started forcing mobile users to use the app it's been more frustrating to use.

I keep rotating avatars every time I find a picture of a black cat doing something weird  :D

That's a great picture Davin, the lightning is fantastic!
Strange but not a stranger<br /><br />I love my car more than I love most people.

jumbojak


"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz