Tuesday, 28 June 2011

photos from week 77 - Finetta

The Black Cloud - diptych by pho-Tony
The Black Cloud - diptych, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
These are 2 consecutive frames from the Finetta There is uneven frame spacing throughout the film, sometimes there is a several millimetre gap, other times, as here, there is a slight overlap, which helps to make this pair come together.

Sunday, 26 June 2011

photo from week 77 - Finetta

Heeley City Farm by pho-Tony
Heeley City Farm, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
I set the focus to around 5ft to catch the foreground letters, and selected a small aperture to ensure that there was a chance of getting some detail in the middle distance.

photo from week 77 - Finetta

At 1/25 sec and f4, this indoor photo was considerably underexposed, but some correction in photoshop has rescued it.

Friday, 24 June 2011

Amateur Photographer Magazine

short and to the point by pho-Tony
short and to the point, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
This letter was printed in last week's AP

Week 78 - Agfa Parat-I

Agfa Parat-I by pho-Tony
Agfa Parat-I, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
This is a half frame camera, taking 72 frames on a standard 36 exposure roll of 35mm film.
Made in 1963, it has a 30mm f2.8 lens and shutter speeds from 1/30 - 1/125.
I've loaded it with expired Ektachrome p1600 slide film, which I plan to cross process in C41 chemistry.

Sunday, 19 June 2011

photo from week 76 - Franka Solida II

blue gun on a blue door by pho-Tony
blue gun on a blue door, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
This week's photos were a bit of a disappointment, but that shouldn't really come as a surprise, the film expired more than 30 years ago, and I have no idea what conditions it was stored in, It seems that the film has lost sensitivity over the years, I exposed it a box speed of ISO400, but it looks about 3 stops underexposed. I've done the best I can to salvage the images in post processing, and they have a certain charm, but technically they are a bit of a disaster.

photo from week 76 - Franka Solida II

The Black Cloud by pho-Tony
The Black Cloud, a photo by pho-Tony on Flickr.
This week's photos were a bit of a disappointment, but that shouldn't really come as a surprise, the film expired more than 30 years ago, and I have no idea what conditions it was stored in, It seems that the film has lost sensitivity over the years, I exposed it a box speed of ISO400, but it looks about 3 stops underexposed. I've done the best I can to salvage the images in post processing, and they have a certain charm, but technically they are a bit of a disaster.