Posts Tagged ‘Film’

Birubi beach revisited

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

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Twirl

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

twirl aust 500x500 Twirl

Sydney back street

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

sydney street 1 495x500 Sydney back street

Native

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

plants 496x500 Native

Also from the wetlands (as is the one below) that I visited while I was in Australia. Missed the ladybug with the focus but the magic tones and the crazy background made up for it (for me anyway).

Blossoms in rain

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

blosson reflection on the rail 500x492 Blossoms in rain

It’s an old shot that I guess I’m re posting. Shot late afternoon near my house at the park with a Rolleiflex and a Rollinar 2. (more…)

Shinjuku darkness

Monday, July 5th, 2010

shinjuku random street shot blury but with mood 500x500 Shinjuku darkness

This is one of my failed kodak T64 shots that needed a LOT of contrast to give it any kind of personality. Not having a lot of luck with these 20+ year old films :-)

Madness

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

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One from an up coming collection

Returning

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

back ofold lady 500x500 Returning

Opening of scene 4

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

MG 0804 Edit 500x333 Opening of scene 4

Shinjuku station, about 12am. Rain is starting to fall and he’s…

Lens fun

Friday, May 28th, 2010

stephan 500x500 Lens fun
MG 9856 500x500 Lens fun

So just for fun I asked several people, including my friend Stephan, for a photo. I usually use the Hasselblad and have tweaked my settings so I can use the 80mm lens to take close-up head shots. I was, however, surprised to see the result when I developed the film. I wasn’t expecting him to look so different. And I always thought that the 80mm lens on the Hasselblad was a 50mm equivalent on a 35mm SLR. What a difference a lens and a bit of fiddling with the settings makes. Stephan prefers the digital shot. Probably because of how different the lens makes his face look. I actually like it more. Most likely because it’s difficult to replicate the look. In any case I’m surprised to see how well the film version turned out when putting it side by side with the digital one. More of these to come.

Omotesando old man

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

old man walking 500x500 Omotesando old man

Nara blossoms

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

early blossoms in nara 500x500 Nara blossoms

The second shot of the roll that I took with the Holga when I went to Nara. This was the only other shot that worked.
I have to say, I do enjoy the Holga’s randomness when it comes to focus, colours, tones etc. You’ve usually either got an instant hit or a complete failure.
This, I think was shot with Velvia 100.

Kawasaki on film

Friday, May 7th, 2010

kawasaki lone bus stop 500x500 Kawasaki on film

Industrial area somewhere in greater Tokyo

So I finally finished the roll and got the film shots I took at Kawasaki developed. Here is the film vs digital.
I’m not sure if you can see it here (even at a large size) but the film appears to have more depth than the digital shot which just seems flat.
In any case I like the square format a lot more.

Waiting for the train

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

ojisan portrait1 500x324 Waiting for the train

Shooting with the Rollei 35 is very hit and miss. The focus is all based on distance. There is a finder but you cannot see the focus through it. And shooting at f/2.8 at night and candid photos at that makes this task even more difficult. So I was surprised to see this shot turn out so sharp.

Late afternoon

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

water and flower at koga sans shop 500x500 Late afternoon

Spent on afternoon earlier this year at Koga san’s cafe. He wasn’t around at the time and no one knew who I was but that was the beauty of it. This great little space in the middle of nowhere I’d been before. The light in the late afternoon is magic and the food is excellent. I’m hoping to go again with a few friends next time for some food and beer to kill a late afternoon / early evening.

Recommend you check it out if you get a chance.

Walled shadows of Nara

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

The walled shadows of Nara

In an effort to keep a balance between a holiday and taking photos I too my digital camera and a Holga to Nara. Using Brett’s trusty 1000 year old Velvia (that apparently had a speed range between 100 – 1000) I managed to squeeze about 3 semi usable shots out of the roll (not the films fault. Bloody f8 at 100 ASA!)
I’m happy with the result. For some reason I value this a lot more than the 500+ digital shots I took that I have not posted.

Spring in Tokyo

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Spring in Tokyo

Izu

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Mini island near Izu

Urban Tokyo

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Urban Tokyo

Drunken smiles

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Drunk smiles

Another Friday night at the station