35mm Film Photography

[Bruce]

@Chilliboot

I can’t stand using manuals in pdf form, much rather have a hard copy.

I used to agree with you but since I learned how to bind single sheets I am ambivalent about it.

[d00d]

User Manuals nowadays can have 300-400 pages. You want to find out about a subject like “Dynamic Range” or how to set up “Brackets”, searching the .pdf is ten times quicker.

[Chilliboot]

I rest my case!
I’ll just languish in the dim and distant past…

[Chilliboot]

And finally I’ve got round to putting my money where my mouth is! First roll of Ilford 3200 ISO film came back from the processer yesterday. I’ve separated the wheat from the chaff! The film is gorgeous, moody and edgy, just what I wanted, no flash involved this time…

It’s going to be a quiet day faffing around so I’ll set up the new flatbed scanner and get some of the piccies on to the Flickr account that I’ve got waiting. All rather embryonic at the moment!

[Besoeker]

Hi Chillboot, I had a 35mm camera which was pretty good but why you use that instead of a modern digital camera ? Just curious…

[Chilliboot]

A valid question Besoeker
Not entirely easy to answer, it’s just so tactile, like a well thumbed paperback is to a kindle, a vinyl record is to streaming.
I sometimes liken it to punk photography, hence the grain and monochrome.
I’m not dismissive of digital photography by any means.

[Besoeker]

Hi Chilliboot. I also use some monochrome but with still the digital camera.

[Besoeker]

Or this:

[Chilliboot]

Both of which are charming pictures Besoeker…I guess it’s a means to an end

[Besoeker]

Black and :

[d00d]

This is interesting:

[Besoeker]

He is almost as ugly me:

Kinclune Hill

[Chilliboot]

@d00d

This is interesting:

Thank you d00d!
I’m actually quite glad you said that, it’s the image I’m going to use on my business card. Well more of an ice breaker than a business card.
She was a large doll set up in an old fireplace in my old haunted local. They tend to celebrate the macabre which I like.

I think I shot her at 2.8 which explains the lack of any distractions in the background.
The light was fading, the sun was going down in the window to the right.

[Chilliboot]

@Besoeker

He is almost as ugly me

It’s a girl Besoeker…

And she’s very cross with you!

[Besoeker]

And she is a real charmer…(

[d00d]

@Chilliboot

Thank you d00d!
I’m actually quite glad you said that, it’s the image I’m going to use on my business card. Well more of an ice breaker than a business card.
She was a large doll set up in an old fireplace in my old haunted local. They tend to celebrate the macabre which I like.

I think I shot her at 2.8 which explains the lack of any distractions in the background.
The light was fading, the sun was going down in the window to the right.

Cool.

[Bruce]

Now you need is a dark room the developing tanks and trays and an enlarger, It is great fun.

[Chilliboot]

I need a much healthier bank account for all that Bruce!

[scot37]

@Bruce

Now you need is a dark room the developing tanks and trays and an enlarger, It is great fun.

I remember I used to load my developing tank under the bedclothes.

[Bruce]

I still have a changing bag somewhere but I would think that after 50 years the elastic might be a bit suspect.