My First Trip With a Film M

[kyler.]

Hi everybody,

I just got my photos back from the lab, these are all shots from my trip to Charleston, SC.
I went there with,
my M6,
Zeiss 50 sonnar
and a Voigtlander 15.

I shot two rolls of film, one roll of KOdak Ektar and a roll of Ilford FP4.

First I will start with the BW shots, I shot this roll first so these are from the first day or two of my trip:

The Adventure Begins... (Zeiss 50 Sonnar)

Charleston BW 6 by KyleR., on Flickr

Alleys... (Voigt 15)

Charleston BW 17 by KyleR., on Flickr

I liked the stark contrast of colors in this one, I think the BW helped with this image. (Voigt 15)

Charleston BW 20 by KyleR., on Flickr

Umbrella, (I actually like how this shot turned out a little soft) (Zeiss 50)

Charleston BW 26 by KyleR., on Flickr


Part Two, shot in color on Ektar film.

We took a trip to the beach. (Voigt 15)

Charleston Color 3 by KyleR., on Flickr

The Lone Soldier (Voigt 15)

Charleston Color 8 by KyleR., on Flickr

Chasing Birds... (voigt 15)

Charleston Color 10 by KyleR., on Flickr

The Endless Scope of the Beach (Voigt 15)

Charleston Color 11 by KyleR., on Flickr

Windy Day (Voigt 15)

Charleston Color 19 by KyleR., on Flickr

Walking the Dog

Charleston Color 20 by KyleR., on Flickr

More Birds !

Charleston Color 21 by KyleR., on Flickr

Cars.

Charleston Color 25 by KyleR., on Flickr

Next stop, Krispy Kreme to get a donut fresh off the machine! (Zeiss 50)

Charleston Color 26 by KyleR., on Flickr

Charleston Color 27 by KyleR., on Flickr

To finish it off, an Abstract shot through the shower door. (Zeiss 50)

Charleston Color 35 by KyleR., on Flickr



Thanks for watching and please tell me what you think!

-Kyle

 

[kshapero]

Excellent. Liked everyone of them.

 

[David_Manning]

Great. Film is fun, and looks good.

 

[RanceEric]

The shower door shot is fantastic! The color and texture is perfect. Well done

 

[filmfan]

Charleston is one of my favorite American cities. Your photos remind me very much of the area. Nice!

 

[rogerzilla]

I found FP4 a bit low-contrast when I tried it, although no doubt this would improve with a different developer.

Try a roll of Kodak Tri-X (now confusingly labelled 400 TX with "Tri-X" in very small lettering). Forget that it's 400 ASA; it's brilliant for portraits and, in fact, most subjects except maybe detailed landscapes. It's never ceased to amaze me with its versatility and ideal balance of grain and contrast.

 

[Steve Bellayr]

The first shot is an excellent example of the Zeiss Sonnar "old fashioned" look. At first glance it appears that it could have been taken years ago.

 

[porktaco]

i really like the 2nd krispy kreme

 

[kyler.]

Thanks everybody,
I am glad you like them!

kshapero - I appreciate your kind words.

David Manning - Yes, I am enjoying shooting film. I plan on doing a comparison with the lab scans to my epson v700 sometime later this month.

RanceEric - I'm glad you like that one! It came out exactly as I envisioned it when I was taking the shot.

filmfan - It was my first visit to Charleston and I love that place! Everybody is so nice there. Thanks.

rogerzilla - I have tried Tri-x before, but I will definitely give it another shot.

Steve Bellayr - Thank you. I agree, it takes me back in time...

porktaco - Thanks, the zeiss has a nice rendering wide open. I recommend a ND filter for it though, it allowed me to use a wide aperture in daylight during this trip.

Thanks guys,
Kyle

 

[berlincontemporary]

Nice color work. Need to try some Ektar myself soon.

 

[loquax ludens]

I really like that falling-into-a-stargate-wormhole feeling that your second image induces. That's a nice shot.

 

[Haigh]

I liked them all. Congratulations.

 

[Beta Photography]

I like it too very much, especially the ektar colors are very very nice!

 

[alexnotalex]

loving the sonnar donuts!!