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[Pherdinand]

First roll I have developed myself. 😎 All went reasonably fine, except the film got stuc a few times in the old reel while winding into it, so I ended up with one damaged frame, see below.
First roll (the same!) i have shot in a Leica. No, it is nothing "magical", it's just 36 frames exposed by light.

An image I made during the wash cycle, and a few examples from the result.
(Neopan 400 in Rodinal Special aka Studional 1+15, 6 min - probably a bit too long, grain size is considerable and frames a bit too dense in general -) Last one: that's what I had to do to load the film, rip a piece off the film in the dark🙁

 

[Pherdinand]

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Here a few more from the same roll, completely different light. (Eric Truffaz)
In fact I was counting on the Diafine to arrive in time so I exposed the neopan at 640-800-ish...bracketed as well...then ended up dev'ing it in the Studional at 400...(diafine is still not shipped!🙁 ) but there's more than enough shadow detail.
Grains are huge, though!

 

[Nachkebia]

If this

was real portrait it would be amazing! Nice pictures

 

[like2fiddle]

I like the grain in a shot like this (trumpet player)

Roger

 

[Pherdinand]

Hhaha, thanks nachkebia! well alas she's only a piece of stone with a scarf, but a very patient piece of stone, so i said what the heck and took her "portrait". And i did not even need a model release.
She's still there, standing in the rain...
EDIT: ok, you gave me an idea now... I'll try to make a similar portrait of someone alive! Same place, same light, same pose! I just have to find a (or some?) model(s). 😀

 

[Nachkebia]

But imagine getting same pose, same emotion, same compositiion from real model! would be excellent 😀

 

[Pherdinand]

LOL! Read my "edit" on the above post

 

[Nachkebia]

I just have to find a (or some?) model(s)

Common! we don`t search for models! go out! walk around, we want only natural! candid! watch "Blow up" 😀

 

[Nachkebia]

one more thing, I see nice symetry on the background with lined up trees! why don`t you use it in composition? make it sing! make it dance! make an accent with it 🙂

 

[Pherdinand]

natural? Well... this one is close enough but somehow still not the same, and did not get much attention in the gallery.

 

[Pherdinand]

The problem with the nice lined-up trees is, there are nice lined-up cars between them/next to them that are adding absolutely nothing aesthetically 🙁 Here's another version anyway.

By the way, the closeup framing with the Leica sucks. The statue WAS within the framelines completely!

 

[Nachkebia]

What I would do is leave the close up shot but lower the angle, so trees come more in the frame, maybe center the trees maybe not...

 

[40oz]

I don't know, I like the original shot. The trees going off in the distance out of focus works better, IMHO. I think the better part of success is knowing when to quit trying to make it better.

"Last one: that's what I had to do to load the film, rip a piece off the film in the dark"

Ah, yeah. I learned to put the scissors in my back pocket prior to switching off the lights. Saves bit of fumbling 🙂

You did great for the first time. It amazed me how easy it was to get wonderful results my first time. Now I'm just working on puting something worthwhile on the film 🙂

 

[boilerdoc2]

Loading trick: Trim off a tiny portion of the corners before loading. That will keep the sharp corners from catching as you push the film onto reel. That is if you are using a Paterson type reel that self feeds as you twist it.
If you use a steel reel, push the film in and out slightly as you wind it on. should make little 'snicking' sounds as it seats in the slots. Wiggle side to side slightly as well - very slightly. Keep your index finger on the film surface as it threads onto reel and you can feel any buckles forming and can back up a little. Good luck...
Steve

 

[Pherdinand]

Thanks but i did that, Steve. The film somehow gets stuck not at its beginning, but at midroll, as shown by the frame I posted, that is frame no. 15 or such.
Anyway, got to get a new reel, that's it.