Johnmcd
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Woke up and looked out the window and the water was glassy in the bay. Grabbed the Mamiya 7 and took the new puppy for a walk.
Just one of those days when the light was beautiful as it lit up the small bay where I live.
All FP4.
And the new puppy...
Just one of those days when the light was beautiful as it lit up the small bay where I live.
All FP4.
And the new puppy...
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
What can I say ... absolute MF perfection! 
Thanks for posting these John.
Thanks for posting these John.
Richard G
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Great. All of them of course, but I love the tones of number 2. MF must be in my future some time.
agricola
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John - all good - but the perspective and exposure of #2 is terrific.
Johnmcd
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Thanks for the kind words guys. It was just one of those mornings. The sun was cutting through the early morning fog over the water and giving a real 3D effect. And it was an early winter sun that lacked any harshness.
Developed the film after breakfast and couldn't wait to scan. FP4 and Infosol 3 is really proving to be very consistant.
Developed the film after breakfast and couldn't wait to scan. FP4 and Infosol 3 is really proving to be very consistant.
cambolt
Green Spotted Nose Turtle
That's a pretty part of the country you live in. I have a roll of FP4 in the drawer, but I can't bring myself to shoot it since this usually takes about a month, and a month on 125 ISO film would be a bit slow for me.
gilpen123
Gil
I love #1 best due to the serenity and calmness, # 2 comes in close 2nd. Btw, you live in a very nice place John.
peterm1
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John this is a side issue - I am just curious. Is your wife/partner/friend eastern European? You see, mine is and I see a resemblance, including in the way she is posing which somehow seems familiar to me (sorry I do not have a shot in that exact pose available online to post here, but my wife often does pose like that and it seems to be common in that culture.)
Sorry - did not mean to side track. Your photos are excellent by the way.
Scan20 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Sorry - did not mean to side track. Your photos are excellent by the way.
Scan20 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
retnull
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Very nice images! It's a reminder that it's worth hunting for the Good Light.
Did you use a tripod?
Did you use a tripod?
__hh
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Always a treat to see your photos John!
Just Inspirational.
Beautiful shots, and a good reason to get up and out in the morning.
Beautiful shots, and a good reason to get up and out in the morning.
Gumby
Veteran
Nice .
PaulW128
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John
You and the M7 are a marriage made in heaven. Beautiful images, thanks so much for sharing them!
Best
Paul
You and the M7 are a marriage made in heaven. Beautiful images, thanks so much for sharing them!
Best
Paul
AFenvy
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That is exactly how MF should be used... stunning images!
Johnmcd
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Hi Peter,
What a remarkable observation and you're dead right
But it's not as simple as it appears. Annie (my partner) was born in Australia to Hungarian migrants (Nagy) but adopted out to a anglo-australian family when she was only a year or so old and has had very little contact with her natural mother.
So her 'nature' is Eastern European but her 'nurture' is Australian. She's looking forward to experiencing her 'roots' and travelling to Hungary some time soon. By the same token she is keen for me to travel through Ireland for the same reasons.
Cheers - John
Johnmcd
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No. I never use a tripod. The Mamiya is so easy to hand hold at low speeds.
I also don't have a sturdy tripod that would make it worthwhile though I am interested in doing some slow exposures in the future.
Cheers - John
1948nikon
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Beautiful shots John. Nice lighting, great subject matter and I like your eye for composition.
Long tone scale, almost like a two bath developer. These photos are what its all about.
Congratulations.
Are these taken around Woy Woy N.S.W.?
Long tone scale, almost like a two bath developer. These photos are what its all about.
Congratulations.
Are these taken around Woy Woy N.S.W.?
Johnmcd
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Yep. Phegans Bay, next to Woy Woy Bay.
After many years enjoying the immediacy of digital the tonal range of the 6x7's can be amazing - where are the burnt highlights?
The detail even in a 1600 dpi scan from my Scan Multipro is also incredible. Blows my canon 7D out of the water. I'm scared to even try 4800 dpi.
Cheers - John
tapesonthefloor
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John, the exposures and ranges of tone here are fantastic, but you know that. Look at the distant row of houses on the shore in shot #5: all sitting perfectly in this remarkably narrow band between light and lighter, brought to life by the pillars of plunging darkness under the pier.
Really outstanding stuff. I'm basically running out to the store now to try FP4 for the first time.
Look at the distant row of houses on the shore in shot #5: all sitting perfectly in this remarkably narrow band between light and lighter, brought to life by the pillars of plunging darkness under the pier.Really outstanding stuff. I'm basically running out to the store now to try FP4 for the first time.
Tom Diaz
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All beautiful, John. Thanks for showing these. As everyone says, it shows what film can do, but it also shows what you can do. The light was beautiful, but you were there with the right stuff. Way to go.
Tom
Tom