Share some MF photos .... part 5

[Nikkornos]

oh.. OK.. something I learned today.
thanks
Billy

I learned a lot from your shots as well. Thanks to you too!

I don't know why, I have been struggling with the Seagull camera for a long time.
Main reason could be its cheap and light to carry around. Should shoot more with the Rolleicord/Yashicamats.

Even for shooting B&W, the Seagull needs the Orange filter to give decent results.

 

[zk-diq]

Hi Bro LKKang

Its Kodak Pro 160. The film is ok, but I must stress that Seagull lens colour is more for B&W (another words, sucks for colour).
So for colour shoot I add a Hoya HMC Super 81A or 81B. In this case, a 46mm 81A HMC super.

That helps to bring out the vibrant colour.

haha, brother

kodak 81 series filter is for colour balancing to a warmer tone. 81EF has the higher value. Most likely your blue cast is due to excessive UV and our weather/colour temp on higher side. Lab that enlarge your print or scan your neg has a factor in the colour balance too.

 

[Nikkornos]

Thanks for the input.

81A since the film days has been the warm up filter of choice. Using 81A helps whether I am in Singapore or Boston. Digital or film. Which ever lab, or my own scanner.

By the way, we are in the same line. Is your office in AMK Str 65?

 

[zk-diq]

Thanks for the input.

81A since the film days has been the warm up filter of choice. Using 81A helps whether I am in Singapore or Boston. Digital or film. Which ever lab, or my own scanner.

By the way, we are in the same line. Is your office in AMK Str 65?

You talking to me???

hee hee

No my office in havelock road. soon at home.

 

[Nikkornos]

No my office in havelock road. soon at home.

Ahhh we are same line. Lucky you, hobby and profession have similarities
And you re dealing with Super Large Formats.

 

[sprewell]

Leading to 百步云梯 at Huangshan, China
Hasselblad 501 CM
60mm f/3.5 CF

Straight out of V700.

 

[Nikkornos]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Superb.

 

[hookonclassic]

Let there be light...

Hasselblad 503CX | 80mm f2.8 | Velvia 50

Apple of her eyes...

Hasselblad 503CX | 80mm f2.8 | Tmax 100

 

[sprewell]

Woodleigh.

 

[Nikkornos]

Done some last minute make up shot for the Demolishing train station

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Looks sad. :cry:

 

[Nikkornos]

Woodleigh.

Is this the area behind Burghley Drive?

I lived near Bloxhome but never seen this. Nice shot.

 

[sprewell]

Yeah it's the former cemetery area and now a jogging track for everyone else.. next to the MRT

 

[sprewell]

Sharing some other shots that required some photoshopping. Not proud of that fact...

60mm f/3.5 CF
On red filter.

 

[cairocks]

Done some last minute make up shot for the Demolishing train station


Looks sad. :cry:

Very nice.:thumbsup:
I've got one similar shot too.

Your shots look so much sharper than those taken with my old folder...now tempted to either get a 6X6 folder or a seagull.

 

[julescasablancas]

Let there be light...

Hasselblad 503CX | 80mm f2.8 | Velvia 50

The color is just awesome!

From arts and science museum, MBS:


Subtle mess by therightword ! (NS busy), on Flickr


Untitled by therightword ! (NS busy), on Flickr

 

[lkkang]

Let there be light...

Hasselblad 503CX | 80mm f2.8 | Velvia 50

The color is just awesome!

natural flash :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Billy

 

[azzurri]

Let there be light...

Hasselblad 503CX | 80mm f2.8 | Velvia 50

one of the nicest skin tones i've seen from velvia :thumbsup:

 

[Nikkornos]

Very nice.:thumbsup:
I've got one similar shot too.

Nice ones! You went there before demolishing started.

Concerning the image quality

First of all, presenting a 6X6 6X9 film on the computer, using jpg with only 800~1000 resolution is loosing a lot of information.
We all know scanning is not a easy process.

You are showing the picture of the prints made from the negative. We are talking about loosing information twice.
Depending on the lab, the quality of the print can vary greatly. If its a 4R print, the quality from a 6X9 may come out similar to a 135 film.
(so, no offense, in old days some thought 645 was a waste of time)

A better way is to ask to have negative scanned. (I do that now, its not expensive). No need to make prints.
Since most of the presentation are done digitally (on the computer, home large LED TV or digital photo frame), it makes sense to develop only and scan on CD.
PS, unfortunately, may be a necessary step.

From your pictures, the lab may not had done colour balancing well. The camera as you mentioned may have some light leaks.
The digital lab printer needs somewhat a certain level of sharpening. I am no sure if that was done.

After the camera is CLAed, you should shoot a roll of Provia 100F or Kodak 100E. Then you will see the true color just looking at the slide.
I have seen slides on Flicker or real life using Seagull 203. I fell off my chair seeing those slides.

On the Seagull, I have done a lot of Velvia 50 but yet completed the scan.
Looking thru the Schneidler 4X loup, on a light box, I can only say ...... SONG AH.....

 

[Nikkornos]

Sharing some other shots that required some photoshopping. Not proud of that fact...

60mm f/3.5 CF
On red filter.

Nice picture always! :thumbsup:

The red filter is darkening the foliage. Well done!

I now do not see Photoshop an evil. It could be a necessary step.

In the old days of printing B&W, there were choice of printing paper VR RC, for contrast control.
There were also brands, China brands (can't remember) , Ilford etc to control the outcome.

Dodging and burning was an art that was hard to master. Very time consuming and techniques may be lost now.

Choice of enlarger lens also determined the outcome. Meopta, Nikon etc, just to name a few popular ones for effect.

In, short, it was the analog of the processes done in Photoshop.

Scanning is not easy. The last time I did 120 scanning was with the Mustek many many years ago, and I gave up.
Now I throw to the lab to scan. At high res. Most shops do a horrible job. I use Konota. Still need to do some PS for most of them.
In summary,

Fuji Reala works great
Fuji NPH/NPS works great
Kodak may be horrible for scanning (sharpness gone)
Kodak 100E works great
Fuji Velvia works great (Hookonclassic's girl looks superb, needless to say!!)
Ilford C41 B&W are superb

For B&W, its really tricky because of the film base, and I am not surprised you need some tweaking.

If you want to present only straight out of scanner, then its like the old days' DIRECT positive B&W printing.
Our parent's old time have a lot of these pictures. Nice, but its a small 6X6 or even 4X4 square.

 

[sprewell]

Nice picture always! :thumbsup:

The red filter is darkening the foliage. Well done!

Thanks for the input!

Personally I make it a point to stick to fresh-out-of-scanning as much as possible, which is why I only choose two shots to share (in previous posts in this thread).

I'll start sharing more of my China pics that require some form of post-production soon