Color images from B&W film...

[dourbalistar]

I'm aiming to try tri-color gum soon with some of the negatives I posted earlier in this thread.

Meanwhile, I can barely chew gum and walk at the same time...

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2020.10.13 Roll #261-05354-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2020.11.08 Roll #262-05534-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[warden]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2020.10.13 Roll #261-05354-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

You're getting such great results with your unique color here. They're lovely on my screen and I'd enjoy seeing one on paper to see how it translates.

 

[dourbalistar]

You're getting such great results with your unique color here. They're lovely on my screen and I'd enjoy seeing one on paper to see how it translates.

Thank you, @warden, appreciate the kind words! I had to wrestle with that last one a bit in Lightroom.

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.01.16 Roll #267-05618-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[mshchem]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.01.16 Roll #267-05618-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Yeah, that's really nice color. I don't have the computer skills or patience. Definitely a very nice finished image.

 

[foc]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.01.16 Roll #267-05618-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Beautiful photo. I love the 3 D effect of the lighting on the pinkish (on my screen anyway) rose and the lovely depth of field.
It is definitely a vintage/retro look.

 

[dourbalistar]

Yeah, that's really nice color. I don't have the computer skills or patience. Definitely a very nice finished image.

Thank you, @mshchem! I can't help with the patience, but the computer skills needed are not extensive. I'm using GIMP because it's free, but I think there are easier ways to create trichromy using other software. For example, I believe Photoshop can automatically align the three stacked images, which is the most tedious part of the post-processing.

Beautiful photo. I love the 3 D effect of the lighting on the pinkish (on my screen anyway) rose and the lovely depth of field.
It is definitely a vintage/retro look.

Thank you, @foc! According to my notes, I had enough window light to stop down the lens to f/4.

 

[Michal kowalczyk]

Thank you, @mshchem! I can't help with the patience, but the computer skills needed are not extensive. I'm using GIMP because it's free, but I think there are easier ways to create trichromy using other software. For example, I believe Photoshop can automatically align the three stacked images, which is the most tedious part of the post-processing.


Thank you, @foc! According to my notes, I had enough window light to stop down the lens to f/4.

Frame it with modornmemorydesign.com

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.02.06 Roll #268-05939-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.04.10 Roll #275-06131-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[grat]

@dourbalistar, I wanted to thank you... There are a couple different pages out there that list different combinations of filters, but I went with yours because I liked the colors you were getting.

My first test shot came out surprisingly well:



3 shots FP4+ 125, Tiffen #25 / #47 / #58, combined / stacked in Affinity Photo.

 

[dourbalistar]

@dourbalistar, I wanted to thank you... There are a couple different pages out there that list different combinations of filters, but I went with yours because I liked the colors you were getting.

My first test shot came out surprisingly well:

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3 shots FP4+ 125, Tiffen #25 / #47 / #58, combined / stacked in Affinity Photo.

@grat, that looks excellent! I won't take all the credit, since I followed another helpful suggestion online (but of course now I can't find the reference...). Look forward to seeing more examples!

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.04.10 Roll #275-06138-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2021.05.15 Roll #276-06160-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[foc]

The cloud movement created a great effect.
It is always a pleasure to view your work.

 

[dourbalistar]

The cloud movement created a great effect.
It is always a pleasure to view your work.

Thank you, @foc, appreciate the kind words.

 

[Andrew Keedle]

How have I not come across this thread before now? I love this process and have been doing it with Medium Format, Large Format and Ultra Large Format over the last year. I'll gather up some images and post them to this thread.

 

[Andrew Keedle]

Some of my images I've made over the last year. I've really enjoyed exploring and experimenting with the process. It's fascinating how it works and how you can use the technique to create images that are not picture postcards (but you can do that also). I would recommend to anyone playing with it for a while and see what happens. I've learnt so much about my photography doing this. Ask me any questions about this and feel free to critique these images if you like.

Colour and Movement
RB67 | 50mm | Ilford FP4 | RGB filters + ND4

Orwell Bridge
RB67 | Kodak Tri-X | RGB filters

Pinhole Rainbow
Harman TiTAN 4x5 pinhole | Ilford HP5 | RGB filters

7x17" Bluebells
Ritter 7x17" | Ilford HP5 | RGB filters

 

[canonshotz]

well done, i would like to try this soon

 

[Helge]

Would it be at all possible to darkroom print these?

 

[Bronson Dugnutt]

Yep, just use 3 separate C/M/Y exposures of the corresponding negative onto an RA-4 sheet. Otherwise composite the three channels via a process of your choice (gum, instax, etc). Blue / yellow separations on ortho film will yield 2 channels if 3 is too many to deal with.

 

[Helge]

Yep, just use 3 separate C/M/Y exposures of the corresponding negative onto an RA-4 sheet. Otherwise composite the three channels via a process of your choice (gum, instax, etc). Blue / yellow separations on ortho film will yield 2 channels if 3 is too many to deal with.

But lining them up, my dear Mr. Dugnutt?
Aligning the three film channels accurately would be nigh on impossible, right?
Even if you include three or more sync marks at the edge of the frame in tack sharp focus, it could still be a huge problem.
Early three strip Technicolor got around it with sprocket holes and not really giving a huge fuck.

 

[tballphoto]

lining up i think would be pretty nifty if you had a beseler 35mm film strip system that used a sprocket in the film to align it..

however MOST of the photos are really similar to out of focus or just really old color shots.