At the end of last September, I had spinal fusion surgery. I have tried to be mobile but the recovery takes time. Last week a long awaited remodel of the few untouched rooms in our house was completed and my wife strongly suggested it was time for a drive. Over the last months, there has been a lot of posting on photography forums and very little actual photography. A day trip to the beach presented itself as a perfect opportunity. I put a fresh battery in the Reveni, packed a picnic lunch, grabbed the M4 and a spare roll of film and it was off to Lincoln City. In the best of times, the Oregon coast is spectacular. Bright blue skies over a roiling green Pacific, spattered with puffy clouds and the remains of a Cascadian mega quake from the early 1700s jutting out of the sand. This was not one of those days. Gray sky meets gray ocean looking like natures giant gray card. Not unexpected but something I’m used to. We headed south on 101 till we reached Boiler Bay State Park. Al favorite spot to stop for lunch and watch the waves crash against the rocks of the bay from a vantage point about two hundred feet above the shore. Showers had been predicted but held off until we were seated and just begin lunch. Not heavy enough for us to pull up stakes, just enough to dampen everything. The showers stopped at the same time we were packing the remainder of our meal and heading for the car. To get to the photography part of this post, my M4 has had film in it for months. It could have been TMax 400 or Double X or even Tri-X. The reminder on the camera pointed to an ISO of 320 leading me to conclude it was a faster film. I had added a light yellow filter and dialed the meter to read for 200. A few photos at Boiler Bay and back in the car to head home. There is a little antique mall at the south end of Lincoln City that is graced with a rotting caboose creating a good opportunity for texture photos. While my wife when’s to look for treasures, I started on what was sure to be a 24 exposure roll of TMax 400. By the time the counter hit 28 it was beginning to occur to me, this may be a different film. Got to 37, rewound it and to my surprise, TMax 100. Ok, I can fix this in development and it’s not the end of the world. Dug out the bulk loaded roll I brought with me. I alway label the cassettes, except for this one. Eventually, I looked at the sprocket holes and figured it must be Double X. Guess I’ll find out tomorrow. By the way, it was still a great day.
Drove to the coast today and had a few surprises
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Great to see that you have had a good recovery.
Kudos on your recovery. It is a scientific fact that traveling is good for ones health. Having a dependable camera is a bonus. Looking forward for your photos
Film photographers never mess up. We create “Art”.
Some pictures are just more artsy than others.
Some pictures are just more artsy than others.
There is an "Abstract" catagory here for when I want to share my mistakes art photos.
There's an addendum to this story. In March, I had new tires (or tyres for the international crowd) installed. Due to a lot of factors, since then the longest trips haven't been very far from home and normally at a slower speed. The beach trip was the first time the car has been at highway speeds in months and immediately I felt a shimmy in the steering wheel and the car would continually pull to the left. Called the dealership from the car and brought it in this morning for a diagnosis. Did a lot of posting while waiting and finally the service rep verified my original suspicion, all four tires were out of balance which also required a realignment. After getting the car back, there was a lot of running around this afternoon. A short trip Saturday to verify the balancing act worked. Probably no photos until mid week but some will be posted.
So basically, they slapped the tyres on your car and forgot about the rest!
Reminds me of a college formal I went to, oh, about 5 years ago.... so being broke many of us rented tuxes. You go to the place, they take your measurements, you go back a week later to get your fitted tux. I was in a rush so I didn't check mine. Day of the formal I found out that one leg was 4 inches longer than the other.
Reminds me of a college formal I went to, oh, about 5 years ago.... so being broke many of us rented tuxes. You go to the place, they take your measurements, you go back a week later to get your fitted tux. I was in a rush so I didn't check mine. Day of the formal I found out that one leg was 4 inches longer than the other.
Roll it up, pin it for a four inch cuff on one leg, pair it with some Jordan’s and a starched white shirt, you’re on the cover of GQ!
I did one of those three.
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The scary thing being whose measurements did they use, and how did that other person feel about the tuxedo they received!
I'm afraid this makes me think of "Sleeper"
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Did you use more than four staples?
I think it was safety pins.
I should frame this and hang on a wall next to my door. Most of the times I feel I need to “be productive” and bring the most photos home, no matter what.
Nice one, Matt. I always thought that a rented tux was from a large range of already-made suits covering or nearly covering all shapes and sizes rather than making it from scratch to one individual's exact size
So if this is the case I suppose there must be someone out there who has one leg 4 inches shorter than the other and does nothing to disguise it. Not impossible I suppose. It is possible to still walk this way. For years the wife said I did this every Hogmanay( New Year's celebrations ) perfectly well when I walked with one foot on the pavement and one in the road.
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Both rolls are drying. Since I exposed the TMax 100 at ISO 200 and had a light yellow filter on it, treated it like it was exposed at ISO 400, developed it in HC-110 Dilution B for 11 minutes. Guessed right on the second roll it was Double X. Exposed it at ISO 125 with a yellow filter, developed in in HC-110 Dilution E (1:47) for eight minutes. Both sets of negatives look good and should scan well with little adjustment. Hopefully some images Sunday night.
As promised:
Rotting Caboose, Lincoln City, Oregon
These are from the roll of Double X. Will post some from the TMax soon.
Rotting Caboose, Lincoln City, Oregon
These are from the roll of Double X. Will post some from the TMax soon.
Those look great!
Thanks! Turns out the kitchen table is the secret. I love the Negative Supply setup but it needs room and is sensitive to vibration at slow shutter speeds. After the remodel, we lost the flimsy desk we had been using so this evening, I brought everything out and set it up on our dining table. It's solid and it only takes me a few minutes to set up. The FE90 helps a lot too.
Here are the TMX images. The first one shows what looks like a light leak through the sprocket holes but it only appeared on the last couple of frames on the TMax and not at all on the Double X. If it was the camera, it should be more regular. I think the culprit is my developing tank. Shortly after we returned from the beach, I loaded the TMax onto the reel then stashed the tank in a closet for a couple of days. The roll of Double X was bulk loaded and exposed after the roll of TMax.
This is Boiler Bay. If you visit the Oregon Coast in summer when it's hot in the valley, this is what you will see.
This is Boiler Bay. If you visit the Oregon Coast in summer when it's hot in the valley, this is what you will see.
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I take it back, these are crap.
j/k! love the meatiness/density to them.
j/k! love the meatiness/density to them.
The hardest part was trying to bend down for the right angle. Then finding where I stashed all the developing stuff during the remodel.
Looking for the sunshine Huss always has in his photos:
Wife & I were there last week. Our favorite was Hug Beach. I was using a Kodak Retina IIa and HP5, with yellow filter. Haven't developed anything yet but probably will today. It was our first time this far into Oregon.
Kent in SD
Kent in SD
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