Monthly Shooting Assignment - May/June 2014: Near and Far

[StoneNYC]

The photo I posted in the gallery earlier is metaphorically and literally basically spot on for this.

I was under the impression this was shot a while ago, but if it's recent then I'm sorry even more so for your loss, but quite a beautiful capture.

 

[Chris Lange]

I may be bending the rules...the reason it's a fresh wound is because I had forgotten this roll of film existed, and decided to clear out my c-41 backlog over the past 48 hours...picked an old fujicolor 800 at random, whacked out color and all from sitting in who-knows-how-many different places over the past 16 months, pull the negs out of the tank and see these staring back at me.

Considering how much I love the photographs it was like a brick to the jaw seeing them all of a sudden without expecting it.

 

[StoneNYC]

I may be bending the rules...the reason it's a fresh wound is because I had forgotten this roll of film existed, and decided to clear out my c-41 backlog over the past 48 hours...picked an old fujicolor 800 at random, whacked out color and all from sitting in who-knows-how-many different places over the past 16 months, pull the negs out of the tank and see these staring back at me.

Considering how much I love the photographs it was like a brick to the jaw seeing them all of a sudden without expecting it.

Thanks for explaining even if it hurts. This happened to me today actually, been getting through my own backlog of B&W only my heartbreak was from a month ago and not only invoked the ex but her 5 year old daughter who I love dearly and may never see again... Love sucks sometimes...

 

[NedL]

My First Submission!

Good! I hope that means there will be more! I've been busy the past couple weeks and haven't started yet, but am thinking of ideas.

This is the second time recently that you have submitted an image to MSA that my mind fills in detail... in the smaller version I see the general pattern of maria ( "the man in the moon" ) but then when I look at the large version I can't see it. Although this time I think it is really there in the tones. You had an image for "transport" with a flag hanging in a window at night, and I could not look at it and not see reddish color in the stripes. It was amazing. I even downloaded it and stuck a color picker into the stripe to see if there was any red.... there wasn't but still my eyes showed me what my brain expected to see... how strange.

 

[NedL]

The photo I posted in the gallery earlier is metaphorically and literally basically spot on for this.

Thank you for putting this in the MSA I agree it is spot on.

 

[StoneNYC]

Good! I hope that means there will be more! I've been busy the past couple weeks and haven't started yet, but am thinking of ideas.

This is the second time recently that you have submitted an image to MSA that my mind fills in detail... in the smaller version I see the general pattern of maria ( "the man in the moon" ) but then when I look at the large version I can't see it. Although this time I think it is really there in the tones. You had an image for "transport" with a flag hanging in a window at night, and I could not look at it and not see reddish color in the stripes. It was amazing. I even downloaded it and stuck a color picker into the stripe to see if there was any red.... there wasn't but still my eyes showed me what my brain expected to see... how strange.

Well thank you so much for the compliment!

I actually saw the same thing you saw, the man in the moon, and I did notice that when looking at it larger it seemed to blend in more, I also think this is partially an effect of gray tones and compression, kind of like, if you've ever scanned a piece of film, and when looking at it on the screen smaller, it looks clear, and then when you zoom in you can see white specs of dust, but for some reason they're completely invisible when viewed smaller, the computer or the eye must disregard some of the white "blank" space and admit more of the darker information, this is probably something that would aid in survival when identifying predators when we were still living in the wild perhaps?

Thanks again for the complement, I also see what you mean about the flag.

 

[mooseontheloose]

You know, I always mean to shoot something for the MSA, and often I do, but by the time I get around to developing it and either printing or scanning it, I'm often too late! But not this time. Here's a little something I did last weekend, with this theme in mind. I had some film in my Holga pinhole, had no idea what was in there, so thought I'd play around at one of my favourite temples in Kyoto (my avatar is from this location as well). I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did -- the film must of been in the camera for at least a year (maybe two or more) and I thought it was Tri-X but it turned out to be Acros. I was worried that I had underexposed it, but I guess not. This is a neg scan for now as I have yet to get into my new darkroom (hopefully soon!).

 

[TheToadMen]

You know, I always mean to shoot something for the MSA, and often I do, but by the time I get around to developing it and either printing or scanning it, I'm often too late! But not this time. Here's a little something I did last weekend, with this theme in mind. I had some film in my Holga pinhole, had no idea what was in there, so thought I'd play around at one of my favourite temples in Kyoto (my avatar is from this location as well). I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did -- the film must of been in the camera for at least a year (maybe two or more) and I thought it was Tri-X but it turned out to be Acros. I was worried that I had underexposed it, but I guess not. This is a neg scan for now as I have yet to get into my new darkroom (hopefully soon!).

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Hi Rachelle,
It's a very nice image! I like it. Did you make a double exposure or move the camera while the shutter was open?
Bert from Holland

 

[mooseontheloose]

Thanks Bert! I guess it's more of an overlapping exposure where I moved the camera between shots. I have a number of shots like that on the roll, it's definitely something I'd like to play around more with.

 

[sly]

Vancouver Skyline. Taken from a friend's apartment near city hall.
I'm finding this MSA topic, Near and Far, quite inspiring, so there should be more to come.

 

[NedL]

Thanks Lilly and Rachelle! Still more than a month to go!

 

[sly]

Here's another Holga pinhole for near and far.

 

[NedL]

Happy Solstice!

Hi Everyone, Some great entries so far! A little more than a week to go, I hope we'll see a few more.

I got out today to try my idea. Not sure if it worked or not, but I just got home with one paper negative and some film to develop. The one that might be the best is #25 on a roll bulk loaded for 24 exposures. I usually lose #26, so I'm hopeful, but it could be into the fog at the end of the roll... won't know until I develop it, probably tomorrow! Either way there will be something to try to print I went to a place where I left a solargraphy camera in February 2013, so I picked that up too....

 

[soncorn]

Provia 100F 6x7 shot with RB67 with 90mm KL.

 

[StoneNYC]

I shot a silly one on my 11x14 pinhole (which now has been re-designed with a real holder!) still looking for more obviously. But so glad to have even one.

We'll see if it comes out, it's not "good" but proof I've finally met other LF'ers from APUG in real life.

 

[NedL]

Here's a pinhole paper negative I made yesterday. I also made a few 35mm exposures and there's one that I'm hoping might make a good print ( I developed the roll I mentioned and the last frame is fine! )

The huge blades on the turbines were spinning slowly... so they evaporated. Funny how it's the modern new things that look out of place and alien in this landscape.

 

[ajmiller]

Just uploaded my submission. Taken 12th June at Stork House an abandoned farmhouse in North Yorkshire.

 

[NedL]

Just uploaded my submission. Taken 12th June at Stork House an abandoned farmhouse in North Yorkshire.

A feast of textures in this!

 

[MattKing]

And I've just uploaded mine, titled "Forest Path - Near & Far"

 

[StoneNYC]

And I've just uploaded mine, titled "Forest Path - Near & Far"

Lovely image! Shot on what? Details!

 

[MattKing]

Lovely image! Shot on what? Details!

TMY-2 in a 50+ year old Retina IIIc (50mm f/2 Xenon lens).

For those with APUG gallery access: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Why does the APUG upload function add so much "sharpening?

 

[StoneNYC]

TMY-2 in a 50+ year old Retina IIIc (50mm f/2 Xenon lens).

For those with APUG gallery access: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Why does the APUG upload function add so much "sharpening?

Because you haven't sized it properly, if you export it at 850 long edge, then APUG won't change it, but any longer and it reduces it (and whatever engine drives that does a poor job, it also changes color images slightly).

 

[NedL]

These sure are a lot more boring than I was hoping. On Saturday, I drove near the Sacramento River and a town called Rio Vista. This is almost exactly the photograph I was looking for, but I'm not too happy with it. Maybe it could work better with a dramatic sky and not midday. I just made these quick proof prints.



This windmill was spinning like crazy and I used a fast shutter, so it was kind of fun making the print and seeing the blades.

There is one more that I like better and will try to make a nice print.

 

[sly]

Westwood Lake, South End
Another pinhole image from me. I'm addicted!
Gum print from 8x10 Titan neg.
I'm not 100% happy with this, and am working on a second version. Got at least 2 more layers to put on it, so might not have it done by the end of the month.

 

[NedL]

...Westwood Lake, South End
Another pinhole image from me. I'm addicted!...

That's a wonderful perspective with so many "leading lines" and different levels of depth!