PSP Action?
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Fuji Neopan 400 ISO Film.
More Scanner Action: Cemetery Panos
Still playing around with the new scanner and finally getting to scan some stuff which I havent been able to scan properly before like these cemetery shots from a Noblex Swing Lens camera.
I have to say that I am a little bit disappointed with the scanner in the fact it’s not really resolving the grain as much as I would like… maybe it just needs some tweaking and more experimentation… other than that its a really kick ass piece of kit! Scanning black and white as 16 bit image rocks!
All these image were taken just after the sun went down using Delta 3200 ISO film which makes them look a bit ethereal with no shadows.
Noblex 135U Camera, Ilford Delta 3200 ISO Film.
Rimutaka Hill
So I finally went out and bought a film scanner today that would let me scan 120 film since that’s what I’ve been shooting the most lately.
I bought a CanoScan 9000F which will let me scan up to 9600 DPI… Sweet… I’m not convinced my computer agrees with some pretty big files going through it tonight.
I downsized these for the blog but were originally about 250MB and that was only at 4800 DPI
Found these images from a couple of years ago of the top of the Rimutaka Hill which were taken with a 6 x 12 rollback on a 4×5 camera with a 90mm lens.
This is the hill where all the trains used to go over to get from Wellington to further north. They eventually just dug a great whopping tunnel under the whole hill so now the old rail trail is used by mountain bikers and walkers.
From memory it’s about an hour cycle up to the top through tunnels and some pretty cool countryside and they were in the process of putting in signs and information along the way which was pretty cool… Must go back some time.
4×5 Camera with 90mm Lens and 6×12 Rollback (sorry a bit vague since was a couple of years ago)
Crossing Profile
This is one of those shots where you just look down at the viewfinder and there it is
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film.
Dog Fountain
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film.
Fatherhood Friday 26: Kites, Bikes and Mud
All I can say is that it has been a full on couple of weeks!
Samantha finally got Chicken Pox, unfortunately on the day my parents arrived for a 4 day visit, and after the first day Emily had a 3 day bout of vomiting and diarrhea. So lets just say that the girls werent at their best for the visit.
Anyway here are a few shot from one of our trips to the ,still being built, bike track.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film.
More Alley
OK so I probably spend too much time here but this alley keeps producing stuff for me to photograph.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Fuji Neopan 400 ISO Film.
Im on a Bus?
Not really sure what was going on here. It could have been a small protest who knows… Just another random happening I was happy to record.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film.
Big Brother is Watching You
A leftover from the anti Search and Surveillance Bill Protest.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film
Cafe Shot
Shot while waiting to have coffee on The Terrace…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film.
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