Thread: Caguas through Twin Lenses

From yesterday:


Vueltas das en un carrusel by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Salud by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


El secreto adentro by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Cafetería Las Delicias by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Balcón by ramirezaponte, on Flickr

Caguas, Puerto Rico. All shot on a Rolleiflex 3.5 MX-EVS, 75mm 3.5 Xenar, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, D76 1:1.

Cheers,

Antonio

Another set of beautiful light and atmosphere, Antonio. I especially like #4.

More MF Goodness! Really like the carousel one!

Thanks all!

Cheers,

Antonio

#2 and #3 are my fav. The opened lack and unfinished hole adds a lot of thought to #2. #1 is nicely exposed and framed but just lacks drama. What's your workflow to final digital image?

Gary

Originally Posted by Gary

#2 and #3 are my fav. The opened lack and unfinished hole adds a lot of thought to #2. #1 is nicely exposed and framed but just lacks drama. What's your workflow to final digital image?

Gary

Develop in D76 diluted 1:1 at room temperature, which this time was 84F, reducing the development time by 15 seconds for each degree in excess of 68F, for a development time of 6 1/2 minutes. Initial agitation for 5 seconds and for 5 seconds every 30 seconds thereafter. Kodak Indicator Stop Bath for 30 seconds, continuous agitation, and fixing using Kodak fixer for 8 minutes. Washing and final rinse with Photo Flo.

Scanned using an Epson V500 and Epson Scan. Using Professional Mode, scanned as a B&W negative, 48 bit (otherwise, I cannot use Silver Efex if I need to), 3200dpi, auto exposure on, unsharp mask off. I play with the levels if the highlights or shadows look clipped. Save as TIFF.

Open in PS CS5. Wide radius Unsharp mask (10-15%, Radius 60, Threshold 0), Unsharp mask (150%, Radius 3.0, Threshold 1), Curves adjustment layer and B&W adjustment layer (otherwise, they have a slight tone to them). If control points are needed, skip the curves and B&W adjustment layers and open in Silver Efex. I believe I used Silver Efex on photos 3 and 4.

Print on Epson Premium Photo Luster paper on an Epson 3800.

That's all!

Thanks!

Antonio

Thanks, your warmer temp will increase the grain a bit (but you already know that). I mainly was wondering about your scanning process/equipment as I'm looking for a scanner.

Gary

It's wonderful how the film/processing have opened up the shadows.

Some more Caguas shots:


Puerta by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Caseta by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Bambú by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Raíces by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Riachuelo by ramirezaponte, on Flickr


Puerta by ramirezaponte, on Flickr

Jardin Botánico y Cultural William Miranda Marín, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Rolleiflex 3.5 MX-EVS, 75mm 3.5 Xenar, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, D76 1:1.

Cheers,

Antonio