Just the R72 and pushing around the results in ACR to get fun colors.
May 24, 2023
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What non-capitalist world do you live in? The cost of film is already too expensive now. By the time this recurrence would have to happen, rolls of 35 would probably be $150 each just to manufacture. I'm sure I'm being hyperbolic on the cost, but as this process currently "dies" having to restart it, after it goes away, would be tremendously expensive to the point it would seem utterly cost prohibitive.
Besides, the plan is that we're all gonna go back to cave painting by torchlight to keep it really real. :)
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You don’t need to buy film to do chemical photography. You can use wet plates, for example. You don’t need to buy photographic paper either. There are lots of print processes where you can coat your own paper.
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My personal thoughts (and I'll freely admit also mostly gut feeling) are, that this is the least of the concerns we're going to have. But again - I hope you're right and I'm more than happy to be wrong and if debating with myself if I want to finally get an enlarger to accompany my collection of enlarging lenses in 10 to 15 years is my biggest struggle, consider me one happy camper!
Anyway... that's mostly off-topic here, I guess, so here are two images (made with industrial lenses from the past):
Breaking the fabric of space time... by simple.joy, on Flickr
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A number of things come together here. The dominating shape of the temple with touches of unexpected protusions that give get us thinking about where we are. The orange/red of sunrise/sunset along with the sun orb. The positioning of the birds- especially the helpful one that crossed the sun. I like the plants clinging to the wall and I like them as a foil to the man made shapes attached to the walls opposite.
It all adds up to a recording of the kind of moment that gets people to build temples in the first place. -
Rainbow Lorikeet, had been feeding in this bottle brush tree.
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I can't see any purpose behind the colour transformations you have made here.
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I'm not attacking the images you post, I'm trying to find consistency between the PP techniques you explore and what you are saying here about technology and art.
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Rainbow Lorrikeets and bottlebrush! That's an Australian combination with eye popping color possibilities. I'll get to the actual photo in a moment but I gotta say that the photo doesn't have the colours of the bottlebrush and only partly shows that of the lorikeet. A further aside. I'm in southern Italy and bottle brushes and eucalyptus trees are everywhere, as they are in Spain.
Back to the photo. The head, the beak and the red rimmed eye that seems to look straight at us, plus the small area red breast, all are what get my attention. The branches and the rest of the bird all seem to get a bit jumbled with visual lines that take the eye to them but there isn't something there we want to see. There is a largish dark area instead. What about a crop of the head/eye/beak portion?
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This one proves you don't need total sharpness, exquisite detail and a huge dynamic range to make a compelling image, in fact this photo lives from just the opposite. It provides just enough information to allow the HI (human intelligence, as opposed to artificial intelligence) to generate the missing details, in whatever way it feels.The fact that, despite its appearance, it was created within your own home is a challenge to see our own surroundings a little more creatively.
Pete
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As a football fan, this one speaks to me! Your photos convey the joy at becoming Serie A Champions very well, and the joy is even greater, since Napoli last won the league in the days of Maradonna, who is still idolised today, as the photos show. I think the extra dose of emotion of finally beating the big money regular contenders is visible here too. Unfortunately the German league has just seen Bayen Munich win the league for a boring 11th time in a row, so hopefully Eintracht Frankfurt will win the cup on Saturday!
The selection of photos is good too: the fans, the ecstatic motorcade,the kids and the homes, all linked by the sky blue colours.Pete
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I'm sure it would be creepy in real life, but in the photo, the spider looks beautiful. I like the way it seems to glow against the dark background. and the frame created by the torn web.
This is not just a good macro, but a very attractive image.Pete
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I like the scene, but I agree with the suggestion to crop off the reeds at the bottom, which distract from those stark dead trees.
Pete
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Your text gives this photo extra significance, and we can see the rough, grey water as an allegory for the trials of their life. Their bright red clothing links the mother and child and also sends a bright message of hope. Or is it danger? It is also endearing to see them sharing their interest and learning to fish.
Pete
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All of your work is very interesting.
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The diner may be closed at the moment, but the rich reds, the chrome shining almost to the point of burning out and the deep black shadows give off a feeling of youthful exuberance, which suggests the place is very much alive. I like the flare effect on the chrome and reds, which is just enough to be effective, but not enough for it to seem gimmicky. The composition works well toowith the window sill on the left matched by the chair legs on the right, for instance. I also like the fact that the pictures on the wall and the chequered floor tiles are only hinted at in the darkness. They add interest and character, but do not distract, which I think would have been the case, if they had been shown in bright light.
Pete
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The solarisation (?) is a really effective choice for PP here and really enhances the original, and gives it a real twist and strong voice. The black ground looks like an oil-spillage, and the black sky looks like wild air-pollution. Even the underside of the roofing seems to have been blackened by poorly controlled exhaust fumes! Everything is absolutely perfect for a business named Fuel City.
This could be a poster for an environmental campaign. A superb image.Pete
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I agree with what Mike has said and done here. The bottlebrush tree, if it had the usual blooms on it, would have added a lot. The harsh light that turned the beautiful bird's midsection into a puddle of shadowed confusion was not your friend. I doubt you could retrieve enough from the shadows to make it work - the retrieved areas would probably be noisy and less saturated and give away the retrieval. I would try, but would not be optimistic about it. But the interesting crop shows you do have a quality photo in there, waiting to be discovered, tack sharp, with beautiful details and colors.
