Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted July 2, 2020 Subscriber Posted July 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Bet you he wouldn't if you didn't tag him Nah, he can smell things mentioned like nude or ladies feet over the net, tag or no tag in a thread. 2 Quote
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted July 2, 2020 Subscriber Posted July 2, 2020 1 minute ago, CaaC (John) said: Nah, he can smell things mentioned like nude or ladies feet over the net, tag or no tag in a thread. 1 Quote
Administrator Stan Posted July 2, 2020 Administrator Posted July 2, 2020 @CaaC (John) has ruined this thread and will be dealt with accordingly. 1 Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted July 3, 2020 Subscriber Posted July 3, 2020 The Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Then & Now. The merged image shows the past & present and the changes to the area from the horse-drawn carts to the modern car. The image has been taken from our "Know Where You Walk Edinburgh" 1 Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted July 5, 2020 Subscriber Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) A photographer stands all alone in the desert. Racing toward him is Bruce Springsteen in a convertible — and the deep darkness of a massive thunderstorm. The towering cumulonimbus cloud darkens the sky to a piercing black. A cloud of dust trails behind Springsteen’s car, which is lit by the little remaining light. "Soon it began to rain as flashes of lightning filled the valley,” photographer Eric Meola wrote in his new book “Fierce Beauty: Storms of the Great Plains.” “The hypnotic scene etched itself into our eyes and minds, and a few days later Bruce wrote the lyrics to a song called 'The Promised Land.’ ” The song goes: “There’s a dark cloud rising from the desert floor I packed my bags and I’m heading straight into the storm Gonna be a twister to blow everything down That ain’t got the faith to stand its ground.” One of the photos from that day eventually became the cover photo for Springsteen’s album “The Promise.” “It was great to be out in a convertible, racing the storm with the guy who wrote the song ‘Thunder Road,’ ” the photographer told CNN. “How do you top that for a desert road trip in America?” That was 1977. MORE PHOTOS and FULL REPORT Edited July 5, 2020 by CaaC (John) 1 Quote
Lucas Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 This is from yesterday evening during our little trek out the New Forest. 1 1 Quote
Takezo Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Some things I shot these last two years on my spare time. I'm no pro, it is what it is. Edited July 19, 2020 by Takezo 2 2 Quote
nudge Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 Went to a botanic garden and found a glass bowl with water and flower petals in it, so played around with the colors and reflections a little bit... 3 1 Quote
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted July 21, 2020 Subscriber Posted July 21, 2020 On 03/07/2020 at 16:16, CaaC (John) said: The Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Then & Now. The merged image shows the past & present and the changes to the area from the horse-drawn carts to the modern car. The image has been taken from our "Know Where You Walk Edinburgh" I want to try and do some of those types of images. I've digitised some of my Grandma's old slides so going to go out at some point and take some modern versions of the same images and combine them. On 19/07/2020 at 13:01, Takezo said: Some things I shot these last two years on my spare time. I'm no pro, it is what it is. These are really good! Would love to see more. Do you post your photos anywhere? 21 hours ago, nudge said: Went to a botanic garden and found a glass bowl with water and flower petals in it, so played around with the colors and reflections a little bit... Nice! I like it. 2 Quote
Takezo Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, Pyfish said: These are really good! Would love to see more. Do you post your photos anywhere? Usually I post on instagram, I need to find something different like 500px. Quote
nudge Posted July 22, 2020 Author Posted July 22, 2020 So...brought the first test rolls of the "new" camera to get developed. Asked specifically if they do prints directly from the film (as opposed to scanning them with a shitty scanner first), was assured they do. Ordered both prints and scans to compare. Got a text that it's done today, was surprised as originally they told me it would take approx. 5 days, went to the store to pick it up... and it's bloody useless. Not only are they NOT directly printed from the film (which would be alright, as long as they scan and print it properly), they actually scanned it at a piss poor resolution and then printed them out, so what I ended up with is a bunch of 3MP lossy JPGs and horrible low resolution 10x15 prints from them I'm fucking fuming Quote
Eco Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, nudge said: So...brought the first test rolls of the "new" camera to get developed. Asked specifically if they do prints directly from the film (as opposed to scanning them with a shitty scanner first), was assured they do. Ordered both prints and scans to compare. Got a text that it's done today, was surprised as originally they told me it would take approx. 5 days, went to the store to pick it up... and it's bloody useless. Not only are they NOT directly printed from the film (which would be alright, as long as they scan and print it properly), they actually scanned it at a piss poor resolution and then printed them out, so what I ended up with is a bunch of 3MP lossy JPGs and horrible low resolution 10x15 prints from them I'm fucking fuming It's true, she showed me one of a sunset one beautiful evening. Here it is. 2 Quote
nudge Posted July 22, 2020 Author Posted July 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Eco said: It's true, she showed me one of a sunset one beautiful evening. Here it is. Not THAT bad but it really pissed me off. Not because they didn't do what I asked them to (I realise that film isn't very common anymore, so I understand that printing from film might be not possible) and not even because the scans/prints were poor, but first and foremost because they clearly don't know what they're doing, or more likely just couldn't be arsed to change the default setting on the scanner and wanted to get it done as soon as possible. And they had the guts to charge me 40€ for 2 rolls of film and their rushed, piss poor "work". Wankers. Quote
Eco Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 1 minute ago, nudge said: Not THAT bad but it really pissed me off. Not because they didn't do what I asked them to (I realise that film isn't very common anymore, so I understand that printing from film might be not possible) and not even because the scans/prints were poor, but first and foremost because they clearly don't know what they're doing, or more likely just couldn't be arsed to change the default setting on the scanner and wanted to get it done as soon as possible. And they had the guts to charge me 40€ for 2 rolls of film and their rushed, piss poor "work". Wankers. Since it's such a passion of yours, ever researched do it yourself? Quote
nudge Posted July 22, 2020 Author Posted July 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Eco said: Since it's such a passion of yours, ever researched do it yourself? I used to develop B&W films by myself at home in the past, yeah. Developing the films is not an issue in general, it's relatively simple. It's the printing part that's more complicated and requires a darkroom with specific tools and chemicals. This is indeed what I want to do in the future, but since it requires a dedicated place and all the equipment, it'll have to wait until I'm settled down in one place again. Quote
Eco Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 1 minute ago, nudge said: I used to develop B&W films by myself at home in the past, yeah. Developing the films is not an issue in general, it's relatively simple. It's the printing part that's more complicated and requires a darkroom with specific tools and chemicals. This is indeed what I want to do in the future, but since it requires a dedicated place and all the equipment, it'll have to wait until I'm settled down in one place again. Yeah - well I thought they were called 'Red Rooms" (they aren't) since the lighting is red, so be careful when outfitting your place using inspiration from Google Images. Now I have to clear my cookies, cache, and history, scrub my laptop, and take a shower. 3 Quote
nudge Posted July 22, 2020 Author Posted July 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Eco said: Yeah - well I thought they were called 'Red Rooms" (they aren't) since the lighting is red, so be careful when outfitting your place using inspiration from Google Images. Now I have to clear my cookies, cache, and history, scrub my laptop, and take a shower. Play some Cigarettes After Sex in there and it's golden. Quote
Eco Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 Just now, nudge said: Play some Cigarettes After Sex in there and it's golden. I don't think you understand 'softcore' porn. That room is begging for Rammstien. 1 Quote
nudge Posted July 22, 2020 Author Posted July 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Eco said: I don't think you understand 'softcore' porn. That room is begging for Rammstien. Rammstein are pretty softcore Quote
nudge Posted July 28, 2020 Author Posted July 28, 2020 The new Canon EOS R5 is expected to be quite an ambitious camera overall, but this just blew my mind. It has Animal Eye Autofocus... and it's bloody impressive... 1 1 Quote
Administrator Stan Posted July 28, 2020 Administrator Posted July 28, 2020 Took this at the weekend. Marlow Bridge over the Thames. Gonna miss this Huawei phone when I'm done with it The camera on it is unreal. 3 Quote
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