lifeandmylens wrote:
Traced this wonderful man down after a day of trying to find where he lives. I've been taking pictures of locals as a hobby project. I don't really know why or if I'll continue it, but while doing it many people mentioned Brother Henry. He was a staple of the community for over 25 years. Then his health started declining and everyone I asked adored him, yet had no idea where he was.
After knocking on doors on his last known street I found a shrimp fry in the back of a church (should’ve taken a picture). I asked some of the people there and they all knew him. One lady finally knew where he was and said he’s in a nursing home now.
I drove there and I was able to chat with him for while and took this portrait. It was too chilly for him to go outside, so it was just in the lobby with bad lighting, but oh well.
I've been slowly scrolling through the last 100 pages or so of this thread over the past several days (I'm not done yet) and quite often I'll see a photo and say "Damn, that's a nice photograph." and then I'll look over at the poster and it'll be from you. It's actually got to where I can just immediately know it's one of your photos before looking at the name.
I really like all of your photos that I've seen here, they are fantastic.
I do hope you've kept up your project of taking pictures of locals and hope you keep sharing them here.
I've also recently bought my very first film camera and hope to contribute to this thread in the future. Though, I expect my first few rolls to be all black or all white since I've never used a film camera before and the one I ordered (Nikon S3) doesn't even come with a light meter.
Welcome! The S3 is a nice camera and there are a lot of options for light meters. As you have seen there are images from all types of film cameras. From the plastic Holgas' and Reto's to the huge 8X10 negatives taken with hundred year old lenses.
We're a bit different because it's more about the image. There's no instant do overs with film and you don't know what you'll have until it's developed. There is more experimentation, taken on a wide variety of films.
We're also here to help. Most of us have been at this for a long time and have a lot of knowledge to share. Have fun, make some mistakes and we'll be looking forward to your post!
One of my favorites. Kodak Retina !!a, TMax 100, Paris, October 2024
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.
Bruce Marriner wrote:
I've been slowly scrolling through the last 100 pages or so of this thread over the past several days (I'm not done yet) and quite often I'll see a photo and say "Damn, that's a nice photograph." and then I'll look over at the poster and it'll be from you. It's actually got to where I can just immediately know it's one of your photos before looking at the name.
I really like all of your photos that I've seen here, they are fantastic.
I do hope you've kept up your project of taking pictures of locals and hope you keep sharing them here.
I've also recently bought my very first film camera and hope to contribute to this thread in the future. Though, I expect my first few rolls to be all black or all white since I've never used a film camera before and the one I ordered (Nikon S3) doesn't even come with a light meter. ...Show more →
Thank you so much Bruce. There are so many great film photographers on here! I am definitely continuing the project, trying to meet new people and learn something new every time so I can improve. Welcome to the film forum, looking forward to seeing your photos!
Bruce Marriner wrote:
I've also recently bought my very first film camera and hope to contribute to this thread in the future. Though, I expect my first few rolls to be all black or all white since I've never used a film camera before and the one I ordered (Nikon S3) doesn't even come with a light meter.
Remarkably unusual choice for a first film camera in 2026. What's the story? Most film newbies would scoop up a Canon EOS SLR for $20 from a garage sale: motorized, AF, metering, flash, DX coding.
madNbad wrote:
Welcome! The S3 is a nice camera and there are a lot of options for light meters. As you have seen there are images from all types of film cameras. From the plastic Holgas' and Reto's to the huge 8X10 negatives taken with hundred year old lenses.
We're a bit different because it's more about the image. There's no instant do overs with film and you don't know what you'll have until it's developed. There is more experimentation, taken on a wide variety of films.
We're also here to help. Most of us have been at this for a long time and have a lot of knowledge to share. Have fun, make some mistakes and we'll be looking forward to your post!
One of my favorites. Kodak Retina !!a, TMax 100, Paris, October 2024 ...Show more →
That is a very nice photo. I've noticed tons of different cameras and it's given me a lot to google just so I can look them up and see what they are I think the slower process that using film will force on me will be very interesting after many years of using digital cameras where I can just keep snapping away endlessly.
lifeandmylens wrote:
Thank you so much Bruce. There are so many great film photographers on here! I am definitely continuing the project, trying to meet new people and learn something new every time so I can improve. Welcome to the film forum, looking forward to seeing your photos!
You're welcome, I also agree there's quite a lot of other great photographers in this thread that I've seen too. Glad to hear you're still continuing your project.
rico wrote:
Remarkably unusual choice for a first film camera in 2026. What's the story? Most film newbies would scoop up a Canon EOS SLR for $20 from a garage sale: motorized, AF, metering, flash, DX coding.
You're right - it probably is an odd choice. I've been wanting to try a rangefinder for quite awhile and I really love the design of the old Nikon rangefinders. I was looking at them the other day.. and well, just went for it I already have digital cameras that can do everything for me (even though I still like the ones with manual dials) so this will give me something very different where I'll be forced to do everything on my own. I think I'll enjoy it being something entirely new, I hope I'm not wrong
dourbalistar wrote:
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.
..so nice!
Basically every time I see one of your trichrome still lifes I think to myself "I finally have to buy some filters and try this myself" 🙂
There's something about the colors, and the way the whole image looks sort-of "etched" (for lack of a better word).
What I wonder is - do slightly different red, green and blue filters (so not exactly #25, #58 and #47) give different colors?
Have you tried "tweaking" the colors that way?
Also I suppose one has to be very disciplined making the three shots (screwing filters off and on carefully, using a sturdy tripod etc.) so the camera doesn't move at all and one doesn't end up with color fringes.
In your last example, when looking at the flowers in the top left corner, there's like a reddish fringe / ghost a bit to the right of it - does this happen where things are less in focus, is it actually a matter of (axial) chromatic aberration - or did those flowers just move a little between shots?
Also one more question (if I may) - have you tried different films for this, and would you say some are better suited than others (like Ilford usually being more red sensitive for example than Kodak)?
Sonnar-7 wrote:
I didn’t know about that film, I usually am not a fan of the Lomo special one color oriented films of sort but that one look quite good.
I think the slower process that using film will force on me will be very interesting after many years of using digital cameras where I can just keep snapping away endlessly.
