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Reynisfjara, Iceland, August 2021
Downtown Brooklyn, April 2021
New York Harbor, January 2023
City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho, June 2022
God I love the color and lighting in this one. Have you considered a career as a DP? This looks better than 95% of American blockbusters from the past 20 years.
It was the truth, vivid and monstrous, that all the while he had waited the wait was itself his portion..
The arrangement of different colors is what caught my eye originally. I looked up the original image to see how I edited this one. I bumped the color saturation a tiny bit and maybe added some contrast as well. This is most notable in the sky, which is a deeper blue than what I originally had. I try to use a light touch with saturation or avoid it entirely, though. It's a tool that can be easily overused.
Thanks for your kind words.
Yeah, I got the sense that it was slightly enhanced - particularly the sky. But just slightly. That's the key. I've mentioned a few times my growing fondness for the cinematographer Claire Mathon, who shot Portrait of a Lady on Fire among other things - I feel like she's in the same camp re: color. A natural, broad color palette, with the color temp turned up just half a notch. Anyway, it's my typical preference and that photo really hit me with it.blocho wrote: ↑January 29th, 2023, 12:05 amThe arrangement of different colors is what caught my eye originally. I looked up the original image to see how I edited this one. I bumped the color saturation a tiny bit and maybe added some contrast as well. This is most notable in the sky, which is a deeper blue than what I originally had. I try to use a light touch with saturation or avoid it entirely, though. It's a tool that can be easily overused.
Thanks for your kind words.
It was the truth, vivid and monstrous, that all the while he had waited the wait was itself his portion..
Chinatown, August 2022
Beacon, New York, May 2022
Riverside Park, October 2022
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Got a used Minolta recently. Haven't used a film camera in maybe a decade but it's coming back. Film is much more expensive to buy and develop than I remember.
These were all taken at Zion National Park (southern Utah, USA) in Jan 2023.
These were all taken at Zion National Park (southern Utah, USA) in Jan 2023.
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Great photos outdoorcats 
I sort of recently hooked on film too but as you said prices are steep, especially Fuji's catalog.
I sort of recently hooked on film too but as you said prices are steep, especially Fuji's catalog.Wow, real film! Why do you both prefer film over digital at the moment?
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@tirefeet - Thanks!
@blocho - I've always preferred film but left my camera on the subway on a sleepy/rushed morning about 10 years ago (all I can say is that I was extremely overworked those days). Though there are certain situations where I will prefer digital, in general the way film captures light and just the look/texture of the photos is something I love.
Also, this is stupid, but...the manual *whrrrrr* *click* every time you take a photo...very satisfying.
When I was making plans to visit Zion, I started looking online for used Minoltas and voila, found a solid one for around $80.
Winter is an amazing time to visit Zion NP by the way. It was cold on some days (particularly in early mornings) but not too cold, other days it was warm, no crowds even on the most popular trails (still saw plenty of people, but it was never crowded) and everything looked amazing with the lightly snow-capped peaks. The landscapes in general throughout that area of Southern Utah just...didn't even look real.
Hopefully more fun travel adventures in the future with my new old camera. Saving up that PTO...
@blocho - I've always preferred film but left my camera on the subway on a sleepy/rushed morning about 10 years ago (all I can say is that I was extremely overworked those days). Though there are certain situations where I will prefer digital, in general the way film captures light and just the look/texture of the photos is something I love.
Also, this is stupid, but...the manual *whrrrrr* *click* every time you take a photo...very satisfying.
When I was making plans to visit Zion, I started looking online for used Minoltas and voila, found a solid one for around $80.
Winter is an amazing time to visit Zion NP by the way. It was cold on some days (particularly in early mornings) but not too cold, other days it was warm, no crowds even on the most popular trails (still saw plenty of people, but it was never crowded) and everything looked amazing with the lightly snow-capped peaks. The landscapes in general throughout that area of Southern Utah just...didn't even look real.
Hopefully more fun travel adventures in the future with my new old camera. Saving up that PTO...
A lie ain't a 'side of the story.' It's just a lie.
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Just goin' through this whole thread a couple years late and I love all of it. This is my favorite so far.
A lie ain't a 'side of the story.' It's just a lie.
Thanks! A couple of months ago, my father asked me for a print of one of my photos. I showed him all ~500 that I have categorized as "favorites" and that's the one he picked out for a print. Although he asked me to make it B&W and heighten the contrast (he loves contrast). Here's the edited version he preferred.outdoorcats wrote: ↑February 5th, 2023, 3:14 am Just goin' through this whole thread a couple years late and I love all of it. This is my favorite so far.
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In my case film over digital is a "real McCoy" thing but not really, really - if that makes any sense at all.
I am evaluating getting Instax Mini 90 though not sure even if I get one I would keep a steady film supply as 10 standard "mini" films cost around 17 dollars here. Another option is getting an Instax printer.
I am evaluating getting Instax Mini 90 though not sure even if I get one I would keep a steady film supply as 10 standard "mini" films cost around 17 dollars here. Another option is getting an Instax printer.
Brooklyn Bridge Park, February 2021
Gowanus, January 2022
Went cycling this morning. Only 8:30 just outside my hometown, the sun was just coming over the trees, the morning ice still on the grass and bushes. Temperature around 0 degrees Celsius. Cold but a great ride through nature.
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Beautiful scenery.
I can't go biking when it's that cold, especially because biking adds a wind chill factor.
I can't go biking when it's that cold, especially because biking adds a wind chill factor.
Cobble Hill, April 2021
Rhyolite, Nevada, March 2022
Hudson River and New Jersey, October 2021
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, March 2022
Fort Hamilton, January 2023
Manhattan Bridge, July 2022
Dumbo, April 2021
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada, March 2022
I just read that last month. I'm fascinated with UrbEx and scenes of decay.
I added a tiny bit of contrast, but that was the extent of editing I did on that picture. No changes specific to the puddle.
Bed-Stuy, May 2021
Dyrholaey, Iceland, August 2021
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The best pictures tell some kind of story. A shuttered NY Department of Health with a limousine parked out front - just really interesting. It could be a commentary on capitalism. Great photograph!
A lie ain't a 'side of the story.' It's just a lie.
Thanks!outdoorcats wrote: ↑March 1st, 2023, 12:01 am The best pictures tell some kind of story. A shuttered NY Department of Health with a limousine parked out front - just really interesting. It could be a commentary on capitalism. Great photograph!
It's one of those cases where my eye was first caught by the formal qualities of the image. I liked the faded white paint of the DoH sign and how it matched the faded white paint on the curb and the white graffiti. And I liked how the red paint of the bike lane matched the red brick of the DoH building. It was only later that I recognized the picture's iconographic elements.
Brooklyn Bridge Park, February 2021
Fort Greene Park, February 2023
Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, June 2022
Bush Terminal Piers Park, November 2022
Fort Greene, April 2021
