Here are the results from my first roll of film. Olympus OM-3, 50mm lens, f1.8-16, manual light meter, manual everything.
Some constructive criticism would be great. Thanks.
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Who says technology is a necessity! Those are great. My favorite is the goat? heads #30500014.
That shot has a really nice b&w tone to it, and love the composition and depth of field. Good Work, it's really refreshing to view pictures from somewhere thousands of miles away.
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That shot has a really nice b&w tone to it, and love the composition and depth of field. Good Work, it's really refreshing to view pictures from somewhere thousands of miles away.
Keep posting.
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Good stuff man. Looks like you've got some pretty cool scenery to work with. I agree with Shelby on the sheep heads, def a good shot. Keep posting!
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good shots, i really like 30500028 the single tower...good use of portrait mode for architecture.... just curious as to the film your using...I'm a big fan of ilford myself.
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My personal favorites are the man sleeping on the bench and the bus shot. They tell a story and have a very photojournalistic feel to them.
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love the galations shot because of the story behind it. awesome man. I am jealous you can do that with film.
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That is really nice stuff I have a v400 vivitat 35mm thats about 10 years all manual but I have never gave it a chance
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Give it a chance Rice! It's a ton of fun to shoot and hearing that loud shutter sound just makes the whole experience more enjoyable in itself.
The film is some high end Kodak Professional T-Max 400. I bought the roll as a thank you for my roommate allowing me to use his camera and then the roll I had shot didn't come out (the Turk at the store loaded it wrong), so he told me to just go ahead and shoot this roll since I bought it.
The only store in town that sells black and white film (and the only one who develops it, once a week on Wednesday mornings) said that their next shipment is of that ilford stuff. They're totally out of B&W now, so I'm going through a roll of Kodak 100 color.
Thanks for the comments guys. It was such a relief to see my work. I took me two or three weeks to shoot the whole roll and I never knew if I was exposing them properly, if my depth of field would be right, if I was composing them well, etc., and have to admit that I was really surprised at how good they came out. I'll be the first to point out how the shots could've been better, but for my first roll, I am very proud.
The sheep head is my favorite shot. It was in a covered bazaar, which made the lighting awkward, and I had the picture in my head and am amazed that it came out just how I planned it and is exposed well. The one of the man sleeping is a fun one too because as I was focusing a man on the bench next to him started whistling at him to wake him before I could get the shot. Obviously he was unsuccessful. The people ones aren't all that great, but they're special people to me. And I have to admit that my roomie has the Magnum Degrees book and I've been looking through it a lot in the last few weeks. That has certainly influenced my shots, which I think you can see in the minibus shot among others. All in all, I was very happy.
Thanks for the kind words everyone.
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The film is some high end Kodak Professional T-Max 400. I bought the roll as a thank you for my roommate allowing me to use his camera and then the roll I had shot didn't come out (the Turk at the store loaded it wrong), so he told me to just go ahead and shoot this roll since I bought it.
The only store in town that sells black and white film (and the only one who develops it, once a week on Wednesday mornings) said that their next shipment is of that ilford stuff. They're totally out of B&W now, so I'm going through a roll of Kodak 100 color.
Thanks for the comments guys. It was such a relief to see my work. I took me two or three weeks to shoot the whole roll and I never knew if I was exposing them properly, if my depth of field would be right, if I was composing them well, etc., and have to admit that I was really surprised at how good they came out. I'll be the first to point out how the shots could've been better, but for my first roll, I am very proud.
The sheep head is my favorite shot. It was in a covered bazaar, which made the lighting awkward, and I had the picture in my head and am amazed that it came out just how I planned it and is exposed well. The one of the man sleeping is a fun one too because as I was focusing a man on the bench next to him started whistling at him to wake him before I could get the shot. Obviously he was unsuccessful. The people ones aren't all that great, but they're special people to me. And I have to admit that my roomie has the Magnum Degrees book and I've been looking through it a lot in the last few weeks. That has certainly influenced my shots, which I think you can see in the minibus shot among others. All in all, I was very happy.
Thanks for the kind words everyone.
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Very nice shots, indeed! B&W shots are my favorites. Keep 'em coming!
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when they get the ilford in try the Delta 400...I always liked it, and if you have a tripod and want to try archetecture and landscapes the Pan F film (ISO 50) was really good stuff.... t-max is good film too, but i was always fond of ilford film on ilford paper (i think it was crystal archive matte)....
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Good shots and thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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