I've never shot film, 'seriously' other than with a disposable camera
or 35mm point and shoot.
Since starting taking pictures this year, I've toyed with going back
and learning how to use an SLR and taking film, maybe doing an evening
class in darkroom technique.
Then I realised that I don't think I could be bothered. Either with the
expense, or the lack of a feedback loop. I like the immedicy of digital.
I like being able to learn from my mistakes, while I can still remember
making them.
I like that learning is free.
But rather than ranting, here is one of my few film shots that I have
on line. Its a scan from a one-hour photo print, so the quality isn't
great.
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10/01/2002 06:29:57 AM · #5 |
I still use my Pentax 35MM but, like others have said, it is more expensive so I limit how much film I shoot. I get all of my film developed, printed, and put on CD so that makes it even more expensive. Unless I'm shooting specifically for a challenge here, I usually take both digital and film cameras with me when I'm shooting. I've never done any developing but I will someday. So much to do...so little time ;)
Mark
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10/01/2002 06:33:33 AM · #6 |
Gordon,
your picture makes me really want to explore this place. I want to see the bridge, talk to those dudes at the end, wander over near the water etc.
It's a busy picture to me but rather than overwhelming the image it gives it an added dimension.
This is why I liked cjmorgan59's last submission so much. To me the background didn't overwhelm the subject but when my eye was ready to explore, there was room to explore. It was a treat not an obligation to do so. That's something I like a lot. I knew I liked busy pictures but now I know what kind and why.
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10/01/2002 06:38:15 AM · #7 |
I stopped using film and packed up my darkroom 15 years ago when I became an enviornmental extremist. I couldn't justify all those chemicals for a hobby. Someday I plan to get all my negatives scanned (not sure how expensive this is) but I have literally thousands of negatives in my garage. Of course, these images probably aren't nearly as good as my memory of them, so maybe they are best left unscanned :)
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10/01/2002 06:41:17 AM · #8 |
Gordon,
This, and many other of your images, makes me want to contact a travel agent :) Do you have any of this castle in digital? |
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10/01/2002 06:45:06 AM · #9 |
I shoot 35mm slides. My camera club competitions are with slides and prints only. I can use digital for my prints, but that is only 4 times per year. 35mm slides make the competitions go much more smoothly because presentation to the group is easy. Slide projectors are much cheaper than LCD projectors and the image quality of slides is truly phenomenal.
Shooting 35mm benefits my digital photography, and shooting digital benefits my 35mm photography as well. With 35mm, you are forced to compose your photo with the camera (assuming you are not processing your own film). This forced composition makes me better with digital because I find myself composing my shots better with the digital camera. The result of better composition with the digital camera is more pixels available for printing. I don't have to do as much or any cropping. I get the full benefit of a 5 megapixel image.
Digital helps my 35mm photography because I am able to get instant feedback on different exposure settings. This feedback gives me better insight as to how a 35mm shot should be exposed for an optimal photo. I make less mistakes with the 35mm.
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10/01/2002 07:22:25 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by myqyl:
Gordon,
This, and many other of your images, makes me want to contact a travel agent :) Do you have any of this castle in digital?
Thank you. It is digital ;) you're looking at it on a computer
aren't you ? :)
But really, no I don't - I took this when I was 16, on the
'Road to the Isles' which is the main road to Skye, in Scotland (about
an hour from where I grew up) It is quite a famous castle and has
been used in many films.
For some professional shots of the castle:
Eilen Donan Castle posters
I wish I'd be 'into' photography while I lived in Scotland, though I
couldn't come close to the great photos by Colin Prior
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