The Fun of Film

It may be slightly out of focus but still a lovely image. It just demonstrates what can be done with film. Try doing that if your Digital sensor packs up!
 
Finally, I managed to purchase an adapter for 120 format film. And here is my first experience using this adapter.

This is an old castle in Central Russia.
 

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Another very sharp photograph but a little grainy which will of course be out of your control. What type/make of film is there available where you live?

I have just looked on Google maps and the castle is some kilometres south east of Moscow is that the correct place? The pictures accompanying the map results show it to be a very big structure indeed.
 
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You get a lot of atmosphere into your photographs which I like.

Something you might want to consider is to change the crop. For me, the main subject is a little too central, I don't know whether I am looking at the left wall or the right wall or the tower, so I would be tempted to shorten the wall on the left which also pulls the tower to the left. In these eyes it would balance the composition better.

Use or lose.

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Glenn, thank you for your critical insight; it's very valuable to me.
I think your idea about framing is very relevant and sound. I hadn't thought about it at the time.
Thanks again for the valuable advice!
 
Another very sharp photograph but a little grainy which will of course be out of your control. What type/make of film is there available where you live?

I have just looked on Google maps and the castle is some kilometres south east of Moscow is that the correct place? The pictures accompanying the map results show it to be a very big structure indeed.

I deliberately wanted to make the image a little grainy. I think it adds to the mood of the photograph.

I shot this image on a roll of Fomapan 100 and developed it with D-76 1:1

As for the location, it's the city of Zaraysk Зарайск. It's located southeast of Moscow. It has a very beautiful old fortress and a very cozy old city center.
 
Glenn, thank you for your critical insight; it's very valuable to me.
I think your idea about framing is very relevant and sound. I hadn't thought about it at the time.
Thanks again for the valuable advice!
I think you are being very polite. If Glenn cropped one of my photographs unasked, and posted it online, I wouldn't be very happy. In any case, I much prefer your original version to Glenn's cropped one.
 
I think you are being very polite. If Glenn cropped one of my photographs unasked, and posted it online, I wouldn't be very happy. In any case, I much prefer your original version to Glenn's cropped one.
Alan, thanks.
I think I should have taken this shot with another cropping option.
But it is what it is.
 
Just trying to offer options Alan but happy to desist if I am out on a limb here.

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Gentlemen, all is well.

I sincerely appreciate all your ideas and comments.

Glenn, I'd be interested to see your take on cropping the image.
 
This is a technical photo: I was simply testing X-ray film 9x6 cm.
Developed with D-76
 

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Another still life.
Shot at home on a wide windowsill using natural light.
First, I measured the brightness in the shadows and highlights of this scene, determined the average exposure value, and photographed it on sheet X-ray film.

Working with an old camera is very leisurely, requiring thoughtfulness and constant attention.

It's a bit like preparing a steam locomotive for work.
It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I do!
 

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You have done it again! What quality! It shows you do not need an all singing/dancing electronic marvel if you are prepared to work at it and not rush the task in hand.
 
I have the exact same Voigtlander Bergheil 6.5 x 9 camera as Martin and the exact same lens. I bought it in 1994 at a flea market in a pile of junk. I put it in a cupboard and forgot about it. In 2019, when moving house I found this camera and decided to revive it.
Since then, I have been shooting regularly with this camera. I was very excited by Martin's YouTube video of him talking about this camera.
Here is an example of a shot taken with my Voigtlander Bergheil. I have been watching the images of Belgian photographer Leonard Mizonne and was inspired by the work of this Master.
I also really like that image but don’t fancy developing my own shots anymore. I think I’m just lazy
 
I also really like that image but don’t fancy developing my own shots anymore. I think I’m just lazy
Thank you for your attention to my image.
Currently, I use both digital and conventional photography equally.
Of course, conventional photography requires more time, but there's a certain pleasure in it, at least for me.
 
I photographed an old abandoned 19th-century building and a modern Art Nouveau ramp. I wanted to show the contrast between architecture and time, but it didn't work out.
The photo came out flat and empty :-(
But what's done is done.
 

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I like that Yury simply because of the contrast between the angular windows and the sweeping curve of the ramp.
 
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