Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 2, 2008 at 7:09 AM
Hi All
I've spent some time recently having a clear out of my old film images. Looking back, it is funny how so many of the images seemed like good shots at the time - I've only kept about 10% of the images for digitisation!
This shot was taken on the dullest of dusks, but a bit of careful camera work has rendered a usable image that still appeals to me now. I love the atmosphere of the image.
C & C welcomed.
Canon 1V HS
500 mm + x1.4
1/60 @ f4
Fuji Provia 100F @ 200 ISO
Tripod and beanbag
Ahh yes, Fuji Provia, that was my film of choice. Velvia was too slow and a bit over saturated for wildlife. As you say Chris, this has a nice restful atmosphere to it. The fact that the bird's head is looking back gives the composition a good tie in with the rear birds and the use of differential focusing has really lifted the subject.
Very nice image
Robert
Posted by Daniel Read on September 3, 2008 at 3:51 AM
I only really got into photography in a serious way when i got my first digital camera, so i don't have much experience with film. having said that, I definitely can see that shots on film do have a certain quality to them.
I love the strong contrast between the sharply focused bird and the out of focus ones in the background.
Posted by eric weight on September 3, 2008 at 4:25 PM
I remember film well enough; I couldn't afford enough of it!
It's surprising how easy it is to overlook a shot because it wasn't quite what you had intended.
This is a beauty. Eric
Posted by szekiat chan on September 4, 2008 at 2:02 AM
film, especially slides for projection used to be a bit more forgiving in terms of sharpness as i recall. I used to get away a lot more with shooting a 2x TC than i would today on digital. Or maybe i'm developing the shakes now..... sigh, i do miss shooting provia, although i used to use the 400 more.
Nice enviro shot....
Posted by jack chapman on September 4, 2008 at 1:53 PM
very nice shot with a certain atmosphere to it, afraid i don't remember film too well as it largely before my time. Only ever shot 5 rolls of slide film and all on old manual focus pentax cameras off of ebay
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 5, 2008 at 4:38 AM
" . . . afraid i don't remember film too well as it largely before my time"
Thanks Jack, you made a happy man feel very old!
It isn't that long a go that film was better than digital at 35 mm; how things have changed in such a short time. When I were a lad . . . . . .
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7 repliesI've spent some time recently having a clear out of my old film images. Looking back, it is funny how so many of the images seemed like good shots at the time - I've only kept about 10% of the images for digitisation!
This shot was taken on the dullest of dusks, but a bit of careful camera work has rendered a usable image that still appeals to me now. I love the atmosphere of the image.
C & C welcomed.
Canon 1V HS
500 mm + x1.4
1/60 @ f4
Fuji Provia 100F @ 200 ISO
Tripod and beanbag
Very nice image
Robert
Cheers,
Dan.
It's surprising how easy it is to overlook a shot because it wasn't quite what you had intended.
This is a beauty.
Nice enviro shot....
Thanks Jack, you made a happy man feel very old!
It isn't that long a go that film was better than digital at 35 mm; how things have changed in such a short time. When I were a lad . . . . . .