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think i'll post some fuckin' photos. FE2, 55 micro 3.5, ilford super XP2. scanned by my lab, only minimal shooping (contrast, gamma, crop) that i can do on my girlfriend's mac. also, not sure if exif will show, since i'm using Preview.

part of just a blah little side project i'm working on: unnatural lighting in urban areas.
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alternate to>>162084

not sure which i like more.

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>> linkiE !ei5A1FPDuk
I saw Noritsu in the exif before I read the text in your post and though "wat."

If I were doing a project like that, I'd use a contrastier emulsion, like Kodak Tmax (<3) to emphasize what I'm aiming for (the lighting itself). You owe it to yourself to give it a try. If you buy 100 feet of it, you'd be looking at about 80 cents per 36-exposure roll iirc...and if you're like me, you'll go through the entirety of it in a week just experimenting with the contrast.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>162089

actually, i have three rolls worth of this shot on tmax 400 developed in plain ol' d76, because i was thinking exactly what you just said: more contrast. so, yeah. totally valid criticism, good suggestion. because i agree with it, lul.

no way to scan those in, though.
>> linkiE !ei5A1FPDuk
>>162090

I like d76, but the developer I absolutely LOVE is the A-B solution from Photographer's Formulary.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>162092

holy shit, i've never heard of this place. 10000 internet memes offered as a congratulatory prize for services provided for you.

>FORMULARY BW-2 T-MAX DEVELOPER is unique, giving the TMAX film the sharpness it was meant to have.

yeayeee!
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>>162093

There's a good example of what it can do. Shot on 400 tmax...by far my favorite b/w emulsion...Kinda wish I had packed 100 to avoid the grain.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>162094

damn, that looks good. any other recommendations?
>> linkiE !ei5A1FPDuk
>>162095

Um, for your "weird lighting" project, you may want to underexpose your shadows a stop or two to get them so they punch...and get some interesting angles of your buildings. Make the light/shadow patterns make sense with the stuff they're on. Shoot multiple shots of the same things at different perspectives, bracket your exposures, and don't be afraid to experiment; see what works when you see it in print.

I'm going to bed...happy shooting!
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aw, hell. one more. when you see it, you'll giggle bricks.

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>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
>>162086
I like this one a lot.
>> Anonymous
>>162243

Is it that the middle car is a Saturn, and Saturn = fail?
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>>162246

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>> Anonymous
:O
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>162245

thanks man. i don't like the composition in that one so much. my favorite is actually>>162084

but that's probably just because it was such an evocative scene in my mind. i was walking around trash filled alleys, staring at sidewalks, looking for weird light patterns. i look down this one alley and there's this gorgeous golden tree caught in the sunlight, a little slice of nature stuck between a parking garage and the alley side of some office buildings. i should actually go back this week and shoot in color, since there's sure to be blossoms by now. these photos were shot a month or two ago.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>162078
Boring wall is boring
>>162079
Boring curb is slightly less boring, but still pretty boring
>>162080
Kinda like this one. First one that really shows the interesting light patterns that I assume were what you were trying to capture here. Also, the angle pleases me in a fucking-with-my-head sort of way.
>>162081
This is like the last one, but not good somehow.
>>162082
Meh
>>162084
Kinda like
>>162085
>>162086
>>162087
Meh, meh, meh.
>>162088
Your film doesn't have quite enough latitude to catch all of that. Too much of this scene falls outside the boundaries of your negative's range, and it makes my eyes sad.
>>162094
This one, I like.
>>162243
A world of meh. When I figured out it was the window face, it was a let down. I was hoping that one of the cars had a fucking couple in it or something. Would be good if it were just the face, not good overall.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>163205

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.. :(

but i hear your critiques, and i appreciate them.