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Street-portrait-nature-macro-travel Mainly film, occasionally I relapse to digital Diversity, respect and dignity Loving all living beings Living in a darkroom Life is better with a grain of silver Speak Fr. & Eng. Montreal, Canada. Proud Canadian 🍁

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I always have respect for a guy who does not just scan a negative, but instead, take the time to process it the way it should be: Enlarged on photographic paper. The MGRC is a good one. πŸ‘πŸ‘

07.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Did not see you in a while on my thread. You have serious competition with Kathleen! πŸ‘πŸ‘

01.08.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really love them. πŸ‘πŸ‘

01.08.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Elegant lady, with short blonde hair, in a dress by a window. The natural light arrive from the left and the right side is fading into the shadows.

Elegant lady, with short blonde hair, in a dress by a window. The natural light arrive from the left and the right side is fading into the shadows.

Quick portrait by the window.
#monochrome #portrait #B&W #eastcoastkin

27.07.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another great shot! πŸ‘πŸ‘

26.07.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white photo of a wave crashing on some rocks

A black and white photo of a wave crashing on some rocks

Capturing the movement.
#monochrome #B&W #eastcoastkin

26.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just enjoying life... Gorgeous.

26.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous! HBD

26.07.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything you need to have a very good day !

26.07.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Superb, I can easily imagine some black & white pictures made from that spot... with this superb model.πŸ‘πŸ‘

26.07.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking a lot of notes about film-dev combo from film shooters and actually, from what I can see, no matters the film, D-76 is pretty often THE dev of pictures that look great to me. I know that post editing after scanning can change the result but definitely have to try it.
Superb street shots ! πŸ‘πŸ‘

26.07.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lucky guy !

26.07.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If at first you want just to process films, it is inexpensive: a changing bag, a tank and some chemicals.

If you want to enlarge and print, it will take some more, but it is so rewarding.

Sometimes I think taking photos is for me just an excuse to go in the darkroom.

25.07.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice threesome!πŸ‘πŸ‘

25.07.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

-Medium format when possible.
-Addicted to the smell of the fixer early in the morning
A bonus one:
-Being 1 hour in the darkroom, has the same effect on me as a full day at the spa for others.

25.07.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You touched me deep inside with "Welcome to the darkroom".

24.07.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So shiny I am sure they screwed the light meter.
It looks like a TV add playing when I was young (yep TV existed then), about tanning oil.

But honestly... I like this shot.πŸ‘πŸ‘

24.07.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would usually said the one that has been edited a bit. However, here the original appears more natural to my eyes because the "warm" orange tone is more uniform. On the edited one it is like if only half the picture has this warm tone but not the other half.

24.07.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stock photo. It means a human spent hours in front of the screen editing it for that level of quality and said "Oh my job is so good let's sell it 10$ to a stock photo agency that will sell it $200". No creativity here, just a copy & paste job. At least AI would have been a good excuse.

22.07.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like if 2 layers of film was in the same reel slot going one over the other. The sprockets of the top layer affecting the development on the layer just under.

Just my opinion, it's worth what it's worth, that is why I give it for free. πŸ˜€

22.07.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't go without re-posting.
And probably a marketing genius said:
-"Bah! it will be fine" or "Nobody will notice".
And that kind of thing is controlling our planes and operate on our brains. I am so reassured.

22.07.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some reds appear really red, but some others are brownish. But we have to keep in mind this an experimental film.

22.07.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Color of the Phoenix II are not too bad, a bit on the warm side.

21.07.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really impressed by this film.
Nice shots.

21.07.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The message Kathleen is reading has the merit of being clear.
Too clear for me.
But anyways, nice shots! πŸ‘πŸ‘

21.07.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a cat sitting on a chair in a living room looking at the camera ALT: a cat sitting on a chair in a living room looking at the camera
21.07.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous!

20.07.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pontiac Pathfinder 1958. Built in Canada, for the Canadian market. Only few thousands built every year. However in 1958, only 449 were built.

20.07.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FP4+ did well in the bright light you had.πŸ‘πŸ‘
Love the one of the couple in the restaurant.

19.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you put 2 negatives (one that is correctly exposed and one under exposed) on a light table, do they look of the same density? Anyone tried to print one instead of scanning it? Since everybody who got this problem, are reporting it from a scan. It is like if scanners had a problem with the film.

19.07.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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