Film – Page 56 – Ink, Yarn & Beer

Over the Hills and Far Away

Panoramas allow me to capture the grandeur the vast outdoors has . . .

There are a number of different programs which do panos, one being a leap from Lightroom to the pano functions of Photoshop, MS ICE (image composition editor), and so on.

Most people do panos in digital. I like to do it with film, too, as it is a bit of a challenge – and it requires a bit of thought . . . after all, there is only so much film, far less than the room on an SD card!

And here we are: A 5-image pano of the poppy fields at the California Poppy Reserve last March, in the 50mph winds. The middle of the image doesn’t look too bad when smallish, but if you click on it twice, you will see a lot of blur in the center. Not a fab job, but the job it does is there – it shows you the stunning beauty of the fields. With less wind, the picture would have been a lot more successful.

Good Daisy to You!

Been busy with other things … but here are some daisies using Fuji Velvia 100.

I always liked the name of “daisy” – it means “day’s eye” – and these bright yellow ones certainly do cheer up the landscape.

Back Road

Toward the Sky

Another image using Fuji Velvia 100 taken in March. Clouds are not “normal” in the dry areas where I live, so are very much appreciated by yours truly!

Sunrise in Lavender

Yesterday, after waiting about 3 weeks for the local lab to return to me, I got my first roll of Fuji Velvia 100 film back. Velvia is a slide film and requires specific chemicals known as E-6 to be processed. I was asked if I wanted it cross-processed, but I said nay. The reason for slide film is . . . because it is slide film (though I do plan to try it with Agfa’s slide film).

I ended up scanning the images on my Epson V600 scanner, at 48 bit and 2400 dpi resolution. I don’t know if the scans or the film were dirty, but I had a lot of clean-up to do.

There are more pictures ahead, some panos as well, and so far, I like the colors, though they may be a bit off – dunno!

Technical specs: Nikon F100, Nikon 24-85mm f2.8-4 D, post in OnOne 10 and LR 6.