xbow Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I was roaming around the hills south of Dallas, and came across a historical farm site called Penn Farm. It was continuously used as a farm by the same family (forget their name....) from the 1850s to the 1940s...when there land was flooded by a useless recreation lake. As I wandered the acreage, I saw these structures and immediately thought of Gene M.... Gene M., I hope these meet with your approval! BTW, I am now processing my own BW, quite frankly, because of the interest you sparked for me in doing it...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbow Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 And another....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbow Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Some more....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbow Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 ...last one<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbow Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ok I lied.....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw436 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Great pics, Frank! Funny- Gene has gotten me all fired up to develop my own film, too. I've never done it before but I just aquired all the stuff to get started. Now I just have to work up the nerve to give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Great shots of what looks like a photogs dream. I'm delighted you guys are doing your own film. If I can help, simply ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosteaM Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice pictures John, I'm also fascinated by old farms. you always try to imagine the people who lived there and how their life was. Last week-end I bought a Mamyia Sekor 500TL from the local Salvation Army store, quickly replaced the melted seals and shot some old farm houses. Will post something soon. By the way what camera have you used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralf_j. Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Great photos John, especially the compostions. The only thing I would change is to boost contrast a bit, you can either do it by PS, or by over-developing the image a bit. By the way, what camera and lens combination did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbow Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ralf- the camera was a Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C with a 3.8/10.5 cm lens. I also used a Zeiss Jena Yellow D filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw12dz Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice shots, John. No matter how many rolls of film I develop, I still get the same "rush" when after the final rinse, I remove the reel from the tank and see that I've actually captured images on film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin_h1 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I have a feeling Gene has inspired a good number of people here, myself included. Looking forward to more great pics from you all. I agree Stuart, there's just something about seeing those images on the still wet film. Just wish i had more time to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseberry guitars Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice work John. Always wanted to get to that part of the USA. I love the South West but never been to Texas. So much interesting history there. I'll look forward to more of your work. That 6 x 9 is a great format isn't it? Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Ive been wandering around this small town Im staying at in Maryland and the thought keeps popping into my head of finding things like Gene M. would find... things that might make interesting photos but would usually be passed by as "too ordinary" for most folks to bother. Or going back to the same location to shoot because maybe its a different time of day so the lighting is a little different. I like that about Gene's work... how you start to get a feeling of familiarity with the areas hes shooting in alot... it reminds me of how Monet would do paintings of the same scenes at different times of day and times of year. Thanks for the inspiraton!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Superb pictures John. Hope to see more pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john carter Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Very nice, Classic Camera and Tmax100. There is something very smooth about the combo. I just loaded some Tmax100 to further fine tune my process, I taking a long trip this Fall with a semi-classic camera and Tmax100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbow Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 BTW folks...This is the kind of thing you have you watch out for when you try to follow Gene M's photographic "Lead"......<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 John, Good Job..I too want to get back to developing my own film. In my 20s for about 2 years I did just that. This forum and specificall Gene has got me hankering to do it. I"ve got quite a few old cameras not least a baby Speed Graphic and a Super Ikonta. I will want a 120 negative scanner. I still have my tanks in the cellar but no darkroom since I moved to Europe. Further Inspiration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylvan_rambo Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Hi John, Sounds like all you need is a film changing bag to transfer the film into the tank. Once the film is in the tank you can process in normal room light. Then scan if you wish. Join the darkside once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardo_mottola Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 fine that you develop your own stuff! If you used a yellow filter, contrast should be good. So either some of the scans are not good or your lens might need a cleaning... In such outdoor pictures I wouldn't try to overdevelop, contrast is usually high enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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