W/NW Medium Format Photo of the Month: February 2015

<p>Please post your selections for the February Medium Format Photo of the Month thread. Post as many photos as you like and feel free to include as much technical and background information as you feel necessary. I hope we have a nice turnout! Below with Hasselblad 500C and TMax developed in Rodinal 1:50 scanned on Epson V700.</p><div></div>

<p>same roll...irfanview post processing :-(</p><div></div>

<p><em>Mamiya RZ67 Pro II / 65mm W / Neopan Acros / DD-X / No Meter</em></p>

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<p><em>Mamiya RZ67 Pro II / 110mm W / Neopan Acros / DD-X / No Meter</em></p>

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<p><em>Mamiya RZ67 Pro II / 110mm W / FP4+ / Pyrocat-HD</em></p>

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<p><em>Mamiya RZ67 Pro II / 110mm W / FP4+ / Pyrocat-HD</em></p>

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<p><em>Mamiya RZ67 Pro II / 110mm W / FP4+ / Pyrocat-HD</em></p>

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<p><em>Mamiya RZ67 Pro II / 110mm W / Provia 100F / No Meter</em></p>

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<p>Nice ones, E. and Jim.</p>

<p>C & O Canal National Park, Maryland shot with my newly-acquired Bronica ETR and 40mm f/4 Zenzanon MC lens on really, <em>really</em> expired Plus-X (1979!). Developed in HC-110, scanned on an Epson 4990 flatbed with minor shadow/highlight adjustments in Photoshop Elements.</p>

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<p>The full size scan <a href="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/16296666779_640429e3dc_o.jpg">here</a>.</p>

<p>Next, with the 75mm f/2.8 Zenzanon MC:</p>

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<p>Full size <a href="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7388/15862811983_e319b26fe3_o.jpg">here</a>.</p>

<p>Last but not least, a swirling water abstract scene in the canal, also with the 75mm f/2.8 MC:</p>

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<p>Also, the full size scan <a href="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7375/16482931305_422222cfec_o.jpg">here</a>.</p>

<p>Those are brilliant, Allan. The top one is especially nice. I was a whitewater kayaker for 16 years and I have a special fondness for fast water. Was this an overcast day that you shot these on? I'm curious since this is so expired and that it's old Plus-X.</p>

<p>Mamiya AFDII, ZD back, various lenses:<br>

<a title="Leivadia by Giovanni Cappai, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16329958569_d608599b9a.jpg" alt="Leivadia" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>

<p><a title="Anavisos, Attika by Giovanni Cappai, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/16303320087_e7715641d2.jpg" alt="Anavisos, Attika" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>

<p><a title="Tripsas Bros by Giovanni Cappai, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7417/15805022703_c6c44f8bff.jpg" alt="Tripsas Bros" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>

<p><a title="Anavisos by Giovanni Cappai, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/16414577706_f9e6183a27.jpg" alt="Anavisos" width="500" height="372" /></a></p>

<p>reflekta . ektar</p><div></div>

<p>...</p><div></div>

<p>Thank you Jim. The day was a thin bright overcast with little or no shadows present, an overall pleasing, diffusing light. As for the Plus-X, a couple of years ago I was able to get a hold of three 1979-vintage 5-roll pro packs of 220 size on eBay for ten bucks. I was amazed as to how useable it still is; there's some fogging, but not excessively so, certainly nothing to prevent printing or scanning without undue effort. Developing in HC-110 helps I think, as it has a reputation for minimizing fog on old film.</p>

<p>Thank you, Allan, for the details. The results are fantastic, especially considering how old it is. I didn't know that HC-110 could minimize fog. That's optimistic. I know that pyro intensifies fog so I only use it on fresh stock. I haven't used HC-110 since finding Pyrocat-HD but it's a very nice developer.</p>

<p>How did you determine your EI and development time on a film this old? You nailed both!</p>

<p>Heidelberg bikes</p><div></div>

<p>Venice</p><div></div>

<p>More Venice</p><div></div>

<p>Nice one, Robin!</p>

<p>Great bikes, Robin.<br>

Jim, I like your The Right Time and Stone Path. Beautiful texture and contrast.<br>

Last year I traveled to Paris to meet New Year. At that time it was my first experience with Fuji GF670. Here’re a couple shots.</p><div></div>

<p>Seine River.</p><div></div>

<p>Paris.</p><div></div>

<p>"Paris Cafe" is very well done, Roman P!!</p>

Hey, Jim I have to say it was good old trial and error with bracketing! What finally worked was an EI of 40, definitely no

more than 50 and no more than a 15% increase of published development time. Any longer and fog would become an

issue. I found that generally, a generous exposure was way better than underexposure. When underexposed, and

applying contrast corrections in PE, the grain became highly exaggerated. You can see some of this effect in "Swirling

Water" which was shot at an effective EI of 80.

 

Nice submissions everyone!

<p>Good one Robin!<br>

here's my contribution </p><div></div>