Ricochetrider Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Advance apologies for submitting yet another photo of cars and motorcycles... but here goes. :) This is another from my Hasselblad 500cm, shot on Kodak Ektar 100 film. My most "liked" image from TROG to date, as far as The Internet goes- and I personally am still amazed at the color on this. Little (or none) of which has anything to do with photographic "reality". If there is such a thing. After mulling it over for a while, I thought I'd go ahead and submit this for y'all's critique. Sorry to bore you to death with endless photos of similar subject matter but hey- "motofoto" (as I call it) is a big part of what I do. I mean, to overstate the obvious. As an aside, the lab I sent this film to, Old School Photo Lab in NH, has a $10.00 upgrade scan option, so I gave it a try. On medium format 120 roll film at 6cm X 6cm, their normal scan results are 2416 X 2380. The upgrade scans come. in at 4832 X 4760. Probably, this is a convo best suited for elsewhere but wow, it sure feels like these upgrade scans are significantly better than the base level option? This version of this photo is a copy/paste file link from Zenfolio, as these upgrade scans files are 11-13mb in size! In any event, without further ado, I present the following, straight out of the camera with no post processing: Thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTriplett Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Link or post image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Link or post image? Hmm David, sorry, but do you mean to say you can't see the image? It's showing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JDMvW Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 There's something I love about rat bikes and rat cars. Power to you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 OK I resized this image so here's the 2.8 mb "drag n drop" in case the linked Zenfolio image isn't visible for whatever reason above... if its too big for your data allowances at 2.8 mb DON'T CLICK ON IT PLEASE and thanks very much in advance for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wogears Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I think you're a little too close here. I do love the color. As far as "straight out of camera" is concerned, there is no such thing. These are positive images, not negatives. Since a lab did the inversion from negative to positive, they did the post-processing for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I think you're a little too close here. I do love the color. As far as "straight out of camera" is concerned, there is no such thing. These are positive images, not negatives. Since a lab did the inversion from negative to positive, they did the post-processing for you. Ah, OK then, let's amend that to "no post processing done by me". Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericphelps Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Despite recently giving up motorcycling after 4 decades, pics of them do nothing for me. But I will say your 'stairs' photo in the No Words section, Color Pictures That Could be B&W, is the most etherial and lovely photo I've seen in years. Big congrats on that one! 1 Why do I say things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Despite recently giving up motorcycling after 4 decades, pics of them do nothing for me. But I will say your 'stairs' photo in the No Words section, Color Pictures That Could be B&W, is the most etherial and lovely photo I've seen in years. Big congrats on that one! wow man thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I see this as a study of details. The background adds by giving us a setting, but I love the patina and grub of this old, well used HD. The archaic nature of the shift lever linkage, the worn nob, the paint, showing fuel-spill stains that haven't been polished away. The faded colors, the grease, dirt and rust. I love all that. This image may be aimed at us gear-heads, but it does tell a story. A brand new HD would be a total bore, but this is intriguing and fun, at least for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylynn Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 There are a few things going on here that I love. The close up view of one rider and bike, with the other one slouched and looking to the side, tells a story. There’s action going to happen soon but right now we’re waiting and there’s a mix of anticipation and boredom that’s interesting. The color palette is great, with the one red tank and the blues and greens that are all a bit muted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Thanks very much, to everyone, for your commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Advance apologies for submitting yet another photo of cars and motorcycles Hey- different strokes. Some people would rather see a rusty bike or car than a flower, after all is said and done.;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainerbuesching Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I love those colors from the Kodak Ektar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_scott Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I especially like the patina on the bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrykelly Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I'd also like to see in brown toned monochrome. Evocative of dirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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