Eletric Sheep

[paulh]

I went for a wander on the bike the other day, since the sun had

decided to make a rare appearance. I loaded the Agilux Agifold with

some Efke 100 and the Moskva with some Velvia 100.

 

In spite of Amsterdam (and the whole Randstad area) being densly

populated, you can find some quiet spots quite close by.

 

The following two shots are from the Agifold, with the Efke developed

in Rodinal 1:100 for 16.5 minutes. The shots were taken with a light

yellow filter and have not been "messed with" in PS apart from levels.

 

I don't know what it is, but I found the sheep shot interesting and

amusing at the same time. "Mum" came up to see me, and "little 'un"

followed. They seemed quite curious for woolly ones.

 

The power station (I think that is what it was) was taken about 200m

before the sheep.

 

I'll post some others from the roll later, and also some from the

Moskva (which for $19 is superbly sharp, especially when stuck on a

tripod - the 6x9 chromes are razor sharp).

 

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[paulh]

And powering the sheep...

 

I have to say, the Efke 100 doesn't seem to need such "strong" filtration to bring out detail in the sky compared to most other B+W films I've used.

 

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[cenelsonfoto]

Paul, both shots are nicely done. The sheep shot is eyegrabbing due to the belly providing such a nice 3D quality to the composition. Good work.

[david_m]

Nice shots but they look a little over-contrasty. The Agifold looks like it has a decent lens.

[andrea_ingram]

Nice shots. Would love to use my Agifold but i made the mistake of unscrewing the front lens to clean it and have never been able to get it back on the thread again. Doesn't seem to be any damage to the threads but just can't get it started. Any ideas?

[francisco_arcaute]

Greetings from LA:

 

Very nice images Paul -- they remind me of Pink Floyd album covers from the 1970's.

 

Francisco Arcaute

[lacy_dillard]

I really like the sheep photograph. That composition really works for it. I would buy it if I saw it for sale. The electric plant looks good, but doesn't quite stand up to the sheep. The same composition seems a bit dull here. Anyway .. love the sheep. Also, I love the Philip K. Dick reference! He's one of my favorite authors .. the titles really add to the photos (for me anyway :)!

[dean_williams]

What was it? Do androids dream of electric sheep?

 

I like the sheep shot too, Paul. The composition gives it a kind of strange humor.

 

I have one of these Agifolds too. I need to do a little work on it. The rangefinder patch is gone. Someday.

[paulh]

Dean

 

The patch on mine was patchy (!), so I got some half-silvered mirror from some place on the net (surplus store of some sort). Cut it to size, ripped of the old one, and put in the new one. Very simple, the RF being non-coupled is easy to adjust.

 

Paul

[silent1]

Andrea, I had the same problem in restarting the front element on my Olympus Pen EES-2 when I had it off to clean the aperture blades. I found that in fact the threads were damaged -- the very, very thin edge where one or more of the leads come to the end, on either inside or outside, has gotten folded down, blocking the entrance to the thread groove, most likely (this can happen if you apply too much pressure while turning backward to locate the thread start).

 

What worked for me on the Olympus was to chase the threads outward to the end, on both male and female parts, with the finest screwdriver blade I had. Depending on your threads and screwdriver collection, you might find the tip of a knife blade works better.

[andrea_ingram]

MAny thanks Donald. Wll give it a try