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chromogenic print from 35mm C-41 film

Canon Elan 7E
EF 17-40mm f/4L @ 17mm
~30s (bulb) @ f/11

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rendezvous

A small skiff approaches a tuna fishing boat at Newport, OR harbor marina on Yaquina Bay.

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Model: NIKON D50
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 26mm - w/18-55 kit lens​
 
seenew said:
10? Really? I guess Kodak chemicals are different, but I usually fix for 2-3 minutes, max. You print on RC or fiber?
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it was 10 min for the film, the instructor i had gave me that time. it was regular fixer and not a rapid fix. according to kodak, it says 2-10 minutes depending on the film, but every box of film i've seen only lists dev times.

since then my g/f and i have set up a darkroom in her house and we bought ilford rapid fix. 5 min for film, 1/2 minute for rc paper, and 1 or 2 minutes for fiber paper. when i printed that image on rc paper, i think i fixed it for 1 min, i'll have to double check on it though.

so far i've only used ilford pearl rc paper.

camera: yashica-12
lens: 80mm yashinon 1:3.5
focal length: 80mm
aperture: f/3.5
shutter: 1/2 sec
film: ilford fp4+
iso: 125
filter: none
location: raleigh, nc

development:
d76 1:1 @ 10 min with agitation every 1 minute
kodak stop @ 30 sec
kodak fixer @ 10 min
water rinse
hypo wash @ 3 min
water rinse
photo flo @ 1 min

scanned with an epson 4490 at 1200 for posting to the web

photoshop:
brought the white/black sliders in to set the white/black points on the histogram
bumped up contrast

the dreaming trees
 
Silverbird0000 said:
seenew, that is really cool! Can you explain it a little?
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thanks! It's burning steel wool, tied to the end of some picture-hanging wire. It oxidizes rapidly, and as you sling it around, sparks come off, which glow for a while. I've heard it called firewire, and since we've got nothing better to call it, that's what my friends and I call it, too.

(don't do it anywhere near grass or trees or anything, it can start fires very easily. We only do it at the beach, but I guess a large parking lot would work. It sends them out about 25 feet in any direction)

oh and thanks epicwelshman
 
seenew said:
thanks! It's burning steel wool, tied to the end of some picture-hanging wire. It oxidizes rapidly, and as you sling it around, sparks come off, which glow for a while. I've heard it called firewire, and since we've got nothing better to call it, that's what my friends and I call it, too.

(don't do it anywhere near grass or trees or anything, it can start fires very easily. We only do it at the beach, but I guess a large parking lot would work. It sends them out about 25 feet in any direction)

oh and thanks epicwelshman
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Firewire...great! Loving the photography
 
seenew said:
thanks! It's burning steel wool, tied to the end of some picture-hanging wire. It oxidizes rapidly, and as you sling it around, sparks come off, which glow for a while. I've heard it called firewire, and since we've got nothing better to call it, that's what my friends and I call it, too.

(don't do it anywhere near grass or trees or anything, it can start fires very easily. We only do it at the beach, but I guess a large parking lot would work. It sends them out about 25 feet in any direction)

oh and thanks epicwelshman
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So someone was slinging it around and you took a picture? Did it burn the person? Or catch clothes on fire? I'm interested because I think I'll try this!
 
zblaxberg said:
what exactly is that?
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seenew said:
thanks! It's burning steel wool, tied to the end of some picture-hanging wire. It oxidizes rapidly, and as you sling it around, sparks come off, which glow for a while. I've heard it called firewire, and since we've got nothing better to call it, that's what my friends and I call it, too.

(don't do it anywhere near grass or trees or anything, it can start fires very easily. We only do it at the beach, but I guess a large parking lot would work. It sends them out about 25 feet in any direction)

oh and thanks epicwelshman
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I saw this while walking around downtown Fort Myers, FL. I loved the way it came out and I love how you can see the rain rolling in on the right.

Camera: Nikon D40
Shutter: 1/800
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 55mm
Lens: 18-55mm kit
 
Silverbird0000 said:
So someone was slinging it around and you took a picture? Did it burn the person? Or catch clothes on fire? I'm interested because I think I'll try this!
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Nah, you don't really stand much chance of being burned if you're the one slinging it, all the sparks shoot away from you. Only time you would get burned is if you let the chunk somehow come down and hit you. The pellets it sends off stay hot only momentarily, so it scares you more than hurts you if you get hit. The pieces are probably only about a quarter the size of a BB (or smaller, actually). I've only had my hair singed once, when I was standing really close to the person slinging. I recommend eye protection if you're within 25-30 feet of it, though.

Plus, like I said, make sure you don't start a fire. It's been pretty dry here lately, so we only do it on the beach, and no where near the dunes/grass.
edit: also factor in the wind. As you can see, it can affect the trajectory of the sparks significantly.
 
seenew said:
thanks! It's burning steel wool, tied to the end of some picture-hanging wire. It oxidizes rapidly, and as you sling it around, sparks come off, which glow for a while. I've heard it called firewire, and since we've got nothing better to call it, that's what my friends and I call it, too.

(don't do it anywhere near grass or trees or anything, it can start fires very easily. We only do it at the beach, but I guess a large parking lot would work. It sends them out about 25 feet in any direction)

oh and thanks epicwelshman
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Very, very cool image. :cool:
 
Devoted Donkey...

The last of my Peloponnese holiday shots, this old guy found it amusing that I sprung out from behind our van to catch him unawares!
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Nikon D40x
 
optical sight in warbird...

Some kind of sight, probably a bombsight, in a vintage B-17 Flying Fortress.

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Model: NIKON D50
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 48mm - w/18-55 kit lens​
 
camera: yashica-12
lens: 80mm yashinon 1:3.5
focal length: 80mm
aperture: f/16
shutter: 1/15 sec
film: ilford fp4+
iso: 125
filter: none
location: omaha, ne

development:
d76 1:1 @ 10 min with agitation every 1 minute
kodak stop @ 30 sec
kodak fixer @ 10 min
water rinse
hypo wash @ 3 min
water rinse
photo flo @ 1 min

scanned with an epson 4490 at 1200 for posting to the web

photoshop:
brought the white/black sliders in to set the white/black points on the histogram
bumped up contrast

your love's the warmest place the sun ever shines
 

the-spider.jpg

The Spider
9.27.07
FF S5000​

[It was extremely frustrating trying to get a crisp clean shot of this guy when my camera wouldn't let me manually focus, but i'm pretty happy with how this one came out!]
 
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