OK, so my Birthday was in May. Those of us that use film know that rolls sometimes aren’t finished in a timely fashion. But these were beautiful, sent to me by my eldest brother and his wife………….Back in May. It was my 60th Birthday, so I wanted to highlight them:
From my X-700, HP5 Film and 50 mm Minolta MD f/3.5 Macros Lens.
This was such a different subject than the other images on roll #2 that I wanted to post it separately. Calm. Peace, Stillness………Taking a few days off for long awaited eye surgery. Update at the end of the week…….
I was inspired by the Business Doors submitted a few weeks ago. But I also Loved the Domino’s sign about calling in you order, and having the pizza placed on you hood…..
This is the story of my second roll of film through the 1913 Kodak No.1. I roll I shot on Pinhole Day (although it was not a pinhole). I was still testing the camera so I carried it along…..You can see some results from my first roll of film here.
I mailed my second roll, Ilford Ortho Plus (ISO 80) on April 28th and waited…..and waited……and waited. By the end of May I was beginning to worry so I contacted them. Well, you can read the correspondence at the end, I want to move on to the photos. But it suffices to say that it took them 3+ months to find my film and they returned it with no acknowledgment of the problems and no apologies. So They’ve lost my business, permanently. Oh, I’ll use their film, but I won’t send it to them for processing.
Anyway, let’s move on……….Ans start with my Favorite Crucifix:
This was the original Cemetery for Denver. And it was segregated by religion and race. This was the Orthodox Section:
Another favorite Monument above……
I forget what the tree trunk symbolizes, but it is a XXXXXX
A view of the larger Cemetery Area………….above. There is another shot taken at another location. So I will show that separately in a couple of days…….
Now for the horror of my former Film Lab. Click on the image to enlarge and read:
Use Ilford Labs US at your own risk. What I really resent is the lack of an Apology or any acknowledgment of a problem when they finally did find my film.
I’ll stick with OldSchoolLabs. They do 90% of my work (we develop the other 10% ourselves) ……..I can certainly endorse them.
Finally Getting to Post this. And Yes, I am counting it as a #WednesdayWindows Also!
Pat and Gar’s Hi-Way Bar
Now for some Lafayette, Colorado History: The Old Coke Sign from ‘Pat & Gar’s Hi-Way Bar’ was originally painted in late 1949 or early 1950. Underneath are several layers of signs and banners going back to the late 1930’s. Renovations in 1956 covered the mural with asbestos siding, which ended up preserving it.
In 2015 the Mural was uncovered by special asbestos remediation before the building was to be demolished. The rediscovered Mural, and the entire wall were removed and stored at the Lafayette Firehouse. Professional restoration experts were brought in to stabilize the mural in 2016. It was placed in the current location, at Simpson and Public Road in Downtown Lafayette, Colorado.
JULY 28, 2020, @EMULSIVEfilm, MY 2020 LOCKDOWN JOURNEY: A COMPARATIVE TEST OF KODAK EKTACHROME E100 AND FUJIFILM VELVIA 50 (BONUS PORTRA/LOMOGRAPHY INCLUDED) – By Kathleen E Johnson
A summary of all the Flowers from my Garden…and my Final Interpretation in case you missed it…………And Check out all of my Publications Here.
I realize that most of you NEVER click on my Publications or any of the other items listed on the left side of my Blog. So every 6 months or so, I’m going to give you a Summary List of Publications:
Enjoy My Publication Bouquet of July Lilies from My Garden:
Yesterday you were introduced to the Camera. Today you meet the best 5-Frames from the very first roll of Reva 127 B&W film (ISO 100). I was amazed at the results considering that I knew very little about the Camera, and this is my first roll.
First a re-intro to the Camera above. Details about the camera can be found on the Art Deco Camera Site. Now let’s look at my camera test location: Lake Waneka. We’ll start with a new view, looking west from the Boat House:
Below, my usual view looking east towards the Boat House:
Below, the beginnings of our COVID-19 Rock Monument. There are more rocks now…….
My Classic Boat Dock View. Today featuring a fisherman……
And my Classic Tree Reflection that you’ve seen in other Camera Tests:
And certainly consistent with My Inner Monet Theme.
There are many ‘Forts” in Colorado. But none of them were military outposts. Instead, these were fortified trading posts for Indigenous Peoples and early Trappers.
Fort Lupton has been completely reconstructed on a site adjacent to the original location. It was established in 1836 by Lancaster Lupton, a former soldier and West Point Graduate. Click on the link above for the details of the Founding of the Fort. He had passed through the area with the Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition in 1834.
Trading Gate, interior, the Natives were kept in this smaller area and never allowed into the main Fort.
The Watch Tower Interior & Exterior:
Private Dwelling Door:
Check out the History of Ft Collins, Ft Morgan, Bent’s Fort and there are more Forts, some even were military…………
The Irises display more of a difference, being both richer is color and truer to the colors I saw. You’ll have to trust me on that. I had intended to make Portra 400 images for all the garden shots, but that camera malfunctioned. However, I do have some Portra 400 35 mm images. One posted ant the end for comparison. As before, you’ll have to make your choice based on which color balance you prefer.
We will start with Yellow Irises, since we did see a difference in the Yellow Tulips:
As before, the E100 is on the left and the Velvia 50 is on the right. You can see the richer saturation in the Velvia 50. Something that we are expecting.
Varying the contrast and brightness had no affect on the absolute color, which is what we are interested in here.
Now we move on to Purple, which was a color that Velvia 50 favored in previous examples:
As before, E100 on the left and Velvia 50 on the right…….
For me, the Velvia yields a more attractive color and is closer to what I saw. Now let me tell you a little secret. Once in a Physics experiment in college, it showed that I tend to see a little bit into the UV spectrum. That is probably why the richer purples appeal more to me.
However, if you want truer color I think we have to get out the Portra 400 (below). Again, I think it is an aesthetic choice…….
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