Corners

306/366 This theme was a little less obvious in the images, but occasionally it seemed like I was seeking out corners to photograph and ones with precious little colour at that. Looking back at these images is an interesting experience, as when working with colour I tend to train the camera on very vivid subjects, but here I think the minimalistic approach works quite well. I personally like the first image in particular and the optical illusion contained within.

All images: Fujifilm Superia 100 (expired), Leica M6 with 28 mm Summicron ASPH, C-41 kit from Ars-Imago

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    1. I did. I think it was around 13 roll films and 6 4×5 sheets that I did over about 1.5 days and by the end I was tired, sore and annoyed with film photography in general. 😛
      The development normally works out pretty well and it’s when I get to the positive conversions that I start getting myself into trouble with colour balance and all that. I’m slowly getting better at it, but I still see red grass coming up in Lightroom occasionally. :-§

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      1. admiring your audacity here 🙂 while I’m usually quite confident with b&w development, I’d be way too afraid to spoil a sheet or two of those precious colour films, with all these extra baths and less tolerance in temperature… Do you use some kind of processor or still do this in manual tanks?

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      2. 🙂 the audacity comes from the fact that I mostly have expired films that I got for cheap money – I can understand the trepidation with the rather expensive sheet film!
        I do it more or less manually with a JOBO TPE, which is a glorified water bath, though I do want to try it on a CPE sooner rather than later. Even then it is still more or less a manual experience, just my arms won’t get as tired. 😉
        So far I’ve only used the C-41 kits from Ars-Imago, which are meant to be less temperature sensitive compared to other chemicals, apparently. Then it’s more or less just making sure that the first wash and developer are at rather exact temperatures, all the following steps have a much wider margin for error with respect for temperature.
        I have seen a few strange colour shifts turn up in the scanner, but this has been so inconsistent that I think it lies with the scanner and software rather than any major issues in development.
        Maybe you could give it a go if you have some roll film lying around and then move on to sheet film if you find success?

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      3. I do keep thinking around these lines, but the amount to which I’m torn between doing ever more darkroom work and switching more processes to digital to reduce the ecological impact of my photography wouldn’t fit in here 🙂
        (Well, that smiley is actually a bit misplaced as I find this a really sad and bothersome topic.)

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      4. Hi Christian, thanks for this comment, it’s also something that goes through my head when developing. Of course, I collect and store my waste for disposal at the appropriate facility, but waste is waste and not to mention the amount of water needed…
        Have you ever seen a lifecycle analysis done for a digital camera versus a film one? I’d imagine that which way the analysis falls would depend a lot on the number of images made and the ‘lifetime’ of a digital camera before it ends up in landfill or Elektroschrott.

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