Oregon analog:
Dec 12, 2012 12:06:13 #
Along with a lot of digital, I shoot one roll of film a month... at least until the last film developing station in town, a service provided by our Fred Meyer department store goes down for the final time.
I really like the whole experience of taking my time and slowing down, the delayed gratification that comes with going old school, and of course there is a different texture in the image that I end up with. I mostly shoot landscapes here in my mountainous and desert portion of our state and I often feel with film I capture a warmness, a tonal sense of timelessness if you will. And other than cropping to arrive at a composition the quality of the photographs just seem right... light and color that like the areas I visit, I am compelled to leave alone.
I really like the whole experience of taking my time and slowing down, the delayed gratification that comes with going old school, and of course there is a different texture in the image that I end up with. I mostly shoot landscapes here in my mountainous and desert portion of our state and I often feel with film I capture a warmness, a tonal sense of timelessness if you will. And other than cropping to arrive at a composition the quality of the photographs just seem right... light and color that like the areas I visit, I am compelled to leave alone.
I did crop this to get the composition I wanted.
A giant snag on the North side of the Maury Mountains in Central Oregon
Old Tumalo Barn
Dec 12, 2012 13:12:09 #
I really like the Barn ... the others are nice but the barn is really nice. Wonder what the barn would look like with out the buildings in the back ground and a tighter crop?
Dec 12, 2012 14:14:23 #
Anyone who says that film is dead needs to see your excellent images!
Dec 12, 2012 15:16:07 #
frankeieio wrote:
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Dec 12, 2012 16:29:18 #
Yes, but in another hundred years those modern building will be old and this image on film will still be good... just kidding.
That day, in early November, I was very interested in shooting with a new (to me) camera and lens I had just acquired off of ebay, and was driving around after work trying to find access to the Deschutes River in the Tumalo area. I was unsuccessful, but I did round a curve to happen upon this barn, and the snow covered peak in the back ground, and the fall color in the aspens to the other side. I pulled over, backed up and tried to recapture the "Oh, wow!"that came over me rounding the curve with my new camera. I stepped out, much to the annoyance of a couple of Australian Shepards across the road, took a few shots with the also recently purchased 75-300mm telephoto, framing the barn to the center and either side of the composition and drove off.
We have got hundreds if not thousands of old barns, and still standing homesteads, like this in central and eastern Oregon, and some day (maybe this week-I am hoping for some snow out in the desert). I am heading out to get something that can be hung on wall.
The camera that came with the lens by the way, a Minolta 9, has the sweetest sounding shutter release you can imagine.
That day, in early November, I was very interested in shooting with a new (to me) camera and lens I had just acquired off of ebay, and was driving around after work trying to find access to the Deschutes River in the Tumalo area. I was unsuccessful, but I did round a curve to happen upon this barn, and the snow covered peak in the back ground, and the fall color in the aspens to the other side. I pulled over, backed up and tried to recapture the "Oh, wow!"that came over me rounding the curve with my new camera. I stepped out, much to the annoyance of a couple of Australian Shepards across the road, took a few shots with the also recently purchased 75-300mm telephoto, framing the barn to the center and either side of the composition and drove off.
We have got hundreds if not thousands of old barns, and still standing homesteads, like this in central and eastern Oregon, and some day (maybe this week-I am hoping for some snow out in the desert). I am heading out to get something that can be hung on wall.
The camera that came with the lens by the way, a Minolta 9, has the sweetest sounding shutter release you can imagine.
Sdaupanner wrote:
I really like the Barn ... the others are nice but the barn is really nice. Wonder what the barn would look like with out the buildings in the back ground and a tighter crop?
Dec 12, 2012 16:32:22 #
Dec 13, 2012 22:00:07 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
frankeieio wrote:
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I also shoot mostly digital now, albeit with an older camera (still for me a steep learning curve), but lately I've been taking along my old Canon A-1 with a roll of 100 film in it. Like you, I appreciate the different kind of effort that goes into each shot, and I work much harder to get a good photo.
Dec 14, 2012 01:44:18 #
Michael O'
Loc: Midwest right now
frankeieio wrote:
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Great shot of the old and crumbling barn. They are all going in today's world.
Jan 31, 2013 09:20:57 #
frankeieio wrote:
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