From the Jersey Shore
Oct 22, 2017 21:27:24 #
These are some shots I took with an old Nikon FM. I picked it up on ebay for about $30 or so. I slapped on a 50mm f/1.8 e series lens and it seems to work pretty well. The film is Tri-x and I tried "stand" developing. I think it works ok; but it does produce very grainy images. That can be ok; but many of these I had to do serious noise reduction. Do you like any of these?
Erich
Erich
no. 1 Benches and Evening Shadows
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#2 Foggy Morning
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no. 3 Sitting at the end of the Dock
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no. 4 Sixties Modern
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Oct 22, 2017 23:41:49 #
Oct 23, 2017 00:11:44 #
I like them all, Erich--nice compositions, and the grain looks pretty normal to me for old-style b&ws
Oct 23, 2017 07:51:10 #
Oct 23, 2017 09:52:17 #
Thanks for bring back the Jersey shore for me one more time before winter sets in. I particularly like #3. You captured a day on the boardwalk on a dreary day. Nice going.
Oct 23, 2017 11:09:31 #
I like no.2, 4 less so (but more because of the subject) and 1 & 2 I feel are spoiled by the centre pillar and lamp standard.
Oct 23, 2017 12:05:24 #
ebrunner wrote:
These are some shots I took with an old Nikon FM. I picked it up on ebay for about $30 or so. I slapped on a 50mm f/1.8 e series lens and it seems to work pretty well. The film is Tri-x and I tried "stand" developing. I think it works ok; but it does produce very grainy images. That can be ok; but many of these I had to do serious noise reduction. Do you like any of these?
Erich
Erich
The first three are keepers, the last one only if it has some personal connection as a documentary, but meaningless to an outsider.
No. 2 I really like!!
Oct 23, 2017 12:09:33 #
NJFrank wrote:
Thanks for bring back the Jersey shore for me one more time before winter sets in. I particularly like #3. You captured a day on the boardwalk on a dreary day. Nice going.
My bad i meant #2
Oct 23, 2017 17:26:56 #
Frank2013 wrote:
I like all but the last...
Thanks, Frank. That last one did not get the Ooompf I expected. I still like the geometric aspects and I think that sixties modern really looks dated through the filter of the years.
Erich
Oct 23, 2017 22:11:40 #
jaymatt wrote:
I like them all, Erich--nice compositions, and the grain looks pretty normal to me for old-style b&ws
Thank you. The grain does not bother me at all. Some folks don't like it. To each his own. Thanks again for the comments.
Erich
Oct 23, 2017 22:12:42 #
Ibis2 wrote:
Nice B & W photos. Looks like Island Hts NJ and Belmar boardwalk.
You know your N.J. geography. Exactly right. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
Erich
Oct 23, 2017 22:14:07 #
NJFrank wrote:
Thanks for bring back the Jersey shore for me one more time before winter sets in. I particularly like #3. You captured a day on the boardwalk on a dreary day. Nice going.
Hopefully we will get some snow this year. I really enjoy shooting the boardwalk with snow on it. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
Erich
Oct 23, 2017 22:17:02 #
John N wrote:
I like no.2, 4 less so (but more because of the subject) and 1 & 2 I feel are spoiled by the centre pillar and lamp standard.
I had not seen the pillar as a distraction; but your point is well taken. The lamp at the end of the dock appeals to me. Again, I can understand where it could be seen as a distraction. I might clone it out and see how I like it like that. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
Erich
Oct 23, 2017 22:18:53 #
neilds37 wrote:
The first three are keepers, the last one only if it has some personal connection as a documentary, but meaningless to an outsider.
No. 2 I really like!!
No. 2 I really like!!
No. 2 is, by far, my favorite shot of this bunch. I was hoping for something more with the last shot. As shot, I think it is too dead on and static. Never gets above the level of documentation. Thank you for your comments.
Erich
Oct 23, 2017 22:19:22 #
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