I’ve continued to expose film and it is getting easier. I am almost finished with my second roll for the coming week. That should allow for more time to process and print. These prints were made late at night. My flatbed scanner appears to attract dust that I just can’t see on the glass. The prints are clean but the scans look as if I made the prints in the dirtiest darkroom on the planet…
I made six prints this week. My goal is to make at least three a week. Here they are:
Dawn just before ride to work
Birch trees in front yard at dusk
View into backyard at the end of the day
My friend Paul relaxing at local tavern
Turn out areas for horses
Rock in garden
Paul looks passed out at the local tavern!
hi, i have been quite inspired by your website for more than 18 months now, and am about to purchase a vespa. i was wondering if either the LX150 or GTS250 can fit a full face helmet under the seat.
Dude, you live in some Gothic netherworld! Adams family ain’t in it!
Hi Steve. The top three photos shown are pretty darn nice. The grainy scooter in the morning dampness and the two foggy snow yard photos have a lot of atmosphere. It looks like your hit ratio is rising.
Paul
Steve,
The essence is like modern day Ansel Adams.
Keep it coming and like your friend Paul…you may have hit the right contrast and exposure.
Steve, I like them all but the first is my favorite.
lovely atmosphere, as usual.
the field with horse fence is evocative.
to keep your scanner clean I think you could try a couple of things; the first is to use something to wipe grease, as too often greasy dirt looks almost invisible and after the rag it looks clean and immediately starts to attract and stick dust in place.
the second is to use an anti-static rag, just like Swiffer or similar (dunno if you got Swiffer in US but I believe so…) to get rid of static. It’s the second best dust magnet…
consider wiping the scanner’s surface with an anti-static immediately before putting down the print to scan, it might help.
Nice images! Is that Paul’s best side??
Ciao Steve. These are fantastic black and whites. They remind me of the power of light, shading and darkness. Thanks for posting them.