Last Flowers of Summer

[Paul Jenkin]

Taken last year with my Nikon F5, 35mm f2 and a roll of Fuji Reala 100. The blur is there because it was windy, the film was a bit too slow for the late afternoon shade and I didn't have my tripod with me. That said, I'm reasonably pleased with how it came out...

 

[Khortal]

hello there Paul ... i have not at all a problem to view your image with the blur , i see it as lovely , soft colours and most soothing to view, even the thorns look harmless a very relaxing and even comforting image

Cheers - Kort .

 

[JONIE]

I like the picture as well, Paul. Very good composing and fine colours.

Cheers,
JONIE

 

[thelps]

Taken last year with my Nikon F5, 35mm f2 and a roll of Fuji Reala 100. The blur is there because it was windy, the film was a bit too slow for the late afternoon shade and I didn't have my tripod with me. That said, I'm reasonably pleased with how it came out...

nice to see someone using film. What scanner are you using?

 

[Paul Jenkin]

Thanks for the supportive comments, guys.

As far as scanning goes, I use an Epson V750 (without the liquid mount thingy) via VueScan. I create a TIFF file, do my dusting and tidying up with the healing tool in Photoshop CS3 and then add a few adjustment layers (as appropriate) to get the right "look". I do as little sharpening as possible as I don't want the grain to start looking gritty and like digital noise, then re-size and save a version for posting.

Sounds a lot but it usually takes aout 5-10 minutes maximum and I usually only create digital files from 4-5 shots off each roll of 36 or 12 if I'm using 120. I've just got a 4x5 field camera, so this will probably be a 1:1 ratio for post processing but I'm aiming to get a good shot every time with that camera. It won't happen, of course, but it's got to be the objective.