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Published: 2007-02-27 11:49:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 3295; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 88
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Went to the darkroom last weekend and it was a completely new experience. Luis , a friend of mine, bought an excellent Durst M 601 enlarger in mint condition and showed me some techniques I didn't know before...The neg wasn't that good and it was pretty difficult to work out all those details. And although the result is far from being perfect I like the outcome. Besides a gradient map the stamp and a bit of sharpening everything else is done in the darkroom. The scratches come from an acrylic plate placed over the paper. We had to use it because the paper wasn't plane (we don't have one of those frames yet). A nice trick to add some grunge without destroying the negative, isn't it?
camera: Ihagee Exa [link]
film: Ilford HP4, ISO 400
paper: Ilfospeed 2
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Impressive result using traditional techniques. Sounds like a fun process and the final product looks great
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Thanks! Traditional yes, but there's also a little photoshopping involved *whistlesnonchanlant*
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...gut, nen bisschen verzerrt is es halt schon....
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stimmt. aber da ich hier das volle negativ benutzt habe, konnte ich es leider nicht gerade aufs papier belichten...
mit der alten kamera auszurichten ist eh fies. im sucher ist alles spiegelverkehrt
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amazing. apparently we share the same love of cement plants.
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The reason I said that is I was hanging out at this weird ass cement plant yesterday, taking photos. This one definitely rivals mine though.
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upload, upload, upload
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Awesome grungy industrial work. i really wanna try something like this, but for now I'm limited to black and white shooting with standard RC Black and White paper
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Thanks..
Limitations? bah, vote DA for darkroom anarchy
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Brilliant... and the grunge adds something that that particular image, doesn't it! Beautiful work. I want my darkroom!!
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Thank you!
Doesn't it? And I'm so happy I can finally do those edges as well
I yeah I wish I had my own, but on the other hand it's more fun to do it togther ... wait, that sound ambiguous
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I know what you mean. I remember many many many fond hours at photo school...in the dark with four or five or so people..
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great job. i'm a fan of the asian styled watermark int eh corner.
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I like the image with the scratches etc. To me that says its a true photo.
And nice shot
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Thank you! Oh but scratches can be done easily with PS too, that's no proof
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Ahh true. But still...its good either way.
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great story
i cant imagine how yr negative is in real life but this technique makes yr photo seem like an old print
i love it
how is the technique called ?
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hehe thanks.
there are many techniques involved. which one do you mean in particular?
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ok lolol
not the scratches that were aded from the glass from what i understood but the rest
what did you ude?
i meant the one yr friend teached you not the normal printing
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ohh I see. Well it is normal printing, but he showed me the difference between printing with a large aperture and short time or long time with a small aperture - and in which case it's better to use the one or the other.
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Very cool. I like the explanation too.
Also you should know, I'm not a fan of pronounced signatures or stamps, but yours is perfect here, and if anything, greatly adds to the unique feel.
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Glad you enjoy it.
Yer, signatures are a delicate issue ofen out of place. As you know I have several in stock so I can add the one who fits... if there's fitting any..
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sweet sweet grunge, the grunge goes so well with the subject mater.
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sometimes I miss my old darkroom, how much did your friend pick up the enlarger for?
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you wont believe it: fifty lousy bucks. The lens alone is worth 240!
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Das ist echt geil. Grunge ist cool 
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Danke fΓΌrs Kompliment! mal selbst entwickeln ist gut - wenn man dafΓΌr bloss nicht so viel zeugs und platz brΓ€uchte
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know what? now that i wrote it down... it actually bothers me quite a lot that i can't see the bottom of the building...
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know what? you're damn right. STill have to improve my 'in-the-viewfinder-composition' skills
I also was standing on that a61 bridge across the rhein, you know. Could be that something was in the way down there - can't remember... but that's just a lame excuse
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although i would love this even more with less at the top and a bit more at the bottom (angle a bit down), i think this is my absolute favourite of your gallery...
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wow, even with that flaw? come 'ere
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Amazing shot, love the tones. Once gain you cease to amaze me. Keep it up. ^_^
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It reminds me Il deserto rosso by Michelangelo Antonioni
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