Bots Battling in the Studio – 1

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Battling Bots Negative 1

Playing around in the studio on a Friday eve. Chris

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Rounded – Weekly Photo Challenge

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017Chris and Carol 6 Comments

Another tough choice for this week’s challenge –

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/rounded/

Here’s three –

At the marina.

Epcot

Two for one!

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Bright Blossoms

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Pear blossoms as seen and modified in the studio. We don’t normally do much in the way of post production work on our images – this is a bit abstract and we liked the final look. Please let us know what you think. Too much? It looks like a greetings card to me.

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Vestfjorden, Norway – Norwegian Sea

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

September 1987

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/ 4 zoom lens set at 80mm. Kodak Kodacolor film.

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/ 4 zoom lens set at 200mm. Kodak Kodacolor film.

During the Cold War, The U.S. Navy conducted carrier flight operations in Vestfjorden on a somewhat regular basis. These shots (and many more that I haven’t scanned yet) were taken from the flight deck of my ship, the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in late September 1987.

I can’t remember if the ship (and I stink at ship identifying) in the photo is a naval vessel from Norway, Great Britain or the USSR.

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Somewhere in London – 1987

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I can’t remember where this was taken – could it be down the block from Hyde Park? Buckingham Palace?

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodak Kodacolor film.

Scanned from the original 4×6 print with my Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II. Some loss of details scanning from a print vice a negative. Loss of color too. Maybe I’ll find the original negatives to my London trip someday.

Thanks for your visit. If you know where this is in London that would be great to know.

Chris

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Unknown Street Artist – Pisa 1986

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

This image has been posted here before but recently it’s getting noticed again on our Flickr page. So, a repost is in order. Amazing work!

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodak Kodachrome.

Chris

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Tower Bridge – London 1987

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Interesting view of the Tower Bridge on a horrible weather day (for photographing with Kodacolor) – September 1987

Adjusted a bit warmer (tone).

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/ 4 zoom lens (at 200mm) on Kodak Kodacolor film.

Scanned original 4×6 Kodacolor prints on Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II.

Adjusted a bit on the cool side.

I don’t normally convert color images to black and white but these lacked any real colors so I decided to strip away what little traces of color there were. Improved?

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At the Palace Gates – London 1987

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Buckingham Palace – Iron Gates – September 1987

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodak Kodacolor film.

Scanned from the original 4×6 prints with a Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II.

The photographer – Captured

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Mind your fingers!

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

“I never knew they got THAT big!” – My comment after meeting my first English raven. September 1987

“No shit”!

While waiting on line for a visit to the Tower of London.

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodak Kodacolor. Scanned from 4×6 finished print on Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II.

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Happy SUNday! Isle of Wight – 1987

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Scanning some Kodak Kodachrome slides from my trip to England in September of 1987. It’s hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since I was there.

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This lovely home was photographed around mid afternoon under tricky lighting conditions. Kodachrome 25 isn’t at its’ best in less than full sun but I believe the colors are appropriately warm given the circumstances. Little post production of the image apart for some minor cropping to remove the edges of the slide mount and to tone down the highlights to bring out more details in the wall in the bright sunlight. Taken with my Canon F-1 using my favorite Canon wide angle lens (FD 24mm f/ 2.8).

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Iconic symbol of England. I think the red has held up well on the slide after all these years. Only minor tweaks were needed in post production (removing the slide mount edges via a small crop). Kodak Kodachrome 25 taken with my Canon F-1 fitted with my Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens. Looking back on this image after all these years I can’t recall why I didn’t capture the entire booth on the right. I just remember that I liked that the two leaned together at the top.

I use a Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II for my scanning.

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Bots Battling in the Studio – 1

Rounded – Weekly Photo Challenge

Bright Blossoms

Vestfjorden, Norway – Norwegian Sea

Somewhere in London – 1987

Unknown Street Artist – Pisa 1986

Tower Bridge – London 1987

At the Palace Gates – London 1987

Mind your fingers!

Happy SUNday! Isle of Wight – 1987