My first image post

aerialview · Oct 24, 2005

Hey guys (and gals)! Here's my first post...EGGS. Definately a fun subject:Joker:

shot on tri-x printed on ilford RC. Lemme know what you think!

TheCanonMan · Oct 24, 2005

well thay are eggs lol is that a small hand digital or a film cam ? i think with a nice zoom lens that would have turned out a lot better but it has a nice vintage look to it

LaFoto · Oct 24, 2005

Hi aerialview, welcome to ThePhotoForum.
Thanks for introducing yourself with a photo here. If you want to tell us more about yourself, there also is an Introduction Forum a bit further down

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So eggs was your subject?
Somehow I was expecting an aerial view ... can't quite nail, why

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Interesting lighting.
Any reason why there is no focus?

And CanonMan, I'm sure this was film, he/she says "printed on Ilford RC".
While I am clueless as to the meaning of the RC, printed suggests "paper" to me and Ilford is a brand name of black and white films and photo paper.

M @ k o · Oct 24, 2005

Neat shot aerialview ! And welcome. 8 )

Chiller · Oct 24, 2005

Interesting shot. Welcome to the forum!!!!

JonMikal · Oct 24, 2005

pretty cool. i like the blown spots, shadows and the fact nothing's in focus

works well here. i'll head to the refrig later and see what possibilities exist.

welcome to TPF!

terri · Oct 24, 2005

I like it, too. The blurred focus allows it to be more about shape and shadow than about eggs, although it's still obvious that's what they are.

mmm, Tri-X.

thebeginning · Oct 24, 2005

ahhh aerial, finally you got on here! if someone helped you get on here, i bet he was reaaaaally cool.

looking forward to seeing more of your newer stuff, especially the portraits!

oh, and welcome to TPF

Artemis · Oct 24, 2005

Very good and mysterious

the nightfly · Oct 24, 2005

LaFoto said:
And CanonMan, I'm sure this was film, he/she says "printed on Ilford RC".
While I am clueless as to the meaning of the RC, printed suggests "paper" to me and Ilford is a brand name of black and white films and photo paper.

RC = resin-coated paper (I remember the old days, back when I first took up photography, when there was almost a holy war between proponents and detractors of RC papers.)

And, yes, it was film. The "shot on tri-x" should have been a dead giveaway. Once again, maybe people don't remember this anymore, but Tri-X was (is?) Kodak's high-speed B&W film, and probably the most common stock for those wanting to shoot in B&W.

What I'm curious about is the pink cast to the shot, since Tri-X isn't color. Was it printed to color RC paper using filtration? Or was the cast added digitally after the image was scanned?

Tuna · Oct 24, 2005

Very nice abstract style image that has good light/shadow play. Very nice.

I'm thinking...something from the future OR an unusual and unknown selection from the Chinese buffet.

Tuna

CHRISTIAN2170 · Oct 24, 2005

a lot of things come to my mind when i see this..
really

aerialview · Oct 25, 2005

Thanks so much for the welcome everyone! I can already tell this is site is going to be addicting.

What I'm curious about is the pink cast to the shot, since Tri-X isn't color. Was it printed to color RC paper using filtration? Or was the cast added digitally after the image was scanned?[/QUOTE]

My scanner automatically did that but i think it helps add to the old look of the photo.

thebeginning · Oct 25, 2005

ohhh yes, it's quite addicting!

scanners often put color casts on images. alot of flatbeds put warm casts on the images, so that may be how it ended up with a slight pinkish tone. I think it works well for the feel of the image too, though.