Post by nikkortorokkor on Jan 10, 2008 20:58:06 GMT -5
My mother came round to visit the other day and brought with her a pack of prints & a funny story.
She'd found a film that she couldn't recall exposing, it was ISO100, which she hasn't used for years.
She took it to her local shop and sent it away for processing with instructions to just throw it away if it didn't turn out.
The lab called back a few days later, very apologetic. The film had been E6 and they'd processed it as negs! They'd done the best they could, threw in a roll of Superia 200 & free processing and done the whole job for free. Nice guys.
Well, the film turned out to be one of mine, which I must've left at Mum's when we stayed with her 4 years ago.
It was a roll I'd exposed in China circa 2003, when I'd been playing about with a Phenix (sic) DC701 and a bunch of Phenix zooms and Seagull primes.
I never bought slide film in China (no E6 processing in my locale), so the film was either packaged in the wrong can or it was one I brought with me from Australia.
So here goes: 5 years old ISO100 E6 film, airport X-rayed at least twice and cross processed by mistake.
I think the results are kind of fun. Feel free to critique, 'coz my feelings won't be hurt on this one!
Monsoon in Nanchang
Phenix 28-70 zoom (I seem to recall) mounted on a Manfrotto 190 tripod, looking down from our bedroom onto the campus gate.
LuShan (Mt Lu)
Phenix 70-210
Lakeside Lights and Fountains, Nanchang.
Weird Colours!
Something wide, either the Phenix 28-70 or a 24mm Seagull (probably the former)
A Barhopping Irishman in China
Mike & I were out boozing and smoking and telling lies. He graciously posed while I tried out the Seagull 1.4/50 prime.
I think the X-processing combines well with the Bokeh of the Seagull (which tends to be more Bokeh than focus at 1.4
)
I've always meant to try cross-processing. Now I'll definitely give it anther go. It was great getting to try it for free though.
She'd found a film that she couldn't recall exposing, it was ISO100, which she hasn't used for years.
She took it to her local shop and sent it away for processing with instructions to just throw it away if it didn't turn out.
The lab called back a few days later, very apologetic. The film had been E6 and they'd processed it as negs! They'd done the best they could, threw in a roll of Superia 200 & free processing and done the whole job for free. Nice guys.
Well, the film turned out to be one of mine, which I must've left at Mum's when we stayed with her 4 years ago.
It was a roll I'd exposed in China circa 2003, when I'd been playing about with a Phenix (sic) DC701 and a bunch of Phenix zooms and Seagull primes.
I never bought slide film in China (no E6 processing in my locale), so the film was either packaged in the wrong can or it was one I brought with me from Australia.
So here goes: 5 years old ISO100 E6 film, airport X-rayed at least twice and cross processed by mistake.
I think the results are kind of fun. Feel free to critique, 'coz my feelings won't be hurt on this one!
Monsoon in Nanchang
Phenix 28-70 zoom (I seem to recall) mounted on a Manfrotto 190 tripod, looking down from our bedroom onto the campus gate.
LuShan (Mt Lu)
Phenix 70-210
Lakeside Lights and Fountains, Nanchang.
Weird Colours!
Something wide, either the Phenix 28-70 or a 24mm Seagull (probably the former)
A Barhopping Irishman in China
Mike & I were out boozing and smoking and telling lies. He graciously posed while I tried out the Seagull 1.4/50 prime.
I think the X-processing combines well with the Bokeh of the Seagull (which tends to be more Bokeh than focus at 1.4
)I've always meant to try cross-processing. Now I'll definitely give it anther go. It was great getting to try it for free though.
