[Leica] IMG: some film portraits

[Les Myers]

I continue to feel a volt or two or more when I see "film" and the results of film work. There is, in these portraits, a film-like tonal range that I don't often see in digital photos. Maybe it's my monitor, but these are pleasing to my eyes. The highlights look a little "too" high, but, again, that may be my monitor.

les

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> From: photo at frozenlight.eu
> Sent: Wed, 9 May 2018 20:32:51 +0200
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: some film portraits
> 
> I have been alone at home for the past week, since coming home from
> Denmark, as my wife has been visiting her family in Puerto Rico. While it
> is a bit lonely, it does have certain advantages, such as parking my
> bicycle inside if I wish, and plenty of time to develop and scan a few
> rolls of film I have shot recently. Inspired by my friend Lars, I have
> also been experimenting with stand development—no agitation, very dilute
> developer (Rodinal 1:100 in my case), just let stand for 1 hour. I also
> developed in a more conventional manner, using ID11+ for a couple of
> rolls of Fuji Acros. So far I like these four portraits, which prompted
> me to start a dedicated portrait gallery within my film area on Smugmug.
> So, here they are:
> 
> Lars, kind of environmental portrait:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-chNvG2x/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-chNvG2x/A>
> 
> Lars, during a coffee break while visiting Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-mmdMkfL/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-mmdMkfL/A>
> 
> Grainy Lone, a classmate from 6th-9th grade at Skt. Knuds Skole in Aarhus
> in the mists of time:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-pLvcx7r/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-pLvcx7r/A>
> 
> Piotr, a Polish economist from the OECD, during a visit here last week:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-nmmFn7B/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Film-portraits/i-nmmFn7B/A>
> 
> Camera, film and chemistry data are given in the captions.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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