[Leica] IMG: some film portraits

[Ted Grant]

Hi Nathan,
When I finally appeared to get some kind of handle on digital and a couple of digital cameras/lenses it never occurred to me I'd ever ever ever switch back to that medieval film and developer CONCEPT?:-)
However I looked at your film photos and for a wild and crazy moment? I fleetingly, loosely & foolishly thought recklessly? I might switch back to film?
However! In a mentally flashing moment I recaptured my sensibilities and immediately dismissed the concept! WHY?
Well how many LUG CREW SHOOTERS have shot a working assignment of a few weeks and faced the darkroom with 500 hundred rolls of film to soup and make 2 sets of contact sheets?
So my friend as beautiful as your film B&W images are? I honestly have to say? 
FILM?? NEVER!!!! EVER AGAIN!!!!!! :-) :-) :-)
CHEERS,
Dr. Ted Grant O.C.   :-)
 

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman
Sent: May-09-18 11:33 AM
To: Leica Users Group; Olympus Camera Discussion
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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