[tuco]

I didn't use an ND filter, but I did use an approx. 2-stop light reducing red filter to up the contrast and darken the sky. It was a slightly cloudy sunny day. The above image is a 16x multi-exposure which yields 4 stops shorter exposure times than normal. The Pentax 645N (and N II) has a very nifty multi-exposure function, so I set the ME-lever on the side on multi-exposure and the EV-knob on -3 EV. I also set the ISO-setting one EV higher (200 iso instead of box speed 100 iso). Doing that I can use the internal meter and take 15 shots, return the multi-exposure lever to the non-ME position and take the last shot. That way I get 16 exposures on the same negative each corrected -4 EV corresponding to one single normal exposure.

Here's another example:

Okay. So 16 exposures on one frame and there is some movement (film?) between exposures that creates the blurry picture?

[LaHo]

Okay. So 16 exposures on one frame and there is some movement (film?) between exposures that creates the blurry picture?

That's right. It's all done handheld. It's best to find some spot on the focusing screen to line up with a central object on the subject, but a little misalignment is of little concern. I usually do small steps sideways for each exposure. I did that with the coffee bar. That makes the background more blurry and often more interesting, whereas the central part is more or less recognizable. In the archway I stood on the same spot, but let the handheld part contribute to the general blurriness. Solitary trees, ornate street lamps, statues, columns and the like are often good subjects for this sort of thing.

The technique can be combined with tilting of the camera or walking towards or away from the subject.

This is a steam engine in the entrance of the workshop (with a tree added in for good measure):



Camera: Pentax 645N
Lens: smc Pentax-FA 645 45mm F/2.8
Exposure: multi and combined exposures
Film: Fomapan 100 Classic homedev. in Kodak XTOL 1+1


A local Church


Camera: Pentax 67 II The 67 II also as a useful ME function
Lens: S-M-C Takumar 6x7 75mm F4.5
Exposure: 1/125 @ F8 x12
Film: Rollei Retro 80S hand dev. in D-76 1+1

[noctilux]

This one's inspired by the car shots here by Swift1 and others:

Rolleiflex 3.5A, Fuji Pro 400H

[dsmithhfx]

Tri-X

[ZombieArmy]

Tri-X

I love how moody tri-x is. My absolute go to b&w.

Great shot.

[tuco]

That's right. It's all done handheld. ...
This is a steam engine in the entrance of the workshop (with a tree added in for good measure):

I see and thanks for the info. My narrow thinking thought it was on a tripod. But I'm thinking what the steam engine would look like if, say, the last exposure of it was twice+ as much as the other exposures.

[goatsNdonkey]

Vivitar Series 1 F3.8-4.8 24-70mm VMC at 24mm
Sears (Ricoh) KSX film slr
Expired Fujicolor NPS 160 at iso 100

(cross-posted)

[LaHo]

I see and thanks for the info. My narrow thinking thought it was on a tripod. But I'm thinking what the steam engine would look like if, say, the last exposure of it was twice+ as much as the other exposures.

Probably not very much different. The last exposure would then be like two exposures lining up exactly, but if we are talking about 8 or more exposures in all, that would not amount to much of the total. With multi-exposures such as these, the randomness is the main thing.

[tuco]

Here I needed 80% of the exposure with the ferry stationary and the remaining 15% of the time of it moving in order to get a solid fill of it sitting still. It took multiple tries to get it right because I had to guess when the ferry was departing. I tried multiple exposures but you have to time that just right too because the ferry would sit lower in the water as the cars pilled in.

Wisner 4x5 TF, Schneider APO 120/5.6, 320TXP

[Helios 1984]

I've shot this one at the end of May while I was dinghying in the Thousand Islands area.



Spotmatic w/ Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f/1.4 on Fujifilm Superia X-Tra 400
Developed in Unicolor C-41 press kit

[nickthetasmaniac]

Here I needed 80% of the exposure with the ferry stationary and the remaining 15% of the time of it moving in order to get a solid fill of it sitting still. It took multiple tries to get it right because I had to guess when the ferry was departing. I tried multiple exposures but you have to time that just right too because the ferry would sit lower in the water as the cars pilled in.

Wisner 4x5 TF, Schneider APO 120/5.6, 320TXP

I really (really) like the top two thirds of this, but the composition is ruined for me because of the lawn in the foreground.

I'd love to see a version with a wider perspective and the foreground cropped out!

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Dusty | Paper Beach

M2, Voigtlander 50/f1.5 and Reala100

[dsmithhfx]

Tri-X

[dsmithhfx]

I love how moody tri-x is. My absolute go to b&w.

Great shot.

Thanks. TBH I'm not finding a big difference in various emulsions after they've been through PP, exposure seems to be the overriding vairable. When I used to do wet printing ~30-years ago, I preferred HP5+, really liked the grain and contrast.

[tuco]

I'd love to see a version with a wider perspective and the foreground cropped out!

Sorry, I don't have that version on my stream anymore. It was a digital version taken on the other side of the ferry run.

[stevebrot]

...It took multiple tries to get it right because I had to guess when the ferry was departing...

That would be a challenge. Did you wait for the prop surge?


Steve