Close up portraits

Kiev 60 + Kaleinar 3B + macro ring
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/100

From the darkroom pt 2

Another fixed print from the darkroom and here's how it goes. For comparision you can check the crappy negative scan from here.

1. Base exposure to the whole picture f22, multigrade filter 5 for 8 seconds.
2. Extra contrast for the rocks, filter 5 for 3 seconds.
3. Details for the rocks and river, filter 00 for 3 seconds.
4. Burning the foundation of the bridge through a small hole, it was allmost white. Filter 00 for 2 seconds.
5. Bringing out rest of the details of the river, filter 00 for about 3 seconds.
6. Making the sky visible, filter 00 for 11 seconds.
7. Burning the border line of forest and sky, filter 00 about 5 seconds.

Notes from the earlier print made this one rather easy so far, though im not happy with the skies yet. Filter 00 probably isnt the right choice for the clouds.

From the darkroom

Dont have any new pics for now so lets get into a print i made last night. Recently i have noticed im actually more skilled in darkroom than with photoshop and upgrading my enlarger to Durst M700 with Compulux timer/calculator has really brought working in darkroom to a new level. Lets see how this print was made.
1. First base exposure, F22, 8 seconds with multigrade filter no. 5 to bring out the building and details of the forest. This negative was rather dark, allmost under exposed couse i didnt want to burn the skies when i took it.
2. Second base exposure, 4 seconds of filter no. 00 to get the details of the river out and to make the sky visible, even though this wasnt enough but more of no. 00 to the whole picture would have made the forest completely dark.
3. There was a white spot (sun and foaming water) in the river so i masked everything else and gave this spot 15 seconds of no. 00.
4. Sky was still too white so now masking everything else but the sky and giving it 10 seconds of no. 00.

Priting this negative took me about 2 hours.

Fishing at Latokartano

Kiev 60 + Zodiak fishey
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/200

Getting back to stand developing. Rodinal 1+200 for 2 hours. Im not too satisfied with these negative scans but im sure my Durst m700 will print em right.

Riksmuseet

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Couple of shots from summer

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Darkroom upgrade is keeping me bit busy right now but im doing my best with posting here.

HolgaRocks presents: Pictures!

More of what has been going on.
Fotos by VikaValter.

Rico Suave (and his sister)

Kiev 60+ Kaleinar 3B + MC Volna-3 80/2.8 + Zodiak Fisheye
+ MC Volna-3 80/2.8 + Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/50

Now using a weaker dilution of Rodinal. Grey tones maan!

Comb, mirror & chair

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Little Boy Vika

Holga

My mushroom cloud. Everytime when thinking about the subject i start hearing this song.

Close-ups

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8 + macroring
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Portraits with a chair

Kiev 60+ Kaleinar 3B + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Beach bucket

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Godzilla! +bonus

Moskva 2 + Kodak Portra 400bw

Pargas

Holga

Stripes : test shot with Kaleinar 3b

Kiev 60 + Kaleinar 3B
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Testing my new lens that arrived while i was on a trip.

MB Lock up

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Moskva colors

Funny? No?

Moskva 2

Michael's Church

Moskva 2 + Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Ye olde nuthouse

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25

Panama 2

Kiev 60 + MC Volna-3 80/2.8 + macroring
+ Ilford Delta 400 + Rodinal 1/25