more X-process from the Lubitel

[aoluain]

June 30, 2009 at 11:22 pm

Had a spot of bother with this roll of Provia 400.

I had the camera constantly in the car with me in the glove
compartment but only noticed half way through the roll
that one of the external screws used to hold on the door latch
was missing, I had to get out the black insulation tape reserved for
holga emergencies. I was getting a lot of light leakage through the
screw hole, never thought to cover that!

anyway here is another 2 from the second roll !

[5faythe]

July 1, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Hi Alan,

#1 would probably be representative of a typical farmyard
scene of it’s time.
The curved galvanized roof of the shed, what looks like cement walls and
the tubular barred gate.
The hopper looks relatively new but dosen’t seem to be used.
The image looks like it could have been shot years ago.
I like it. No comment about the fogging :)

#2 also has the feeling of an image from a few years back but elements
in the picture place it in a more recent time.
This image dosen’t have the same resonance for me as #1 has but
then I’m a farmers son.

Cheers,

John.

[aoluain]

July 2, 2009 at 7:59 am

Thanks John,

Yea the first one reminds me of something from the 50’s.

Bottom one not the same really, though I think there is something of interest in it. ?

Alan

[MartinOC]

July 3, 2009 at 11:16 am

I actually like the second one better.
I love the cloud and the overall colouring but the is a certain compositional balance in it.
The eye gets drawn from the sign to the boy to the underpass. There is communication of the foreground with the background.
I don’t really the best way to describe why I like it but that was my attempt.

The first is good too, I’m generally not a fan of light leaks unless the they somehow luckily add to the picture, here its just a light leak for me.
But the 50’s /60’s colouring does tie in with the suggestion of a space rocket, that’s nice.

Martin

[aoluain]

July 3, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Thanks Martin,

I know what you are getting at with #1, it caught my eye
in a strange way too . . . obviously.

I agree with the light leak thought. This one in #1 was not
planned and is a bit annoying.

The space rocket was actually what I thought when I drove past
and the colouring helps too.

I suppose that is part and parcel of “lo-fi photography”, the unexpected.

Alan