Don’t forget to dance.

Posted on May 31, 2013May 31, 2013 Posted in Still LifeTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., dance, shoes, square, table topLeave a comment

Don’t forget to dance., a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

My daughters old Irish dancing shoes caught my eye yesterday. Black and white conversion in Silver Efex Pro 2.

Before the Storm (Black and White)

Posted on May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 Posted in UncategorizedTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., blossom, lensblr, Norway, square, tree1 Comment

Before the Storm (Black and White), a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

I couldn’t leave this shot alone. I wanted to see how it would look in black and white. I thought I’d post the result so you can judge for yourselves.

Before the Storm

Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 Posted in UncategorizedTagged "Golden Hour", "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", blossom, light, tree6 Comments

Before the Storm, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Todays shot is in colour as you no doubt can see by now. I was going to make a cuppa when I just happened to look out of my kitchen window at a tree in our neigbours driveway. It was just before a stormy squall hit and the light was low and direct. It litt up this tree like a searchlight. I grabbed my camera and managed a couple of rushed shots before it all changed .Which it did,about 10 seconds after this the heavens opened.

Maria and Espen

Posted on May 28, 2013May 28, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., lensblr, Monochrome, Nikkor 16-35 f/4G ED VR, nikon, NorwayLeave a comment

Maria and Espen, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Star spangled…

Posted on May 27, 2013May 27, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged black and white, blackandwhite., BlackKeys Supergrain., hipstamatic, iphone4, iphoneography, Jane lens, Monochrome, squareLeave a comment

Star spangled…, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Emily 16 (3)

Posted on May 25, 2013May 25, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., girl, lensblr, Monochrome2 Comments

Emily 16 (3), a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

This time I used my D800 to take the portrait with my 24-70. All conversion work was done using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.

Bunny Man

Posted on May 24, 2013May 24, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., candid, lensblr, man, Monochrome, Nikkor 16-35 f/4G ED VR, nikon, Norway, skotselvaLeave a comment

Bunny Man, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

…when I grow up…

Posted on May 23, 2013May 23, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., candid, lensblr, Monochrome, Nikkor 16-35 f/4G ED VR, nikon, NorwayLeave a comment

…when I grow up…, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

This I took on a recent outing .

Unexposed

Posted on May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 Posted in HobbiesTagged black and white, blackandwhite., BlackKeys Supergrain., hipstamatic, iphone4, iphoneography, Jane lens, lensblr3 Comments

Unexposed, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Emily 16.2

Posted on May 21, 2013May 23, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged 120, 6x6, adox adonal, black and white, blackandwhite., carl zeiss 110mm f2.0 fe, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, Monochrome, rollei 80s2 Comments

Emily 16.2, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Here’s another shot from the same roll. This time a little more high key. I used the same method with Adox adonal as my last shot.

I developed my film as follows at 20°C:-
Adox Adonol 1:100 (That’s 495mls water to 5 ml Adonal)
Inversions for the first minute. Then left to stand 29 mins then 3 more inversions and left to stand for a further 30mins. Stopped with water for one minute inversions constantly and then Fixed 5mins (T-Max fixer)and washed for 10mins.

If anyone is reading this and wondering about using 120 film, let me just say that 120 roll film is a joy to work with. 12 shots on a roll suits me in addition to my mind it’s a lot less of a fiddle to load a tank with.I have never had any trouble with jamming a reel, then having to start again in the dark. So go and try some :0)