Roll-047: (Leica MP/HP5 Plus)
Most of the shots on this roll were taken indoors in low light, so the Summilux was at either 1.4 or 2.0, meaning I missed focus quite often.
Jack Baty
Programming Note: 2021.12.27
My dream is to maintain my writing in one place. Unfortunately, I enjoy tinkering with different publishing tools so much that I have never been able to choose a single platform and stick with it. I’m going to try focusing my writing here at copingmechanism.com for a while
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Roll-046 (Leica MP/HP5 Plus)
Some days, I just really need to finish a roll. The photos of Alice relaxing in the sunshine reminded me how good film is at holding onto highlights. I feel like I couldn’t blow them if I tried.
Too bad about the PrimeFilm XAs Scanner
Scanning 35mm film with a flatbed scanner isn’t great, so I bought a PrimeFilm XAs scanner to see if that would help. It didn’t. The XAs creates large, sharp scans…when it works. I was excited by the prospect of scanning an entire roll of 35mm film in
Roll-045 (Leica MP/HP5 Plus)
Random Images – Lunch at Founders
I got to have lunch with Steve and Bryan at Founders. Here are a few snaps I took between beers.
Charlie
Charlie is 15 and has slowed down some, but can still be cute when he wants to be. I’ve been exploring color lately. I most often prefer black and white photographs, but I wonder if this is simply because I’m not good with color. I like the consistent,
Random images – November 30, 2021
I don’t have anything interesting for today, so here are a handful of images made around the house using the SL2-S and various lenses.
From workbench to writing desk
I put together a workbench in my basement office that was supposed to house all of the cool “maker” projects I was planning. You know, little electronic builds, equipment repair, that sort of thing. I’ve come to realize that these projects are infrequent and the workbench space is mostly
A Broader Scope
Copingmechanism.com has alternated between being a general purpose blog and being a photography-only blog. It’s been mostly photography for months now, but I’m thinking of expanding the scope to include, well, everything I want to write about. If I were a real photographer, it might make sense
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From Roll 043: (Leica M6/Portra 400)
I finally finished the roll that’s been idling in the M6 for a couple of months. I took it out of the camera only to discover it was a roll of Portra 400. Color, dammit. I didn’t have any fresh chemicals. The only reason I have some C-41
From Roll 042 (Leica MP/HP5)
A roll of mostly self-portraits taken in the basement “studio”. A black cloth backdrop, Profoto strobe with an octobox on left, and a led panel off to the right.