Brian Moore
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Olympus XA and Arista EDU 100 film processed in Rodinal.
Critique Welcomed Los Angeles City Hall (The Daily Planet)
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Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Very grainy, and all the better for it. I like how the trees cut a diagonal, one to the other, across the frame.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks a lot Rob. What do you think about the brownish tone? Too brownish maybe?
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Well, it's different 
Not my cup of Perrier, but I can live with it. I've never really got excited about colour washes.
Not my cup of Perrier, but I can live with it. I've never really got excited about colour washes.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks a lot, Tom. I think I posted another picture not that long ago that you commented on regarding the tone being a little too strong. It was a similar tone to this one I think. Anyway, when I posted this I was thinking of that comment. I think your judgement was correct then and now too. Thanks, Tom.
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
So, Brian, you just posted it to annoy Tom?
Brian Moore
Moderator
So, Brian, you just posted it to annoy Tom?
You're going to get me in trouble, Rob. 
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
I rather like the tension created by the 'random' bits of nature vs the angular, man-made structure
I must have completely failed to see this building in LA Brian, probably been past it focussed on the bumper in front!
I like the tone - feels suitably timeless
I must have completely failed to see this building in LA Brian, probably been past it focussed on the bumper in front!
I like the tone - feels suitably timeless
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks a lot, Chris. I'm sure you've seen the City Hall building, Chris. You'd recognize it for sure if you saw the top of it in the picture. Thanks again.
Beth Carter
Well-Known Member
looks like the end is near, brown tones in the sky never bode well.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Never thought of it that way. But, it is Los Angeles after all.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Update: I posted this image on Flickr and a guy responded calling it "The Daily Planet." I got a kick out of that and it prompted me to do a little research and what I found was that, indeed, the LA City Hall is The Daily Planet. The building was used as the image of The Daily Planet in Season 2 of The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958).
Pete Askew
Admin
Wonderful Brian and I like the cloud / smoke. And for me, the toning works well.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thank you, Pete. It does look like smoke, doesn't it? (I wonder if they were voting on the mayor that day?
) Much appreciated, Pete.
Pete Askew
Admin
When I first saw this image, it reminded me of the effect of old Polaroid film and one particular set of images. I was in the wrong place at the time to look for the book I had in mind and couldn't remember the nam of the photographer (just the book). Anyway, I've found it and this is a link. I can recommend Casablanca - well, the book anyway!
http://www.filigranes.com/main.php?act=livres&s=fiche&id=407
http://www.marcobarbon.com
http://www.filigranes.com/main.php?act=livres&s=fiche&id=407
http://www.marcobarbon.com
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thank you @Pete Askew. Some of those Polaroids are stunners! (Although I like so many of them the one with the Alfa Romeo sign on the facade is particularly appealing since I spent a number of years working for Alfa Romeo and a number of other years working on Alfa Romeos. Love 'em! Anyway, thanks Pete. Was the artist shooting with an SX-70? Do you know?
Pete Askew
Admin
No, a Polaroid SRL 690.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks, Pete. Very much like an SX-70, I think, except that it takes the 600 film.
Pete Askew
Admin
Yes, but with flash, AF and, apparently, a somewhat more predictable metering system. I keep eyeing them up on eBay but they fetch a tidy sum.
