Critique Welcomed Sadie Spots A White Caddy

[Brian Moore]

Walking with Sadie one night last week she spotted the white Caddy and stopped to make sure I saw it.

What a smart girl! (OK,...so we've passed this Caddy a million times; she's still a smart girl, though.)

Olympus XA and Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 800 and processed using a "stand" development of one hour in a 1+100 dilution of Rodinal.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I was thinking, "Look at all those stars", then I saw they were also on this side of the tree... But, as ever, Sadie is the real star...

 

[Pete Askew]

The image is offline it seems Brian.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Still visible to me, Pete.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Visible in all it's glory here. Nice one Brian.

 

[Brian Moore]

I was thinking, "Look at all those stars", then I saw they were also on this side of the tree... But, as ever, Sadie is the real star...

We're closer to the equator than you are, Rob, so the stars are closer too.

Thanks, Rob. (Did you join the Dust Police or something....?)

 

[Brian Moore]

Visible in all it's glory here. Nice one Brian.

Thank you, Julian. Much appreciated.

 

[Pete Askew]

Ah yes, my dust filter had blocked it!

Superb Brian. Another of your nighttime drama shots and Sadie has, of course, aligned herself perfectly. And your shadow is so big!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Sorry, Brian. I like the photo a lot. But those Dust Police (and we all know who their ringleader is...) have ways of getting to you. I fear for my life sometimes...so I gave in. Please forgive me!

 

[Brian Moore]

Ah yes, my dust filter had blocked it!

Superb Brian. Another of your nighttime drama shots and Sadie has, of course, aligned herself perfectly. And your shadow is so big!

I loom large! Thank you, Pete. And also, your dust filter is very effective!

 

[Brian Moore]

Sorry, Brian. I like the photo a lot. But those Dust Police (and we all know who their ringleader is...) have ways of getting to you. I fear for my life sometimes...so I gave in. Please forgive me!

All is forgiven, Rob.

 

[Beth Anthony]

sadie is smart! and a great model too apparently. nice find.

 

[Brian Moore]

sadie is smart! and a great model too apparently. nice find.

Thank you, Beth. Much appreciated.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

That is so twilight zone Brian - brilliant

No idea how you manage to get this out of film - outstanding

 

[Brian Moore]

That is so twilight zone Brian - brilliant

No idea how you manage to get this out of film - outstanding

Thanks Chris. Much appreciated.

(I just point the camera and press the wee button, actually. Sometimes using a pod of one variety or another--wall, table, knee, forehead, cheek, etc., to steady the camera.)

 

[Steve Boykin]

Wow GREAT SHOT Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I see Sadie is stunningly beautiful as always. Really nice Caddie too.

So are you processing all your B/W at home then scanning the negatives? I'm shooting only Acros 100 now, but rating it at 200. I am wanting to start shooting a 400 speed film. Especially for stuff at night like this. I did a laundramat the other night. I think it would have been better with a 400.

 

[Brian Moore]

Wow GREAT SHOT Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I see Sadie is stunningly beautiful as always. Really nice Caddie too.

So are you processing all your B/W at home then scanning the negatives? I'm shooting only Acros 100 now, but rating it at 200. I am wanting to start shooting a 400 speed film. Especially for stuff at night like this. I did a laundramat the other night. I think it would have been better with a 400.

Thanks, Steve. Yes, I'm processing the film at home and then scanning the negs on a film scanner. I shot the picture above at 800 even though the film's box speed was 400. I pushed it in the development. (Well,...I didn't actually push the development, I merely used a big dilution [1+100] and left the film in the developer for 1 hour, with only an initial agitation. Thus it was a "stand" development.) Even if I had had 100 speed film in the camera at the time, I would still have attempted this shot, and with luck I would have got it.)