Critique Welcomed The Lonliness Of The Long Distance Runner

[Brian Moore]

Olympus XA and Ilford HP5 processed in Rodinal.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You waited, and you waited, then clicked at the perfect moment - he's perfectly placed, Brian. Love the grrrrain!

 

[Brian Moore]

You waited, and you waited, then clicked at the perfect moment - he's perfectly placed, Brian. Love the grrrrain!

You're right Rob. I did indeed wait and wait. Thanks.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Brilliant Brian. Looks as though they are running away from something rather than toward something. Something often joggers manage to do. Simply love that location and the pier in the graininess .

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank you kindly, Julian. I'm beginning to wonder if the grain isn't too much. (HP5 and Rodinal is clearly a wonderful grain producing concoction.)

 

[Tom Dunne]

... and the loneliness comes over very strongly in the empty expanses. The title is perfect for a fine image. I think the grain is a bit heavy too Brian; I'm not a great fan of grain anyway except in certain images and often find that it looks odd especially in light skies.
Brought me back to the book many many years ago and a good read it was; can't remember the writer , was it Stillito or something sounding like that. Also a film I think.

 

[Brian Moore]

... and the loneliness comes over very strongly in the empty expanses. The title is perfect for a fine image. I think the grain is a bit heavy too Brian; I'm not a great fan of grain anyway except in certain images and often find that it looks odd especially in light skies.
Brought me back to the book many many years ago and a good read it was; can't remember the writer , was it Stillito or something sounding like that. Also a film I think.

Thanks, Tom. Yes it was Stillitoe or something like that. Short story if I'm not mistaken, later made into a film.

 

[Pete Askew]

Perfect time and perfect tones. Gorgeous grain from the HP5. Love the misty effect at the bottom of the pier.

 

[Brian Moore]

Perfect time and perfect tones. Gorgeous grain from the HP5. Love the misty effect at the bottom of the pier.

Thanks, Pete. Much obliged.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Like the image a great deal, love to see that man waiting and get rewarded but like Tom, the grain I feel, pardon me for saying so, is well, - too grainy to my liking. Is that the film grain or added later Brian.

 

[Brian Moore]

Like the image a great deal, love to see that man waiting and get rewarded but like Tom, the grain I feel, pardon me for saying so, is well, - too grainy to my liking. Is that the film grain or added later Brian.

Thanks Ivar. I appreciate your comment about the grain. I, too, think its a little on the heavy side. No, the grain is not something I added in post-processing. It is a result of the film/developer combination (Ilford HP5/Rodinal) and perhaps in this case a little too much agitation of the tank by me while I was developing the film. Thanks again, Ivar.