Photographers: How could I do this better? Aperture was wide open, focus on infinity. Bad decision. Foreground out of focus. Should I stop this down to f/11 or f/16 so I can focus on the first light and have everything behind it in acceptably sharp focus?
I'm interested to know whether other pinhole photographers think I should have increased the exposure to preserve more of the shadows in this shot.
I know that reciprocity failure causes the highlights to get more burned in disproportionately. So I just wonder if increasing the exposure would cause highlights to totally saturate.
Does the crop help the composition? Wife's reaction to the photo was "meh". But I thought that improving the balance in the scene might help. What do you think?
I could have got everything nice and sharp if I wanted to do focus stacking. I didn't want to. I prefer the scenery in soft focus. The scrub oak leaves are my subject. Does it work?
Image created as a three-frame composite of photos shot with a Yashica MAT 124 medium format camera on Ilford HP5+ film. Is that cheating?
The house sits amongst inhabited dwellings; some recent construction, some dilapidated trailers. A continuum from this old abandoned house to the present.
I took a bunch of photos of this ruined castle with different cameras that day. The Minolta SLR was a β¬45 thrift store find that works perfectly. This was an entry level consumer grade camera in the 90's. But there's no way you'd figure it out from the photos.
π· Franka Rolfix II ποΈ Rollei RPX 400 120 format
This camera is supposed to be able to take 6x6 and 6x9 format photos by swapping out a cropping mask. Does anyone know how to do it? The mask seems stuck (?) on one side. Need help!
The bullrider photos are favorites from 2025. Not because they are technically perfect, but because they capture the spirit of the moment. Details like the rodeo clown poised to jump in and pull the cowboy out from under the bull's hoofs. The dust kicked up by the bull. Cowboys watching from the railing.
In lots of ways, I prefer watching the ladies at the rodeo. Calf roping and barrel racing are my favorite events. Catching the fast-moving action on film is fun!
I had one frame left on the roll I'd shot the rodeo with the night before. Let's just say ASA 3200 film isn't ideal for daylight photos. But I like her friendly grin. Such a nice girl.
I wouldn't say that this experience has made me a great fan of Kodak Colorplus. Maybe my exposure settings were off, but I feel that the blues in particular are undersaturated. What do people think? Did I just overexpose these? I've tweaked them a little in Lightroom.
