Frozen

[RBSinTo]

Taken at Cherry Beach, on the Lake Ontario shore, here in Toronto.
Cherry Beach has one of Toronto's largest off-leash dog walking areas in the city, and in the winter months the rules are relaxed and people are allowed to take their dogs onto the frozen surface of the lake.
I was down there one day, and noticed a group on the ice and liked them against the bleak frozen background, and grabbed this shot.
converted to black and white in Photoshop.
motorized Nikon F2AS
Tokina ATX 80~200 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
f8 @ 1/125th

[Shadowman]

Very nice.

[IzzieK]

My dog would have like that place...good shot!

[just me]

I like it......looks cool .......any * cool * image welcome , as we have 40+ C heat on and off for the last weeeeeeeks

Griddi.......

[RobFellows]

Pardon my ignorance but.......... If your going to the effort to shoot film why then would you be manipulating the image in software? Seems like massive double handling to me and the image quality suffers.
Surely digital would make more sense?

[IzzieK]

Pardon my ignorance but.......... If your going to the effort to shoot film why then would you be manipulating the image in software? Seems like massive double handling to me and the image quality suffers.
Surely digital would make more sense?

Rob...did you see Robert's signature? He shoot films.

[RobFellows]

Yep, hence the question. Why shoot it in film, develop it, scan it then photoshop it? Maybe I'm missing something??

[RBSinTo]

Yep, hence the question. Why shoot it in film, develop it, scan it then photoshop it? Maybe I'm missing something??

Rob,
Personal preference, based on a number of things.
Been doing it this way (shooting film that is, since 1977) and like what I get. I'm comfortable with film, and my wonderful, old clunky Nikon manual focus SLR and rangefinder cameras and there are no surprises when I shoot colour slide.
Also I have an intense dislike of digital equipment, which I find to be complicated and completely counter-intuitive, and have no desire to get on the Digital equipment merry-go-round with it's tiresome upgrades every six months.
I am forced to scan and photoshop mainly because I am no longer able to submit film images as film images to my photo club's various activities, and have no other way to put them on the internet.
I'm sure you'll read this and scratch your head. And that's ok.
You'll likely not understand why I choose to do what I do, but at least I hope you can respect it.
Robert

[RobFellows]

Thanks for that, I completely understand. I was an 80s baby and I remember the Nikon F2 and Pentax K1000 well. I also understand the enjoyment in making images on film and I detect from your response that you would prefer not to use Photoshop either.

The main reason I ask is that I am toying with the idea of buying an F2 or F3 with perhaps 50mm & 24mm lenses and giving film a proper go (I Shot film point and shoot as a kid and my Dad's SLR for years) as a viable alternative for people/street.

It's just the practicalities of it now (especially where I live) and potential issues with air travel (I fly every week). What are your thoughts on that?

[RBSinTo]

Thanks for that, I completely understand. I was an 80s baby and I remember the Nikon F2 and Pentax K1000 well. I also understand the enjoyment in making images on film and I detect from your response that you would prefer not to use Photoshop either.

The main reason I ask is that I am toying with the idea of buying an F2 or F3 with perhaps 50mm & 24mm lenses and giving film a proper go (I Shot film point and shoot as a kid and my Dad's SLR for years) as a viable alternative for people/street.

It's just the practicalities of it now (especially where I live) and potential issues with air travel (I fly every week). What are your thoughts on that?

Rob,
I can't speak to the issues of availability of film or processing where you live, however with respect to air travel I've never had problems with my equipment.
I keep the cameras, motors, meter and flashes loaded with batteries so they can be verified as being real.
The cameras however contain no film. All film is in cannisters in a clear freezer bag, and instead of it being x-rayed, I request a hand inspection, which has always been granted.
If you are determined to shoot film, and are willing to put up with the inconvenience of being in the minority, you will find a way to do so.
Good luck with it and I hope you succeed. We need all the film shooters we can find to keep film photography alive.
Robert