Painting the Sky with the Passage of Time
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Imagine the sunrises, sunsets, storms, and sunny days this water tower has seen in all its years. This day was not a particuarly memorable day in its history, but I will remember it as it appeared through the lens of my antique camera and now captured forever in this digital medium.
The Clack produces only 8 images on a roll of 120 film. This forces me to slow down and carefully compose each shot. This slowing down of time is exactly what is being portrayed in this photograph. The colors and clouds bleed into the background, highlighting how little has changed in this scene over time.
This photo is being featured at the 21st Annual Rhode Island Open at the Warwick Museum of Art from October 9 - November 3, 2007.
You can purchase this, and other photos of mine at mylatehope.imagekind.com.
Created using my 1950's AGFA Clack with 4 year expired Fuji Velvia RVP120 (ISO 50) slide film cross processed with C-41. Photo scanned with an HP Scanjet 4890. No digital manipulation necessary!
In the story Expired Film - The Tool of My "Trade".
17 Responses
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On 11 August 2007 Natasha Footman gave props:
Wow :)
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On 13 August 2007 Paul Lavallee said:
many of the prints my pro photo lab has made for me have these lines. its not from the scanner. i believe its a combination of the expired film & cross processing. whatever causes it, i love the look!
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On 17 August 2007 Sarah Hamilton said:
This almost exploded my retna's
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On 25 August 2007 transgress photography gave props:
beautiful treatment on this gorgeous shot!!!
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On 6 September 2007 shomil shah gave props:
wow! love the texture that the expired/cross processed film has taken in. this would be soo good in print!
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On 6 September 2007 Paul Lavallee said:
i finally got a good scan of this negative and uploaded it to imagekind (see link in description), so now it can be seen in print
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On 20 September 2007 Jonathon Robinson gave props:
I love it
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On 21 September 2007 Jeff Clark gave props:
I love the lines and organic feel of this.
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On 22 September 2007 Kirsten Mitson said:
the look and color are fantastic, and I agree that the lines have their own special draw!
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On 30 September 2007 Struan Oglanby said:
Another cool photo with this look! I think you found a good hook, now you have to get that machine off your processor!
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On 10 October 2007 Andrea Tipple gave props:
this is sooo cool, love it :)
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On 16 December 2007 anna ana said:
nostalgic feel..love the tones
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On 21 May 2008 emre yıl said:
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On 21 May 2008 Paulo Rojas said:
Im in love with this photo...
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On 28 May 2008 Steve Wilson said:
I have some expired 1990 Kodachrome. The processing is still available.
This is magnificent, Paul. -
On 19 June 2008 Johnathan Flower gave props:
Fantastic! Like an image in a dream that blurs over time.
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On 20 June 2008 gerry cyr gave props:
great image
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