Velvia 100 [FINALLY]

I was busy doing other things I forgot to scan these films before the sun came down. I'm using a document scanner to scan the film, it will just look like the photo right below this - a Pro 160 Kodak 120 film. With a much higher density film like Velvia... you really can't see much on such a scanner. The photos below are scans of prints.

Chinatown's Buddha Tooth Relic Temple - taken on the last outing with Allysa (where are you!?)

Somewhere along Clarke Quay. The problem with 35mm film is that there are THIRTY SIX frames. I forgot where I took the bulk of my photos, much less the settings.

Somewhere in Clarke Quay - a tad underexposed

Took this when I went out with my Scouts buddies. Hand held, which explains its blur. I rarely have a tripod with me, in fact, the tripod has never left my home. I use it for taking portraits for my mum once in a blue moon.

Mega moth at Sarimbun Camp during the National Patrol Camp Competition. Alright it ain't that big. I lament not having a fish eye lens. I think the 24mm is an excellent walk about lens though, no complaints.

Retro car at the back alleys of Arab Street. I walked so far to look for my DUCK RICE! Which I didn't find and didn't bring the elf to anyway.

Just a staircase. I took random non-eye catching things to illustrate the magical properties of this film. Simple things begin to look marvelous. Alright, this isn't a great example but you'll get it with the last photo. (I hope)

Rear end of a Volkwagon Beetle opposite Bugis St. Yes, I ended up here with the search for the elusive "shi quan ya fan"... I ended up eating the Yu Kee duck rice there that failed all expectations! Come on Westmall Yu Kee, take over their business! They're wasting your name! (yes I love the Yu Kee @ Westmall)

The eye catching random artifacts.

Hope y'all enjoyed this post. I really love the effect I'm getting out of Velvia. Call me a retro geek, call me anal, call me equipment air head- I just love Velvia and I think it's worth every extra penny compared to negatives, about 2x from film to develop to print. This particular roll cost me about $27 from start to end. The developed slide film itself is a work of art gleaming with colour.

I'm addicted. Praise aside, I think the film should be rated as an ISO 80 rather than 100. My emulsion came out a little dark and it freaked me at first. I thought all was lost. Thankfully the difference between ISO 80 and 100 is just 1/3 stop? All was fine.

Now whenever I get the money, I shall try a roll of the legendary Velvia 50. Once I strike jackpot, I'll upgrade them to 120 on my RZ67. Till then... I shall drool over the emulsion. [yes, I'm too poor to print them out. 70cents a print... I only did 7 and my wallet is hurting.]

Ahh... a good reason to quit Starbucks for good.

The Pineapple

This one's meant to be upright. I've got no idea why it doesn't want to orientate itself that way. I've uploaded it thrice already. Lol

The unknown bruise :\

Tender shoots

Basking in the sun

Yep, I'm growing a pineapple. Nah, that's not a new hobby that's going to take me away from photography. I just happened to have a pineapple shoot of a species of pineapple that I really like, so I'm planting it. As you can see, it isn't in a very good state of health so I'm trying my best to keep it alive. Well I picked the pineapple cause' the body looks good, it didn't immediately occur to me that I might want to plant it. Thus the shoot is kinda mangled and in need of ER.

Till next time. (:

Outing with Ally

Went out for a photog outing with Ally today. Most of these photographs are taken by her, those which are taken by me I'll mention it, all straight from the Canon 80IS without post processing except for scaling. [ Sorry it is quite a narcissistic pick cause' I want to let her post her nicer pics herself (:]

Back alley of Chinatown/Maxwell [my work, obviously :D]

The Red Dot Museum. Totally cool place (: [My werk]

@ the Red Dot Museum

Clark Quay!

Clarke Quay - Look at my gorgeous baby

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. I had wanted to take something similar with my Mamiya, alas the man at the centre moved when I've finally settled the exposure and focus on this very slow, fully manual camera.

Cool stuff huh? Wait till she uploads the rest or when I'm done developing my medium format films. (: Heh, funny outing too. I bumped into the old man who frequents the Camera Workshop. He was amused and his friend laughed at me for being so backdated. Lol. Then there was this bunch of hippies and one of them told me "Nice camera man!" to which I sheepish replied "thanks". Nice day.

Nights

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So far the little Ixus 80IS has proven to be quite a worthy camera. Nice colours, acceptable noise and sharpness. My only peeve about it is the fact that it suffers quite badly from veiling glare. Meaning that there's a "lightening" effect across the frame when there's a particularly bright spot in the frame. The washed out contrast is just blah and its actually worse than the Sigma 105mm Macro lens that I have. We can't have everything go our way can we? heh (: