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AJD*
the title needs fixin'

Simon Crubellier
This is superb - pin-sharp, and the grain makes it look almost like an old etching.

productive grass
so good viewed large. beautiful detail.

twistyfoldy.net
great sky detail, well worth a look at large size.

KF 红相机
ajd*: Cheers! :D Shouldn't type so fast in future!

thanks all!

beesyrup
Awesome, Gary, how do you meter a scene like this?

KF 红相机
Sheer luck bri4n! The FED3 is fully manual, I think I used the f16 rule so this was probably shoot at 1/500s at f8 (for low sun), luckily the b&w film gives me a couple of stops more latitude to work with in CS2! :)

takekazu
Wow! great capture.

Lexington Bosh
love this one! great comp, and the sky looks awesome

joey kennedy
Wow, that you adding me as a contact, i really love this image! And i have been quite currious to visit scotland

KF 红相机
dude your stuff blows me away! has been a real inspiration looking at your stream! :)

dmcneil
Stunning!!! Love the detail...

Another great advert for Scotland!!

monkeyc.net
There is nothing like Black and White on a film camera - Digitals never get it right, to me Digitally altered BW looks cold and lacks the contrast and detail of real BW film

This is beautiful, theres no other word for it. Gorgeous image

KF 红相机
thanks very much monkeyc! I agree nothing beats film for B&W but given the right tools, digital B&W can be ok too. Most people just use 'greyscale' or the 'b&w* option on their cameras which are both lame methods for conversion! I tend to fine tune the pic in terms of levels, contrast and simulate colour filters through the channels tool in CS2.

Saying that, I still prefer film! :)

monkeyc.net
I think the problem for me is not knowing enough about the techniques in photoshop to do it properly more than anything - but my first love is film and BW film - Ilford FP4 remains my favorite of any film to work with - wonderful grain that you can step on forever.

KF 红相机
ive yet to try some Ilford, but will do over the new year i think! looking forwards to it :)

Cilest
fantastic atmosphere - and an amazing sky.

empty potato
just amazing

mdt1960
Yes, great sky... who needs colourful sunsets!?

Alex Vinter
whats going on with the frame there? I am currently the owner of a Seagull 4A Twin Lens camera! Have bought some BW rolls and colour rolls, I'll let you know how I get on!! It's a lot of fun so far!! thanks for the advice.

the picture really doesn't look like Scotland!!

from "lookatme" group.

KF 红相机
good job matey!! :) very jealous!

The frame is the actual film frame of the FED camera. I like including when I scan in the negs myself since it gives a vintage look :)

glasgow is a beautiful city, it wasn't called 'second city of the empire' for nothing you know!

cheddar-
excellent! I love the bw.

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POCKET_ROCKET
beautiful monotones. gorgeous details when viewed in large.

-from "lookatme"-

Caro Spark
This is a great B&W, it looks like an old postcard. You captured a great sky, and you composed it like a master!

Look at Me :P

KF 红相机
cheers guys! :)

rgp.flickr
Good treatment of the black and white one. The contrast is very obtained. As far as the composition, IMO, lacks a subject/object in first plane and the horizon seems inclined.

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ElseKramer
beautiful B&W, but a shame about that car in the foreground. I would have liked to see more of that, or nothing at all...

3:1 Group

Photography JC
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Black And White Scotland, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Mac...
Hi Gary. I've just won a Zorki 4K with the Jupiter 8 lens (part of a trio of cameras), but it's sounds like the shutter's jammed. I've heard of a fix, so I've got my fingers crossed I can sort it out.

I ended up here because I did a tag search for 'Jupiter 8' and your photo was the second most interesting picture ;-)