Newcastle Monuments and architecture

skida

The first shot is by Zenit E and Helios 44-2 with B&W conversion to Gold 200, the rest are OM10, Zuiko 1.8/50 or Zuiko 75-150 and Kodak BW400CN. The first monument is my favourite, dedicated to the volunteers of the Northumberland Fusiliers responding to the call for the Great War.

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The Response 0 by skida, on Flickr

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"The Response" 1 by skida, on Flickr

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"The Response" 2 by skida, on Flickr

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"The Response" 3 by skida, on Flickr

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War Memorial, St Thomas' Church by skida, on Flickr

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What used to be The Eldon by skida, on Flickr

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Grey Street entrance, Central Arcade by skida, on Flickr

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Central Arcade from Grey Street Entrance by skida, on Flickr

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Windows of the Arcade by skida, on Flickr

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Northern Goldsmiths Clock by skida, on Flickr

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Nice series, the Helios always delivers nice results, I have several, just in case I lose/break one. Smile

The CN400 shots look a bit sharper and slightly nicer in tonality to me, but some photoshop work on the Gold 200 ones I reckon could improve them.

skida · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:16 pm Post subject:

I am having problems with the Zenit E, either light leaks or sticky shutter blade, and the last two films were mainly rejects. A lot of work was done to the first photo to try and improve things - you may notice the exposure going bad towards the left of the photo (the sun would be to the right of the photo behind the overcast) and it is more apparent in colour.

The BW400CN is quite nice, with hardly any grain compared to most 400 films, but, lacking a lot of contrast, it isn't the best film for overcast days. All the shots have been worked to improve light and contrast.

Thanks for the comments Ian.

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

I have two Zenits sat here in very nice condition. If you want em, you can have em for the postage.

skida · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject:

maxcastle · Joined: 14 Apr 2012 Posts: 492

That first monument is amazing, would like to see it in the flesh so to speak, nice pics as always from you.

skida · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject:

maxcastle · Joined: 14 Apr 2012 Posts: 492

Its a very interesting piece, what is noticable, if i'm correct, is that there don't appear to be any officers, looks like regular soldiers in the uniforms and then working class men judging by the flat caps and the wrench. It is definitely making a statement about how the ordinary working man was quick to take up the call, which is of course very true. The unfortunate thing is there isn't another one alongside it showing how few came back Sad

erkie · Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Posts: 308 Location: Missouri

Excalibur · Expire: 2014-04-21

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

I've come back to this several times now... that first photo is excellent - I think the Oly shots would match but are a bit too light. But truly awesome - and to me enviable - rendering of statues you got here.

skida · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:32 am Post subject:

Thanks Jussi. I was afraid to take away too much light as, since my computer was repaired, I suspect my monitor is a bit on the bright side. It may be time to re-calibrate.

mmelvis · Expire: 2015-05-09

Shots 6 and 8 stand out, these are two amazing shots.

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

+1 on 6 and 8, this morning I'm really grooving on the fine detail

skida · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:16 am Post subject:

Thanks mmelvis and Nesster. I think BW400CN is an excellent film for these types of architectural shots.