Churchyard Shots

[martinsmith99]

HP5 rated at 200iso, Rodinal 1:50 10 mins. Camera was Spotmatic SPii with various lenses.

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[Nesster]

Martin, you did well --- I've discovered that graveyards in b&w are a difficult thing to pull off, as there isn't much contrast between stone and surrounding. And at least for me proper exposure for the stone throws off everything else.

I like #4 as the stone texture shows very well indeed. And the swirly bokeh in #5 - c'mon what lens?

[Orio]

Use a yellow filter, that will darken the sky and pump up the stone detail.

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[hexi]

Very good, but too small :s like 3 and 5 the most. That's true Nester for the greay scale in graveyards, some blocks are even black !

But the positive side is that your probabilities of finding a 18% grey stone for making the right exposure are highly increased

[martinsmith99]

Thanks for the comments. I'll try a yellow filter next time. Some shots may be with an orange filter. I took so long finishing the film my memery is foggy as to what lenses and filters I used.

[marty]

Excellent compositions. My fave is #5 perfect choice of selective focus. I agree with Orio about yellow filter.

Cheers, Marty.

[martinsmith99]

Thanks Marty. The sky was flat as it so often is.

I've made the images bigger as they were a bit on the small side.