after the memorial

[Nesster]

After the memorial service we had family & friends over at our house. I happened to have a newly CLA'd Pentax MX with Tri-X in it, so I took the camera and snapped some pics. Meter was set to ASA 640, but I doubt I metered very often. Some shots I remember taking, others not so much. M 50mm f/1.7 lens, D-76 1:1, Epson 4490. Usually: desaturate, adjust for proper tone, sharpen ~3.1-3.5 pix radius, at least 35pix threshold (on the 2400 dpi scan) at ~60-80%, then 0.2 radius, 10 threshold, 180%. The first is a low frequency sharpen that helps the scanner's retrieval of highlight... or that's my theory


Bimg317 by Nesster, on Flickr


Bimg326 1024 by Nesster, on Flickr

That's my nephew whose 21st birthday it was. So I gave him the MX after I finished this roll of Tri-X.


Cupcakes by Nesster, on Flickr

[mmelvis]

The first shot is just beautiful. I love the overall feel of the picture.

[erkie]

What a wonderful and noble gesture to pass on the MX . Hopefully it will infect another generation with the joy of film . Thanks for sharing during this time and know that I and I'm sure many of us here have had you in our thoughts through this.

[fish4570]

you are a loving and generous man, Jussi.

[martinsmith99]

Great candids!