FILM SERIES | A trip into JJ Cole Park w/ the Mamiya 645 and TriX400 | Pt.2 - Scenes

in Black And White2 years ago

This is my submission for the #monomad challenge

Intro

This past winter I took a trip down to central Alberta, Canada to visit an old friend. Like minded and both lovers of film we decided to meet at a park to shoot some film while we walked.
The following were all shot on a Mamiya 645 with either the 55mm f2.8 or a 150mm f3.5 lens, on Kodak TriX400 120mm film. Some images were pushed to 800iso speed. This will be pt. 2 of 3 successive posts intended to share the images with discussion, while reducing overall length of the posts.


Pt.1 - Scenes

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This scene is one of my preferred of the day. The reason I noticed this and continue to like it is the strange contrast caused by the snowy path. Where elsewhere the snow has mostly melted, the packed down trail creates this abnormal white pathway that catches my eye, leading me through the shot up to the right and to the main trees centered. I quite like it for both its composition, and this interesting luminance.

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This is another favorite. I had moments before taken this shot on my digital camera with a much larger lens, and while this is the full negative scan, I will likely crop this in further to cut out the sky similar to how I did with my digital camera. As is I quite like the layers occurring here though. The layer of grass met with the layer of poplar trees. The dark coniferous behind and then the bright sky. There are also symmetries in the widths of these layers that I like. Ultimately, I will likely crop it to show only the grass and the poplar trees.

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This is a shot I hoped would work better than it did. The fall tree I'd hoped would lead your eye through the busy foreground scene to the beautiful light in the background... unfortunately the film didn't capture the same glow I wanted. This shot my friend @jamesmandrew captured is what I had in mind while taking it, but this film shot pales in comparison. I'll have to make another attempt next time I'm in a forest similar to this one.

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Probably the most peaceful open scene I took. I really like the subtle clouds sticking out in the sky, layered against the forest and the grassland. Similar to the previous shot above these layers have a wonderful symmetry. The darker patches of grass add needed definition to the foreground, and the poplar trees seem to point in towards the deciduous tree on the right side of the frame. If I could go back the only thing I would change would be adding a yellow filter to the lens. It'd help draw out some more tone variety in the grasslands and a tiny but more definition in the sky.

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When I snapped this shot I immediately thought to myself "you fool you've meter it wrong". And I did. But it works. The faded blacks in the bottom are the result of this improper metering, and where normally I try to avoid this, I quite like it in this scene. It adds a subtle definition to some of the trees, means the sky isn't blindingly bright.

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This was the final shot of my day there. I had one frame left and I needed to get back home before the sun set completely... If I'd had more time I'd have preferred to venture further into these shrubs to explore some more interesting scenes. But ultimately, sometimes you have to use what you have. While I wouldn't say this is a "bad" shot, its far from good and not something I particularly am happy with. But, you miss every shot you don't take, so I had to try!


I hope you've enjoyed this second part of my shots from JJ Cole. If you have any questions, or have any thoughts on the compositions and way these turned out I'd love to know in the comments here!


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