Fried Chicken

Kodak Porta 800

2011-08-05T09:29:00.003Z

I finished a roll of Portra 800 last month, see the couple of picture it looks great. But I think the lab screwed up the development as the film had a green shift clearly visible in the print, and worst in the lab scan.

According to kodak this new emulsion should work the same way as the old portra. So I think that crappy snaps are to blame there. It's very likely that the chemicals were old or at the wrong temperature...

I had to correct the green quite a lot in silver fast...

So much for trying local labs. Will go by mail now or to the local kodak shop that is apparently pretty good.

Currently running on Portra 400.

PS: beside the colour shift, they thought it was B&W film ... so did the scan and prints in B&W the first time. The color print are not as bad as the scan, probably due to the color correction of the printer.
My scan were also full a digits print... latex gloves are probably too expensive.

http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/britains-economic-suicide

2011-07-18T06:40:00.000Z

Here's (belatedly) a piece I published in the Times last week.

British Gas is putting up the cost of heating and lighting the average home by up to 18 per cent, or about £200 a year. Indignation at its profiteering is understandable. But that can only be a part of the story: the combined profits of the big six energy supply companies amount to less than 1.5 per cent of your energy bill, according to the regulator, Ofgem.

Garfield Bar

2011-07-11T07:58:00.001Z

Garfield Bar, originally uploaded by ar271.

Cathedral reflection

2011-07-11T07:57:00.005Z

Cathedral reflection, originally uploaded by ar271.

First aid

2011-07-11T07:57:00.003Z

First aid, originally uploaded by ar271.

Telephone!

2011-07-11T07:57:00.001Z

Telephone!, originally uploaded by ar271.

Phone booth

2011-07-08T21:41:00.001Z

Phone booth, originally uploaded by ar271.

Titanic dock

2011-03-10T18:48:00.001Z

Titanic dock, originally uploaded by ar271.

Parked

2011-01-31T19:35:00.003Z

Parked, originally uploaded by ar271.

Morning Lights

2011-01-31T19:35:00.001Z

Morning Lights, originally uploaded by ar271.

Lost at sea

2011-01-31T19:34:00.001Z

Lost at sea, originally uploaded by ar271.

17/01/2011

2011-01-18T14:02:00.001Z

17/01/2011, originally uploaded by ar271.

05/01/2011

2011-01-06T08:10:00.003Z

05/01/2011, originally uploaded by ar271.

03/01/2011

2011-01-06T08:10:00.001Z

03/01/2011, originally uploaded by ar271.

Boarding...

2010-12-29T11:52:00.001Z

Boarding..., originally uploaded by ar271.

Bronica SQ-Ai test roll

2010-10-10T08:18:00.001Z

Titanic quater, originally uploaded by ar271.

First home develop roll of 120 taken with Bronica SQ-Ai.
Titanic Quater, Belfast

2010-09-21T06:42:00.001Z

, originally uploaded by ar271.

2010-09-19T17:30:00.001Z

, originally uploaded by ar271.

Lady Dixon

2010-09-19T17:13:00.002Z

Lady Dixons, originally uploaded by ar271.

Chicago

2010-08-17T12:11:00.003Z

02 - chicago, originally uploaded by ar271.

Devil's tower

2010-08-17T12:11:00.001Z

Devil's tower, originally uploaded by ar271.

ESB

2010-07-02T18:11:00.003Z

ESB, originally uploaded by ar271.

nyc - baxter street

2010-07-02T18:11:00.001Z

nyc - baxter street, originally uploaded by ar271.

nyc esb downtown view

2010-07-02T18:09:00.001Z

nyc esb downtown view, originally uploaded by ar271.

The bullying police

2010-02-23T07:55:00.000Z

Another example of the state of civil liberties in the UK...