Monthly Archives: June 2012

Using instant coffee to develop film

For some time now, I’ve been reading on the Internet about the use of instant coffee as a film developer. I’ve seen some impressive results with different films, so I thought to give it a try myself. A visit to … Continue reading

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A few words about the Leica M8

The infrared saga continues, more IR photos for today’s post. It seems that during the last month I have taken as many infrared photos as I have the whole year !! Today, I would like to write a few words … Continue reading

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The Spider and the Web

My recent purchase of a telephoto zoom lens for the Sony NEX (the SEL 55-210 f/4.5-6.3), made me looking for new subjects to shoot, out of my ordinary photography style. I was lucky enough to stop my car next to … Continue reading

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Infrared images with B+W 099 orange IR filter

Well, it seems that this is “Infrared June”, since I just can’t stop shooting IR photos. I had limited my infrared setup to the B+W 092 filter and Voigtlander Skopar 21mm for quite some time, but recently I have tried … Continue reading

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Sony SEL 55-210 for Sony NEX: Day 2

My second day with the Sony SEL 55-210 lens. Although I am planning to do some specific shots to see how the lens behaves, due to heavy work load I am currently shooting whatever comes in way !! Although the … Continue reading

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Urban Infrared

During the past month, I have really gotten deeply into infrared photography, I thought to add a variety to my subjects and do some urban images. A beautiful part of a city with old buildings and a river crossing between … Continue reading

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My first images with the SEL 55-210 lens for Sony NEX

My SEL 55-210 lens for the Sony NEX has just arrived, and I had the chance to shoot a few test images. I have decided to invest on the Sony NEX 5N as a small and convenient camera system for … Continue reading

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Leica M7 with Ilford FP4 film

One more roll of film developed, this time a film I haven’t used for a long time, the Ilford FP4. I used to shoot almost exclusively Ilford films, but one day I switched to to the mighty Kodak TRI-X and … Continue reading

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More infrared images with the B+W 093 filter

Two more infrared images with the B+W 093 infrared filter. A stronger filter than the 092, which will block the entire visible spectrum and will create “pure” black and white IR images. I used the Leica M8 with the Voigtlander … Continue reading

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Experimenting with the B+W 093 infrared filter

Since I am shooting more and more infrared images these days, I thought to test the B+W 093 filter. It’s a much stronger filter the 092 since it blocks the entire visible spectrum and it looks completely opaque. (a very … Continue reading

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