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Crina Prida's avatar

wonderful photos of /from Vienna. And if I may, they remind me of the way I photograph. Really really enjoyed this "happenstance".

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Jon Nicholls's avatar

Thanks Crina. Interested to know what you saw in these pictures that reminded you of your own.

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Crina Prida's avatar

I wish I could reply with photos. I notice in your recent photos a closer approach to topography and abstraction, whereas in this set I saw a focus on human presence and interaction with the context, also a shorter focal length maybe? The last photo is almost a replica of one of mine taken in Barcelona, I think. I'll message you the image, since I cannot link it here.

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Jon Nicholls's avatar

That’s true. I was a big fan of American photographers like Joel Meyerowitz. I don’t photograph people as much these days. I do still like a 50mm or equivalent field of view though.

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Mark McGuire's avatar

These are fun. My favourites are the Bruegel and the bus interiors.

I recently purchased an inexpensive kit to ‘scan’ old slides and negatives using a macro lens I already have. I’m expecting to be disappointed — not just with the images, but with all the dust spots I’ll have to remove. Fortunately, the camera shop where I bought the kit also has a decent scanner.

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Jon Nicholls's avatar

I used a flatbed and should have spent a bit longer removing more dust before I started. I had lots to do so I opted for relative speed, knowing I could tidy up the scans in Lightroom afterwards. It took two days to scan and post process about 150 images. I’d like to try camera scanning but I don’t really have the space.

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Mark McGuire's avatar

Two days sounds pretty good for 150 Images. A flatbed is probably faster than using a camera. I'm expecting that using my camera will make it a slow process. I'll find out. Either way, I'm told dust is your enemy when scanning, however you do it.

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Ade's avatar

Great shots. And I appreciate the Paul Simon reference, I'm a big fan. Cheers.

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