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My photo walk of June 8, 2023 in Lyon, France by a stunning summer day with my Nikon F SLR camera (circa 1964-1965). The guiding idea was to use a circular polarizing filter with a color negative film for all outdoor pictures. I did my photo session between about 2pm to 5pm. The temperature reached 33°C in the afternoon and the atmosphere was very clear and dry.
My 60's Nikon F was equipped with its normal lens Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S 1:2 f=5cm with is lighter than my later period Nikkor-S version 1:1.4 f=50mm from the early 70's. The lens was equipped with the original Nikkor F metal shade hood specific of the 1:2 f=5cm. For all outdoor views the lens was also equipped with a Hakura 52mm polarizing filter oriented for the best color saturation.
I used a Fujifilm 200 36-exposure negative color film (this film is made in the USA and given with the same technical characteristics of Kodak Gold 200). It was exposed for 50 ISO to compensate the polarizing filter absorption, using an Autometer III Minolta lightmeter fitted with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas.
Quai de Pierre-Scize, June 8, 2023
69005 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was developped by a local lab service using the C-41 protocol. The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body fitted to a Minolta Slide Duplicator installed on a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5. The RAW files obtained were processed without intermediate files in LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivo Y76 color pictures.
About the camera and the lens :
This exemplary of Nikon F (engraved "Nippon Kogaku Tokyo") has a serial number beginning by 658xxxx and was consequently manufactured in the mother Oi Nikon factory in Tokyo, Japan, between Dec. 1964 and April 1965. I bought the camera in Feb. 2022 from Japan. The Nikon F body came with the normal lens Nikkor-S 1:2 f=5 cm, branded "Nippon Kogagu". For the photo session the body was equipped with the body shell of a late Nikon F CTT ever ready bag. This body shell holds the original leather neck strap and is made of a metallic shell covered outside by a black leather and a dark-red velvet inside.
While shooting the marvelous Lupine Festival around Sugar Hill NH this year I had to deal with a common problem related to the use of a polarizing filters on broad landscapes.
Check out my Photoshop appraoch to the gradiant in brightness on my blog:
jeffnewcomerphotography.blogspot.com/2011/06/fixing-polar...
There was a lot of glare off the rear window and the edge of the roof. I decided to put the linear polarizer on my camera. I had never used one before and was amazed by how I was able to get rid of the glare. Unfortunately, that made the streaks in the rear window more visible...oops.
A quick mental vacation: Bear Creek Regional Park, Lakewood, Colorado
This was another attempt at using my sunglasses as a polarizer. The attempt at RMNP near the Storm Pass trailhead worked out much better. I feel like this is too dark.
A piece of polyethylene film torn off of a sandwich bag and illuminated with polarized light- a polarizing filter on the camera reveals the birefringent nature of the plastic, which is responsible for the amazing colors. Except for cropping, this is an unprocessed image.
This pair of photos shows the effect a polarizing filter has. The filter was a Hoya HD, mounted on a Nikon 18-200mm VR. The sun was to the right. The scene is the Cranford Rose Garden and the Cherry Esplanade at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Plastico malo, y un doble polarizado. uno con un plastico polarizador, y otro con un filtro polarizador.
Early morning shoot With Ian. My first time out before sun up. I borrowed His lens for a few shots. I miss my polarizer :(
I didn't realize my brother's Crown Victoria had polarized window tint! With my camera's polarizer lens filters, this is what you see when looking through them.
Interesting effect. Sorta like putting a magnet to a CRT TV screen!
I took this photo while looking straight up out the back window of the car, with the window rolled up.
Polarizer doing its job at full power!, sun on top.
I didn't use any graduated filter (during shoot nor post process)