Serenity with my Wista by the sea
I had almost given up the for the day….. So very gray, no light at all, not for photographing the beautiful autumn colors that was almost gone, which was my target for the day, and I knew I just had a few days left before the colors were gone….
When I sat there at the rocks by the sea, actually the same rocks as in this post, pondering over what I should do, I realized that I had my film holders to my Wista loaded with excellent black and white film!
At that moment I saw the image!
Wista DX 45 Field camera
Ilford FP4+ @ISO 100
FX 39 1:9 8,5 mns
Once all the settings were made, image taken, camera packed into the bag again, I wandered away over the rocks, and suddenly saw the next image!
Wista DX 45 Field camera
Ilford FP4+ @ISO 100
FX 39 1:9 8,5 mns
I managed to get everything packed up and set, and take the image just before the sun went down.
There was not so many autumn colors photographed that day, but anyway, it was a good day! 🙂
Enjoy!
Shimmering Grains 
Seems like a fabulous day from the looks of these photos! Superb shots!
Yes it was, at last….. 😉
Thank you very much Madhu!
I just hate it when i fixate so hard on what I want, or was going to do, that I don’t see what’s there before me! Gorgeous silvery day, all moody and benign. 🙂
That was exactly what happened, I was not far from missing these too. It was just because I was sitting down, waiting, that my thoughts caught up with me…. So silly, but I’m thankful it happened! 😉
Thank you very much!
Well – you got the shots in the end, thank goodness. 🙂
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Every day you come home with good photos is a good day 🙂
Absolutely true! 🙂
Thank you!
Top one is great.
Thank you very much! 🙂
Marie, these are fantastic photos. The detail is superb. GREAT job.
Marks
Thank you very much! 🙂
I just have so much to learn, I’m not comfortable with the movements yet, it feels like I’m missing a lot….
Astonishing black and whites!
Thank you! Glad you like them 🙂
Oh, myyyyyyy!!! 😀 What a fantastic mood, and such beautiful beautiful greys. The first one seems as if there is nothing else on earth.
Thank you Luddy! Well, those grey days aren’t just bad, huh? And I must say this Ilford FP4+ is a fenomenal new acquaintance. It is definitely one of my faves….
brilliant!!! I like the second one a lot!!!!
Thank you very much Jesus!
I like that one a lot too, and when I had photographed it, packed down my camera, it just hit me, WHY ON EARTH didn’t I take one in color too? I just had to shift filmholder….. Gah….. But the sun had set and the shimmering light was gone from the scene…. Had I just thought about it directly, I have had one taken with Portra too…..
Well, I guess that’s one of the beauties with film, it just ain’t simple. Nothing. Never…..
That’s why we love it….. 😉
I agree with [http://gravatar.com/fd78f2efdfa74c0a368857482f6dbd60] the second shot is incredibly beautiful! The two bodies of water have such differing personalities and I love how that small pool in front looks like a mirror. Wonderful and so perfectly captured in black and white!
Hmm.. that’s supposed to be http://gravatar.com/fd78f2efdfa74c0a368857482f6dbd60 Ha, I’m still trying to figure out this WP thing.
Thank you very much Jana, most appreciated!
My kind of day! and I prefer the simplicity of the first image, a zen and minimalist image that has a strong balance in composition.
Thank you very much James! It is kinda hard to find those zen and minimalist scenes, so I was very happy when I saw this one. Simplicity is hard to reach, but worth fighting for….. 😉
So very true
I can feel the textures in both photos. Am I reading the captions correctly and you had almost a 9 minute exposure on both of them?
Oh no, this was in broad daylight with no filter, the 8,5 minutes is the film developing time and FX 39 is the devloping chemicals. But in this post https://shimmeringgrains.com/2012/10/23/long-exposures-by-the-sea/ I used a big stopper (10X) and exposure times at about 1 minute.
Thank you very much for your visit and comment, most appreciated!
amazing!
Thank you! 🙂
cool
Thank you!
wow! really amazing photographs!
great job Marie! 🙂
lovely! 🙂
Thank you!