Darkroom delay….

Since my new darkroom is still not finished, and I will have to wait a few more weeks (gahhh. ..), and I have nowhere to hang film, so I can not even develop more film so far because of it, I thought that I should scan a few old copies from back in the days when I had a working darkroom.

These two shows a hunters hiding place that has passed its best before date some time ago, deep inside a forest which I and my family often visited.
It was a little different to scan copies from scanning negatives, and I feel I have much to learn, so maybe I should take the opportunity to practice it now, because I can not do much else. Well, photograph, of course … 😉

Enjoy! 🙂

Hasselblad 503CX
Kodak T-Max 100
Ilford Multigrade FB 1K
Ilford Multigrade developer + Hypam fix

Tags: analog photography, art, blackandwhite, darkroom, darkroom print, film photography, forest, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 503CX, Ilford, Kodak, photography

25 thoughts on “Darkroom delay….”

jesusjoglar on January 24, 2013 at 16:14 said:

good shots, not that bad scanned!!

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- Marie on January 24, 2013 at 16:16 said:
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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JK Bevill - Lost Creek Publishing on January 24, 2013 at 16:23 said:

I like’em a lot!

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- Marie on January 24, 2013 at 16:47 said:
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  
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FeyGirl on January 24, 2013 at 16:25 said:

Really lovely… I love when Nature takes over. 🙂

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- Marie on January 24, 2013 at 16:48 said:
  
  Yeah, we think we’re so smart… But Nature always wins! 🙂
  Thank you very much!
  
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Luddy's Lens on January 24, 2013 at 19:42 said:

I agree, not bad scanned at all. The resolution looks good. The second image looks as if the shack is barely up on two posts!

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- Marie on January 24, 2013 at 22:26 said:
  
  Thanks a lot! 🙂
  
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janaobscura on January 24, 2013 at 21:49 said:

What a lovely structure! I’m really enjoying the sense of anxiety I feel when looking at your images because I want to reach out and straighten it before it collapses. Haha!

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- Marie on January 24, 2013 at 22:30 said:
  
  I know, I feel the same! When I took the first photo I wondered if I would get around to the other side and take the next photo before it collapsed. But it stood for months afterward….
  Thank you Jana! 🙂
  
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brulionman on January 25, 2013 at 00:12 said:

hut with tilt/shift 😉

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- Marie on January 25, 2013 at 23:10 said:
  
  Haha, wonderful!! Thanks a lot! 😀
  
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Chillbrook on January 25, 2013 at 10:15 said:

I reallly like these Marie. What kind of scanner do you use?

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- Marie on January 25, 2013 at 23:09 said:
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  I have a flatbed scanner, an Epson 750. I had to buy a flatbed though I use different negative sizes, and this one was the most affordable.
  But more important than the scanner, I think, is to have a good scanning software. I use Silverfast, and I’m very satisfied with it. There is also Vuescan, which I’ve heard is working fine too.
  Have a lovely weekend!
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on January 25, 2013 at 13:17 said:

Lovely images Marie and I like the logo. I hope you were not planning to have the dark room in the wood shed…lol! Have a great weekend and you know the old saying “good things always come to those who wait”…

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- Marie on January 25, 2013 at 23:01 said:
  
  Haha, I guess it is far to windy in there, and to shaky (and I do not like hunters…) 😀
  Have a lovely weekend you too James, and you know, patience is my life long struggle, and I’m actually beginning to be quite good at it….
  Thanks a lot for your kind words.
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on January 27, 2013 at 11:05 said:
    
    You are more than welcome Marie
    
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streetpixels on January 26, 2013 at 10:32 said:

Great shot you took, back in the days! And yes, if you don’t have a darkroom, go out and shoot, shoot, shoot 😉

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- Marie on January 27, 2013 at 23:40 said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  Yes absolutely! Today I developed three rolls of black and white film, and there is more in my fridge… 😉
  
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grumpytykepix on January 26, 2013 at 12:06 said:

Sorry to hear about the darkroom delays. Must be very frustrating for you (and for us who await each of your wonderful pictures!). I like the new header and the ‘change of name’; in fact I’ve been filing you away in a folder named ‘Marie’ for months.

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- Marie on January 27, 2013 at 23:43 said:
  
  Ohh, I have my own folder? Thank you! 🙂 (I got bored with my old header, and confused by my “alias”…)
  Yes, it took me a long long time to decide on my darkroom, and now when it is on its way, I can’t wait….
  Thanks again for your kind words!
  
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jsodphotography on January 29, 2013 at 21:18 said:

What a great thing to happen upon, that little shack is just oozing character. The fact that its severally leaning to one side only enhances it.

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- Marie on January 30, 2013 at 09:27 said:
  
  Thanks a lot Jeff!
  It’s got attitude, yes, and that’s probably why I saw it in the first place, usually they are just so very ugly, but this one was special… 😉
  
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sibokk on January 31, 2013 at 10:22 said:

I find scanning any film an arduous task that’s what brought me back to the darkroom; prints rule all day.

The hut reminds me of the skull in this painting by Hans Holbein called “The Ambassador”

From one angle its a dilapidated wreck and from another it looks, well, not bad!

If the image doesn’t appear in the comments you can find it here:

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- Marie on January 31, 2013 at 15:44 said:
  
  Thanks a lot! 🙂
  Scanning really is an art of its own… It has taken me more than a year of learning to finally be able to say that sometimes it feels like I master it ……
  So therefore I was a bit surprised when scanning the prints tripped me.
  But if 1-2 weeks is my darkroom finished, it’ll be really great to print “for real” again!
  Prints rule!! 🙂
  
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