Names and faces to bikes

True enough, but... developing! What a nightmare. I'd never be likely to do my own developing, which means learning on a 35mm slr (my dad has an old olympus - OM10/OM20 i think) becomes costly. I'm thinking £5 developing and a weeks wait for 20 wasted shots to see what I did right!

this is london mate, you got the best film labs here, plus, shooting 36 exposure allowed you to slow down and have a higher chance of a 'good photo' than shooting 100 of the same shot hoping for the best.

the fact that it cost a bit allowed you to actually concentrate properly, stop shooting like an American kids with an AK-47 at school, just keep it steady, shoot something you really think look great than randomly shoot summat for the hell of it.

a couple or so weeks, you'd notice a difference.

plus, I can't afford a digital camera, I can easily afford an Olympus Epic 35 (£5 in portobello), excellent camera that doesn't even need battery and it's auto-exposure, and then a couple of weeks learning to shoot with film, you'd end up getting a better eyes for shooting than paying £200-300 for a digital camera.

this is london mate, you got the best film labs here, plus, shooting 36 exposure allowed you to slow down and have a higher chance of a 'good photo' than shooting 100 of the same shot hoping for the best.

the fact that it cost a bit allowed you to actually concentrate properly, stop shooting like an American kids with an AK-47 at school, just keep it steady, shoot something you really think look great than randomly shoot summat for the hell of it.

a couple or so weeks, you'd notice a difference.

plus, I can't afford a digital camera, I can easily afford an Olympus Epic 35 (£5 in portobello), excellent camera that doesn't even need battery and it's auto-exposure, and then a couple of weeks learning to shoot with film, you'd end up getting a better eyes for shooting than paying £200-300 for a digital camera.

We shall see, we shall see. I've been gearing up to spend the cash on a low-end d-SLR for a while, perhaps I'll dig out the olympus first and try my hand. So I guess you could say you've sort of convinced me :D

this is london mate, you got the best film labs here, plus, shooting 36 exposure allowed you to slow down and have a higher chance of a 'good photo' than shooting 100 of the same shot hoping for the best.

the fact that it cost a bit allowed you to actually concentrate properly, stop shooting like an American kids with an AK-47 at school, just keep it steady, shoot something you really think look great than randomly shoot summat for the hell of it.

a couple or so weeks, you'd notice a difference.

plus, I can't afford a digital camera, I can easily afford an Olympus Epic 35 (£5 in portobello), excellent camera that doesn't even need battery and it's auto-exposure, and then a couple of weeks learning to shoot with film, you'd end up getting a better eyes for shooting than paying £200-300 for a digital camera.

I'd agree with that - currently getting a lot more paid work, but my strike rate's much lower than it was when I was shooting film only. I've become lazy in so many ways - I shoot more on digital because I can't be bothered to get out the changing bag, the developing tank and the scanner, and my shots aren't as polished because I rely on PS too much and don't actually spend the time setting up the shot in the first place.

Dagnammit...

different horses for different courses.
I love my film camera, but when I'm up on a mountain with some friends- nothing beats my G9.
In fact I'm so glad I didn't go DSLR, because of the portability of the fucker.
I reckon there are a ridiculous amount of closet (and non-closet) photofreaks on this site.

G9: no computer effects at all:

35mm:

More narcissistic crap here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25628148@N07/

different horses for different courses.
I love my film camera, but when I'm up on a mountain with some friends- nothing beats my G9.
In fact I'm so glad I didn't go DSLR, because of the portability of the fucker.
I reckon there are a ridiculous amount of closet (and non-closet) photofreaks on this site.

G9: no computer effects at all:

35mm:

More narcissistic crap here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25628148@N07/

Are you honestly saying that all of the people in the top photo were monochrome to start with? That photo has so clearly been manipulated it's not funny.

Personally, I say save money, go digital. It's easier to learn on and more convenient to work with.

No, I don't even have an editing suite on my computer.
It was done by using settings on the camera- meaning that the skin pigment was reduced in brightness, compared to the green of the grass.

Who the fuck do you think knows better? me or you?

Some canons have sin-city style colour-picker abilities built in. Can greyscale everything except a certain shade, or swap one shade with another etc.

[edit] whoops too slow

• if I did have one, I'd have trouble using it.
  Haven't got a fucking clue when it comes to potatoshop, or anything of that sort.
  

updated frame, got it shot blasted and clear coated.

mug stays the same

Clean as. Even better up close and personal.

mug stays the same

So does the fence. What's that all about? Do you keep it locked off the ground so people can't kick the wheels in or is there some other reason?

what was that frame?- Also it looks ace!

Nice job Murt.

Yeah, top job hombre.

@build, sano and BRM cheers
@tommy, don't you mean the "greyest" bike eva????
@sowetto, it's just the railings out side my work, it's off the ground so the roadsweepers don't keep banging it.
@eyebrows, no-one knows what frame it is, it has really different lugs with tear cut-outs, it's supposedly '60, and 531, and that's all i know.

clean and simple Murtle, like it alot.

You do all realise Murtle's frame's new colour is actually hot cerise pink but he's been playing around with the settings on his camera?

updated frame, got it shot blasted and clear coated.

mug stays the same

looks smart. grey bikes unite

You do all realise Murtle's frame's new colour is actually hot cerise pink but he's been playing around with the settings on his camera?

haha

Build you rule the phlobalobachop

I like that better. Not my usual taste, but prefer it to the John Major look ;)

hipster glasses

No, I don't even have an editing suite on my computer.
It was done by using settings on the camera- meaning that the skin pigment was reduced in brightness, compared to the green of the grass.

Who the fuck do you think knows better? me or you?

Who mentioned editting suites? Reducing one colour channel in a digital image is computer manipulation, regardless of whether it is done in camera or externally.

So, add together the fact that I'm a published photographer, used to sell cameras/work on a lab plus I appreciate what constitutes manipulation, I guess that I know better. And for those of you that aren't into comedy photo effects, but a dSLR (the band is The Steal and the photo is taken with a Canon)

That bike is betterized in pink, imo of course

well, i like it bare :O)