As a result of the increasing chaos surrounding the Covid-19 epidemic and, adding insult to injury, a problem with my computer’s connection to the internet (which with luck will be fixed in a couple of days), it seems to be taking forever to get this assignment completed. At last though I think I am nearly there!
I have now developed the films that I shot as an experiment while taking the digital shots for this task. By and large they have worked fairly well, though a couple have needed a bit of editing in Photoshop and if I was to use them for a final set there are a few that could ideally do with reshooting.
Nevertheless, if nothing else it has been a useful and interesting experiment, not to mention an opportunity to get to know my medium format film camera a bit better. I have only run a few rolls of film through it of late so I still have plenty to learn. Not least I need to develop more confidence and ability using a light-meter. Interestingly though I think I am already getter a better feel, on the basis of how pictures have come out so far, for what settings are likely to be right for varying light conditions without having to meter first. Practice, practice, practice! Indeed, I am toying with the idea of using film (probably 4×5 on my large format camera) for the final set for Assignment 5, which I have already started to think about and for which I already have some ideas.
In the meantime, here are the film shots for this assignment, with minimal editing, but organised into diptychs. These are for all eleven of the sites I shot, though as I have already indicated I will use fewer for the final set (I am in the process of making the final choice now), and they are not in any particular order.
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