Photos, videos and docs of Jon Searles, with the keywords: "fuji"

Sunset, Rytirska, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:33:01 +0000

I took this using my old sky filter which I used to hate. This is one of the few situations when it was actually very handy.

Sunset, Stare Radnice, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:33:01 +0000

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I also took this with my sky filter, and was hoping for more shadow detail, but you can't have everything.

Tynsky Chram And The Moon At Dusk, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:33:01 +0000

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This is one of a series of shots I took from the clock tower on the Stare Radnice, or Old Town Hall, in Staromestske Namesti, or Old Town Square, in Prague. As this was one of a series that I shot, expect more soon! :-)

Cross Processing Experiment #1, Karlovo Namesti, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:33:01 +0000

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This shot involves, of course, far more than cross processing. I started with expired Fujichrome Astia 100, shot it with my Lomo 135BC, and then had it cross processed before having it scanned cheaply, and inverting it in Photoshop. I also cranked up the contrast a bit. Normally, of course, cross processing doesn't have effects quite this extreme, though, so I'm assuming that this is a result of the film being expired. The camera also has some minor light leaks, but not as far as I know on this frame. Expired color film does, after all, usually produce pink or red images, regardless of the developer used. Any tips on how I can reproduce, or prevent, this effect in the future would of course be welcome.

Cross Processing Experiment #2, Poster Display On Cafe c.14, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:33:01 +0000

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This was made in a similar fashion to my Karlovo Namesti shot, only with the extremes of contrast and brightness moderated to crank up detail, and the photo converted to black and white in Photoshop. It now could be either a photo, painting, or drawing, which I think is pretty cool. This is actually more or less what I had in mind when I shot it, which is not the case with any of the other photos in this batch.

Anakin Does The Laundry, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:32:01 +0000

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This may be the crappiest photo I have ever uploaded to Flickr. What do you think? Do you think it's awful, or a masterpiece? I can't decide myself, and I like to use my Flickr account to feel these sorts of things out, so any tips would be welcome. I think with this shot it's as relevant as the other two cross processed, expired film shots of mine to know what produced that amazing magenta cast on it.

Globe Cafe Courtyard, Cross Processed and Photoshopped, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:30:01 +0000

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This was from my first roll of cross-processed film (which was, in turn expired Fujichrome Astia 100), and one thing that I discovered right away with it was that it looked good when converted to black and white. In actuality, this was true for the whole roll, as you'll see from some of my other posts. It seems the photos look like antiques, not unlike what you would get if you shot black and white film in a Holga, only perhaps even more extreme. The first thing that comes to my mind are the original Niepce Heliographs from the 1820s.

U Fleku, Cross Processed and Photoshopped, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:29:01 +0000

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This was another shot from my first cross processed Fujichrome that I converted to black and white in Adobe Photoshop. This shot looks almost conventional as a result, kind of like an antique photo.

Very Red Tram, Karlovo Namesti, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:29:01 +0000

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Here's one of my most alternative rail shots of all time. I'm not sure if you'll like it, but I figured I'd give it a try. This is, of course, again from my cross-processed roll of Fujichrome, but this time with the reds cranked up so high in Photoshop that it resembles a painting.

DPP #7076 at I.P. Pavlova, Cross Processed and Photoshopped, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:29:01 +0000

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This shot was one of the less wild ones from my first cross-processed Fujichrome. The original had a strong Magenta cast, just like the rest, but the more interesting feature was the way in which all electric lights (as on the whole roll), streaked to the right. Originally, I wasn't sure if this was the camera or the cross processing, but I'm now aware that this is the film transport being out of sync with the shutter. If anybody knows how to fix this please help!! It does create the feel of motion, though, even though it wasn't the motion of the tram which created the trails. Also, of course, I'll state the obvious and point out that I converted the photo to black and white.

Staromestske Namesti From Stare Radnice Clock Tower, Prague, CZ, 2006