Tag: Red Filter

Getting Around a Limitation

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There is only one thing I don’t like about my Bower fisheye lens, namely that it doesn’t take filters. It’s not an issue for digital, but it does introduce some limitations for black and white film. At least I can take colour digital and convert to Black and White after the fact (and add filters). Today’s image (created yesterday at the RC Harris Water Treatment plant here in Toronto) has the equivalent of a dark red filter added, to dramatically darken the sky, even though I was shooting directly into the sun.

RC Harris Water Treatment Plant, Toronto

 

Nikon D7100, 8mm/3.5 Bower Fisheye lens
Post work done using Adobe Lightroom

Behind the Veil

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Today another image from High Park, shot on Rollei 80s film with a red filter. I continue to be amazed at the different reality I get with this film/filter combo. It’s look pulling back a veil.

High Park(Pentax K1000, 28mm/2.8 Pentax lens with 25A red filter, Rollei 80S film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes)

 

Different Light

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Yesterday afternoon I was at High Park in Toronto, shooting Rollei 80s film. This film has a very high red sensitivity, and to enhance this sensitivity I shot through a red 25A filter. To my eyes it seems the landscape became transformed, almost magical or alien.

High Park, Toronto

 

(Pentax K1000 35mm SLR, 28mm/f2.8 SMC Pentax lens, 25A Red filter. 
Rollei 80s film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 degrees C)