This was one of your best videos this year Steve! Really reignited my love for the true essence of photography - getting my butt out there and shooting!
You’ve an amazing skill Steve for turning a landscape (which at first can look quite ordinary) into something quite beautiful! You demonstrate to me at any rate, that the most powerful tool at the photographer’s disposal is that of ‘selection’ - the art of selection and the art of seeing.
I’m saving this video so I can watch it again. Those sepia tone prints with all that lovely grain was stunning Steve. What views. What atmosphere. I was going to watch this video during my lunch break in between printing a load of sepia slides from the 1960’s for a customer.. No, I thought. I savour this video for tonight.. I went for a long walk this evening, no camera and just drank in the amazing colours in the sunset in front of me with turquoise and wispy white clouds. I needed the refresh air after a full day of a lab with the smell of chemistry, not that I can smell,it anymore. More and more people coming in asking if we process film.
I’m glad the demand for processing g is up Simon although it will mean you spending more time with the chemicals 🙂. Sometimes just being outside is enough for me, on many local walks I don’t carry a camera so I can just enjoy the scenery without interruption.
Love the chatty videos. Amazing running up that mountain, if I didn’t know better, I’d have thought you sped the video up, but after watching your epic walk where you had to cool your feet, I have little doubt you probably set a record going up! One quick question, not sure if you covered it in a previous video, but why do you rate the film differently? Is it for better contrast and you’re metering through the camera? Thanks for taking us along!
Hi Dan and thanks for the print order, it’s on its way to you now 😊. I will rate the film depending on the contrast and develop accordingly IE if I overexposed I’ll underdevelop to preserve the shadows and tame the highlights. Of course it isn’t possible to change development for the roll, you need to pick a time and every negative gets the same so I usually try to arrive at a rating (exposure index) at the start of the walk. Early on it was fairly balanced lighting so 400 or 320 would give enough shadow detail, had it brightened up and got more contrasty I’d have wanted to lower the speed and shorten development. If, as later on, it had got very dull it would have looked good at 800 or more but I’d already committed to 400 by then so the later negs were a little flat.
Haha I never doubted your commitment Steve. Beautiful shots as always. One of these days you are going to feature some shots that I don't like, but I'm not going to be holding my breath😆.
Without any regrets. Everytime after I watch your vids, I’d start tinkering with my camera gear and off I go shooting the next day . No regrets at all.
Steve, Some of your images appear to have a sepia tone to them. You walk today included a number of stunning images, carefully crafted, and presented with your typical humility. Well done, again.
Gosh this video was entertaining! Your choice to climb up the mountain into the storminess was thrilling, and resulted In some very exciting pictures. I did doubt your commitment, heehee! keep remembering this video, all this time later.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 One of my favourite videos, Steve. Beautiful images and a beautiful place. Particularly love that last shot from the summit. Oh and btw......loving 'chatty Steve'! 😁
"Annoyingly turning into a beautiful day". I'll need to remember that when things don't go as planned (which seems to happen quite often). Really like the first image (vertical) with the lily pads.
What a lovely videeo I really enjoyed it and some great images ...well done for taking the "hard-yards" approach it certainly paid off...I live in the Lakes District so deciding to walk and shoot in amongst the rain is inevitable
You are lucky indeed, it’s less than a couple of hours drive for me but I still need to ensure the right forecast before heading to the Lakes. Snowdonia is a bit closer but no less wet 😊
What a great outing for you. I trust you were well pleased with the results. I think it was some of your strongest work this year. I also commend you for deciding to put the effort into the lith prints. Really loved the ones at 10:12 and 10:24. Not sure which one I like better. I've said this before, but I do envy your weather.
Thanks Bob, I knew when I took the shots that a lith print would suit them best. We get plenty of weather like this, out of 6 walks this Summer it has rained on 5 of them!
Nice work Steve, fully entertaining again, I do look forward to your videos and the landscape you walk.😊 Coincidentally, I received a book today... 'SNOWDONIA REVISITED' by JOHN CLOW. He shoots mono using a Blad. You maybe have the book? But if you don't, you can buy the book for a couple of bob from a popular online book seller. It's nice to watch your videos, then read and look at the plates within said book and know the landscape isn't a million miles away. I love the works of Adam's & John Sexton and look in stunned amazement at the beauty of the plates within their books but will never get the chance to visit those wonderful National parks. Your videos on the other hand take us through your landscape eloquently and with visual delight, and again, not a million miles away.Keep em coming mate. Oh and my darkroom is finally finished.😆
Thanks for the recommendation Kit, it’s not a book I’d come across before but the order is in and I’m looking forward to receiving a copy 🙂. Good luck with the darkroom too, perfect timing for the winter!
Fantastic photos Steve. I love the one on the hilltop with the tree on the right. Yeah, even though I sold off all my Nikkor AF-S lenses, I kept the F80 because it’s so light and handles great. I use my AI-S manual lenses, which it can’t even meter for…😂🤷🏼♂️ Doesn’t bother me for street photography.
If the F80 metered with the manual focus lenses I think I’d carry it for all uses. I have the F100 too which is the most compatible but it is a fair bit heavier.
An enjoyable and relaxing trek. Love the wit and philosophy. Some beautiful images on film, and the video record of the location was very nice indeed. A winner all around. Thanks for sharing this one, Steve; thanks for sharing all of your videos.
That shot at 16:50 absolutely gorgeous Steve not that he others aren't but that one just a cracking shot. great day out mate great results I'm kind of the same love being out there doing it far more than deving the film and scanning. Back in the day I loved the dark room these days not so much I don't have time or space really so let the lab do the processing while I'm out shooting, it's all about team work xxx
Thanks Paul. The developing and scanning is a bind but a necessary step for me, I would occasionally send off colour films but I always want to do the B&W myself.
@@SteveONions fair enough too mate I still enjoy deving film, and have the old enlarger but space and time just ain't on my side these days. One day when I'm no longer fit enough to hit the hills I'll hit the darkroom. xxx
Wonderful wander Steve. Do like the Chile Pine at 3.47😁 I think I would of done the buildings shot with Slavich paper, just to see if the coolness suited it. Cracking vlog, thank you. Cheers Diz
Thanks Diz. I recently tried the Unibrom on another pair of negatives in an upcoming video but struggled to control the infectious development. That said, what I thought were failed prints now look quite good, it’s something I need to spend more time on.
I started off thinking ...yuk, you are going to use 35mm, but than I saw your images, and now I will pull out my 35mm camera once again and give it a try. I am so use to 6x7/6x9/612/617/4x5/5x7 (more so 612/617 for convenience.....no loading holders or the weight).....you see the problem. I had lost respect for 35mm, but you turned that around. Going to be fun, bring me back to my teen years with the 35mm camera. Lot of great images there, and I loved the grain and sepia toning....the mood I think is what is bringing me back to 35mm. A dslr would not have done the same, and fake grain does not work. A dslr is just too easy, press the button, gives you the result. You wonder who is the photographer, when no thinking is involved. Going to buy a raincoat for me and the camera.
Loved that statement: Annoyingly turning into a nice day! Loved the lilies in the darkroom lith print-great!!! The world's best photo advice: you got to shoot the good stuff when you see it. That actually beats all the pieces of 5 or 7 advice for great images that one sees. Question: Do you not find HP5 in HC-110 to give you more grain than you like? Just loved the video-THANKS!
Beautiful work! I have some HP5 coming in the mail soon. Never used it before. I don't have a darkroom or computer so it's a get whatcha get thing with me.
Have to say Steve, that was one of my face of yours of late, scenery helps but so does the mood and conditions and you got them both in spades. The images & your filming were a perfect combination to said weather and that location is a gem. I have only wandered up unto the Pinnacles but must try and explore more the area. Thanks for sharing. Atb Al
Thanks Alan, despite getting wet it was probably my best walk this year in terms of photographs. I do prefer Spring and Winter for the actual walking bit but Summer does bring those changeable skies.
Steve, I really like what you are doing. It was your work that inspired me. Unfortunately, I have to use the old Soviet clone of the Hasselblad - Kiev - 88. Using this camera is very difficult. However, I hope one day to get a good camera like Bronica or Mamiya and I won't be ashamed to show my work. Greetings to you from sunny Russia (South of Russia).
@@SteveONions Thank you very much for your kind words. Thanks to you, I learned a lot of useful things. You continue to inspire and motivate me. I am looking forward to your new videos.
I bought another Nikon FE 2 this time in black. This one is immaculate with a 28 Nikkor AF 2.8D lens. I’m selling the lens as I already have a manual focus 28mm, but I’ve just bought a 35mm series E lens to replace it. Cheap I know but great quality none the less. 35mm is my favourite focal length. 2 boxes of digital gear going off to MPB tomorrow as I seem to be transitioning back to film based photography now. I will never ditch the digital for paid work, but my hobby is well and truly film based. I’m taking the Minolta XD7 out for a spin this weekend. The shutter sound on it is just the best. I do hope you put some of those shots on your Etsy site. I might have to treat myself to a print for my birthday. Keep up the great work Steve. I knew you were going to head up the mountain and not down the path.
I also like the series E lenses Simon and I’ve never felt like they were the budget option. Most of my digital cameras are used for video or family occasions and not pleasure, the iPhone is good enough for 90% of day to day captures. Hope you have a good outing with the Minolta.
Love that landscape and your photos. That sepia editing suits very well. One day i will visit your beautiful island with my camera… I hope, as a continent resident, i won't need a visa until then ;)
Steve, have you experimented at all with developing xp2 in B&W chemicals? I've now read two different articles, one hosted on ilfords own website, documenting great results with hc110 + xp2 at iso 100-1600. In particular the 1600 looks fantastic! To my eye, the results appear much more like traditional silver emulsions.
@@SteveONions From the article on ilfordphoto's website - "ILFORD XP2 SUPER IN BLACK AND WHITE CHEMISTRY", by Chris Moss, HC-110 1+49 times: EI 50 4 minutes EI 100 5 minutes EI 200 6.5 minutes (could probably go to 7) EI 400 10 minutes EI 800 13.5 minutes EI 1600 18 minutes It sounds like it needs a bit stronger fixer, 3+1 with Ilford Rapid, to avoid issues. I'm hoping to give this a go myself, but I won't have time until late October at the rate I'm going... Looks like a fantastic hike - great work on the channel sir!
@@SteveONions I do all 35mm in the darkroom on diffusion enlargers. XP2 @ EI 200 for 7 mins @ 20C, with an HC-110 dilution of 1+49. That's the product of extensive testing and, like yourself, I've been at this for quite some time (made my first enlargement in 1967 at the age of 9, and haven't stopped yet; wish we had the papers today we had back then!). I worried first about losing some sharpness but I certainly did not and may have even gained some. Too close to call is always good enough for me. When I want grain, I shoot the traditional Ilford films, all 3. But XP2 in HC-110 is a completely different look and with great latitude/forgiveness with exposure and a surprising ability for enlargement (120 roll film is even more surprising). I've worked out the times for using this film at different speeds, but 200 seems to be a real sweet spot. I did begin with the article on the Ilford site and tweaked specifically for the darkroom process using Ilford FB and Bergger Prestige FB papers. I encourage you to give this a try. Loving your videos and this one in particular. The HP5 was a great call for that place and conditions, and also the lith prints were perfectly lovely. Keep up the good show!
A most enjoyable walk! Prints look good. Not sure of 35mm film in distant landscapes, esp. using longer lenses/zoom. i found longer lenses were low in resolution. (my opinion). All in all, was very productive. On a typical shoot-walk I carry one roll of 36. When finished I enjoy the place.
Most of the images are toned in Lightroom Jim with the remaining two being lith prints on Fomatone 532-II which exhibits the very warm tone seen in the video.
Thank you. The lith prints are not toned, had I done so the warmth would have been lost and the shadows pushed towards a plum/purple hue. In fact I rarely if ever tone lith prints and rely on the papers naturally characteristics which are shifted subtly by the dilution of the lith chemicals.
Another great video Steve. Were all the shots handheld? If so, I take my hat off to you! I have the same gear: an N80 and Tamron 28-200. I think the N80 is underrated. My Tamron IQ really surprised me. I will definitely be using this combo more often. Horatio
I started off from the Llyn Crafnant car park and took the long route via Llyn Geiryionydd. A bit flat early on by plenty to see with all the small lakes.
Steve I believe this is the first of your videos I've watched, realizing you're primarily a film shooter, we're all photographers in one way of another no mater the medium, I learned a few things thus I subscribed. Looking forward to future videos... BTW, did you capture the scene at 11:09, I really liked the composition.
Hi Steve, I enjoyed this video and I have subscribed. A request; please display the photos for longer so I can pause the video and enjoy them. The lily photo was up for about 6 seconds only. I made a similar comment to Thomas Heaton who put them up for longer. Now he is close to 500k subscribers. I'm sure the two are connected. 😏
Every time I see someone shooting Film I get the urge to do so, too. Only for it to promptly yield towards being turned away from it once they start talking about all the extra equipment you need for it.
Fair point, it’s easy to get bogged down with all the options, often it’s best to use a simple camera then send off the film for developing and scanning.
That’s a very good point Eric. I was going to say it’s due to the early start I make but then again I used to go fishing early in the morning and I’m also out well past midday too. Having said all that there was a fly fisherman on the lake when I went out last Tuesday but I didn’t include him in any of the footage (I think) 🙂
@@SteveONions I think a fisherperson would be a good print background with his rod high in the air. With a little fog. Oops, now Im asking for too much.
"....annonyingly turning into a beautiful day..." You never miss your sense of humor, Steve! :-)
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This was one of your best videos this year Steve! Really reignited my love for the true essence of photography - getting my butt out there and shooting!
Glad to be of service 🙂
That was a very productive walk. You ended up with a nice selecting beautiful photos. Thanks for taking us along Steve.
You’re welcome Rene.
You’ve an amazing skill Steve for turning a landscape (which at first can look quite ordinary) into something quite beautiful! You demonstrate to me at any rate, that the most powerful tool at the photographer’s disposal is that of ‘selection’ - the art of selection and the art of seeing.
Thanks Nigel. I think there are fantastic opportunities all around us be we need to select just those elements that tell the story.
Brilliant images - and quotable quotes!😂😂 Thanks again.
Thanks Ian.
I’m saving this video so I can watch it again. Those sepia tone prints with all that lovely grain was stunning Steve. What views. What atmosphere. I was going to watch this video during my lunch break in between printing a load of sepia slides from the 1960’s for a customer.. No, I thought. I savour this video for tonight.. I went for a long walk this evening, no camera and just drank in the amazing colours in the sunset in front of me with turquoise and wispy white clouds. I needed the refresh air after a full day of a lab with the smell of chemistry, not that I can smell,it anymore. More and more people coming in asking if we process film.
I’m glad the demand for processing g is up Simon although it will mean you spending more time with the chemicals 🙂. Sometimes just being outside is enough for me, on many local walks I don’t carry a camera so I can just enjoy the scenery without interruption.
Fantastic photos Steve, always enjoy your work but this is a top 10 for sure, very inspiring.
Glad you liked it Bob
Wonderful landscape and a wonderful Video
Saved this for Sunday, a real treat. One of your finest Steve, superb watch.
Thanks Phil, glad you liked it.
Very enjoyable video Steve and atta-boy for taking the hard route.
Cheers Philip.
Another great video, Steve! I love the beauty and the calm mood in your videos!
Thanks Lennart.
You keep making me fall in love with 35mm.
Your editing style is my absolute favorite. Very artistic.
Thank you 🙂
Lovely moody images, thanks for sharing your great walk
You're welcome Mark.
Love the chatty videos. Amazing running up that mountain, if I didn’t know better, I’d have thought you sped the video up, but after watching your epic walk where you had to cool your feet, I have little doubt you probably set a record going up!
One quick question, not sure if you covered it in a previous video, but why do you rate the film differently? Is it for better contrast and you’re metering through the camera?
Thanks for taking us along!
Hi Dan and thanks for the print order, it’s on its way to you now 😊. I will rate the film depending on the contrast and develop accordingly IE if I overexposed I’ll underdevelop to preserve the shadows and tame the highlights. Of course it isn’t possible to change development for the roll, you need to pick a time and every negative gets the same so I usually try to arrive at a rating (exposure index) at the start of the walk. Early on it was fairly balanced lighting so 400 or 320 would give enough shadow detail, had it brightened up and got more contrasty I’d have wanted to lower the speed and shorten development. If, as later on, it had got very dull it would have looked good at 800 or more but I’d already committed to 400 by then so the later negs were a little flat.
What a fantastic area, Steve. So varied. Definately worth the climb to get those wonderful moody shots.
I’m also glad I went up there, the best views of the day.
Stunning shots and prints!
Haha I never doubted your commitment Steve. Beautiful shots as always. One of these days you are going to feature some shots that I don't like, but I'm not going to be holding my breath😆.
Thank you 👍
Love it, Steve! More of that, please. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Marc.
Steve you are my favorite TH-cam channel!!!!!! I just love your honest caring style. Wish you could come to USA and make some great vids!!!! Cheers 🥂
Without any regrets. Everytime after I watch your vids, I’d start tinkering with my camera gear and off I go shooting the next day . No regrets at all.
I couldn’t ask for more 😊
Very inspirational Steve. Your videos have helped me greatly. Thanks.
Glad you find them useful Joseph.
Happy to see you enjoying the walk and the photography. The photography are moody indeed and 100% to my liking. Beautiful video !!
Thanks Ruud, definitely my kind of day.
Thank you for another great video. I like the chatty Steve 👍
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Again another interesting and enjoyable video. I am learning lots about exposing B&W film from your work.
Glad you found it useful Richard.
Timeless images. Thanks you Steve.
You’re welcome 😊
Nice walk-about Steve. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Kevin.
Excellent, as always
Steve,
Some of your images appear to have a sepia tone to them. You walk today included a number of stunning images, carefully crafted, and presented with your typical humility. Well done, again.
Thank you and yes, very warm tones indeed !
I knew you were going to go up there. Laughing while you did it. Great video!
There was never any doubt - it got me the best shot of the day too 😀
Amazing pictures - as always. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome Jörg.
8:55 Had me in stitches Steve. You didn't disappoint us either, really loved the lily and lake shots
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Really enjoyed this video, excellent pictures, loved the comentary.
Thanks Kenneth.
Awesome, and all with 35mm, which in the right hands, as here, does the splendid scenery justice.
Thanks Christopher, I think 35mm is the most capable format overall.
Gosh this video was entertaining! Your choice to climb up the mountain into the storminess was thrilling, and resulted In some very exciting pictures. I did doubt your commitment, heehee! keep remembering this video, all this time later.
Thanks James. Good job I didn’t end the video as a lightening conductor!
That was indeed great. Loved all the images and the talk too.
Thanks Sophie 👍
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 One of my favourite videos, Steve. Beautiful images and a beautiful place. Particularly love that last shot from the summit.
Oh and btw......loving 'chatty Steve'! 😁
Thanks Jo, some quieter videos coming up, I don’t always feel like talking 🙂
Wonderful video, thanks Steve
You’re welcome 😊
Absolutely Fantastic! The photos and the warm care that goes into your videos!
Thank you Thomas.
Love the nature vids. Great shots Steve.
Thank you 😊
9:47 "Cliches are there for a good reason...because they work."
Amazing area and stunning images and video as well!
Thank you 🙂
Superb vlog, especially like the reed and lily leaf images
Thanks Geraint 🙂
Exceptional work as always, you give me a goal to strive for - excellence!
Thanks Paul.
"Annoyingly turning into a beautiful day". I'll need to remember that when things don't go as planned (which seems to happen quite often). Really like the first image (vertical) with the lily pads.
Thank you 😊
So nice and relaxing and so many things to learn from you! I wish you would do these films more often :-)
There’s a few more coming up Andreea 🙂
Breaktaking scenery and photography steve.
Thank you Chris 🙂
For me your best video so far, I love your no-nonsense way of presentation. Beautiful images!
Thanks Henk, I’m not complaining with the results from the day.
What a lovely videeo I really enjoyed it and some great images ...well done for taking the "hard-yards" approach it certainly paid off...I live in the Lakes District so deciding to walk and shoot in amongst the rain is inevitable
You are lucky indeed, it’s less than a couple of hours drive for me but I still need to ensure the right forecast before heading to the Lakes. Snowdonia is a bit closer but no less wet 😊
A delightful sojourn. I greatly enjoyed chatty Steve. :-)
Thank you 😊
Well done Steve, a good long video that entertains all the way. Superb photography as always. Wales is so inspiring for a photographer.
Thanks John 🙂
What a great outing for you. I trust you were well pleased with the results. I think it was some of your strongest work this year. I also commend you for deciding to put the effort into the lith prints. Really loved the ones at 10:12 and 10:24. Not sure which one I like better. I've said this before, but I do envy your weather.
Thanks Bob, I knew when I took the shots that a lith print would suit them best. We get plenty of weather like this, out of 6 walks this Summer it has rained on 5 of them!
Great pictures. Regards
Stunning photography Steve, and I enjoyed your comments on the work ethic of making them, nothing comes free does it!
Thanks Steve. I’d rather put up with a wet walk and discomfort than struggle with bland images later in the darkroom/Lightroom.
Really enjoyed this one. Quite a collection of nice images.
Slightly off-topic, but I really like the way you set up your thumbnails so they all line up in the queue and are immediately identifiable as yours.
Thanks Chance, I got the idea from the cook Jamie Oliver, his videos were really easy to identify as each thumbnail had a standard side bar.
In your element once again 👍😀
Definitely Stuart, very Eddie Ephraums 🙂
What a wonderful day! Brilliant photos and a superb commentary. Thanks as always for sharing it with us.
Thanks David.
I enjoyed this video. Full with good advices. No doubt, your knowledge of photography is the best.
Nice work Steve, fully entertaining again, I do look forward to your videos and the landscape you walk.😊 Coincidentally, I received a book today... 'SNOWDONIA REVISITED' by JOHN CLOW. He shoots mono using a Blad. You maybe have the book? But if you don't, you can buy the book for a couple of bob from a popular online book seller. It's nice to watch your videos, then read and look at the plates within said book and know the landscape isn't a million miles away. I love the works of Adam's & John Sexton and look in stunned amazement at the beauty of the plates within their books but will never get the chance to visit those wonderful National parks. Your videos on the other hand take us through your landscape eloquently and with visual delight, and again, not a million miles away.Keep em coming mate. Oh and my darkroom is finally finished.😆
Thanks for the recommendation Kit, it’s not a book I’d come across before but the order is in and I’m looking forward to receiving a copy 🙂. Good luck with the darkroom too, perfect timing for the winter!
Numerous top shelf images but the one at 15:00 really grabbed my attention. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Tony, I was very pleased with the results from this trip.
Wonderful walk, beautiful images
Fantastic photos Steve. I love the one on the hilltop with the tree on the right.
Yeah, even though I sold off all my Nikkor AF-S lenses, I kept the F80 because it’s so light and handles great. I use my AI-S manual lenses, which it can’t even meter for…😂🤷🏼♂️
Doesn’t bother me for street photography.
If the F80 metered with the manual focus lenses I think I’d carry it for all uses. I have the F100 too which is the most compatible but it is a fair bit heavier.
An enjoyable and relaxing trek. Love the wit and philosophy. Some beautiful images on film, and the video record of the location was very nice indeed. A winner all around. Thanks for sharing this one, Steve; thanks for sharing all of your videos.
Thanks James, really glad you like them.
Hmm, I wouldn't say photography is all about compromising ... creativity is the key to beautiful images :-)
Fair point Vincent.
That shot at 16:50 absolutely gorgeous Steve not that he others aren't but that one just a cracking shot. great day out mate great results I'm kind of the same love being out there doing it far more than deving the film and scanning. Back in the day I loved the dark room these days not so much I don't have time or space really so let the lab do the processing while I'm out shooting, it's all about team work xxx
Thanks Paul. The developing and scanning is a bind but a necessary step for me, I would occasionally send off colour films but I always want to do the B&W myself.
@@SteveONions fair enough too mate I still enjoy deving film, and have the old enlarger but space and time just ain't on my side these days. One day when I'm no longer fit enough to hit the hills I'll hit the darkroom. xxx
Fantastic. Unpacking my FE2 then!
Wonderful wander Steve. Do like the Chile Pine at 3.47😁 I think I would of done the buildings shot with Slavich paper, just to see if the coolness suited it. Cracking vlog, thank you.
Cheers
Diz
Thanks Diz. I recently tried the Unibrom on another pair of negatives in an upcoming video but struggled to control the infectious development. That said, what I thought were failed prints now look quite good, it’s something I need to spend more time on.
I started off thinking ...yuk, you are going to use 35mm, but than I saw your images, and now I will pull out my 35mm camera once again and give it a try. I am so use to 6x7/6x9/612/617/4x5/5x7 (more so 612/617 for convenience.....no loading holders or the weight).....you see the problem. I had lost respect for 35mm, but you turned that around. Going to be fun, bring me back to my teen years with the 35mm camera. Lot of great images there, and I loved the grain and sepia toning....the mood I think is what is bringing me back to 35mm. A dslr would not have done the same, and fake grain does not work. A dslr is just too easy, press the button, gives you the result. You wonder who is the photographer, when no thinking is involved. Going to buy a raincoat for me and the camera.
Thanks Alfred, definitely agree that fake grain applied to digital shots just isn’t the same.
Loved that statement: Annoyingly turning into a nice day! Loved the lilies in the darkroom lith print-great!!! The world's best photo advice: you got to shoot the good stuff when you see it. That actually beats all the pieces of 5 or 7 advice for great images that one sees. Question: Do you not find HP5 in HC-110 to give you more grain than you like? Just loved the video-THANKS!
Thanks Erich. HP5+ in HC-110 is a little grainy but perfect on this trip. For less grain I prefer ID-11 1+1 for sure.
Some nice shots in there. Thank you!
Thanks Jens.
Beautiful work! I have some HP5 coming in the mail soon. Never used it before. I don't have a darkroom or computer so it's a get whatcha get thing with me.
Have to say Steve, that was one of my face of yours of late, scenery helps but so does the mood and conditions and you got them both in spades. The images & your filming were a perfect combination to said weather and that location is a gem. I have only wandered up unto the Pinnacles but must try and explore more the area. Thanks for sharing. Atb Al
Thanks Alan, despite getting wet it was probably my best walk this year in terms of photographs. I do prefer Spring and Winter for the actual walking bit but Summer does bring those changeable skies.
Steve, I really like what you are doing. It was your work that inspired me. Unfortunately, I have to use the old Soviet clone of the Hasselblad - Kiev - 88. Using this camera is very difficult. However, I hope one day to get a good camera like Bronica or Mamiya and I won't be ashamed to show my work. Greetings to you from sunny Russia (South of Russia).
Good luck with the Kiev, I’m sure you can coax some great images out of it 👍
@@SteveONions Thank you very much for your kind words. Thanks to you, I learned a lot of useful things. You continue to inspire and motivate me. I am looking forward to your new videos.
I bought another Nikon FE 2 this time in black. This one is immaculate with a 28 Nikkor AF 2.8D lens. I’m selling the lens as I already have a manual focus 28mm, but I’ve just bought a 35mm series E lens to replace it. Cheap I know but great quality none the less. 35mm is my favourite focal length. 2 boxes of digital gear going off to MPB tomorrow as I seem to be transitioning back to film based photography now. I will never ditch the digital for paid work, but my hobby is well and truly film based. I’m taking the Minolta XD7 out for a spin this weekend. The shutter sound on it is just the best. I do hope you put some of those shots on your Etsy site. I might have to treat myself to a print for my birthday. Keep up the great work Steve. I knew you were going to head up the mountain and not down the path.
I also like the series E lenses Simon and I’ve never felt like they were the budget option. Most of my digital cameras are used for video or family occasions and not pleasure, the iPhone is good enough for 90% of day to day captures.
Hope you have a good outing with the Minolta.
Love that landscape and your photos. That sepia editing suits very well.
One day i will visit your beautiful island with my camera…
I hope, as a continent resident, i won't need a visa until then ;)
Fingers crossed (if you can drive a lorry you’re welcome anytime!).
@@SteveONions haha... 😉 Unfortunately I have no licence for a lorry..
Enjoyed this video thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Steve, have you experimented at all with developing xp2 in B&W chemicals? I've now read two different articles, one hosted on ilfords own website, documenting great results with hc110 + xp2 at iso 100-1600. In particular the 1600 looks fantastic! To my eye, the results appear much more like traditional silver emulsions.
I’ve never tried it Jeremy but there’s long been talk of this and I should really investigate soon. Thanks for the reminder 🙂
@@SteveONions From the article on ilfordphoto's website - "ILFORD XP2 SUPER IN BLACK AND WHITE CHEMISTRY", by Chris Moss, HC-110 1+49 times:
EI 50 4 minutes
EI 100 5 minutes
EI 200 6.5 minutes (could probably go to 7)
EI 400 10 minutes
EI 800 13.5 minutes
EI 1600 18 minutes
It sounds like it needs a bit stronger fixer, 3+1 with Ilford Rapid, to avoid issues. I'm hoping to give this a go myself, but I won't have time until late October at the rate I'm going... Looks like a fantastic hike - great work on the channel sir!
@@SteveONions I do all 35mm in the darkroom on diffusion enlargers. XP2 @ EI 200 for 7 mins @ 20C, with an HC-110 dilution of 1+49. That's the product of extensive testing and, like yourself, I've been at this for quite some time (made my first enlargement in 1967 at the age of 9, and haven't stopped yet; wish we had the papers today we had back then!). I worried first about losing some sharpness but I certainly did not and may have even gained some. Too close to call is always good enough for me. When I want grain, I shoot the traditional Ilford films, all 3. But XP2 in HC-110 is a completely different look and with great latitude/forgiveness with exposure and a surprising ability for enlargement (120 roll film is even more surprising). I've worked out the times for using this film at different speeds, but 200 seems to be a real sweet spot. I did begin with the article on the Ilford site and tweaked specifically for the darkroom process using Ilford FB and Bergger Prestige FB papers. I encourage you to give this a try. Loving your videos and this one in particular. The HP5 was a great call for that place and conditions, and also the lith prints were perfectly lovely. Keep up the good show!
I love this channel, it's the closest thing we got to Bob Ross.
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I agree with the other comments it was as good to watch as you enjoyed it
Thanks Paul.
I love your style Steve :)
Thanks George 😀
A most enjoyable walk! Prints look good. Not sure of 35mm film in distant landscapes, esp. using longer lenses/zoom. i found longer lenses were low in resolution. (my opinion). All in all, was very productive. On a typical shoot-walk I carry one roll of 36. When finished I enjoy the place.
Thanks Jason. I don’t overly worry about resolution providing the image conveys the right mood.
Really enjoyed this walk with you. I’m curious if you sepia toned some of the first photographs. I really liked the photographs you made at the lake.
Most of the images are toned in Lightroom Jim with the remaining two being lith prints on Fomatone 532-II which exhibits the very warm tone seen in the video.
@@SteveONions Thanks for the reply, Steve. I’m not familiar with lith prints; they had a palladium-like look.
Great video and wonderful hike! Lovely photos as always! Can you say a bit about the "Darkroom Lith Print"? Did you tone the print with selenium?
Thank you. The lith prints are not toned, had I done so the warmth would have been lost and the shadows pushed towards a plum/purple hue. In fact I rarely if ever tone lith prints and rely on the papers naturally characteristics which are shifted subtly by the dilution of the lith chemicals.
@@SteveONions thanks - how did you get the yellow cast?
Another great video Steve. Were all the shots handheld? If so, I take my hat off to you! I have the same gear: an N80 and Tamron 28-200. I think the N80 is underrated. My Tamron IQ really surprised me. I will definitely be using this combo more often.
Horatio
They were handheld Horatio, I find I can get steady shots quite easily with the N80 and that Tamron lens.
Lousy sky as you say, but your shots of buildings were very atmospheric.
Easily one of my favorite videos yet, every photo was beautiful! Was curious as to what paper you used for the lith prints, they were amazing!
Thank you 😊
This looks like a decent walk and love the images as usual, Steve. quite long though? Or did you park in Capel Curig?
I started off from the Llyn Crafnant car park and took the long route via Llyn Geiryionydd. A bit flat early on by plenty to see with all the small lakes.
Excellent video - there is so much to gain from watching you (sometimes listening too!) Did you catch the fighter passing?
I did get it Chris but is looked a bit small and nondescript so I didn’t show it 🙂
Nice! :)
Steve I believe this is the first of your videos I've watched, realizing you're primarily a film shooter, we're all photographers in one way of another no mater the medium, I learned a few things thus I subscribed. Looking forward to future videos...
BTW, did you capture the scene at 11:09, I really liked the composition.
Thanks Hugh. I think I missed the one at 11:09 🙂
@@SteveONions no worries, the good thing about landscape photography is most subjects stay put, unlike street photography.
Hi Steve, I enjoyed this video and I have subscribed. A request; please display the photos for longer so I can pause the video and enjoy them. The lily photo was up for about 6 seconds only. I made a similar comment to Thomas Heaton who put them up for longer. Now he is close to 500k subscribers. I'm sure the two are connected. 😏
Will do Kevin, I look forward to hitting 100k subs in the next fortnight 😀
00:01:37 - Love the camera pick up shot on the bridge. more playful, less forced. What am I forgetting? Oh - the photography is nice, too.
did the camera almost fall off the bridge??
@@jamesvdm no way - my man is slick like that. he staged the whole thing. i just know it.
My old GoPro 7 is used to danger by now, I’m sure it’s got a death wish 😀
I really like the layers in the @18:31 shot
Thanks John.
Just discovered your channel
Good stuff. Thanks for your hard work
Bye the way. Who makes the pants you wear in this video
Cheers
Ooh, a proper question! They are made by Montane, excellent brand.
Lovely video ta
Every time I see someone shooting Film I get the urge to do so, too. Only for it to promptly yield towards being turned away from it once they start talking about all the extra equipment you need for it.
Fair point, it’s easy to get bogged down with all the options, often it’s best to use a simple camera then send off the film for developing and scanning.
At 4:03 couldn’t agree more with that statement 👍
Off topic. In all the vids of TH-camrs doing vids I never see fishermen in the background at lakes, rivers or whatever. Why?
That’s a very good point Eric. I was going to say it’s due to the early start I make but then again I used to go fishing early in the morning and I’m also out well past midday too.
Having said all that there was a fly fisherman on the lake when I went out last Tuesday but I didn’t include him in any of the footage (I think) 🙂
@@SteveONions I think a fisherperson would be a good print background with his rod high in the air. With a little fog. Oops, now Im asking for too much.
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You mention Charlie Waite in your video any other photographic hero’s
Oooh, good one Dean - Bill Brandt, Michael Kenna, Paul Strand, Don McCullin.
@@SteveONions yes I think you share something in common with don mccullin your emotions are very visible in your work