The following 4 images were taken on Long Beach Island NJ on July
12-14, M6 0.85 with 50/1.0 wide open, #29 filter,
exposure either 1/500-1/1000, Ilford Delta 100 (Xtol 1:1,
11.5min) It was late afternoon, certainly no want of light.
But I thought it would be fun to see what the Noct would do in daylight.
Here, as in other images, apparently getting a horizontal horizon and
focusing with the shallow depth of field
simultaneously was beyond my capabilities. Note that only my
daughter Kitty is in focus, Ted is not. I like the effect on
the background.
Kitty taking a walk with her friend Dan. Strong reflections of
sunlight on the left and interesting blurring effect of the
tree on shore.
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The next few images were taken at the end of a test roll I was making,
which explains why I was using TechPan (Technidol powder, 15min)
I found TechPan hard to scan for pictorial purposes because of
the high contrast. I really had to manipulate those curves to even
get these,
which are not great! We were at my brother-in-law's house.
These were direct sunlight, I also used a #29 red filter. These
don't look distinctively Noctilux, probably because they
don't feature backgrounds extending perpendicular to the plan of focus.
They look more like short telephoto shots.
Finally, two images I shot at the end of a different roll of testing.
Delta 100 (Xtol 1:1,11.5 min) again. I shot these in the evening
after work in my backyard.
It was dark enough that I didn't use a filter, and exposed at 1/60th
or so. The image on the left has the sun at the upper center of the
frame.
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