Power
Barcelona, the Collserola and power lines. Another Olympus macro scanning test, with Delta 100 shot via the M7 and 21mm Super Elmar and a stack of contrast filters.
Film Scanning with the Olympus E-M1 mark II and High Resolution Mode
Barcelona, as seen from the Collserola. The image was shot on Ilford Delta 100 using the Leica M7 and 21mm Super Elmar, and processed in ID-11 1+1. Both lens and film are extremely good, and the limitation on image quality in the digital images comes mainly from scanning rather than the original negative…
Monjuic
The aerial tramway, seen from the Monjuïc, Barcelona. Leica M7 with 50mm on Ilford Delta 100 rated at ISO 400 (by accident!).
Camp
A seemingly abandoned camp site, on the side of the Monjuïc, Barcelona. Ilford Delta 400 in ID-11 1+1.
Port
The industrial port seen from the edge of the Monjuïc, Barcelona. Ilford Delta 400 in ID-11.
Watching the Towers
Ilford Delta 400, in DD-X 1+1.
Port
The industrial port, viewed from the World Trade Centre, Barcelona.. Ilford Delta 100, accidentally exposed at EI 400…
Torre San Sebastián
The Torre San Sebastián in Barceloneta, as seen from the World Trade Centre buildings. Ilford Delta 100, accidentally exposed at EI 400.
Torre de Jaume I
The Torre de Jaume I (central station) on the Telefèric del Port connecting the Montjuïc and Barceloneta. Ilford Delta 100, accidentally exposed at EI 400. I miss using a camera with a holder for the film-box stub!
Encants II – El Mercado Ilegal
A gallery of images of the illegal street market at the Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Barcelona. The market sells a mix of collected rubbish and most likely stolen items, and at its peak can have as many as 30 to 50 traders present. It forms part of a criminal system that spans from minor crimes such as petty theft through to more serious concerns such as drug dealing, prostitution and criminal theft, damage and usurpación that has badly affected local residents such as ourselves. The traders here represent very much the bottom of this […]
Illegal Alien
Another illegal alien, this time painted on a wall in the Ciutat Vella, Barcelona. Ilford Delta 400 pushed to EI 1600 in ID-11 1+1. The push processing works extremely well with this kind of image (even if shooting static subjects at ISO 1600 in daylight makes little sense other than for test purposes…), as the grain works naturally with the texture of the brick wall. The subject also helps here, as the dynamic range of this scene is much less than many of the previous test images.
Manteros at Barceloneta
Manteros at the beach in Barceloneta, having been displaced by the police from around the luxury marina (we can not have all those poor tax-evading billionaires being upset by the sight of illegal aliens selling illegal goods now, can we). Another 35mm test shot using Delta 400 pushed to EI 1600 in ID-11 1+1. Again, a difficult back-lit exposure where the there is little shadow detail remaining on the negatives.
Rowing
People rowing at Port Vell, Barcelona. Leica M7 with 50mm on Delta 400 at EI 1600 and processed in ID-11 at dilution 1+1. This was the best of three shots taken in rapid succession to bracket for exposure. The grain works quite nicely with the textured background here.
Quantum States
That things are not what they seem should be an automatic reaction to anything that is reported today on the internet. Leica M7 with 50mm on Delta 100 and processed in ID-11 at dilution 1+1. It is immediately obvious how much smoother the image is compared to the previous (push processed) example, and while I like the result I suspect that it would be fairly easy to replicate this with a digital camera.
Sant Andreu
Another test shot, pushing Delta 400 to EI 1600 in ID-11 with dilution 1+1. This was taken in full sunlight in Sant Andreu, using an ND filter to bring the exposure down to something that the camera could manage. The daylight shots are better exposed that those from the night, but the reduced dynamic range compared to similarly pushed HP5+ is still evident.
Ambiguity
Dancing partners, forming part of the very modern pesebre (nativity scene) that was hosted in Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona. Another test shot with Ilford Delta 400 pushed to EI 1600 and processed in ID-11 dilution 1+1. This was taken after dark, and the resulting scans are struggling a bit to pick up shadow detail in high-contrast scenes such as this where the camera metering has probably underexposed the image slightly. Compared to similarly pushed HP5+ the Delta seems to have much finer grain, but less exposure latitude.
