Reza Ali 23 October 2008 I went on walkabout today. Filled my bag with lots of film and just drove to the middle of Kuala Lumpur, parked the car and went walkabout. During the walk, I went to Chow Kit Road which has a large market and people sell all sorts of stuff. It is also a … Read more
21 October 2008 Well. It’s been nearly a month now since I started my affair with film. Lots of mishaps in the developing tank but now with some experience I can confidently say I am 90% there, at least in achieving consistency of results and repeatability. I have now stocked up with lots and lots … Read more
12 October 2008 I have processed about 10 rolls of b&w film and there has been a lot of disasters and mishaps. I thought I share this firstly as part of my own learnings but also for the benefit of others. Thumbprint, scratches, light leak Scratches, light leak, water spots double exposure Light leak, scratches, … Read more
12 October 2008 I often walk around with The Canon Powershot G7 and My Leica M6. Truth be told, I use the G7 to check my exposure on the Leica. Since doing this, I have gained new found respect for the G7. It’s actually a brilliant camera. One of the things I like about the … Read more
11 October 2008 I just developed a few more rolls of film and am encountering more and more problems. I can see scratches, fogging, underdevelopment, low density, water spots. Pretty much all the usual problems I’ve read about. So I have decided to put in some very rigid processes to improve the quality of the … Read more
7 October 2008 Well. I have received all my scans back from yesterday’s adventure of developing my own film. Lots of mistakes especially in development time. There were also a lot of scratches in the earlier portion of film which came from my handling of it and trying to get it into the reel. But … Read more
6 October 2008 Leica M6 TTL 50mm f/2.0 Summicron Fujicolour Pro 400H Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 at f/2.0 Fujicolour Pro 400H I went on walkabout today and went to Central Market hoping to see some unique characters. You can see a lot of artists here who make a living doing streetside portraits. This is … Read more
5 October 2008 Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 Kodak BW 400CN at f/2 I spend the afternoon at the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) Park today. I wanted more time with the Leica M6 as part of my efforts to get to know it better. My pictures have not been all that good since I … Read more
3 October 2008 Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 Kodak BW400CN Scanner Canon 4400F I have finally figured out the best settings for my scanner. And the best setting is to let the machine do its job. When I started scanning a couple of weeks ago I launched the scanner driver and started meddling with brightness, … Read more
30 September 2008 I caught this image when I was traveling in India earlier this year. One of the places I visited was Fatehpur Sikre, 1 hour out of Agra which is the home of the famous Taj Mahal. I can’t wait to travel again as I think I have made some progress in the … Read more