The Age of Steel

Bay sunrise

I posted a photo I took from almost the same spot a few months ago, but I think the colours here are amazing. Fuji Velvia is the film alright.

Bay Bridge

An early morning view of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. I'd been hoping for clear weather, but the clouds didn't turn out too badly either. I particularly like the lights of the port of Oakland in the far distance.

Under the bridge

Above the Hudson

A view over the river from Hudson Highlands State Park. I've been wanting to take shot like this with the sun shining through leaves for quite a while, it's frustrating that autumn only comes once a year!

The San Remo

The San Remo building on Central Park West from by the lake in the park. Apparently it's only 27 stories, not that big by New York standards!

Autumn waterfall

Lake view

More of a pond than a lake, but "pond view" doesn't sound quite the same. I like this one better than the digital version I took in the same spot.

Summer waterfall

This week had the film photos I took during the weekend in Central Park developed. These are the first colour film photos I've taken since getting a film SLR, and I wanted to try out a roll of Fuji Velvia 50 and see how it came out. The results were mixed. On the one hand, exposing slide film correctly and getting the colours right is tricky! On the other hand, comparing film and digital photos side-by-side, the film photos seem sharper, even though I took both with a tripod and the same depth of field.

I took the photo above back in July when the leaves were still green. The subdued colours work quite nicely here I think.