roadtrip!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by James Ruff

A few weeks ago i went on a solo roadtrip.
i packed a few cameras, a bag of clothes, sleeping bag and set off.
first stop was the Great Ocean Road. It has been a drive i have wanted to do for a long time, so it was good to finally get it done!
this is only a few photos, im still working my way through getting all my film developed, so more to come!

day one- Traralgon to Lorne. ;Erskine Falls
day two- Lorne to Port Campbell. ;Cape Otway,Triplet Falls
day three- Port Campbell to Adelaide.
day four- Adelaide to Coober Pedy.
day five- Coober Pedy to Uluru.
day six- Uluru to Kings Canyon. ;Olgas
day seven- Kings Canyon to Coober Pedy. ;The Breakaways; Dingo Fence.
day eight- Coober Pedy to Mildura.
day nine- Mildura to Melbourne.
day ten- Melbourne.
day eleven- Melbourne to Traralgon.

in total, i drove over 6200kms!

Canon EOS33 Fomapan 200

Mamiya RB67 Fuji Acros 100

recent additions.

Posted on April 1, 2013 by James Ruff

recently i have picked up a few new cameras.
first was a Pentax 645 then came a Olympus XA2 ( and i think i have just bought a 6×17 MF camera… )
i have a few photos from both of those cameras, as well as some from my Hasselblad and Pentax LX.
i am very happy both!

Pentax 645 Fuji Superia 400

Olympus XA2 Kodak Ektar

Pentax LX Kodak Portra 160NC

Hasselblad 500CM Fuji Superia 100

Port Albert & Port Welshpool

Posted on February 20, 2013 by James Ruff

a few weeks ago i spent a day down by the coast at some local ports.
the day started off a bit overcast while i was at Port Albert, and i shot a roll of Kodak Ektar, but later in the day the sun shone through, and i went to Port Welshpool and shot a roll of Kodak E100s.
both rolls were shot with a Hasselblad 500CM and 50mm Distagon T* lens.
Port Albert.

Port Welshpool.

Old Darnum Milk Factory, part 2

Posted on October 18, 2012 by James Ruff

while i was there the other day, i also shot a roll of Agfa Scala 200 in my Hasselblad, was a good chance to try my new 50mm T* lens out.
using 200iso film and having a max aperture of f/4 was a bit tough in such a dark place, especially without a tripod… rookie mistake!
i am blown away with this film though, already up there with my favorites! after shooting it, when i got home i started to look at development times, when i realised that Scala is a POSITIVE B&W!
shit!
but the more i looked, i found people talking about developing it as a Negative. well i had nothing to lose! i mixed up some Agfa Rodinal 1:100 and stand developed for an hour, and im quite happy with the results! except for a few blurry shots and half the roll have a dirty big scratch down the negative, which i think i found the reason, and have now hopefully fixed.

weekend adventures pt 2

Posted on September 2, 2012 by James Ruff

here are some more photos from last week in Licola.
these were taken on my Hasselblad 500CM with Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film.

Hasselblad & Provia 100f

Posted on September 2, 2012 by James Ruff

i think i have said it before, but i dont shoot much colour film..
i find it hard to get good colours, and its expensive/time consuming to get colour films developed.
but every-so-often i make the effort, and occasionally get pleasantly surprised.
Hasselblad 500C/M and Fuji Provia 100f film

hanging out with a Hasselblad

Posted on July 16, 2012 by James Ruff

yesterday i took a Hasselblad 500c/m for a walk.
first time using one, so of course i stuffed a few frames up, but i think i got it sorted now.
shot on Tri-X 400.

Velvia 50!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by James Ruff

i bought some Velvia 50 in 120 format a little while ago. im not really big on shooting colour normally, but i thought id give the velvia a go based on the amazingly vibrant colours i saw and heard about, i was not disappointed! i got my positives [negatives?] back today from the lab in Melbourne, and wow. im in love!
now i just need to work out how im going to afford to buy shitloads of slide films for 4×5..
Mamiya RB67 and Fuji Velvia 50.

Wilsons Prom

Posted on April 17, 2012 by James Ruff

a few weeks ago i went for a drive with a friend to Wilsons Prom to shoot some photos and to have a look around.
the weather wasn’t the greatest, especially since i also used some Fuji Velvia 50 film, i was hoping for some sunshine and blue skies.
overall it was a good day, got a heap of good photo’s i’m happy with. hopefully i can get down there again soon with my newest addition to my camera collection, a Crown Graphic 4×5.

Mamiya RB67 and Fuji Acros 100/ Kodak Tmax 400