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Klamo's avatar

Nice pictures. The ones with the number and letters seem to me like those pictures of samples a scientist would take. Very organized and obscure.

perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

søren k. harbel's avatar

Splendid marriage of film and subject matter - the numbers make them look catalogue like, I agree with Klamo. Scientific samples. Really good stone textures overall! Good job!

perfectlight's avatar

thank you! i've add them so people can get an idea in case they want to use the film

søren k. harbel's avatar

Are the digits permanent, or just for a test run, or something? It is a little strange?

perfectlight's avatar

they are permanent, imprinted in the film from the factory before they put it in the canister. why? i don't know. i can only presume they got loads of it from somewhere and now all they do is re-spooling it

M. Eric Sherwood's avatar

These look great! It feels like a catalogue of an extraterrestrial landscape

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thank you!

Jeremy Butler's avatar

Interesting. I'd never heard of "pre-exposed numbers and letters" on a roll of film before.

perfectlight's avatar

maybe that's what they consider experimental

Susanne Helmert's avatar

I agree with the others. It is funny how these numbers make you interprete these images in a new way!

Great photos. I feel a slowness in them if that makes any sense..

perfectlight's avatar

thank you! stones don't rush, slowness is good 😊

KewtieBird’s Photo Journey's avatar

Numbers aside, I really dig the textures you found to explore!

perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

Alex Luyckx's avatar

Awesome results! I've tested out this film in the past; it's a sound recording film, so it will expose the sound information in two strips (stereo), which leaves a rebate between them, which is why there's the information in the middle.

perfectlight's avatar

oh, thank you for the explanation! is good to know all of this. did you find it contrasty?

Alex Luyckx's avatar

All the contrast! Mostly because it only needs b&w response with almost no mid-tones in optical audio recording.

Framing-the-Story w/AK's avatar

Nice. Looks like caramel from the 16th century.

perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

Kathryn Vercillo's avatar

So fascinating!!

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thank you!

Janet Brown's avatar

The mystery of these!

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thank you!

Jim Graves's avatar

Oh that contrast! it goes on for days...... Love it!

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thank you!

Mary Martha's avatar

I love seeing all the films you try! Thanks for sharing.

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thank you!

Luz Mendes's avatar

Looks like they gave you a test-case roll of film, perfectlight! 😊 Seems a strong film by its heavy blacks and greys but I like it. I think the numbers make it very original. Without you wanting them, they are just there.

perfectlight's avatar

i like the contrast, i think it suits the subject very much and i learned something new from alex luyckx

Lin Gregory's avatar

Oooh I love these - the textures in some really grab me and the then there's some that have an otherworldly feel especially in the third and fifth one that I really like. I wasn't too sure on the numbers on first look but on that 3rd from the end image it seems to fit really well. Lovely set!

perfectlight's avatar

thank you very much! i do think the strong contrast suits the subject. as for the texture ... it deserves to be seen

Neil Harman's avatar

These are great - so strange. I love the combination of the images with the type on the film - works so well

perfectlight's avatar

thank you!