these two shots were taken around 10am, approx 70°F, in full sun with no shielding -- i then walked back indoors and let them develop face-up on my desk, not in direct light but exposed to ambient light. both (and a third, which i'll post next) turned out sort of hazy/faded compared to the entirely-indoors shot (previous)

(the colors are also off -- the naked ladies on the right are ok, but the squash blossom on the left was BRIGHT orange, & leaves dark green -- but we've been warned that color is not optimized in this test film, they were just focusing on the opacity layer. the haziness adds a reddish-pink cast, too, although that might be heat-related?)

i'd like to try some pairs with my next pack, shielding one as usual, not shielding the other, in various conditions of light...

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actually, the same oak, on the left in full sun, on the right under overcast skies. the cyanograph film is described as "low contrast," so i was curious to see whether this would favor a low- or high-contrast scene?

i think the low-contrast one (right) works better...

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with kind-of-perfect flower-shaped buttons, for a pattern called "Frjókorn," which means "pollen"

and now must decide, what to make next?!

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at Bettý's farm -- this version of Sæbólskirkja was consecrated in 1929 (the previous one blew away in a bad storm in 1924), but there has been a church in this location since at least 1200...

Bettý's daughter Kristín runs a guesthouse here, which has a history page with some fabulous old photos at the bottom: www.litlabyli.com/valley-life

and a woman with a family connection to this remote valley has written up a bit of its history here: guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/my-200th-blo...

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finally got my little lens adaptor that allows me to use my dad's gorgeous old Pentax screw-mount lenses on my Canon DSLR -- and what a difference a lens makes! tried to shoot the same scene, a few minutes apart, both 50mm lenses and shot at 1/100 at f2.8 -- yet there's a huge difference in how they look! Canon "nifty fifty" 50mm f1.8 is the top image, Pentax's Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 is the bottom...

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