Here's a thread for all the Velvia 50 shooters here in DPP.

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4461-2/goodfriday-2002-04-13-33.jpg
Flagellants - San Simon, Pampanga
Canon T90, 28mm

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4378-2/mbaur000132.jpg
Ampere Beach
EOS 30 with 50mm 1.8

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4200-2/masskara-2002-10-20-b07.jpg
Masskara Festival
EOS 30, 70-200 f/4 L

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3934-2/palawan-2003-04-16-d04.jpg
Port Barton, Palawan
Who needs Radial Blur in Photoshop when you can do it lying in a hammock?
EOS 30, 20-35 f/3.5-4.5

Here's more:

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3924-2/palawan-2003-04-15-c36.jpg
El Nido
Canon EOS 30, 20-35mm

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/5812-2/banahaw-2003-09-13-a19.jpg
Banahaw
EOS 30, 20-35mm

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/528-2/fiordland-2004-12-09-p12_001.jpg
Mackay Falls - Milford Track, Fiordland
EOS 30, 20-35mm

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/655-2/fiordland-2004-12-12-r02.jpg
Martin's Bay, Fiordland
EOS 30, 20-35mm, Singh-Ray 2-stop gradual grad

i like the last set, i used to use velvia with my Dynax 7 but scanning it is a bit expensive here.

Love the colors. Martin's bay and Mackay falls are very nice. Did you use a pola filter?

I love this photo...

I simply love the colors of film. Its not as vibrant and over-saturated as sometimes digital is. Its that sort of things that endears one to go back to film...

TFS
http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4378-2/mbaur000132.jpg

velvia 50...the landscape photographer's de facto choice of film...

your photos show why, my friend. i really like the masskara shot and of course your work in fiordland. velvia 50 looks so natural talaga...it is colorful without being over the top.... hard to approximate in digital without looking flat!

ampere beach...hmmmm....sounds familiar! hehehe....cant wait to go back to aurora. that province is so under-photographed! :)

The masskara shot made my jaw drop because of the colors and the shadow detail. A shot like that would have needed at least moderate PP and the skill of a PP master to create in digital. But in film.... well lets just say that photo is a very convincing arguement why film should survive. :)

Thanks for the comments!
@ Willy - Dedicated film scanners are getting cheaper as digital cameras dominate the market. I recommend getting a Nikon LS scanner for scanning 35mm film. They're extremely reliable and easy to maintain.

@ Pilar - I didn't use polarizers on both Mackay Falls and Martins Bay. I never even bothered using a polarizer when shooting with Velvia 50 as it renders greens and blues beautifully when exposed correctly.

@ Melvin - This was the last frame from the last roll of our friendship climb in Aurora back in 2003. I was so drunk at that time and was really lucky to get this shot.

@ jay - You should try the new velvia when it comes out. Although it's more ideal for landscapes, a lot of my personal favorites taken with this film have people on them. I guess it all goes down to lighting to get the skin tones right.

The masskara shot made my jaw drop because of the colors and the shadow detail. A shot like that would have needed at least moderate PP and the skill of a PP master to create in digital. But in film.... well lets just say that photo is a very convincing arguement why film should survive. :)

One of the reasons, I love shooting slide film is when you get the exposure right, there's no need for postprocessing or color correction. The saturation might be too much for some, but it sure beats boosting the saturation sliders in Photoshop.

i've been contemplating about getting my own scanner but something hit me! Time & convinience :( i also thought of the storage for the slides/ films that will be used & my place here is very small, so the only film cam i have now is an Oly hehehe & others where sold already. What i'm piling up now are those prime MF lenses :)

here's one from the Minolta Dynax 7 + velvia
http://www.dcfever.com/photosharing/photos/20060301/l752601141405359.jpg

The highlight detail on the flamingos' feathers are just amazing Willy! Shooting in overcast conditions really brought the details out and the highlights would be blown out if this was shot on a sunny day.

mages Bernard and Willy, I have a few rolls of Velvia 100F in the fridge. I just need to find the right subject to test them out.

Mike

love the photo. u've just captured the fisherman's? emotions:) and the texture is great.

Here's a thread for all the Velvia 50 shooters here in DPP.

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4461-2/goodfriday-2002-04-13-33.jpg
Flagellants - San Simon, Pampanga
Canon T90, 28mm

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4378-2/mbaur000132.jpg
Ampere Beach
EOS 30 with 50mm 1.8

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/4200-2/masskara-2002-10-20-b07.jpg
Masskara Festival
EOS 30, 70-200 f/4 L

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3934-2/palawan-2003-04-16-d04.jpg
Port Barton, Palawan
Who needs Radial Blur in Photoshop when you can do it lying in a hammock?
EOS 30, 20-35 f/3.5-4.5

wow! great shots ... these must have been better in print....

Hi Bernard! - How i wish someday i could have a picture like this...Awesome image...Thanks for sharing.

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3924-2/palawan-2003-04-15-c36.jpg

Here's a thread for all the Velvia 50 shooters here in DPP.

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/galler...-04-16-d04.jpg (http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3934-2/palawan-2003-04-16-d04.jpg)
Port Barton, Palawan
Who needs Radial Blur in Photoshop when you can do it lying in a hammock?
EOS 30, 20-35 f/3.5-4.5



Bernard, pardon my nitpicking, but I dont think the blur was done in-cam. If you held the cam steady with you, the center of the circle (or the area with least motion) should be at the point where the rope meets the coco trunk & the circle ought to be much larger.

The El Nido perpective is awesome!! BTW

Hi Bernard,

Thanks for this thread. I used Fujichrome Velvia almost exclusively ever since it was available here. You may see other images at my galleries, but here is one taken at twilight in Santiago, Isabela.

http://www.pbase.com/noligabilo/image/76984975.jpg

This is the interior of a small chapel on top of Dariok Hill.

I tried the other Velvias but always came back to using the 50.

All the best,

Noli

Bernard, pardon my nitpicking, but I dont think the blur was done in-cam. If you held the cam steady with you, the center of the circle (or the area with least motion) should be at the point where the rope meets the coco trunk & the circle ought to be much larger.

The El Nido perpective is awesome!! BTW

Thanks for the nitpicking but if you want proof I can show you the original slide to prove I'm not lying. That's why I shoot slide film in the first place. :Grin: It's not impossible to create these sort of images. You should try it for yourself.

Hi Bernard,

Thanks for this thread. I used Fujichrome Velvia almost exclusively ever since it was available here. You may see other images at my galleries, but here is one taken at twilight in Santiago, Isabela.

http://www.pbase.com/noligabilo/image/76984975.jpg

This is the interior of a small chapel on top of Dariok Hill.

I tried the other Velvias but always came bact to using the 50.

All the best,

Noli

I agree. Velvia 50 still is the best among the Velvias.

Hi Bernard! - How i wish someday i could have a picture like this...Awesome image...Thanks for sharing.

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3924-2/palawan-2003-04-15-c36.jpg

My stomach is turning upside down can't look at it I have fear of height .....nice pics. vevia 50 is still the king of saturated colors but one should nail down the exposure ....i did tried ektachrome 100 but velvia is still the best IMO. I have not used slides for quite some time, where do you get the velvia 50 now ?

My stomach is turning upside down can't look at it I have fear of height .....nice pics. vevia 50 is still the king of saturated colors but one should nail down the exposure ....i did tried ektachrome 100 but velvia is still the best IMO. I have not used slides for quite some time, where do you get the velvia 50 now ?
I still got 3 rolls of Velvia 50 left. I still haven't decided what to do with it yet but I'd probably do a photo a day ala Brandenburg as my tribute to the original Velvia.

Hi bernard, what scanner are you using? I still have to get one I was thinking of the i800 microtek which have very good reviews and can scan up to large format. It also comes with a silverfast a6 scanning sofware. price is $ 290 now in US.

Hi bernard, what scanner are you using? I still have to get one I was thinking of the i800 microtek which have very good reviews and can scan up to large format. It also comes with a silverfast a6 scanning sofware. price is $ 290 now in US.
I'm using a Nikon LS-IV (LS 40) scanner which does an excellent job scanning my slides. I just use the default settings in the scanner, and increase the gain a bit for that shadow detail and that's it. I never even bother with color correction in Photoshop.
The newer version Nikon LS V (LS 50) scanner is a better choice with more scanning resolution or you can also go higher with the LS 5000.
HTH

I'm using a Nikon LS-IV (LS 40) scanner which does an excellent job scanning my slides. I just use the default settings in the scanner, and increase the gain a bit for that shadow detail and that's it. I never even bother with color correction in Photoshop.
The newer version Nikon LS V (LS 50) scanner is a better choice with more scanning resolution or you can also go higher with the LS 5000.
HTH

problem is that will limit me to 35 mm I would also scan 6x7 so I will need a flatbed cause nikon iL5000 i think is very expensive.

problem is that will limit me to 35 mm I would also scan 6x7 so I will need a flatbed cause nikon iL5000 i think is very expensive.
If you're scanning images for web use, a flatbed scanner will do the job. Mike D, has an Epson 4490 i think, which does a great job at scanning medium format film. If you're intending to print the scanned 35mm, particularly slide film it's best to invest in a dedicated 35mm film scanner.

Film scanners to consider...

Epson 4490, 4990, V700 and V750. Starting at 18k for the 4490 going to 35k for the V750 (maybe more!)

Mike

Epson Perfection Scanners are great. I'm using an ancient (2+years) 4180. 35mm trannies scanned with it come out so well that they can be blown up to double tabloid size spreads. Can scan MF too.

I just wonder why the Epson scanners are so expensive here. Elsewhere in the planet, they cost much less.
Jay

Actually looking also at V700.

I bought the 4490 as it was the cheapest scanner I could find here. Also as I was just going to scan images from a Holga I wasn't too worried about anything else.

Now though I'm using 10 different film cameras and wish I had bought the V700!

Mike

With the V700, I was surprised by how vivid the colours from the Fuji Superia negs were rendered:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/456182175_ae856604a7_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/456182163_f599b17ef6_o.jpg

Wow those superia scans look great! :) more saturated than they look on print/

Me and my dad are thinking of getting a nikon coolscan V but you guys think i should stick to Epson flatbed so i can scan 6x6? The coolscan 9000 is way out of budget :P

Thanks Marton. :)

It's usually suggested to use a dedicated 35mm scanner for 35mm film. But other posters here have gotten good results with using a flatbed for their 35mm negs.

Good luck with your scanner purchase...

Marton,

If you want to scan more than 35mm film buy an Epson V700, or the less expensive option the Epson 4490.

Mike

Thanks Annie and Mike! :)
Perhaps the epson would be better for us since we have quite a few 6x6 negs :)

Ok guys, back to regular programming.
I found this while importing my film images to Lightroom.
http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/6644-2/tongariro-2004-01-12-h09.jpg
Mt. Ngauruhoe, Tongariro National Park (January 2004)
Canon EOS 30, 70-200 f/4 L
Exposure was probably at 1/250 @ f/5.6

Wow! Bernard! :) You even captured the moon! :)

Wow! Bernard! :) You even captured the moon! :)
Thanks Marton! I've tried recreating this shot with my DSLR but the weather gods weren't cooperating. I'll try again in a few months. :)

Here's some more Velvia 50 images:

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/3989-2/palawan-2004-04-13-a27.jpg
Corong Corong Bay, El Nido (April 2003)

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/893-2/fiordland-2004-12-20-x16.jpg
Hollyford Face - Routeburn Track, New Zealand (December 2004)
Exposure: 1/60s @ f/11

http://www.bernardbilledo.com/gallery2/d/158-2/fiordland-2004-11-28-h07.jpg
Maria - Kepler Track, Fiordland (November 2004)