Das Auge des Mr. Mu

[Mr. Mu]

tremble... I'm back...

[old thread is here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=81547]

As the sun returned in a visible manner these last few weeks I got my camera out again and shot two color slide rolls which I had cross processed.
Basically just took a walk and shot whatever I felt like shooting. Will post the shots over the next few days.

[Mr. Mu]

another one

#2

[purplerose]

Yay!

Lookin' good. I like how the red is accentuated in the first one.

[Mr. Mu]

more views on a green cross processed world...

#3


Hey Jerrica,

yes, I was looking forward to that lonely red spot when I pressed the shutter. Glad you like it.

[Mr. Mu]

talkin about red spots...

the little orange light was blinking and I needed two shots to get it to appear on film, LOL...

#4

[Mr. Mu]

#5

shadow self portrait

[Mr. Mu]

ok.

I like a little greenish/yellow cast on cross processed slides.
But with this new roll I basically got a film where there's almost nothing there in the blue channel. It looks like a green monochrome pic.

W. T. F. ?!?!

converted it... I was really looking forward to that radiant blue sky behind the post. Feck.

#6

[Mr. Mu]

here there was a tiny bit of signal left on the blue channel... again... WTF?!

#7

[klips]

Love love love them. Excellent work, my friend.

[darkchild]

I absolutely love that first post with the red accent rose and also the close up of the tree bark. Very nice work! I look forward to more

[VenomVindicta]

He's baack : D

Brilliant work as always Mu.

VenomVindicta

[stine]

great cross-processing, like it a lot. the last one is definetely my favourite due to the shallow DoF. it has such a great sense of depth in there, lovely. and that yellow spot of light in the upper right adds just another twist to it. looking forward to your next one! cheers!

[Mr. Mu]

Klips - thanks very much. I still remember you ranting about my blown highlights and all the good things I learned from your visits. Thanks for keeping an eye on my stuff.

darkchild - thank you! I am glad someone mentioned the tree bark, because I had a slightly guilty feeling for posting the ultra cliché of tree photography... But I just liked the shot. Thanks again.

VenomVindicta - thanks so much!

Stine - Stine! Your thread and contributions in the old forums were absolute highlights for me... if the bookmarks in my browser could show wear and tear the one for your thread would have probably fallen apart from overstrain... So, it means a lot to me that you like my shots!

[purplerose]

Really like the DOF on the last one.

[Mr. Mu]

Just so you see what I mean by "the blue channel has no signal..." - looks kinda intruiging on this one, though...

#8 (from my recent trip to Alpha Centauri)

[Mr. Mu]

#9

[VenomVindicta]

I think the first one looks better, makes the pole really stand out.
Brown + Green clash, no? xD

Nice ones though ^_^

V

[Mr. Mu]

recent trip to nearby farm (combined mentally/physically challenged workshop + ecological farming)

cross-processed fuji sensia 200, accidentially underxposed by one stop so I had to have it pushed (thus grain etc...)

#10


#11


#12

[Nike]

Great stuff - you really have a good eye for interesting compositions.

In some of them, the green-cast is a bit too strong for my taste, like in #3, but in some, like in #7 it really adds to the picture.

I really like the dog in your last update - the focus is not on its head, but that gives it bit of a ghost-like feeling that I really like. Also the colors are very nice.

[eazym]

well cross-processing is never a totally predictable thing. #8 is strong by the way. Designers love negative space, too. CD jacket anyone?
Good to see everyone has migrated here

[Mr. Mu]

hi Nike,

thanks for your comments. About the colour cast. To be quite honest, I am a bit tired of the cross-processed look right now and thinking more and more of going back to b/w again...

eazym...

yea, it's good to see you around, too. Also, CD booklet! I'll give that a thought for my Demo CD...

[Mr. Mu]

Found Still Life (click for hi res)

see Still Life challenge for more details on post processing of this shot.

#13

[purplerose]

Nice entry.

[stine]

ha, that first pig picture is awesome. really like that one, because the pig is looking back at the viewer. admire your analog skills - i just got out my old pentax again with a b/w film. but it's not full yet... you really have an eye for interesting compositions, so keep them coming!

[Mr. Mu]

hey there,

back in black... and white... err

anyway, I am pretty pissed off, because I think I managed to ruin my flash. Not that I did particularly like it, anyway. It's about 25 yrs old and fires either at full power or at random (on four separate "computer" levels, metering light reflection on its own. In short: you never know what you get!)
Also, when using the test button, it never fired at the power it would use when pressing the shutter, thereby rendering the usage of a flash meter (which I have) mostly erroneous.

But still, it was my only flash.

And now I ruined it by trying to make it fire like I pressed the shutter (by pressing a ballpen into the PC cable, short circuit on the flash and fire! heh). What it did now was fire with the power it would use when the shutter was pressed, but also it started firing at random four to six times after the shutter had been pressed, increasing the overall light amount.

long explanation for "I ruined my flash and had to watch my newly acquired disco stroboscope mess up my film"

#14 Inspired by Stine

[Ment]

Your photo's are great.
I like especially nr. 11 the pig looks so sad, a great composition and atmosphere.

[Nike]

I like the subject of your still life a lot The field garlic (?-Lauch?, heh ) looks a bit too light/ overexposed on my monitor - but ther than that the colors are very nice and I like the composition, too

Sorry about your flash. It really sucks when photography gear is breaking down.

[eazym]

yeah I can see a little touch of Stine in the last one

[Mr. Mu]

another one from my Stin-o-mat...

#15

[Ment]

A little more contrast in the greys of the flower would make it pop more and the background is a little disturbing.