Ralph Brandi

Just some guy.

Blog: https://www.thereisnocat.com/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/
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Genealogy Blog: https://www.brandi.org/geneablogy/

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2024-06-08 13:55:55

Put a roll of ORWO NC400 in the Konica Autoreflex T3. Took it out shooting while my wife was in dance class. After 20-some shots, the sprockets stripped. Grrrr. Tried to rewind so I could load something else. The film broke. Double Grrrr….
No more shooting today….

2024-06-07 15:05:52

Lots of Drops
When the evergreen has all these raindrops on it, it kind of reminds me of a Christmas tree all lit up, especially when the sunlight highlights them. Nikon F3HP, ORWO NC500 Color, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-06-04 12:06:10

Raindrops
Another shot from last Thursday. Nikon F3HP, ORWO NC500, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-30 23:29:32

Dewey Defeats Truman
(This was published by the Times of London about 12 hours ago)
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2024-05-30 21:41:01

I have a bunch of these figurines, but have avoided getting this one
https://fctry.com/products/prison-suit-trump-action-figure

2024-05-30 14:45:25

Seed
This maple tree seed got captured by the evergreen. Nikon F3HP, Kodak Plus-X, Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-27 14:44:28

Raindrop
Nikon F3HP (the one with the working shutter), Kodak Plus-X, Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-26 01:45:25

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Interesting. Hadn’t heard of that. Does indeed look similar to the Travelwide. Maybe I’ll print a 5x7 version….

2024-05-26 01:32:01

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I hear you. I don’t use mine much tbh. But it was handy as a commuter camera (I got some shots around the neighborhood near my then-office in lower Manhattan) and for travel (I took it on a business trip to San Francisco in 2018, I think). It’s a shame they didn’t keep making them.

2024-05-26 01:19:14

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I checked. It was called W back then. Here’s a shot from 7 years ago on the 4x5:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/27908823982/

2024-05-26 01:13:34

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Yup. Don’t think they even called it “W” at the beginning.

2024-05-26 01:10:11

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The 4x5 was the original format for this. I first shot it years ago in that format

2024-05-25 15:40:09

Gone to Seed
Shot with a Nikomat FTN on Shanghai GP3 New Color 400 and developed in dodgy ECN-2 chemistry.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-24 12:09:11

Raindrop
Sometimes raindrops hang out where branches split. Nikon F3HP, Kodak Plus-X (expired 2004), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-17 11:50:50

Raindrop
I took this yesterday. My first Nikon F3 had shutter issues, so when I saw one at KEH in Excellent condition that just needed a prism, I snagged it, because I could use to prism from the broken one. This was my test roll. Plus-X (expired 2004), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-16 14:43:33

Brush
Saw this growing alongside the trail on Sandy Hook. Konica Auto-Reflex, Dupont 936B film (expired 1960s), HC-110 1:90 for 18 minutes, agitated every three.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-11 22:18:28

Aurora?
This was the sky this morning at 5am. 11pm was totally overcast, so I got up and went to Belford Harbor before sunrise. Sunrise was at 5:47 this morning, and this was pointed due north, so I’m not sure what else it would be. The sky to the east was still dark.
Fujifilm GFX-100S, Mitikon 65mm f/1.4
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2024-05-10 16:12:17

Let’s Do The Twist
Strange branch that this raindrop was clinging to. Nikon F3HP, Ansco Supreme film (expired 1958), HC-110 1:90 for 18 minutes, agitated every three.
#BelieveInFilm
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2024-05-08 19:48:46

I've been having a hard time with color dev lately; my chems fail, stuff looks underexposed. I shot a roll of color this morning and developed it and the histograms are bad. I just placed an order with Freestyle for the Bellini ECN-2 chems. I'll give that a shot and if it doesn't change things, maybe I'll just give up on color. https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/112379393258598987

2024-05-07 14:52:17

Raindrop
Nikomat FTn, “Fuzzy Purrito” Svema MZ-3 film, HC-110 1:90 for 18 minutes, agitate every three.
#BelieveInFilm
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