STONE LIONS

self | August 30, 2011 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I took an old Pentax ME Super SE 35mm I found at a thrift store and tuned up. This is from the 2nd test roll.

St. Augustine has a lot of lion sculptures, I think when it cools down this autumn I'll go see how many I can find with a camera.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

pinglist

[momtothree]

Really neat photo! I really like old statues (whether it is lions or anything else).

[UCANSEE2]

I have a bunch of various POLAROID cameras.

They are now totally useless, due to the film no longer being manufactured.

I did see on ‘pack’ (10 pictures) on EBAY for $99.00
I wonder how long before they quit processing 35mm FILM?

[UCANSEE2]

Correction: I did see ONE ‘pack’....

[ErnBatavia]

St. Augustine is a hoot to visit.....loved the fort and the old skoolhouse.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Personally, I like a little less contrast.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

35mm should be around for a while, there are parts of the world where it still rules.

Polaroid has always been too expensive, it is complicated stuff to make.

[mojitojoe]

Beautiful photo and statue. I want it. :P

[Fantasywriter]

Wow—that is an AMAZING photograph! Thanks for the ping!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Looks overexposed and washed out on my monitor.

I use a Huey Pro to calibrate for color and brightness.

[Rio]

ME Super had been my camera for years. I still have it, but took the batteries out for long-term storage. Digital is just so much cheaper to do.

[poobear]

Awesome picture SS. Hope you are pleased with your garage sale find.

Looking forward to your lion collection. Every time our family visits St. Augustine we discover something new.

I always enjoy your posts. Major thanks!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I bought an ME in 1980 and ran a couple hundred rolls of film through it, including an 18 month assignment at an open pit mine. Sometime in 1985, the camera jammed and I sent it in to Pentax for cleaning.
Returned in about a month, the camera cleaner included a note suggesting, “this camera looks like it’s been in a coal mine.”
Two years ago, I traded it in to B&H on a Canon 60D. The Canon is superior in many ways but I miss the light weight ME.

[Sergio]

bkmk

[left that other site]

St Augustine is a veritable PARADISE for photography!

And most of the attractions (Like Matanzas Fort, The Castillo, The groovy streets of Old Town) are free or nearly.

Great shot!

[3D-JOY]

Thanks swampy.

It is a nice shot and I would love to see a St. Augustine collection!

I did some garden shots there on 35 MM about 20 years ago and still have some framed and displayed.

[rustbucket]

A Texas version:

[Sylvester McMonkey McBean]

Very nice! The blues look almost HDR!

Did you shoot with any filters or do any post-processing on that one?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I get the film processed at Walgreens, negatives only. Their scans aren't good enough for anything but small images. My scanner does a decent job on negatives and from there I treat the images just like I do with digital files in Photoshop

It's a slow process when you scan for high resolution but I have the time.

I size the files I save at 3000X2000 pixels in TIFF format. I make smaller jpg versions for posting.