For the easily distracted...: Conflicted and overexposed...

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Conflicted and overexposed...

I'm having a love/hate relationship with the second half of photos from my last roll of ilford xp2.

On the one hand I am so disappointed with myself for not checking one of the fundamental switches on my diana mini (N not B, N not B) which means they are blurry and so overexposed... and the gardens at Harlow Carr were so pretty I was looking forward to sharing some lovely photos.

Yet on the other, I like the tones of the overexposure and the extreme grainyness of these photos - its almost like they've been painted with light...

What do you think? I'm completely torn over them...

Camera: Diana mini
Film: Ilford XP2 iso 400
Location: Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate

Labels: diana mini, harrogate, ilford xp2, overexposed

6 Comments:

Ann Marie said...: Oh, how I know the feeling of neglecting such a minor detail and getting film back that isn't what I was hoping for...however, these are lovely! Yes, like a painting.

I will definitely be coming around your neighborhood. I'll let you know when/where!; 30 June 2011 at 15:53
ana said...: agh. i hate when i do that. last photoswap i kept checking that on my holga - i was so nervous about it.

but i do really like the first and last. they look intentional - which i think there is a fine line in a lot of 'abstract-ish' photography, to make it look intentional. i do love the grain in all of them. i love grain. hah.; 30 June 2011 at 20:49
Anonymous said...: errrgh :(
that is annoying, however they are still pretty
i do really like the photo with the pots & up-side-down plants; 1 July 2011 at 01:17
Anonymous said...: These are amazing! I love how I get lost in them :)

P.S I love your new layout!; 1 July 2011 at 01:30
Cesar said...: the first three look like paintings. i like it; 1 July 2011 at 07:36
Courtney said...: i like that they look a little sepia and nostalgic. i have a rough time with my diana still.
they look like nice backdrops for painting over. do you ever make painted photos? i know some photographers are very much against painted photos, but these would work well with that.; 7 July 2011 at 04:49

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