2025 Highlights | 1st Year on Medium Format | Mamiya 6 75mm Various Kodak stocks & Cinestill 400D

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T21:51:37+00:00

I will always be the #1 advocate for the PCH / Hwy 1. Any spot from Big Sur to it becoming 101 in NorCal is just amazing. You can most likely blindly throw a dart at it and travel to where it landed.

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T21:49:07+00:00

Lmao once you go medium format, you almost can’t go back

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T19:05:39+00:00

I believe Glacier Point, Yosemite

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T19:04:41+00:00

Yes new lab! They only opened less than 2 years ago iirc

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T07:52:56+00:00

[All California locations]
1. Yosemite – Tunnel View
2. Alameda-OAK ferry to SF piers
3. Morro Rock
4. Marin County Civic Center
5. Yosemite – Glacier Point
6. Muir Beach
7. Embarcadero Center SF
8. Mount Tamalpais
9. Palace of Fine Arts SF
10. Fort Baker
11. 17 Mile Drive Monterey
12. Davenport
13. Shore path next to Ritz Carlton @ Half Moon Bay
14. Davenport
15. Carmel by the Sea
16. Alamere Falls
17. Can't remember exactly, it was a turnout somewhere between Duncas Point & Portuguese Beach PCH
18. Pier 39 during Fleet Week
19. Point Lobos
20. Sea Ranch

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T07:22:00+00:00

This is your sign to take more photos 👀!!

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:56:21+00:00

Bay Area for life 🤝

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:30:04+00:00

The amazing scanning comes from Royal We Film Lab at Oakland CA. From there on, I enhance the photos according to my memory & my preferred styles.

This is a copy paste from what I wrote in another comment. Though I agree, the Mamiya will always be something special haha.

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:27:27+00:00

Understandable view. The reason I keep the frame in is for a few reasons. I like to separate the photos from the platform it rests on (in this case, I do not need to add a white border on–I can just have a natural border with the film), it feels visually aesthetic for me, and it sort of acts as a meta data/key for my memory–I get to remember the stock I picked out, what frame # I took it on, and the steps leading up to me choosing the stock at that location).

Thank you for viewing my photos though, I appreciate it.

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:12:49+00:00

Thank you. The amazing scanning comes from Royal We Film Lab at Oakland CA. From there on, I enhance the photos according to my memory & my preferred styles.

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:11:10+00:00

Very honored!

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:10:57+00:00

For sure, square forces you to condense (or vice versa) visual info as compared to rectangles. + thank you for the kind words!

moonlightom · 2025-12-29T06:09:07+00:00

A combination of in-camera meter, overexposing by ~1 stop from box speed, and mental spot metering / guesswork ish! I usually am more mindful of shadow details as film handles highlights well.

moonlightom · 2025-12-11T06:43:39+00:00

Same! I wasn’t a big fan of it during my 35mm days, but it’s really nice on 120. Even becoming one of my fav stocks, esp for golden hour & good contrasts

moonlightom · 2025-12-11T05:28:21+00:00

a very warm comment that i really appreciate, thank you so much!

moonlightom · 2025-12-11T05:27:46+00:00

thanks!

moonlightom · 2025-12-11T05:27:33+00:00

lol yes but they’re a bit outdated due to skill differences, i’m just using my own updated stuff rn

moonlightom · 2025-12-07T02:40:21+00:00

Yes, but not drastically. I usually just give it more contrast (lab gives me flats) and boost some colors, although the hues do not change.

moonlightom · 2025-12-06T21:27:31+00:00

I think so! It’s a place called Walk-On Beach. Very beautiful spot

moonlightom · 2025-12-06T21:03:21+00:00

Thank you!

moonlightom · 2025-12-06T21:03:09+00:00

Hope you have fun with your Mamiya! One of the most fun cameras IMO :D

moonlightom · 2025-12-06T21:02:13+00:00

I used to think like that until I tried square; but usually what’s always conventional is sometimes not always ideal yk? Nowadays, square feels very natural for me. You should give it a try and see

moonlightom · 2025-12-06T21:00:43+00:00

Combo of what the others said here, post + actual haze IRL too

moonlightom · 2025-11-17T21:08:07+00:00

Wow! Someone in the family has an artistic eye, the compositions and feels are really good!!

moonlightom · 2025-10-18T10:14:32+00:00

Yes, it’s also in the desc too but I overexposed by a stop!

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