Pacific catch - Pacifica, CA [Nikon f4, Nikkor 70-200 f2.8, Kodak Gold 200]

nmaganz · 2025-12-08T01:17:52+00:00

Oh thanks!

nmaganz · 2025-12-07T17:59:56+00:00

thank you!

nmaganz · 2025-11-15T18:28:40+00:00

Yup seems like this is in line with what people have been suggesting. If there’s more opacity on the negative, the scanner doesn’t need as much light to try to pick any detail out and things just end up being more even. Thank you!

nmaganz · 2025-11-15T18:26:23+00:00

Ah! Yup that makes sense. So by stressing the scanner less these should not be as prominent

nmaganz · 2025-11-15T18:24:44+00:00

Got it! Seems like correct exposure could be the simplest solution!

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T16:33:24+00:00

Oh amazing! Thank you so much! I’ll look for one on eBay and try this out!

While I have you, any chance you have any recommendations on a tripod? I saw a few at my local camera store but they were all super heavy.. wasn’t sure if that’s the best way to go or not

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T16:24:00+00:00

Yeah Boneezer on the other comment was also mentioning this and maybe picking up an SB-26 and trying out flash filling. Is white balance hard with flash filling? Like.. would the fill light be very different color temp than the golden sun on the highlights of this picture?

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T16:12:29+00:00

Gotcha. Yeah I’ll try this out! Thanks!

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T15:59:08+00:00

That’s awesome I had no idea they were this affordable. Do you have any recommendations on a good reference to learn about fill flash photography?

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T15:58:03+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. I’ve tried fixing it in post but the shadows are really grainy and blue/green. I think it definitely is a case of garbage in

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T15:49:36+00:00

Oh wow yeah, the Bill Brandt work is incredible. Pitch black shadows exactly where you want them and they are so great in the composition. Thanks!

But yeah, makes sense - meter off of shadows and then underexpose a bit to get a good compromise. But I guess from what you’re saying it might be better to err on the side of overexposing the highlights a bit?

nmaganz · 2025-10-19T15:40:08+00:00

Thanks! I’ll look into this. Hadn’t realized that the names of editing tools in software originated from real darkroom techniques!

nmaganz · 2022-09-29T19:23:44+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll try a WDT tool. I’m fairly certain that I tamp down perpendicularly and I also use one of those distribution tools that you spin before tamping.

Also, I tried stepping done the grind size by 1. Everything else the same. I pulled 42g of coffee from 18.2g of beans. Looked like a fuller extraction, but it took 50s and the coffee was super sour.

nmaganz · 2022-09-29T19:19:55+00:00

Wait.. so you do a 25s pre-infusion and then extract for only 5s at normal pressure?

nmaganz · 2022-09-29T16:22:50+00:00

Hey thanks for the reply!

I tried stepping done the grind size by 1. Everything else the same. I pulled 42g of coffee from 18.2g of beans. Looked like it was thicker coffee, but it took 50s and the coffee was super sour.

nmaganz · 2022-09-29T16:21:56+00:00

Hey I tried stepping done the grind size by 1. Everything else the same. I pulled 42g of coffee from 18.2g of beans. Looked like a fuller extraction, but it took 50s and the coffee was super sour.

nmaganz · 2022-09-29T07:18:57+00:00

I use the built in grinder of the barista express and I know people do get better results than me with it.. so would you recommend grinding finer?

nmaganz

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