Humby Valdes

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Fifty Shades of Daylight

Posted 2022-07-18 11:22:37 | Views: 3,625
Cinestill 50D film with lightleaks
Nice halation on the sun peaking past the clouds. 

Tennessee Theatre

Posted 2022-07-17 11:45:47 | Views: 3,473
Tennessee Theatre on Kodak Portra 400 film

Treasures upon earth

Posted 2022-07-16 10:56:00 | Views: 3,933
Treasures upon earth
What do you do when ‘they’ want to build a massive beautiful building next to your mom’s house? 

Imagine your mother in her home, where your late father worked hard his whole life to provide for his family. Image the whole residential neighborhood is now in the hands of a massive developer. Then ‘they' somehow convince everyone to go along and build a massive complex of buildings right next to your mom’s house!

In the end, the man kept his home but lost his mother during the ordeal and the developer built his buildings.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
- Matthew 6:19-21 
The Plaza Coral Gables parking garage.
The street leading up to the home is now an alley, looks beautiful... 
No Outlet, Dead End. Accurate.

Moon bird

Posted 2022-07-15 08:17:41 | Views: 3,642
Lomo 800 film - Nikon F6 - 300mm lens

Double Ex-Tra

Posted 2022-07-14 10:33:27 | Views: 3,545
Double exposure on Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400 film

The Crossroads

Posted 2022-07-13 10:18:23 | Views: 3,866
The Crossroads building
 Where Town and Country Meet
South Miami, Florida. Kodak Tri-X 400 film.

I can't believe this is Gold 200

Posted 2022-07-12 07:47:27 | Views: 3,077
FLOWERS ON FILM
Kodak Gold 200

heavens

Posted 2022-07-11 10:09:45 | Views: 3,911
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. -Psalms 115:3

Merry go round

Posted 2022-07-10 11:42:14 | Views: 3,733

$200 scanner vs 18 years old DSLR camera

Posted 2022-07-09 12:41:56 | Views: 3,340
$200 scanner vs
18 year old DSLR camera
Key takeaways:
1. DSLR scanning is faster if you know how to invert colors, if not stick with Epson and SilverFast.

2. iPhone 13 Pro as a light source is fantastic. It provides a nice consistent white and a great starting point on the color balance. Max out the brightness, turn off 'True Tone' and 'Night shift' in the settings.

3. Nikon ES-2 is fantastic. Almost zero friction to setup and breakdown. Very upgradable, switch out the camera anytime. Very portable too.

4. Affinity Photo is a great Photoshop replacement and it's a one time fee, no subscription!

5. The Epson has more resolution, 3000 x 4250. My old Nikon D70 obviously produced a much smaller image, 2000 x 3000.

6. Which is better? I'll let you decide.
Epson V600
Nikon D70
Photo on Kodak Colorplus 200 film, Nikon F80 camera and 50mm 1.8D lens
I have an Epson V600 scanner. It gets the job done but I regularly get weird lines, rings and other problems. I do remove dust if it's on a face or something important. Overall thou, tend to leave these flaws because it gives character.  It's not perfect. 

 I scan using SliverFast 8. SilverFast’s interface is interesting and quirky. It looks to be from the Apple Aqua UI era. I think it was written by a guy in Germany (He flew a Piper airplane around the world). It has every feature you would ever need and should probably never change. 

Unfortunately, scanners are slow. Que the DSLR...
I also own a DSLR from 2004, the Nikon D70. It's 6 megapixels but was, in many ways still is a great camera. I used my iPhone 13 Pro as a light source with the Nikon ES-2 setup. I inverted the colors in Affinity Photo. Cmd-I to invert then used the levels tool to adjusted the RGB channels.

Miami downtown

Posted 2022-07-08 10:34:33 | Views: 3,038
Downtown Miami

Black Plymouth Fury

Posted 2022-07-07 11:18:09 | Views: 3,369
Plymouth Fury
I saw this car at a car show in Immokalee. What a classic!
I wonder if in 60 years the same will be said of cars built today.
 Photographed on Kodak Portra 160 film on my Nikon F6.

Bird chopper

Posted 2022-07-06 11:03:29 | Views: 4,084
Bird chopper.

Cinestill 800t Fireworks Halation

Posted 2022-07-05 11:57:00 | Views: 4,639
Fireworks on
Cinestill 800t
I don't own a tripod so all these were hand held. shot on the Nikon f6
4th of July 2022
Biltmore Hotel
Coral Gables Florida
Oh the halation on my fireworks!

Why is a nation blessed?

Posted 2022-07-04 10:57:25 | Views: 3,902
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
-Psalms 33:12
What makes a nation blessed? 
Belief in the LORD.