Here is the first set of negative photos which I have scanned using my DSLR and colour balanced using Adobe Lightroom. The photos below are all the good shots that came from that particular roll of 35mm film – I admit it, there are no award winners in there!
A Round House at Crathes Castle
The camera was a Nikon FM3a – 28mm & 50mm lenses, the film was a cheap roll of Kodak ISO 200 from Tesco supermarket! The film might be cheap, but look at the great blue skies that can be achieved with film, I think you’d struggle to get that blue every time with a DSLR? However the DSLR is perfect for copying the film in the very controlled lighting conditions that I set up to copy the negatives.
These photos were taken in 3 locations, at Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen City and Levengrove Park in Dumbarton.
I always find that tree bark can create interesting textures
A man made loch at Crathes Castle - a lot of green there!
The Rose Garden at Hazelhead Park is a great place to shoot colours - the bold film colours have been well captured by the DSLR
A general scene of Hazelhead Park - Greens, Blues and Reds all captured from negative
A photo of Dumbarton rock taken from Levengrove Park
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