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4 hours ago, Professor Rob said:

I thought The Grey Man was quite good.

I didn’t think it was crap. It passed the time anyway. But if you were to ask me anything about what happened, I wouldn’t be able to answer - and I only saw it yesterday. 

10 hours ago, Gotters said:

First person 3d survival horror, why that'll be the humble ZX81 & JK Greye Software back in 1981 with this beaut - 3D Monster Maze.

 

Interestingly it runs at exactly the same frame rate as most PS5 4k titles do on their launch day.

Run, he is right behind you.

I think I’d rather they staggered the Yakuza games. I don’t know how long stuff stays on PS+ but I doubt it will be long enough for me to play all of them.

I know someone will have asked this before but if I boot up my PS3, will I be able to download and play the PS3 stream-only games on Premium? It seems logical (and fair) but I’m assuming Sony being Sony means no. Has anyone tried it?

I remember starting to realise prime time telly was crap in the 90s when they had stuff like Noel’s House Party and You’ve Been Framed. It probably still is just as terrible, it’s just we don’t have to watch it anymore.

I wonder if they’ve finally fixed the gamma issues that Remake had in some areas.

Harrods Furniture Depository at sunrise on Ektar. Apparently, my great uncle worked there. Can't be arsed to straighten it.

iPhone pic:

I’ve got the ps plus top tier for about year (I can’t remember what it’s called. Essential? Extra? Extended?). I’m betting on it turning up there before too long.

2 hours ago, Mr Do 71 said:

But you get to pet the giraffe’s.

Pet the giraffe’s what?

Long Division

Trolley Fishing

Bus Conductor Simulator

TEFL Teacher Apocalypse

Motordrizzle

Breaking Wind

Trappist Trampoline Triathlon

I remember seeing a piece of artwork called “Don’t even go there” which I thought was a good title.

Also: Barry’s Trousers

Portra 800 at night (hand held - I don't have a tripod):

Long-ish exposures on Ektar. I still don't have a tripod - I just plonked the camera on the side of Kew Bridge. There was definitely some wobble from when lorries went past:

8 minutes:

18 minutes. The light meter actually said 1.5 hours when taking an overall rating for the scene - with reciprocity failure probably several times that. My wife was with me and got a bit fed up waiting:

Ha. Taking a photo through blinds pretty much simulates my astigmatism.

A few more from the Netherlands:

4 hours ago, FishyFish said:

 

I've come to realise that there's likely no such thing as accurate colours when it comes to scanning film. There are so many variables - even if you get them professionally scanned - that it's probably best just to get something you're happy with. The shot of the pub looks like it might have a hint of magenta, but nothing that I'd be concerned over - some films do lean to magenta a little.

Yeah - I shifted it a bit towards magenta to try to remove what I thought was a green cast in the sky.

I’ve been playing Horizon Forbidden West recently and find that I’m just getting impatient and end up skipping cutscenes. Then I have no idea who is who or what I’m meant to be doing other than following markers. It’s irritating. I want to follow the story but the way it’s told is so laborious and dragged out. I have a similar problem with notes and audio logs. I never listen to, or read, them unless it’s vital to a puzzle.

I don’t think it’s the method itself, I don’t mind how they tell the story, but keep it snappy and entertaining. Cut out the bloat and I’ll be happy with it.

19 minutes ago, Benny said:

For 120hz screens I'd personally like to see more games offer 24fps modes.

I’d like to see Netflix etc offer a 24fps mode.

I tried it briefly on R&C. It was alright but I quickly went back to 60fps as I don’t actually notice any loss in fidelity at 60.

Removing the orange mask is still a bit hit and miss. Sometimes it just comes out alright without any effort. I've got no idea if the colours are accurate to the film though.

Skies often come out a bit green but I think that might just be the nature of film.

Edit: edited it. I still think the colour balance looks a bit off.

3 hours ago, MarkN said:

… I finished Spindizzy back in the day, which is my crowning glory, …

That’s one game I found too hard! I remember trying to make maps of it on graph paper.

1 hour ago, FishyFish said:

 

Thanks.

 

Yeah, I develop it at home (colour negative and E6 still go to the lab though). I started doing it when the first lockdown hit and the lab I use temporarily closed for furlough. I was nervous about somehow cocking it up and ruining rolls of film, but it's really easy to do and works out cheaper too (once you've got the equipment).

I keep meaning to get round to it. I have actually done it before, but it was years ago at school and then college so I can’t remember much about it.

We used HP5 I think (or even HP4).

50 minutes ago, FishyFish said:

 

A few photos I took while briefly walking through Manchester Picadilly station a few weeks back. The light was great but I didn't heve enough time to take better advantage of it.

All shot with my Olympus 35 RC film rangefinder on HP5+.

 

 

I really like the light coming through the windows on the top shots.

Do you home develop black and white?

Portra 800 pic:

phone pic of the same:

It’s odd how the film completely misses all that stuff going on in the sky.

edit: not that I’d want that - it’s distracting.

7 hours ago, Sidewaysbob said:

Well my OCD head says you need to have a symmetrical image.  So if it was me, I'd crop the left out and frame the hole with the two uprights. 

where you are cutting the leg on the right makes my skin itch  

 

I deliberately took it off centre. The lens isn’t wide enough to get both sides in frame. I’ve actually tried cropping the left off but it didn’t work. I can’t be arsed now anyway. The exposure’s a bit much too.

6 hours ago, Doctor Shark said:

Nintendo’s console will match the PS5/XSX when we’re all playing on PS7 and whatever mental name Microsoft give the next next gen Xbox. 

Xbox Series Castlemaine XXXX

Speaking of cropping, this is the full frame, but I can’t help thinking it would be a bit better with the pillar on the right cropped out.