Fuji Superia
ASA 1600
31 out of 37 frames
Processed in C41 @ minilab (Maican)
Scan: Canon CanoScan 4400f

This is the last roll exposed at the concert. Well half-roll sounds better, because I finished it the next day.

The “genius” in me opened the camera to take out the roll but I forgot I had to rewind everything back to the cartridge. Thus the vertical pattern is there because the film got overexposed for 2-3 seconds while he was rolled in the right part of the camera. And I lost 5 frames because of processing error.

So, to cut this one short. The first 17 frames are exposed at the concert.

The next 5 were taken later that night at Oana`s birthday. In the pictures you can see Musi and Dragos.

And the following day we went to celebrate another year of success with some of the people that helped BestFest festival run smoothly  @ El Grande Comandante club. The one standing in front of the laptop is Ionut Tunaru, the volunteer coordinator.

And in the last frame we have Alex Matusciac and the quote “I hope you`re taking a nice picture!”

Fuji Sensia 400
ASA 400
28 out of 38 frames
Processed in E6 @ minilab (Maican)
Scan: Canon CanoScan 4400f
Hello guys and gals… (this one is for George – full color)

Today I`m showing you the 2nd film shot at the Santana concert, in Bucharest. Out of the 38 frames I`ll show you 28 `cause the rest of them suck beyond doubt.

This was my first color positive film, a Fuji Sensia 400. Yes, I shot ASA 400 at a concert and it worked. (this reminds me of my Faithless concert 2 years ago when I had to pump up the ISO to 1600 to get something usable)

I really like this film and I bet I`ll get some more after I`m done with the Kodachromes sitting in the fridge.

Enjoy the pictures and don`t forget to come back tomorrow for the 3rd and final part of this concert. I have half of Fuji Superia 1600 just waiting to hit the web.

More tk.

Kodak Portra
ASA 800
37 frames
Processed in C41 @ minilab
Scan: Canon CanoScan 4400f

Every year we (the photographers) wait for BestFest to open his gates and put on an unforgettable show.  Every year we hope to get photo-passes. Every year someone gets to slam the door in our faces. They give those passes to magazine photographers and even then … only if your employer is a hot-shot. But I digress. The big idea is that for the past 2 years I`ve reinvented the concept of getting past security with photo gear.

This year I wanted to try something different. They let you in with compact cameras … but if they see you with a interchangeable lens in your backpack they might not let you in. So a rangefinder should do the trick … I thought.

Well it did. I had the camera in a handbag and the lens in a friend`s purse, so getting past security was pretty easy.

The concert was fantastic. It rained all day and it stopped just before Carlos Santana got on the stage. My father smiled 2 hours non-stop, and waved his hands along with the crowd … priceless!

That day at BestFest I used a Rollei Retro 400 (you can see it in action in my Leica -2 blog-post), a Kodak Portra 800 (the one you see in this blog-post) a Fuji Reala 400 and a Fuji Superia 1600. You get to see these last two in a few days.

So, enjoy these 37 frames.

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