Michael Østergaard Johansen - Photography

Digital and analogue photography. Pigment ink printing as well as alternative UV based 19th century printing techniques

In the beginning of August I was at the harbour an early Sunday morning (during the Tall Ships races). I had an 720 nm IR filter attached to myCV21mm mounted at my M8.

Utson house with reflected Tallship IRM8 / 21 Color Skopar / 720 nm filter - Processed in Photoshop CC and Silver Efex II.

Musikkens hus Aalborg IRM8 / 21 Color Skopar / 720 nm filter - Processed in Photoshop CC and Silver Efex II.
Musikkens hus Aalborg IR IIM8 / 21 Color Skopar / 720 nm filter - Processed in Photoshop CC and Silver Efex II.

Råbjerg mile

Råbjerg mileM8 / 15 Super wide Heliar

Each year the traditionally Middle age week occurs at the ancient danish castle of Voergaard. I went there and photographed some of the participants.

Middle ageM8 / 35 biogon f:2.8 - Nik Silver Efex

Last Saturday it was grand opening day for the danish newcomer in image galleries, having only digital art on the walls via some giant screens.

The featured photographer at this opening day (and the next two months) was Jan Grarup - the most award winning danish press photographer ever. 

Pixlart - Grarup 4
Pixlart - Grarup 1
Pixlart - Grarup 2
Pixlart - Grarup 3

This years first mosquito bites yesterday - photographing trees, a small stream and a lot of ferns.

Crooked tree PajhedeM8 / 21 Color Skopar
FernsM8 / 35 biogon f:2.8

I had an afternoon in early May, where I just had to go photographing trees. I know some old crippled ones in Svinkløv plantation. The following photographs are all made with Tri-x 400 film developed in Ordinal 1+100 (semi stand for one hour with some gentle swirl around 30 mins) - Camera used are Leica M6 with a Voigtlander Super Wide Heliar 15 mm f:4.5.

Details of Tree, SvinkløvM6, 15 mm Super Wide Heliar
Csossing trees, SvinkløvM6 / 15 per Wide Heliar

Had the chance to visit Bulbjerg (DK North West coast) an evening i may. I was an evening with lovely tones that could be used to create lovely grey tonality. I brought the Leica M8 with a Voigtlander 15mm Super Wide Heliar lens attached.

M8 / 21 Color Skopar

During the last two years of taking up film photography again, I first used my DSLR setup based on an old Kaiser enlarger together with my full frame digital 12 megapixel camera. Later I invested in a Plustek 8200i dedicated film scanner. I was really impressed with the DSLR "scan" - and now I'm primarily using the Plustek. I would be interesting to do a comparison of the two methods (ease of use, speed, quality).

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