Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nanning station at 5.30am

Somewhat a continuation from the previous post. Last week, I collected the remaining two rolls of my film shot during my trip to Guangxi. Took a little longer because I pushed the two rolls to ISO 800.

Because of the tight schedule, we took the night train on our way back from Guilin to Nanning, where we had to attend the last day of the China Asean Expo. The train was quite comfortable, though I had difficulty sleeping because of some monstrous snoring from a neighbouring bunk. Nanning was the final stop, and almost all the passengers got off here.

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Waiting for someone? © Lin Zhaowei, 2009.

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Pouring down the stairs © Lin Zhaowei, 2009.

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Ticket checker at the exit © Lin Zhaowei, 2009.

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Outside the station © Lin Zhaowei, 2009.

There were so many cabs outside the station, I wish I'd took a shot. But we were in a hurry to get on a cab back to our hotel, where a nice hot shower and a comfortable bed awaited.

While the results weren't exactly disastrous, I think I'm unlikely to try pushing colour film again, unless I have no choice. The Portra 400VC, which was used for the shots here, turned out slightly better in my opinion. Will need to do some prints to do a proper comparison though.

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