Gray

This past weekend I went to Florence. I took this picture from the Uffizi overlooking the river and the Ponte Vecchio. I like all of the lines of the buildings and the way the colors of the buildings brighten it up despite the cloudy weather.

This picture Donoan Wylie took in India of men fumigating the streets. Upon further research I learned that Wylie focuses on "the architecture of conflict". He travels the world capturing images of areas in conflict or during war to educate others about the truth and the severity of the situation. But also from the simplicity of the images it shows that this is nothing out of the ordinary for the people in the area, it is simply another day.

There are 6 layers to black and white film. The top layer is the antiscratch layer which protects the emulsion from damage or scratching. The layer underneath that is the emulsion which has the salts and minerals that form the picture image. The layer beneath the emulsion is the adhesive layer which attaches the emulsion to the actual film. This layer underneath the adhesive is known as the film base which is merely a clear layer that provides support to the image that is attached to it. Then there is another adhesive layer that attaches the film base to the anticurl and antihalation coating layer. The final layer is the anticurl/anthalation layer which protects the film from being damaged from the back and supports the film so that it does not curl.

The above are two pictures of the make up of color film. It is composed of a top layer/overcoat that protects the other layers and film itself from damage. The UV filter filters light. The first emulsion layer is yellow and where the blue light is recorded. There are two separate yellows in the layer to keep the blue light from lower layers. The next emulsion layer is a magenta that is susceptible to green light. Again there is a layer that prevents the green light from going past that layer so we move onto the third emulsion layer which is responsible for red light recording. The Antihalation layer is responsible for binding all of the colors/layers together and forming the image as a whole when the film is developed.