Such a good film, superb. It gives an honest, engaging impression of just what a challenge it is to ride the full loop. Many thanks indeed!

Such an excellent, informative and inspiring film. Thank you!

note to self: bring a kite.

Thank you so much for sharing your story! I‘m currently planing my trip with my bike around ring road this july. To be honest, I‘ve never been on my own for so long. How did you experience this? Is the lonelynes a sturdy companion or do you meet a lot of other people during your journey? Thank you so much for your insights, I will now enjoy the second part! :D

why did you ride the route clockwise? would you have not avioded a lot of the wind going the other way? thank you for the amazing video and experiences though!

What bike did you bring with you? Could you specify the model as well as the bags? Great video and photography, congrats! Super useful. Thanks !!

How much money did you spend on this trip?

My VueScan software does not include the "Multi exposure" option, what should I do?

Good evening. Using Epson V850 Pro. I was wondering what would be the best settings to set for scanning negatives when using a wet/fluid mount? I tried using 48 bit (image type) and 4800 (resolution) but the scanning freezes. Meaning the blue light on the very top stays at the top and never moves. When I open the lid, the light to the lid doesn’t move either. When I changed the image type to 24 bit and resolution to 3200, then it doesn’t freeze and scans fine. Please help. Thanks.

Looks amazing Nice 1

Hey! I am planning to make the same journey with some friends in June/July and your videos have been a great source of information and inspiration. One question - assuming you brought your bike on the plane, where did you store the bike box during your journey? Or did you throw it out and pick up a new one before you left? Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Awesome tutorial! Thank you...

Great! Question: once you've finished, how do you clean the mounting fluid of your negative?

A very cool explanation of the subject James!! Thanks! Laszlo Montreal

Looking at this trip next year in august with my son his friend and niece. All who are over 20 and experienced bicyclists. What reference online would you suggest for campsites. I am figuring every four days getting a room to clean up and shower and get good rest. Hindsite being what is what would change about your trip. I am hoping to do 50 mile a day average.

Hi James, I would love to see an example of the same image scanned dry and in a fluid mount. My own tests suggest it’s really not worth the extra effort but would love to hear more about your results.

Yeah, that was a hell of a water falls

My son and I are doing this for the next three weeks. Plane leaves this Friday. I can't wait

3:21 OMG! I was there 2 weeks ago and that same dog was at the falls! She/he was playing fetch with me with a rock! I got a video of it! So sweet and so cool!

Great vid! Quick question: does this software have advantages over SilverFast, which seems to be everyone’s go-to scanning app these days?

How do you hop on a bus? Are there bus stops or can you just wave at them on the road and they stop?

Hi James, nice journey! May I ask what was the longest distance that you cannot re-supply? for example, the furtherest distance between 2 supermarkets/convenience store etc? thank you.

Thank You.

Nice tutorial! I've been scanning family history negatives from 1920 through the 1980s, and I'm always looking for new tips. I use the V850, but I've opted to use VueScan instead of the Epson software, but I do many of the same things you do. One thing I do differently is that I set the crop for the scan inside the frame rather than outside because if it's outside the frame, then the histogram picks up information outside the frame - probably not a huge deal. I also don't use the film holders that come with the scanner, partly because I have a lot of odd film sizes for which there aren't holders. I put the film into the poly archive preservers like you show at the beginning of the video (from PrintFile, I love them), then I put the entire sheet of negatives on the scanner, proper side up, but top and bottom of the sheet reversed so the printing at the top of sheet doesn't interfere with the scanner calibration each time it scans. I borrowed the glass from an 8 1/2 x 11 picture frame to put on top of the sheet of negatives to flatten them. Then I scan using 8 x 10 mode. I have to manually set the crop to one photo at a time, which is tedious. I don't get newton rings, maybe because the poly on either side of the negatives prevents them from contacting the glass. All the stuff about adjusting the histogram, 16 bits per channel, and linear curve is good, that's what I do. I do question moving the mid-tone indicator somewhere besides halfway between the bottom and top indicators. It seems to me that this is the equivalent of setting a non-linear curve, right?

What about after scanning - what happens to the negative, how do you clean it before archive?

Really clear and practical. Thanks so much.

Thanks for this very informative video!

Hi! Thank you for the very informative guide. Silly question. What photoviewer are you using? I can't stand the default windows one which does some kind of color correction.

Thank you so much, James. I’ve had my Epson V700 for nearly 10 years, but have only used it a few times. I just inherited my Dad’s BW negatives from 1942 and am getting started making all the decisions that you are discussing. Fluid mount, software, etc. I know there will be a learning curve, but I appreciate your expertise to help it go as smoothly as possible. Thank you.

Brilliant series! Thank you for your efforts and information. Liked and subscribed.

Really appreciate you clarity.

I just came across your channel. Enjoyed the content as I was looking for some scanner information. I have a bunch of old 1950s era family b&w negatives. I hope you’ll consider adding content. Film Fridays is a good idea.

pity video, bad music. photos are good, but bad taste for music

I know this is an older video but this was perfect. I recently decided to shoot film and I'm using some DF96 mono bath at the moment which works just fine for having just started. I want to get into developing the "proper" way though. This video explained the whole process very clearly. Thank you.

Hello my friend, how many weeks do you recommended for cycling Iceland, I’m thinking 3 weeks what do u recommend?

James Very nice presentation. Excellent audio and steady recording of the process. Taking your time and moving thru each stage of preparation is well done and so often with poor audio. With WET SCANNING now possible with the NIKON COOLSCAN 8000ED and the 9000 ED I will have to try the products you are using. I will be using your techniques with 4 x 5 and the step by step preparation using the fine line of Epson Perfection flat bed machines Thank you for the education.

Wonderful videos and useful material which we’ll certainly treasure for our trip to Iceland (hopefully in 2023…). Cheers!

Love your pictures and an inspiring trip - thanks for sharing!

Congrats for jumping in at the deep end - it's a trip that would seriously challenge experienced cyclists, believe me! Great choice to pull the plug and enjoy the trip and the country as well as grinding out the (many) miles :)

Thank you a lot for this really interesting video!

Thank you James for sharing about the trip, something I wanted and thinking of doing next year. Fingers crossed. Wishing you well and like to know more about your works in the website soon. Cheers!

WHAT, those pictures came out of the Olympus trip 35? They look amazing! I have one and mine don't look like that, so sharp and crispy.

Thanks! I am into archiving almost 100 years of family history photos/negatives. This is the first time I have seen one of your videos. I bought an "Epson Perfection V600 Photo" a week ago with the same software you used in this video. I have watched several tutorials, but you are the first one that discussed adjusting color value, etc, and the potential to lose data that can never be recovered with future software edits. No one wants to discover these features halfway through scanning a couple thousand photos.

Finally after watching many many videos I have found the information I've been looking for. Thank you very much now allowing to take my scanning to the next level. I look forward to more videos, cheers

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Wow, this guy has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to Lightroom, and real photographers don’t use photoshop. Only hipsters do.

19 x 13 inch print = +/- 30 x 50 cm

Hi. Very inspiring and gorgeous photos. I am planning to do the journey in a year or two. Curious, what was your level of fitness on the bike? Were you traing for endurance biking previously? Thanks!

Excellent tutorial.