Another new lens, the very small Takumar 35mm/3.5. I have a 50mm/1.4 that I use a lot. And I have a 24mm/3.5 that I like. This new lens slots right in between those two. A little wider than the 50mm, but with less distortion and distancing than the 24mm. With this lens I think I…
Despite not knowing the best way to use this film I was lucky to shoot during October in MN, which is usually ‘low light” and kinda misty.
I shot this roll of Kentmere over two photo walks, one by the river near Stone Arch and another through a nearby community garden.
Another test roll of HP5, but where the last roll had a bunch of shots I liked this one is boring
What is the ‘right’ way to scan a negative? The answer, from what I can see, is that there isn’t one.
I always love taking photos at the Minnesota State Fair. Though I’ve attended the fair nearly every year since 2000 this is the first year that shot pictures on film.
After messing up the previous test roll of HP5 I loaded up the second roll and tried it again. No light leaks during development this time. And no other mistakes either, thankfully.
I don’t even know where this roll of film came from. It just appeared in my fridge. A roughly 12-years-expired roll of 120 Ilford Pan F. Initially a 50 ISO film I shot it at 25 ISO due to the age.
After getting back in to film photography I’ve shot a wide variety of film stocks. I decided to spend some time with just a single stock/developer combo with the goal of learning how it use it well. Because it’s inexpensive and readily available I picked Ilford HP5 as my stock. And because I like how…
After watching some Pictoral Planet videos I wanted to try developing film with Rodinal. Ilford HP5 seemed like a great stock to use for this.
My original plan for this film was to use a tripod and maybe a macro lens to get close-up shots of the rocks on the Lake Superior shore near Tofte, MN.
I shot this roll on a trip to the North Shore. Mostly around Cascade River and Tettegouche, I think.
I really like this photo, though I wish I had framed it slightly better. A step or two to the left and a slight crouch would have made a huge improvement, I think. Instead there’s this huge black nothingness in the top right corner.