Old Friend
I wanted to experiment with pushing an Rodinal, but I haven’t used it since I’ve been using the Kodak XTol. So, I busted out the Rodinal, measuring syringe, and distilled…
Low Light and Indoor Practice
Let’s do something a little more tricky. Shooting some outdoor pictures at night may prove interesting. I like the low shutter speed and the particles flying off the flames. I…
Sit, Sam. Good Dog!
Continuing on the same roll of film, I decided to take some indoor pictures. These are of my grandparent’s dog, Sam. Since this is a 400 speed film, I thought…
South Side of Sunny Southern Maryland (Part 3)
Time to wrap this up. I put in some (slightly) expired T-MAX 400 I bought from eBay and decided to give it a go. The grain seems heavy at times,…
Brighter and Better
The snow had stopped, but the pictures didn’t. This time I loaded the camera up with Ilford HP5+ and went outside. Hmmm, slight dark. Let’s try again. That’s better. Probably…
When the Reel Becomes Real Difficult
This was not good. This was the first time, and hopefully the last time, I really couldn’t get the film on the developer reel. I use a Patterson tank with…
Silly Rabbit, Tri-X is for Kids
After the three Arista rolls, I wanted to use a film of a better quality. I bought some Kodak Tri-X 400 film and slapped it in the camera for Christmas.…
Kittens and Flash
Well, it didn’t take long, but I got a shoe-mount flash for the camera. The problem is, the new flash doesn’t work properly for it. It works perfectly for my…
More Contrast, Please
OK, now for the second roll. I got a bit more density on the negatives on this roll. Also, there’s a bit more contrast and detail, but the contrast is…