How low will you go? Before you start thinking too hard, I'm not talking about standards. I'm talking ASA (ISO for those of you not stuck in the past like I am). Last week I had the pleasure of once again shooting a roll of Fuji Eterna-RDS, or Fuji 4791 as I refer to it.... Continue Reading →
Pushing HP5+ with D23
It was inevitable. Absolutely no way around it no matter much I tried to ignore it. Being an avid HP5+ shooter, and one who generally gives it a +1 push right out of the gate, I have felt odd shooting it at box speed since becoming acquainted with, and using heavily, D23. I'm not sure... Continue Reading →
A Short Walk Around The Yard
I think it comes as no surprise to anyone that my love for macro photography runs deep. In particular, the effect that rain storms have on nature. There is just something about the way nature looks, smells and feels right after a rain storm that begs me to photograph it. Nikon F100 | Fomapan 100... Continue Reading →
Mistakes Were Made
Mistakes. We all make them. Some admit to them, some try to hide them and deny it happened. I used to be one of the latter until I realized denying what happened was robbing me of learning experiences. Thankfully I have become one of the former and now embrace my errors and view them not... Continue Reading →
A Short Walk With HP5
I took a short walk with my YashichaMAT 124G at one of our local nature preserves last Sunday. Loaded up with Ilford HP5+ and a desire to work on my metering. Development was in my now trusted and favorite developer, replenished D23. The more I use this developer the more it gets "seasoned" the better... Continue Reading →