Let me begin by extending a very heartfelt apology for my absence over that last couple of months. It was not something that I had planned. One day in mid-September, what seemed like almost overnight my attitude toward my photography and this blog turned to one of extreme discontent. One might even say disdain. No... Continue Reading →
Town Hall – Grand Rapids, Ohio
After yesterdays successful river walk trip to Grand Rapids, OH, I decided to go back and focus more on the buildings. This time, though, I chose to use the FM and loaded it with Fomapan 100. Today's shoot was aimed mostly at the Town Hall. For development of this roll I once again used D23... Continue Reading →
Nikon F4, Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 and Foma 100
Today I decided to shoot a lens that I normally don't take with me when I go out. That being the Nikkor 180mm f/2.8D. As most know, when I first started learning photography, nature/wildlife photography was my area of supreme interest. I read as much as I could about the genre every chance I got.... Continue Reading →
Early Morning in the Alley
With the threat of thunderstorms for the afternoon I thought it wise to try to get my weekend shooting done early this morning. I had initially planned on sticking close to home and shooting a roll of HP5 and Fomapan 100. I really had no detailed idea on what I wanted to shoot (do I... Continue Reading →
Never Leave Me Unsupervised
On the heels of the last two posts dealing with D23 and Barry Thorton Two Bath developers I present to you a post about the results of an unsupervised darkroom session I had today. A situation that sounds scary on the surface but actually yielded some surprising and pleasant results. While developing yesterdays roll in... Continue Reading →