Two of my greatest photographic joys this year has been becoming acquainted with Fomapan 100 and the use of homemade developers. At the beginning of the year when I purchase my first 100' spool of Fomapan 100 (it was actually branded Arista EDU Ultra, but it's the same film) I knew, or at least highly... 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 →
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 →
Pyrocat HD – A New Chapter
For over a year now there have been two developers that I have desperately wanted to try. Pyrocat HD and Diafine. Pyrocat HD for the detail it provides, and Diafine for supreme tonality range and long shelf life. Recently I was lucky enough to get a 1-liter kit of Pyrocat HD. So far I have... Continue Reading →