Tag: black and white
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Strolling through Zionsville Village and dreaming of walkable neighborhoods
I finished the roll of Fomapan 100 on a photo stroll with Margaret. We have a few places we like to walk, and the original residential/commercial district in Zionsville, known locally as the Village, is one of them. There’s lots of great old architecture, and it’s all so well kept. This little building, which has a shape…
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Shooting Foma Fomapan 100
I want cheap, decent film when I shoot casually or test an old camera. Fujicolor 200 fits the bill on the color side. It’s pretty good and I can get it for $2.50 a roll. On the black-and-white side my go-to, the wonderful Arista Premium 400, was discontinued and I recently used up my stock. Time…
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Broken window Pentax KM, 55mm f/1.8 SMC Pentax Kodak T-Max 400 2013
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Captured: On the schoolhouse steps
I’ve been looking through old photographs as I’ve thought about a subject for the photo book I’d like to produce. Reviewing photos from my Pentax KM, I found this 2013 photo of my dad. I used a 55mm f/1.8 SMC Pentax lens and Kodak TMax 400 film — which I mistakenly shot at 100. Fortunately, Photoshop rescued…
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Hosta flowers Pentax KM, 55mm f/1.8 SMC Pentax Kodak T-Max 400 2013
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Dead end on Old 79th St. Argus A-Four Arista Premium 400 2016
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Wood fence Argus A-Four Arista Premium 400 2016
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Yashica-12
On my short list, in my inner circle, of favorite cameras is my Yashica-D, a medium-format twin-lens-reflex camera. It is such a joy to shoot! And it delivers excellent sharpness and contrast with buttery bokeh. What’s not to like? Except that it offers no onboard light meter. I wished for one. I like the Yashica-D…
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Stained glass Nikon N90s, 50mm f/1.8 AF Nikkor Arista Premium 400 2015
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Captured: Tunnel
I usually frame, focus, meter, and hope for the best. Practice has improved my odds considerably, making hope less a part of my photography strategy. But given that I shoot with whichever of my classic cameras feels right on a given day, it’s hard for me to know most of them deeply and be sure…
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Strolling with a Nikon F3 and Kodak Plus-X
The more Kodak Plus-X I shoot, the more I love it for its rich blacks and low grain. I wish I could shoot it forever. Alas, Kodak discontinued it four years ago. It was only through the Film Photography Project’s cache of cold-stored expired stock that I had any at all. But now it’s out of…
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Overlooking the city Voigtländer Vito II Kodak Plus-X (expired, cold-stored) 2015