Happy New Year everyone, specially all my #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography friends.
I'm going to break my image thread as we start 2026, even though I've only got to October. The old thread ended at https://mastodon.scot/@carusb/115812996539286193
The premise is, at least one photo from each roll of film. It seems I can't post a link and a photo, so the latter will follow.
Walking down to Portobello West Prom. I think this frame is a reasonable metaphor for walking into a New Year in hope.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #Kentmere100 film at EI 200, home devved in HC-110 dilution B (1+31, nominal 8 minutes), home scanned.
Stone-paved Edinburgh street. And yes, that's the East Coast mainline crossing at the end (and a student residence behind it). But that converted warehouse means it can do for #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday .
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #Kentmere100 film at EI 200, home devved in HC-110 dilution B (1+31, nominal 8 minutes), home scanned.
The other end of Croft-an-Righ, leading into Holyrood Park.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #Kentmere100 film at EI 200, home devved in HC-110 dilution B (1+31, nominal 8 minutes), home scanned.
In Holyrood Park.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #Kentmere100 film at EI 200, home devved in HC-110 dilution B (1+31, nominal 8 minutes), home scanned.
Acorn. We had a prodigious acorn harvest last year. However, this image was really about "Can this 35mm f/2 lens do narrow depth of field?". Well, yes it can!
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #Kentmere100 film at EI 200, home devved in HC-110 dilution B (1+31, nominal 8 minutes), home scanned.
New lens time for these barbed wire poppies in Jephson Gardens, Leamington. This lens was an extravagant purchase, the most I've ever spent on any photographic item!
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 320, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
The entrance to the Sensory Garden, Leamington. #DoorsDay
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 320, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
The Pump Room Gardens and bandstand. These gardens and the building behind the hoarding to the right celebrate the reason for the name Leamington Spa.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 320, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Canal-side living. The Grand Union Canal through Leamington.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 320, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Autumnal beech leaves.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 320, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Autumnal sweet chestnut leaves.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 320, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Autumnal sweet chestnut leaves 2.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Family bikes in the wood.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
The dog walkers. They are on a public footpath that runs across that field. (Last of the two colour rolls testing the Distagon 35/2. I'm pretty happy with it, apart from the weight.)
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Tree in Abbey Fields. This is the only frame I'll show in this thread from a roll of #Phoenix200 at EI 125 in 120, in my Fuji #GS645S. The colours just came out too weird (I already shared a frame with red berries that came out a weird orange). That trunk is grey-brown, not green at all! Develop and scan by Filmdev.
Pollarded oak tree.
#ZeissIkonta524, #Kentmere100 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution B, home scanned.
Abbey Lake.
#ZeissIkonta524, #Kentmere100 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution B, home scanned.
Abbey Lake 2. A bit of the keep of Kenilworth Castle can be seen mid right; nothing much but might give an idea of proximity.
#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned.
Grand Union Canal 1. Under the bridge.
#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned.
Grand Union Canal 2. Narrow boat.
#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned.
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I could add #FootpathFriday
Grand Union Canal 3. The distinctive shape of most canal bridges.
#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned.
Kenilworth Station.
#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned.
Grand Union Canal 4. Checking out the geology in a cutting, on the approach to the Shrewley tunnel. #TowpathTuesday
#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned.
Pollarded oak, last autumn. Not easy to see, but there is a crack in the main trunk, 2" wide at the top. I think that's why they pollarded it. Regrowth has been very poor.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Arboretum 1.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Castle window. The metal bar is modern, the window is for defence. #WindowFriday #FensterFreitag
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Arboretum 2. I think the autumnal red conifer might be a variety of thuja.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Arboretum 4. Some surprising halation at the tree trunk hiding the sun, seen on one other frame of this roll, but not seen before with this film type.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Abbey Fields Autumn.
Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev.
Holyrood Park: the path to Arthur's Seat. Worth remembering this is a pocket camera, this film was in camera for 5 months.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Holyrood Park 2, St Margaret's Loch. This path continues the one on the left in yesterday's photo. For those interested, the Easter Road stadium of Hibernian football club (Hibs) is visible on the left! #FootpathFriday
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Holyrood Park 3, path through the trees.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Portobello beach.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Circus Lane 1. A mews street, built for chauffeurs and staff of the big houses of Royal Circus. It's also one of the most photogenic streets in Edinburgh.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Grand Union Canal 6. Once again back near the entrance to Shrewley tunnel with the walking group. The value of a pocket camera! #TowpathTuesday
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Circus Lane 2. The tower is part of a church now turned into a theatre and events venue, St Stephens.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Hidden house. I often drive past this house, hidden behind its white wall, and it's always seemed fascinating and mysterious. It's very tricky to get a satisfying photo though. This seems about the closest so far.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
For #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday a photo from the dim, distant past: the dome of the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, taken in March 1970 using my #Werra 1 camera and #ORWO NP20 film.[EDIT: I'd forgotten how starkly black and white this place was!] I was working in Sofia and we were on our way to Thessaloniki for an Easter break. This and many other early negatives were severely neglected for the ensuing 30 years or so!
Glade in Bubbenhall woods.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Ryton Pools 1.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, EDIT Acros 100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
@tomnorthfilm I think it probably has to do with age, and poor keeping; my film is mostly in a bottom drawer rather than a fridge! But I can't quite work out what the mechanism would be, since the anti-halation layer is a physical layer on the bottom of the film. No obvious sins of decay etc.
The one at edge of frame 4 days ago, I did wonder if it was a lens issue. Harder to blame the lens, so close to the centre. Mind, the light was pretty strong!
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