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Leica M6
Canon 35mm f2 LTM
Canon 50mm f1.4 LTM
Ilford Delta 100
Developed in Kodak Xtol
Epson Perfection V500 Photo
Cleaned and tweaked in Photoshop CS3
Developed in prune juice, vitamin C and soda. Details are as follows to 500ml volume:
500ml prune juice (made from mashed prunes in boiled water)
10g vitamin C
20g washing soda
Develop time 30 min
Temperature 32-33 deg C
This film was not fixed.
One of my first prints in real black-and-white film.
I am absolutely enanamoured with the whole b/w film processing process. It's relaxing and exciting to have to wait to see what I've taken, even though I write everything down and have an idea of what it will look like.
To me it's a lot like when I was kid, waiting for letters from friends, rather than now when I get e-mail instantly.
I don't care who says what about digital vs. film, or whatever. I know that someday I will have a little closet in my house for doing this.
Ilford HP5 Plus
Shot 17
f/8.0, 1/125s
overcast skies,+1/2 EV
Print made on Ilford paper 8x10
20s exposure @ f/5.6 with +3 Magenta Filter contrast
3s burning on the sky to enhance the detail.
Cows courtesy of the farmland that I call my backyard at the moment.
Watching a thunderstorm slowly approach in from the west! Distant thunder was heard. This was around Dos Palos, CA. This was during my epic storm chase around the vast Central Valley this day, chasing severe thunderstorms that have developed in and around the vicinity… Conditions were perfect for storm development in the valley. Temps were in the mid 60’s and was a bit humid. It’s been a while since I’ve done a storm chase in the Central Valley. Places traveled included areas from Los Banos all the way down to Fresno, CA. Heavy rain, hail (the most intense I’ve seen in person), Midwest-like skies, and plentiful lightning were all observed this day. It was nice to finally be out in California’s version of the Great Plains once again! ‘Til next time, safe travels out there! (Storm chase outing taken place Sunday, March 12, 2023)
*Weather scenario: Multiple weather advisories were issued this day due to extreme weather. The ground zero for the strongest storms were to be in the counties of Merced and Madera, with the combination of a stronger upper-level jet, upslope lifting, or, orographic lift west of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, and acceptable low-level shear. Supercells were expected to form as a result, even some with tops over 25-30kft. Tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms have pounded the Central Valley along with hail and lightning. Emergency alerts were sent out on cellphones and broadcasted on TV early Sunday afternoon as a powerful storm made its way through the Central Valley… A tornado warning was issued for the 2nd time this weekend shortly after 3 o'clock for Merced and Madera County near Los Banos... Residents in Dos Palos got their attention with a tornado warning on their home alarm system. Hail the size of dimes and nickels was what residents across the valley were reporting. Weather chasers (myself included) were out in full force in capturing this weekend’s rare Midwest-like active weather pattern… Fun weather indeed!