developing

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So a while back I forayed into film, here: http://wp.me/p14q4r-97. Since then, I have: bought a film SLR, a nice digital SLR and four lenses, and I have sold three lenses and a nice digital SLR.

So now, another first foray: development.

Ok, well sorta the first…maybe actually second. But lets just say these here were my first try, ok? I feel better that way.

For those of us: F3HP, e series 35mm, Kodak 400TX, Ilford chems

Last ado: when I got here I took some color film to the only film-developing guy in town, and the shots came out bluer than a song B.B. King wrote the day his dog died. I took these developed negatives to him for scanning, and half came out like these first five.

 

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Edit:
So…somehow wordpress (naturally I blame it on them. Human error? Nah, couldn’t be that) ate this post, so here’s what I recall to be the four shots I posted.
6/24/10 DP

#11
#14

#3
#22
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“The photographer first sees and feels a moment in time and life, then quietly tries to draw it from the world around it.”

It was more humbling than I thought it’d be, which is (hard to admit) a good thing.

Today I picked up my first two rolls of developed film. Although the lab did a great job, I’d like to develop my own film now. UW Photography darkroom, lets you and I become friends.

Part of me feels that I shouldn’t ever post only one or a few photos, as a musician may want an album to be kept whole. Being picky about that is something I’ve got to earn; I’ll wait till I’m better at photography to place/show each roll of film only whole.

The first roll is Ilford HP5+; the second is Kodak Tri-X 400. All were shot through a great 50mm f1.4 with a Nikkormat, both on borrow from my Dad (thanks pops!).

I’m not at all well versed in b&w filmstuffs, but I think I like the tones of the Ilford film.

Without further ado, here are a few that’re alright.

Roll 1, #6
Roll 1, #8
Roll 1, #13
Roll 2, #23
Roll 2, #18
Roll 2, #24