Dicks Overlook in monochrome

[Jon Buffington]

I posted a digital file in color from a week later than this image so I figured I would share this. Testing out a different film stock (foma 200) as my go to is always Kodak or Ilford, preferebly the T-Grain films. Though this is film is not as sharp or detailed, grainier, it does have a decent and different "look" to it. I may end up ordering a 100' (cheap film) as a daily shooter. Anywho, this image was captured on Foma 200, developed in hc110 dil B (super fast at 3.5 minutes dev time), Nikon n90s back, Nikon 28-85 lens with yellow/orange filter, scanned with a Kodak Pakon f135+ scanner, slight adjustments in LR6. Dicks Gap Overlook, KY part of the Big South Fork National Recreation Area.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice contrasts both on the ground as well as in the skies.

You buy the film as bulk film and make your own rolls?

 

[Jon Buffington]

Nice contrasts both on the ground as well as in the skies.

You buy the film as bulk film and make your own rolls?

Thank you Alan. And yes, I buy in bulk, 100' rolls which gets me approximately 18 36 exposure rolls (I can roll any length if needed). A bit more economical that way. Right now I have a 100' of TMax 100 and 400, as well as HP5+ and Kentmere 100. I have 2 bulk loaders, 1 with 400 and the other with 100 iso film...when I am out of rolled film, I just decide what type of shooting I am about to be doing and roll a few rolls accordingly. Plus, with film prices constantly on the rise, I usually stock up prior to a price increase.

 

[JimFox]

How neat Jon. It's interesting to see the difference. I also always preferred TMax, and in fact have a roll of it in one of my bags, I need to dig it out and shoot it.

 

[Jon Buffington]

How neat Jon. It's interesting to see the difference. I also always preferred TMax, and in fact have a roll of it in one of my bags, I need to dig it out and shoot it.

Tmax, 100 and 400 are phenomenal films...the resolving power is incredible, just limited by digitization. I have a blog post compiling real resolution of 35mm film with links to the original source...I just copy/pasted/compiled (and gave credit and links to original author!). The digitization was always the bottleneck. Here is the old post, if your interested... http://jpbuffington.com/?p=167

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Interesting read Jon.