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Waterwheel bird

Posted 2023-03-02 09:15:00 | Views: 3,181
How many birds?
I took this photo not realizing it looks like stock photography. Haha! Also,  didn't notice the bird flying by until after I developed and scanned the film. I photographed this on Cinestill 400D film. Light halation on the trees too.

TRON Lightcycle Run on Cinestill 400D

Posted 2023-03-01 07:44:00 | Views: 2,457
Halations on TRON Lightcycle Run.
This is a new roller coster but I wasn't able to ride it since its not open to everyone yet. So I figured the next best thing to do was to give it some halations via Cinestill 400D. This would probably look even cooler at night.

Airport airplane highway sign

Posted 2023-02-28 08:47:00 | Views: 2,701
airplane  Airport   arrow 
Something about the arrows and the airplane on this sign.  Got me looking at it. Nothing special but fun anyway.

Power!

Posted 2023-02-27 10:46:00 | Views: 3,499
Power lines utility pole with birds flying by.

Nothing beats free parking.

Posted 2023-02-26 09:30:00 | Views: 3,727
Fee Parking!
When I was young my Mom and Dad lived in Guttenberg, NJ. We had a house which was surrounded by factories. One on the left, one on the right and two enclosing the back yard. Our backyard was a brick inclosed patch of grass.  

My parents were immigrants so they were smart enough to appreciate what they had but knew better was possible with more hard work.

As an adult now I never got to ask my Dad how much of a hassle the parking was every day. It was street parking. Sometimes parked in the front, sometimes way down the street. Always a crapshoot and always a pain!

Eventually we moved to Florida and free parking is everywhere!
Side ally somewhere in Chicago.
Fee

Purple Flowers

Posted 2023-02-25 10:33:00 | Views: 3,297
FLOWERS ON FILM
Kodak Ektar 100

Light leaks for fun and profit

Posted 2023-02-24 09:14:00 | Views: 3,201
 Happy Mistakes...
...on Cinestill 50D 
Light Leaked
Double Exposure
On Cinestill 50D
I messed up this roll before developing. I loaded the film in a changing bag like normal. I took the development tank out and immediately opened it for no reason. 

Flash! OH NO! Why did I do that !?! You messed up bigtime there buddy! Oh well. All part of the fun on film photography.

I went on and developed the roll. Aside from some ruined people photos I really liked it.


Bird and Galloway

Posted 2023-02-23 11:07:00 | Views: 3,863
Light trails on Bird Rd and Galloway intersection. Nikon F6 - Kodak Portra 160 film.

Mike's Jumbo

Posted 2023-02-22 10:18:00 | Views: 3,250
Mike's Jumbo on Tri-X

Everyday!

Posted 2023-02-21 09:13:00 | Views: 3,373
feel inspired and optimistic by the crisp clean clouds up in the sky!
Everyday is a gift from God.

Trust in the LORD

Posted 2023-02-20 07:59:00 | Views: 2,983
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
- Psalms 118:8

Highway sunset

Posted 2023-02-19 10:52:00 | Views: 3,185
Highway Sunset

Pink / Purple / Red - Flower

Posted 2023-02-18 09:59:00 | Views: 3,478
FLUFFY FLOWER ON FILM
Kodak Portra 400
Motion Blur Edition

Simple solution for film reticulation

Posted 2023-02-17 10:37:00 | Views: 2,745
Reticulation
On Kodak Tri-X 400 film
Reticulation
 On Kodak Tri-X 400 film
I was developing my favorite black and white film, Kodak Tri-X, and I noticed the grain looked weird. I must have screwed up somehow. Oh well that’s part of the fun of film. Then it happen again and again. Tri-X has such amazing grain and I was seeing these weird squiggles! WTH? 

I started getting frustrated and started doing some research online. Turns out what was happening is called film reticulation. This reticulation can happen by one of two reasons.
 1) Drastic temperature changes while developing. Or 2) Monobath developer.
I was using the Cinestill Monobath.
The solution I found was simple. I filled a bucket with water. Then put the monobath developer bottle floating inside the water. I’ll leave it in there til the temperature equalizes to room temperature. About 15 mins later the developer in the bottle and the water in the bucket are the same.

I develop using the monobath like normal but then use the water from inside the bucket to rinse. Since the water is at the same temp as the developer the film reticulation problem doesn’t happen!
Film Reticulation with B&W Monobath film developers

400D

Posted 2023-02-16 09:50:00 | Views: 2,387
I have mixed feeling on Cinestill 400D. I should shoot more of it. I've had an extra roll sitting waiting for me. I love the halation especially on 800T. I've seen people compare it to Portra but I’m not seeing it. Still a nice photo thou.
Cinestill 400D