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“It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
– Martha Graham
Shot on 35mm Ilford Delta Pro 400 with Nikon FE + AIS lens (50mm?), processed with Foma chemistry, scanned with Canon 6D and Nikon 105mm f2.8 ais lens on a PN11 extension tube; post-processing with Darktable on Ubuntu Linux.
This photograph was taken on IIlford Delta 400 film with a Nikon FE camera and Nikon 50mm f1.2 ais lens; processed with Foma chemicals; scanned with a Canon 6D and Nikon 105mm f2.8 ais lens on a PN11 extension tube; processed using Darktable on Ubuntu Linux.
It’s quite a process, from pushing the button to seeing the image, but deeply satisfying.
Finally got new chemicals to develop my Norfolk pics.
Some things went wrong: the exposure and weird vignetting is less problematic than the mottled effect down the sides of the negatives – not sure if this was a result of the expired film stock, bad chemicals, residues on my equipment, hard water, etc, etc…will take some figuring out as per usual. Still, I enjoyed these snaps.
We weren’t sure about visiting North Norfolk, had never been and wanted to see. We found a superb semi-wild campsite, Barley Fields, that was quite the perfect escape from bustling London. We also came across top-notch fish and chips shops, searched for fossils on the loooong beach at Runting, found scrumptious local honey, characterful towns like Sheringham, and every kind of weather. Something we also noticed – North Norfolk is an incredibly neat and tidy part of the country – the towns seem manicured, shops are spotless, public gardens are ship shape, lawns and verges are neatly mowed and there is no litter. Simple things make a big difference.
Anyway, the black-and-whites are Ilford Ortho Plus run through a battered Minolta Autocord and the colour is Fuji C200 through a Nikon FE with Ais lenses (processed at Aperture in London).
Been meaning to do this again for quite some time – the last was in the 90’s with an SLR camera and 35mm film – 24 years! Now having a go with a TLR system and medium format film – metering the light and keeping note of my settings. What a joy playing with cameras from the 60’s – almost unbelievable that they still work! Will need to improve my scanning – I shot the negative with a macro lens on a rudimentary lightbox – good enough to see for now.
Jeffrey Mundell 