Post your B&W Film shots

camrnw · 07-07-2012, 03:15 PM - **1 Like**

Some of my favourite shots (all taken with my K1000):

All of my B&W photos can be found on my Flickr page.

Vendee · 07-07-2012, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

I plan to self-develop my first two rolls of B&W this weekend - wish me luck!

Good luck. Just keep the dust off the film when its drying and if the water is "hard" where you live, add one or two drops of dishwasher rinse aid to the final rinse

Vendee · 07-07-2012, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by camrnw

Some of my favourite shots (all taken with my K1000):

Like the first two. What film were you using?

camrnw · 07-07-2012, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by Vendee

Like the first two. What film were you using?

Thanks! The first one was with Ilford HP5 Plus, and the second was Kodak T-Max 400.

vsl3-e · 07-09-2012, 12:04 PM - **2 Likes**

Pentax Super A, A 50 f1.4 and Ilford XP2 Super 400 in beautiful Porto, Portugal

tuco · 07-09-2012, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by gofour3

Some shots of NYC last month.
K2 using K20/4, FA43/1.9 & A70-210/4 (Yellow or Orange filters)
Fomapan Reversal 100 (@160) processed in DR5 Chrome. (Home scans)

Phil.

Nice series. That building in the last one has a lot of character.

eddie1960 · 07-09-2012, 12:36 PM - **1 Like**

beautiful shots of porto

womble · 07-09-2012, 02:05 PM - **1 Like**

Lovely shots of Porto. K.

Vendee · 07-09-2012, 02:21 PM - **1 Like**

Another vote for the Porto shots <makes a mental note to get round to visiting Portugal soon>

Jonathan Mac · 07-10-2012, 01:01 AM - **2 Likes**

Here are a few shots from my first ever roll of B&W film, taken using an MX. It was HP5+ at ISO 400, home-developed in Ilfosol 3 at 22ºC. I'm not entirely happy with the shots in general, a surprising number were out of focus. I had to adjust the time (20% lower) due to finding that the tap water here comes out at 22ºC. Later in the day when I processed a roll of T-Max 100 it was at 23º.

These are the shots from Edinburgh, where the city streets and nasty weather make an ideal situation for B&W. I found the ones taken in sunny Spain in general didn't work so well and the contrast was much lower. That doesn't seem to be the case with the T-Max 100 I developed the same day though, which is perhaps more suited to the better weather.

Opinions and feedback welcome.

JFN · 07-10-2012, 02:00 AM

Camera: Pentax MZ-6
Lens: Probably Pentax-A 50mm f/2
Film: Fomapan Action 400 ISO
Dev: Rodinal (Fomadon R09) 1:100 (stand development).
Scan: Epson V500
Post: Aperture; Curves & Structure/Definition/Sharpening

France, Montpellier "Old Town", 2012

**gofour3** · 07-10-2012, 05:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by vsl3-e

Pentax Super A, A 50 f1.4 and Ilford XP2 Super 400 in beautiful Porto, Portugal

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Here are a few shots from my first ever roll of B&W film, taken using an MX. It was HP5+ at ISO 400, home-developed in Ilfosol 3 at 22ºC. I'm not entirely happy with the shots in general, a surprising number were out of focus. I had to adjust the time (20% lower) due to finding that the tap water here comes out at 22ºC. Later in the day when I processed a roll of T-Max 100 it was at 23º.

These are the shots from Edinburgh, where the city streets and nasty weather make an ideal situation for B&W. I found the ones taken in sunny Spain in general didn't work so well and the contrast was much lower. That doesn't seem to be the case with the T-Max 100 I developed the same day though, which is perhaps more suited to the better weather.

Opinions and feedback welcome.

Very nice series guys!

Phil.

Vendee · 07-10-2012, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Here are a few shots from my first ever roll of B&W film, taken using an MX. It was HP5+ at ISO 400, home-developed in Ilfosol 3 at 22ºC. I'm not entirely happy with the shots in general, a surprising number were out of focus. I had to adjust the time (20% lower) due to finding that the tap water here comes out at 22ºC. Later in the day when I processed a roll of T-Max 100 it was at 23º.

These are the shots from Edinburgh, where the city streets and nasty weather make an ideal situation for B&W. I found the ones taken in sunny Spain in general didn't work so well and the contrast was much lower. That doesn't seem to be the case with the T-Max 100 I developed the same day though, which is perhaps more suited to the better weather.

Opinions and feedback welcome.

I don't think my first attempt looked that good so well done. My favourite is the second shot where the wet cobbles look great. I think the first one looks spot on in terms of exposure/contrast. The rest look a little overexposed to me and shot four looks a lot overexposed. Just my opinion though..... its all down to personal choice. Of course your agitation routine can effect the way your negs turn out quite a bit so its good to learn a bit about over/under agitation and how it affects contrast.

Its good fun though isn't it?

tuco · 07-11-2012, 10:01 AM

First "street" test shots of Delta3200 at EI400 (EI200 with yellow filter) at the 39th annual Butte to Butte run in Eugene, OR. I guess my lens hood was not on square in the first shot and did a quick clone to get rid of it.

Delta3200 @ EI400, Y2 Yellow

**gofour3** · 07-12-2012, 04:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tuco

Nice series. That building in the last one has a lot of character.

Thanks! Like the running shots you posted as well.

Here are a few more Fomapan R100 shots from NYC.

Phil.

07-10-2012, 01:01 AM - 2 Likes	#760
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,879	Here are a few shots from my first ever roll of B&W film, taken using an MX. It was HP5+ at ISO 400, home-developed in Ilfosol 3 at 22ºC. I'm not entirely happy with the shots in general, a surprising number were out of focus. I had to adjust the time (20% lower) due to finding that the tap water here comes out at 22ºC. Later in the day when I processed a roll of T-Max 100 it was at 23º. These are the shots from Edinburgh, where the city streets and nasty weather make an ideal situation for B&W. I found the ones taken in sunny Spain in general didn't work so well and the contrast was much lower. That doesn't seem to be the case with the T-Max 100 I developed the same day though, which is perhaps more suited to the better weather. Opinions and feedback welcome. Last edited by Jonathan Mac; 07-10-2012 at 01:10 AM.

07-10-2012, 02:00 AM	#761
JFN Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Golfe du Lion Photos: Gallery Posts: 362	Camera: Pentax MZ-6 Lens: Probably Pentax-A 50mm f/2 Film: Fomapan Action 400 ISO Dev: Rodinal (Fomadon R09) 1:100 (stand development). Scan: Epson V500 Post: Aperture; Curves & Structure/Definition/Sharpening France, Montpellier "Old Town", 2012 Last edited by JFN; 07-11-2012 at 10:36 AM.

07-11-2012, 10:01 AM	#764
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,019	First "street" test shots of Delta3200 at EI400 (EI200 with yellow filter) at the 39th annual Butte to Butte run in Eugene, OR. I guess my lens hood was not on square in the first shot and did a quick clone to get rid of it. Delta3200 @ EI400, Y2 Yellow Last edited by tuco; 07-13-2012 at 11:13 PM.

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07-07-2012, 03:15 PM - 1 Like	#751
camrnw New Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 7	Some of my favourite shots (all taken with my K1000): All of my B&W photos can be found on my Flickr page.

07-07-2012, 03:40 PM	#752
Vendee Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1,134	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I plan to self-develop my first two rolls of B&W this weekend - wish me luck! Good luck. Just keep the dust off the film when its drying and if the water is "hard" where you live, add one or two drops of dishwasher rinse aid to the final rinse

07-07-2012, 03:42 PM	#753
Vendee Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1,134	Originally posted by camrnw Some of my favourite shots (all taken with my K1000): Like the first two. What film were you using?

07-07-2012, 04:54 PM	#754
camrnw New Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 7	Originally posted by Vendee Like the first two. What film were you using? Thanks! The first one was with Ilford HP5 Plus, and the second was Kodak T-Max 400.

07-09-2012, 12:04 PM - 2 Likes	#755
vsl3-e Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Photos: Albums Posts: 116	Pentax Super A, A 50 f1.4 and Ilford XP2 Super 400 in beautiful Porto, Portugal

07-09-2012, 12:32 PM	#756
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,019	Originally posted by gofour3 Some shots of NYC last month. K2 using K20/4, FA43/1.9 & A70-210/4 (Yellow or Orange filters) Fomapan Reversal 100 (@160) processed in DR5 Chrome. (Home scans) Phil. Nice series. That building in the last one has a lot of character.

07-09-2012, 12:36 PM - 1 Like	#757
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	beautiful shots of porto

07-09-2012, 02:05 PM - 1 Like	#758
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Lovely shots of Porto. K.

07-09-2012, 02:21 PM - 1 Like	#759
Vendee Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1,134	Another vote for the Porto shots <makes a mental note to get round to visiting Portugal soon>

07-10-2012, 05:10 AM - 1 Like	#762
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,088	Originally posted by vsl3-e Pentax Super A, A 50 f1.4 and Ilford XP2 Super 400 in beautiful Porto, Portugal Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Here are a few shots from my first ever roll of B&W film, taken using an MX. It was HP5+ at ISO 400, home-developed in Ilfosol 3 at 22ºC. I'm not entirely happy with the shots in general, a surprising number were out of focus. I had to adjust the time (20% lower) due to finding that the tap water here comes out at 22ºC. Later in the day when I processed a roll of T-Max 100 it was at 23º. These are the shots from Edinburgh, where the city streets and nasty weather make an ideal situation for B&W. I found the ones taken in sunny Spain in general didn't work so well and the contrast was much lower. That doesn't seem to be the case with the T-Max 100 I developed the same day though, which is perhaps more suited to the better weather. Opinions and feedback welcome. Very nice series guys! Phil.

07-10-2012, 10:45 AM	#763
Vendee Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1,134	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Here are a few shots from my first ever roll of B&W film, taken using an MX. It was HP5+ at ISO 400, home-developed in Ilfosol 3 at 22ºC. I'm not entirely happy with the shots in general, a surprising number were out of focus. I had to adjust the time (20% lower) due to finding that the tap water here comes out at 22ºC. Later in the day when I processed a roll of T-Max 100 it was at 23º. These are the shots from Edinburgh, where the city streets and nasty weather make an ideal situation for B&W. I found the ones taken in sunny Spain in general didn't work so well and the contrast was much lower. That doesn't seem to be the case with the T-Max 100 I developed the same day though, which is perhaps more suited to the better weather. Opinions and feedback welcome. I don't think my first attempt looked that good so well done. My favourite is the second shot where the wet cobbles look great. I think the first one looks spot on in terms of exposure/contrast. The rest look a little overexposed to me and shot four looks a lot overexposed. Just my opinion though..... its all down to personal choice. Of course your agitation routine can effect the way your negs turn out quite a bit so its good to learn a bit about over/under agitation and how it affects contrast. Its good fun though isn't it?

07-12-2012, 04:38 PM - 1 Like	#765
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,088	Originally posted by tuco Nice series. That building in the last one has a lot of character. Thanks! Like the running shots you posted as well. Here are a few more Fomapan R100 shots from NYC. Phil.

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