1-7-2023

More experiments with doing macros on my Nikkor PB-5 Bellows focusing system!

Another roll I shot while in Moonville... first time using Tri-X 400 and developed with Ilford DDX.

See my blog post below for the full recipe!

I can't say I've really been able to leave the state of Ohio anytime recently... and no it's not because I love it. I think I last left 4 years ago in the summer, so I decided to take an impromptu roadtrip all the way to West Virginia! I 've never been so dumbfounded on beautiful these mountains were, and the sad thing is I know these aren't anything compared to Appalachia. FPP Dracula 64 ISO, HC-110 Dilution B for 8 min @ 68 degrees.

Using FPP's ultra low ISO, film is rated for 1.6 ISO, yes you heard that right ONE POINT SIX! I had to use a quick lens, I picked my 50mm Nikon E Series Prime lens, this lens opens all the way up to f/1.8 which helped immensely with shake reduction. My Nikon FG only meters to 12 ISO so I had compensate and add some stops.

I wish we went out earlier in the day so we'd have more sunlight for these portraits! E-6 slide film tends to clip out the blacks and shadows really hard, so you need to account for that when metering!