A wooden artist’s mannequin attempts to break for freedom while its companion clings on.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994)
Taken on 28 August 2017
Tag: Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D
Expired Tmax 100 can be lovely!
As well as the roll of expired Tri-X that I wrote about yesterday, I’ve also recently shot a roll of Tmax 100 which expired in September 1994 (one of the other rolls I got at the car-boot sale). I shot the first few frames of the roll back on 19 August, mostly because someone reminded me that it was World Photography Day , and I thought I ought to at least take a few photos to mark the occasion (although I didn’t participate beyond taking the shots). As I didn’t have the opportunity to go out, I took some pictures of some flowers in a vase that were in the house. I took a couple of shots inside with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 attached to my F70, and then moved the vase outside and took a couple with my Sigma 105mm macro.
While I had reasonable hopes that I’g get some decent shots, I still expected the film to show signs of its age, so I was flabbergasted when I got the results – the tones, contrast, and fine grain of a film that should’ve been processed 23 years ago are absolutely gorgeous to my eyes. The only consideration I made to the film’s age was to shoot it at half box speed (50 asa) to compensate.
I’ve got a few other rolls of expired B&W film (although no more Tmax) and I’m now very much looking forward to seeing if they can render similarly pleasing results.
Here’re a few shots from the start of the roll (although I’ll definitely be posting additional images over the coming days and weeks as I like most of the pictures that I got).
Nikon F70, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 OS HSM & Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994)
Nikon F70, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 OS HSM & Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994)
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994)
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994)
All taken on 19 August 2017
More catching up…
Following on from yesterday’s post, here are the remaining black and white shots from Brodsworth Hall. Sorry it’s a bit of a hectic post!
I’ll start off with the classic car related photos and then move on to the others taken in the grounds.
#1 – A cheeky selfie.
#2 – Someone relaxing behind their car.
#3 – Model-T Ford hood.
#4 – A bit of bonnet bokeh.
#5 – A Browning M1919 atop the hood of a Willys Jeep.
#6 – I think this was inside the Model-T.
#7 – Under a Chevvy’s hood.
#8 – Morris 8 bonnet.
#9 – Bentley bonnet (not sure of the model).
#10 – Rolls Royce grille – again, not sure of the model.
#11 – A sunlit statue.
#12 – A large monkey puzzle tree in the gardens.
#13 – Another sunlit statue.
#14 – Pine cones.
#15 – A tree stump and footpath.
#16 & #17 – Brodsworth church.
#18 – And finally, a metal handrail on a bridge that went over a sunken garden area. I really like this shot.
Playing catch-up
My aim when I first started this blog was to write at least one post per week – something that I’ve been exceeding so far – with the intention of posting something about each roll of film I shot with occasional bits’n’bobs in between. And, so far, that’s been working out ok, but…
…I seem to have built up something of a backlog over the past few weeks, mostly as a result of shooting more than I normally do – a roll-and-a-half in York the other week, three rolls at Brodsworth Hall the weekend before last, and a roll and a half at a steam rally I attended this past weekend.
I’ve posted a bunch of shots from York and the classic car event at Brodsworth Hall already, but I still have a load of other shots from both outings I’d like to share, and in the interest of catching up, I think I need to do a bit of a photo-dump, so in this post and the next, I’ll show the remaining shots from Brodsworth Hall – these all on 35mm Ilford Pan F Plus 50 film and shot with my Nikon F70 with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D lens.
This post will show car portraits, the next some detail shots, abstracts, and general photos taken as I walked around the grounds at Brodsworth. Before I start though, I’d just like to comment on how happy I am with the Pan F Plus. It has a lovely character, really suited to nice sunny days, and the grain, while present, is pleasantly fine. It certainly suits shots of classic cars. Definitely a film I’ll shoot again.
Anyhoo, without further ado, here are some cars!
#1 – Vauxhall Cresta
#2 – Cadillac Eldorado. Lovely car, not sure about the registration plate though!
#3 – Ford Anglia
#4 – Ford Model-A pickup
#5 – Morris Oxford
#6 – Wolseley 15/50 (I think)
#7 – VW Beetle
#8 – Humber Sceptre Mk II
