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: Nikon F70
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
A little family outing
Back at the start of the month it was my wife’s birthday, and we decided we’d go for ice-creams at a place that opened recently at the edge of the town centre. Our eldest was away on the day in question, but we dragged the younger two along with us (much to their protestations at being separated from games consoles and PCs!).
Rather than go straight for the ice-creams, we decided to take a bit of a stroll first and the shots featured in this post are what I managed to grab while we walked.
#1 – This was taken close to where we parked the car. It was only after around five shots that I realised that the camera (a Nikon F70) was set to 100 ASA instead of DX mode. As I had a roll of 400 ASA Ilford HP5+ in the camera, I suspected a bunch of overexposed shots, but they all came out surprisingly well.
#2 – The film speed now correctly set, we wandered up to Weston Park Museum where we had some coffees and soft drinks, before looking around the museum. Even with the HP5+ it was still too dim for most shots, but I took quite a few family pics, and also one or two exhibit photos, such as these mugs…
#3 – …and this set of scales, part of an exhibit on how we used to live.
#4 – After the museum, we strolled through the park itself, where I took this shot of the nearby Sheffield University Arts Tower.
#5 – A little further on, and close to the old Henderson’s Relish factory, I took another shot of the brass bottle installations that have been recently added to the area. I took other shots of these and you can see a few in another recent post.
#6 – We were getting closer to the ice-cream parlour now, but I took another couple of shots before we got there. This one of the Somme Barracks building, which dates back to 1907…
#7 – …and this shot of some balconies on a much more recent apartment building.
#8 – The ice-creams were great and I polished off this tasty cherry sundae. Yum!
#9 – I took a final shot on the way back to the car of these curious hooks on the side of the Somme Barracks building.
And, finally, here are a couple of bonus pics from the end of the roll.
#10 – The only apple in the fruit bowl that still had a stalk attached.
#11 – And a fly outside on the double-glazing (shot with a macro lens).
Apart from the family photos, there were a number of other pretty decent shots from the walk, but I’ve not gotten around to uploading them as yet, so they may (or may not) pop up on here at some point in the future.
One thing is for sure though, this was the roll of film that showed me how great HP5+ is. My prior uses (on 35mm at least) had all been slightly dull and lacking in contrast and texture, but I think it’s safe to say (as I think I have before) that this was down to operator failure. 🙂
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