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35mm · Film photography · Photography

Foggy day trees on film

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I already posted some digital photos of trees in the fog that I took on this day, and now here are the film versions (they aren’t all the same trees, I don’t think). The second one is my favourite.

I developed my first roll of film today in what feels like ages, although it probably hasn’t been that long. Definitely a few weeks though. It was a roll of Fomapan 400 from my bulk roll. Because I was a little generous with the bulk-loader (42 clicks worth, I think), and also due to shooting it with my tiny Olympus XA-3, I ended up with 41 full frames – a record for me. I haven’t scanned any yet, but the negatives look ok and I hopefully haven’t scratched them like I have in the past.

Tree and sheep
Pointing to a friend
Small, or far away?
Another lone tree
On the fence
Dead or alive?

Nikon F80 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D on Tri-X Pan Kodak Tri-X Pan (likely expired sometime in the 1990s) @125asa
Ilfotec DD-X. 1+4 8mins @ 20°.

Taken on 21 March 2026

Digital · Photography

Trees in the fog

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As promised yesterday, here are some more pictures from my foggy day walk yesterday.

These were all shot on the outward leg of the walk. They would have been very different had I shot them on the return, when the thinning mist had increased the visibility enough for distracting background details to emerge.

Foggy day tree
Foggy day tree-2
Foggy day tree-3
Foggy day tree-4

Ricoh GRIII

Taken on 21 March 2026

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

Hill sheep at 300mm

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Right at the limit of the 28-300mm Tamron lens I was using.

I bought this lens as a good walkabout lens. It’s compact, quite light, has a good range of focal lengths, and the vibration reduction means handholding it is very easy. Unfortunately, despite the reviews, I found it to be a bit soft, particularly at the edges of the frame.

I wondered about putting up with it for the convenience but, after some umming and aahing, decided that image quality was important to me and so traded it in against a used Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 VR lens. This lens is considerably less convenient in a number of ways (weight and size, certainly), but I’m hoping it will live up to its reputation for being very sharp. If I pair it with my cheap, but very good 28-80mm lens, then I still have most of the focal length range (it was quite rare for me to go beyond 200mm with the Tamron).

I’m hoping to finish off a roll shot with the 70-200mm this weekend, and am keen to see the results.

Hill sheep

Nikon F80, Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD on Kodak Tri-X. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°.

Taken on 27 December 2025

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

Approaching sheep

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I had to work fast to get the sheep in shot before they became obscured by the gate. As soon as they saw me they began to bleat and make an approach. Perhaps I look like a farmer. Or maybe they’re used to passersby giving them treats. I had no sheep snacks upon me, alas.

A field of sheeps

Fujica GW690 & Kentmere 100 (@400) Rodinal 1 hour semi-stand development. 1+100 in 500ml of water, with a couple of extra ml of developer added.

Taken on 2 August 2025

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Magpie sheep

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I’m not sure of the reason – although the humid weather might be a cause – but I’m feeling particularly stressed-out today, a feeling that has increased during the afternoon. Despite this, I did manage to develop a roll of film during my lunchbreak, and also started scanning som 120 Kodak Gold negatives when I finished work (although that process was not going smoothly, so I packed it in before my stress levels increased further).

I’ve not much to say about today’s picture other than this large fibreglass sheep was stood outside a shop I passed when on a day out with my wife last month. It was striking enough to make a picture.

Sheep

Olympus 35 RC & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°.

Taken on 11 May 2022

35mm · Film photography · Photography

O’er the top

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After a morning of bleak (but wonderful) fog, the Sun suddenly broke through the clouds as I was driving home, and I quickly stopped to get a photograph. As I pulled over another car stopped on the opposite side of the road. At first I thought this would ruin my pictures, but after the guy got out, I saw he was there to tend to the animals in the field. After doing this he followed the track up to the top of the hill and I managed to get a really nice silhouette shot. The second shot is of the group of sheds where the animals presumably shelter and their food and so-forth is stored. The sky was lovely and I used an orange filter to catch some detail.

FILM - O'er the top

FILM - Sheeptown

Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF & Fomapan 400.

Taken on 20 January 2019