B & W Pics

[timofred]

Wow, very nice stuff I'm seeing here.
Makes me want to get my darkroom up and running again.
Thank you all for the inspiration.
Cheers, Timo.

 

[VintageFreq]

Okay guys, I got bored....

12 year old Kodak Elite II 200 color reversal film -

Developed in Ilford ID-11 stock solution for 8 and 1/2 min with a plain water stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer for 5 min followed by a wash.

Why do I do these things.....?!

Mike

 

[old_tv_nut]

That is SO wrong - I like it

 

[VintageFreq]

That is SO wrong - I like it

:lmao:

Mike

 

[VintageFreq]

Here's a couple from yesterday, very overcast and misty -

Canon AE1P with 50mm f1.8 and yellow filter
Kodak Tmax 400
Ilford ID-11 developer

Mike

 

[pioneervato]

Nice stuff, Mike,but what is that artifact going across the sky in the first pic? Scanning artifact or is it in the negative?

 

[VintageFreq]

Nice stuff, Mike,but what is that artifact going across the sky in the first pic? Scanning artifact or is it in the negative?

Ya know Vato, I've had my nose so deep into these pictures lately, I didn't even notice that! I'm thinkin' it's from the scanner but I'll have to check the neg....

Mike

 

[VintageFreq]

I didn't see anything on the neg so it must have been generated by the scanner. I've got to pay more attention! :yes:

Mike

 

[VintageFreq]

Let's have another cup of coffee....

Here's another experiment in film developing! Kodak T400CN (color process B&W) developed in Caffenol-C coffee based developer.

Recipe for Caffenol-C is:

150ml of water mixed with 15 grams of instant coffee (I used Folgers)
200ml of water mixed with 8 grams Washing Soda (Arm and Hammer)
Combine the 2 liquids and mix in 2 grams (I used 4) Vitamin C powder

Developed for 10:00 minutes, fixed and washed.

Mike

 

[Indian Head]

WOW Mike! I had no idea coffee could make such a smooth developer! Those look terrific!

Here's one I took last summer for my classical harpist friend. It was shot on Tmax 100 with my Pentax 67 II, using a black stocking stretched over the lens for diffusion.

Hillary

 

[VintageFreq]

Thanks Hillary!

Very clever using the black stocking! And you've got to love that Tmax 100.

Mike

 

[Indian Head]

VintageFreq, have you tested that coffee dev. out on color C-41?

 

[VintageFreq]

Hi IH!

Not yet. In fact, that is my next project. :yes:

I have a number of rolls of C-41 film that came with a Canon EOS 650 that I recently purchased so I figured I'd "sacrifice" a couple of them and see how Caffenol works of them.

I'll post the results!

Mike

 

[VintageFreq]

Hey Indian Head!

Here's a couple of pics that were shot on Kodak Gold 200 C-41 process color film and developed in Caffenol-C

Developing time was 11 minutes, then fix for 5 min and then wash for 10 min. Dried and then scanned on my old HP 3310 All-In-One scanner at 1200 dpi.

Mike

 

[Indian Head]

Thanks for those examples, Mike! Very nice. :thmbsp:

I even like the effect on color C-41 film, much "toothier."

You've inspired me. Been in the darkroom this week, No Caffinol-C yet, but photography has become fun again.

Hillary

 

[VintageFreq]

Well, I'm by no means any kind of expert on Caffenol but, these are indicative of what you could get using it. Since this was my first time using it on C-41 film (and only the 2nd time all together!), I just followed the recommended development time that I had found on a Caffenol site.

Good luck and have fun!

Mike

 

[danj]

Getting Ready to Wrap the Maypole

Sometime in the 1990s at the Octoberfest, Mt. Angel, Oregon...

Pentax SF-1, 28mm Pentax lens, Ilford B&W.

 

[ic-racer]

This was done with a Betavaron.

 

[ic-racer]

Horseman FA 4x5 and 90mm

 

[ic-racer]

8x10 with 210mm lens.