Archive

No archive - a metal box with 30,000 negatives. Stupid. This one, I think, mid-seventies. Old-fashioned TriX. Could be the Vivitar 1 series 70-210.

Professional

1980 I became a pro (ha!) First commission: the new painting in the pool. From the roof, please. Nothing artistic. (Whàt? I'm an acrophobic artist, sir!) Concrete stairs? No, a too short ladder. So I took my Distagon and made the picture on PlusX.

Getting there, maybe

Testing Fomapan100 again. Glas, in and out, reflexions - I sure would like to have a cup of tea in that room! So quiet.
Pilot.6 and ten minutes Rodinal 1:50, doesn't look bad! It seems sheet-film, 120 and 135 are different.

Gershwin on Ilford

#Summertime, when the livin' is easy...

one to fifty

Rodinal 1:50 and still not happy with the charcoal-shadow...

Just testing

Wòw! First sheet-film in more than 25 years. 9x12 Fomapan 100 in 1:25 Rodinal - very steep contrast. I never liked 100 ASA films, I'm a TriX HP5 man, grey, soft. The Technika IV, 1960, with a Schneider Super-Angulon f8 90mm weighs 3,5 Kg but handles very well. My CanoScan 8800 F only takes 7x12 cm but that's okay for panoramic views.

Gee-orgee-ow!

My (20+years) Sigma Mirror-Telephoto Multi-Coated 1:8 f=600mm is unforgiving. But when in focus, then it's remarkable! HP5 in Rodinal (yes!) 1:25