Does it seem like 2019 just flew by? It sure did to me. I had to go back and look at my Flickr photos to remember what I did on film this last year. Quite a bit, as it turns out. I was especially surprised to see the variety of formats and emulsions that I took on during the last 12 months. Here's a sampling, and in no particular order:
1. I shot some Ektachrome and had it processed at Blue Moon Camera and Machine in Portland. They even put them in the little slide holders. I have enough of these now where I could probably put together a little slide presentation at some point.
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Kodak Ektachrome E100 |
2. I shot some Kodak Ektar on my Zero Image and got some prints done, again by Blue Moon.
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Kodak Ektar in Zero Image 618. Scan of optical print. |
3. I decided that I really, really like the look of Ilford HP5+ shot at ISO 1600 and pushed two stops.
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Ilford HP5+ at 1600 and pushed two stops in Ilfotec DD-x. |
4. I snagged up some new Ilford Ortho Plus in both 120 and 35mm formats. I haven't shot it yet, but I wanted to have some on hand for when I do. That will definitely be a 2020 project.
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Acquired in 2019 and looking forward to shooting in 2020. |
5. I got some Lomo Purple from 2018 processed and printed. In fact, I got a lot of 35mm prints from Blue Moon made in 2019.
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Lomo Purple. And there's more where that came from. |
6. I figured out Ilfotec DD-x doesn't play nice with Ilford HP5+ at box speed. Not the way I shoot and develop, anyway. In coming to this conclusion, I first had to eliminate the possibility of a faulty camera.
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Comparing negatives from two different cameras shot on identical film (hp5+) and developed in the same tank of Ilfotec DD-x. |
7. I took a group of middle school kids on a trip to the Columbia River Gorge and I brought along the Zero Image.
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Some unidentifiable students at the Rowena Plateau cemetery shot on the Zero Image 618. |
8. And finally, I caught some sailboats in the Wallula Gap on my Mamiya C220. It was a great use of the 180mm that I neglect too often.
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Ilford PanF+ on the Mamiya C220 with 180mm f/4.5 lens. |
All in all 2019 was a fantastic year for film for me. Next up is my annual 'Directions' series where I discuss how I will be using film in the upcoming year.