The Sky's the Limit by Leon Van Kemenade
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Odd title I know but in this case it's apt, but not in the usual way. This is another Rolleiflex film image that I took about a month ago. It was shot on B&W film that expired back in 2012. Usually with B&W film, if its been stored properly, it will give reasonably good results even if it is expired. I don't know how this roll was stored but it did produce some results that I really liked even if the sky is a bit patchy. So when I say the sky's the limit, I mean that the way this film rendered the sky was probably at the limit of its capabilities after all these years. One things for sure, there's no mistaking this for anything else than film. Rolleiflex 2.8E tlr Carl Zeiss Planar 80/2.8 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 (expired 2012)
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Rollei 35s // Ilford Pan F 50 plus +1
Rodinal 1+25
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patrickjoust | flickr | tumblr | instagram | facebook | prints ... Mamiya C330 S and Sekor 55mm f/4.5 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 (expired) developed in Xtol (1:2)
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Do you still find film photography to be a worthy artistic pursuit for yourself?
I’d say that the use of film itself is in many ways a ritual, from the loading, to the processing and printing. It’s a process of intense focus, and even doing it consistently is itself a challenge. Paired with the cost of film and chemicals for creating prints, it’s something that nobody should consider if they’re looking to save time or money.
If taking photos as a form of expression carried through from the load, the process, and the printing, it taps into are Gesamtkunstwerk. a term meant to express total work of art, where the very elements that go into its composition are themselves the artform. One’s choice in lens, film, developing chemicals, and the tools they use to develop all have an impact on tone and resolution, and I think that’s where the real charm lies.
As for myself, it would be nice to get back into film someday. Especially if I get to work in medium and large format film. Ilford Pan F Plus was my medium, with it’s ultrafine grain and extra slow iso 50 film, and ilford papers for printing. Of all the film and paper combinations I worked with, this one really manages to capture shades of black rather brilliantly. Some versions have come out I haven’t had a chance to work with yet. HP5 is said to work extremely well with available light, which is my forte. There’s also a lot of novel film makers out there and I’d love an opportunity to try out some of their experimental films, like wolfman and FPP XRAY!
It’s not a priority for me, but I probably wouldn’t say no with the right opportunity presenting itself. I think now I’d be much more interested in photographing plants.
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LEVI
Shot by: mrtnstrbl
Hasselblad 500C/M
Hasselblad Carl Zeiss Planar CF 80mm f/2.8 T*
Ilford Pan-F Plus 50
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Winter Lanscapes
Ilford Pan F Plus 50
Canon EOS 3000N / Canon EF 24-105mm 4 L IS USM
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Waiting for the bus von Amy Lynn Bauer
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Ilford Pan-F Plus 50 dev by LeoLab Hamburg scan by me
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Leica M6 // Ilford Pan F 50 plus +1
Rodinal 1+25
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patrickjoust | flickr | tumblr | instagram | facebook | prints ... Mamiya C330 S and Sekor 80mm f/2.8 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 (expired) developed in Xtol (1:2)
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