National Day – part of the crowd
On the 1st of December, we celebrate the National Day of Romania. Why the country has chosen this particular day, you can learn here. On this day, we all celebrate, …
My thoughts on Ilford FP4 (old stock 517 Cine)
This film negative is the old Ilford FP4 @ 125 ASA, the predecessor of the current FP+ 125 emulsion which is still being produced by Ilford. Type – 517 was …
Young band rocks at a youth rock concert
This past weekend I attended a rock concert (yes, another concert), in one of the youth theatres around here. The reason of my presence there was twofold: the theatre is …
The night Venice talked to me
The dark, silky, smooth waters of the canals are silent now, only a few late boats are disturbing the lights that are dancing in the rhythm of the waves. Where …
Haiou lens keeps sending my film 80 years ago
There is something about this lens which endears me to keep shooting with it. Seagull 4A TLR camera is not among the first ones up there, and we all agree …
Pushing film – Ilford HP5 @ 800
Although I have been using extensively this type of Ilford film (in both formats, 35mm and 120), I never pushed or pulled it. At all. The need was not there …
At the funeral of a summer’s garden
No, I am not being macabre, not my style really. But this series of photographs are putting me in a mind of a funeral of sorts; you know, the black …
B&W Photography Awards 2023
Had my entry photograph sent yesterday to the B&W Photography Awards 2023 at the Lens Culture, for what is worth. Not much chance to get it up there, since there …
Ilford Delta 3200 – a challenge accepted
The first and last time I have shot this type of film was in 2002; the format was 8×11 (9.2mm), cut from 35mm for my Minox cameras. Not bad results, …