Dr. Jeffrey Kavanaugh 🇨🇦

Uncanny.

That F’s a beauty.

A secondary (but important) goal was to save money; however, given the large amounts they suggest buying for each of the chemicals...

Well, suffice it to say that it'll take me decades to realize any savings - and that's assuming that the shelf lives of all of the chemicals are long enough!

It also means that I'll be able to whip up an alkaline fixer for experimenting with 510 Pyro, for example.

I'm using recipes in "Way Beyond Monochrome (2e);" it's really no more difficult than mixing from Package A and Package B, and it's fun having enough of the base ingredients on-hand to not have to worry about running out for the foreseeable future.

Here’s the D-96 recipe; “Kodak ELON Developing Agent” is apparently Metol:

Yea, I love both.

Screen grab (via 48hills[.]org) from 8½:

Here’s a still from The Bicycle Thieves (grabbed from cinemontage[.]org; they credit it to The Criterion Collection):

Both are available on Kanopy, which is usually free if you have a library card. I’d post screenshots, but captures of the movie (whether running or paused) appear as purely black images on my iphone - probably some form of copyright protection.

I recently (finally!) watched The Bicycle Thieves (1948). It’s just gorgeous, with the look dominated by the wonderful rendering of middle grey tones.

Fellini’s 8½ (1963; filmed on the original P30) is also gorgeous, but with much higher contrast. Very different!

Oh, thanks for this! I’ll have to see whether I can find a recipe for D-96 (as I mix my own D-76).

I’ll also try stand development with Rodinal at 1:100; I have some on-hand for an extremely high dynamic range shot I took on 4x5. I’ve heard it does a good job taming the film’s contrast.

Nice shots, Peter.

I’ve spent a decent bit of time in Juneau (though not for more than a decade now). Looks like typical conditions there (with the clouds sticking to the forested mountainsides) - perhaps this lends credence to the “sunny days or don’t bother” recommendations.

Thanks - I look forward to trying out the film - and hope I arrive at a good iso/dev combo before running out!

Just two more rolls - but they're now en route.

Damn, so good.

This has inspired me to check with my LCS to see how much remaining (price-discounted) stock they have in P30 Cinema.

Some reviews say that the film is at its best on bright days (and don't bother on days that aren't), so the post-blizzard conditions you shot might be close to optimal for it.

Right on, thanks! Did you shoot it at box speed (80), 25 (as many suggest), or a different speed?

It appears so, sadly.

Ah, I see now that you posted the developer earlier: 510 Pyro.

Ferrania P30 "Cinema" 135 film packaging.

Ferrania P30 "MkII" 135 film packaging.

"Cinema" packaging on left; "MkII" packaging on right.

I assume this is P30 you're referring to; is it the "Cinema" (original release from a few years ago) or "MkII" version? Which developer/dilution/time did you use?

(I hope you don't mind the q's; I have ~10 rolls of P30 Cinema in the fridge and have heard that the high contrast can be problematic.)

Hmm, neither can I, at least on Bsky's player - though opening the link in a new tab worked for me.

Sorry 'bout that!

If I won the lottery, I wouldn't tell anyone. There would be signs, however.

I'll be working this weekend: marking deferred midterm exams, evaluating student grant proposals, and putting materials together for a Monday lecture.

It's a shame that the U.S. Congress doesn't view an illegal declaration of war as being important enough to pop over to the office for a quick vote.

Gorgeous.

Oh, I know it!

Unfortunately, a thorough cleaning will have to wait until it’s warm enough that my drivetrain won’t freeze solid if I hit it with water.