Still life-2024

[Ben Calwell]

A different version of the previous image, made with that "short dated" Fomapan 400 Freestyle was selling cheap recently. Rated at 200 ASA and developed in Thornton 2-Bath developer (5 + 5) The Fomapan films perform beautifully in 2 bath (divided) developers.
Intrepid 8x10 with the 12" Turner-Reich Gundlach convertible lens (a favorite!)

Magnificent!

[notorius]

A different version of the previous image, made with that "short dated" Fomapan 400 Freestyle was selling cheap recently. Rated at 200 ASA and developed in Thornton 2-Bath developer (5 + 5) The Fomapan films perform beautifully in 2 bath (divided) developers.
Intrepid 8x10 with the 12" Turner-Reich Gundlach convertible lens (a favorite!)

Beautiful!
Seeing your results I definitely have to give it (Fomapan 400) a try. I got 2 x 50 sheets in 9x12 cm, expired...

[paulbarden]

Fantastic Paul. My order of that film just arrived, and I’m going to follow your speed and development recommendations. Thanks for your information and beautiful work, as always.

Thank you very much David. I look forward to seeing what you produce! My recent experience with Fomapan 400 (and 100) has shown me that this is an underrated film, and I see no reason to malign it. My own perceptions of this being a "second best" film option have been dispelled.

Beautiful!
Seeing your results I definitely have to give it (Fomapan 400) a try. I got 2 x 50 sheets in 9x12 cm, expired...

Thanks very much! I look forward to seeing your images made on Fomapan.

Magnificent!

Thanks, Ben!

[Daniel Unkefer]

Both of these are beautiful, the second one I prefer, the lighting is more specular. Those wall shadows are fantastic. I bought some Freestyle 8x10 Foma 400 and also Arista 200, which I think is Foma 200? Seeing these results I want to try the two bath, D23 has been my go to for quite a while. Inspirational.

[paulbarden]

Both of these are beautiful, the second one I prefer, the lighting is more specular. Those wall shadows are fantastic. I bought some Freestyle 8x10 Foma 400 and also Arista 200, which I think is Foma 200? Seeing these results I want to try the two bath, D23 has been my go to for quite a while. Inspirational.

Thanks, Daniel!

[takpro]

00003 | Dry Leaf | 240404 by Tak, on Flickr
Okuhara 5x7 with 4x5 Reducing Back • Nikkor-M 300mm f/9 + Canon 250D close-up lens • Ilford FP4+

[Ulophot]

Paul, this is lovely. I admit that I am partial to non-soft-focus images, though they have their charm and can sometimes, in my view, be very successful. For me this subject is better this way. The subtleties of of the shadows on the wall, the leaf on the book -- everything contributes to the unity of the composition, beautifully printed.