Through a Shutter, Darkly

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Yivishta at Digifest during FWA25

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Peel, Isle of Man

10.2025

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Manchester, UK

10.2025

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Reminder to always snip test your chems with a leader before you load the tank! Last thing you want is to get your tank all loaded up and find out that your developer is dead!

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Taken at the Hermitage Museum and Garden, Norfolk, VA

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Calling Out

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Pentax LX, SMC-A 35-105 f/3.5, Kentmere 200

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Pentax LX, SMC-A 35-105 f/3.5, Kentmere 200

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Pentax LX, SMC-A 35-105 f/3.5,Kentmere 200

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First attempt at home developing/scanning. Stress marks on the negatives, kinked the film loading the reel, and cut it it in the wrong place, but overall a success. I've never had a roll shot, processed, and saved all in one day before.

Ilford Delta 100, Pentax KX, SMC-M 35-70 2.8-3.5, Ilfotec DD-X.

Scanned on a Kodak Slide-N-Scan, which I would not recommend. It's what I had on hand.

It's convenient and fast, but the image quality is not good and it doesn't capture a very wide latitude in the scan. You kind of have to choose between crushed shadows and blown-out highlights.

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Actual lab-grade scans! The detail and range on these are much better.

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Another home developing attempt! Scanned on the Slide-N-Scan again, lab scans in the next couple weeks.

Pentax LX, Industar 50-2, Tasma NK-II

Rodinal 1+50 6:00 20°C

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And the scanned version from the lab! Sharper, less contrast, and more shadow detail. It's definitely a technically better scan than mine.