More experiments with Foma (Czech film producer) so-called Retropan ISO 320 black & white film. See previous posts:
Retropan 320—First Experiment.
Retropan on the Rails; Experiments with My second Roll of Foma’s 320 ISO Black & White film.
Unexpected Results: My Third Experiment with Retropan.
Working with my Nikon F3 fitted with a vintage Nikkor f1.4 50mm lens, I made these views at Strafford, Pennsylvania along the old Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line west of Philadelphia.
It was a dull Sunday afternoon in January and my hope was to make iconic views using traditional materials that might work more effectively than modern digital color photographs (although I exposed some digital images as well.)
For this batch of Foma Retropan, I returned to hand processing in Paterson tanks. I used Retro Special Developer stock solution (diluted 1:1 with water) with a 4 minutes development time. Prior to introducing the primary developer, I pre-soaked in a water bath with a drop of Retro Special Developer stock for 1 minute.
My aim was to retain the broad tonality achieved with earlier experiments while keeping the grain size relatively fine.
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Honestly, I’m not sure that these photographs work for me. But the lighting was pretty tough. (Flat, dull, and lacking in character and direction).
Tracking the Light Posts Daily!
Hello Joe,
I import both digital files and scans into Lightroom on a daily basis. My version of Lightroom (6.3) reads both JPG and RAW files from all three of my Camera systems (Fuji, Panasonic Lumix, and Canon). Overall I find the program easy to use, but it took a bit of learning curve to appreciate all of its features. I’m not much of a computer whizz, so I can’t really elaborate on the details of how it works.
Thank you for your interest and your comments.
Brian
Hi,
(I sent this 1-29-17 and thought it was better to email you from the site)
I enjoy your US posts a lot. I noticed on your B&M, GP18 post that you use Adobe Lightroom.
I use Photoshop on my G-5 Mac (OS 10.5.8, PPC machine)…it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
Anyway, my version of Photoshop is NOT compatible with Intel chip Mac’s.
Two questions: Can I take scans into Lightroom as I do with Photoshop??
I’m sure it works that way…but want to ask someone who uses it.
I assume digital images can be imported as in Photoshop.
Is Lightroom cross platform??
Thanks for your time.
Joe Kurilec, MMR