On the basis of the latest film it seems that the light meter no longer works in the camera so it’s a case of a fixed shutter speed of 1/30th and tripod, but at least I can adjust the aperture and add neutral density filters. Metering in future will be with my father’s old Zeiss Ikophot light meter (at least 72 years old). However, every shot worked, albeit many were very over-exposed, so scanning with a macro lens and light box subsequently involved much use of the Raw filter in Photoshop.
Interestingly, the use of coffee (caffenol – see The Caffenol Cook Book) to develop the film created a rather ethereal pale green result using Kentmere 400 film. For one or two shots I’ve kept this because I like the ethereal quality, but I’ve mostly converted images to greyscale.
Our local recreation ground. Behind me the wheat field is vanishing beneath new housing.
I like clouds………… (my father flew meteorological flights in a Flying Fortress from Wick in the Flow Country during the war).
This low-contrast subtle green tint almost feels like a William Morris print.
The same but looking closer to what I actually saw…
Not quite Game of Thrones but an atmosphere all the same.
Low contrast, but still a brilliant sun-fleck.
More contrast and a shallow depth of field highlights a few oak leaves.
The enhanced grain when an over-exposed image is lightened in Photoshop adds interesting texture and atmosphere…
More experiments in due course.
