Grass

[Michael Hiles]

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This is a tall species of grass that grows just outside my door. In the fall it goes to seed and changes colour from green to brown to almost white. My wife uses it as an element in her gardens.

 

They are now under much snow.

 

M2, 90mm Elmar (3 element), XP2

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[imported_peter_m]

This is nice Michael.

Peter

[pauledell]

Michael,

 

Nice composition, tones, use of light with the dark background and sharpness.

 

Paul

[Doc Henry]

Hi Michael,

Very sweet and "zen" picture

Well done and framing

Henry

[stuny]

Michael -

 

Lovely for composition, light and contrast.

[Michael Hiles]

Thanks to you all.

 

Sometimes quite things are worth a passing nod.

[vdb]

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I like this Michael. Deserves to be see very large. I think there are luscious tones hiding in there.

[Michael Hiles]

I think there are luscious tones hiding in there.

 

Thanks so much Virgil. I hope so.

[leicamann]

Lovely shot of miscathus blooms..... maybe try Ilford Pan F???

 

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Cheers, JRM

[Michael Hiles]

Thanks JRM - much appreciated.

 

Why do you recommend Pan F over XP2?

[leicamann]

XP2= scans well looks nice on web, contrasty..but print is "coarse" makes an "OK" and acceptable B&W print

 

Ilford PanF 50.= does not scan well due to very high latitude, but when printed on a REAL silverprint..the smooth silky grain and beautiful tonalities can be spellbinding...... once you see the print...you'll want nothing else

 

XP2 has gained popularity because iof it being an easy to scan C41 based film, it removes the "darkroom" issues "....but for a price.

 

Cheers, JRM

[Michael Hiles]

XP2= scans well looks nice on web, contrasty..but print is "coarse" makes an "OK" and acceptable B&W print

 

Ilford PanF 50.= does not scan well due to very high latitude, but when printed on a REAL silverprint..the smooth silky grain and beautiful tonalities can be spellbinding...... once you see the print...you'll want nothing else

 

XP2 has gained popularity because iof it being an easy to scan C41 based film, it removes the "darkroom" issues "....but for a price.

 

Cheers, JRM

 

John,

 

Thanks for this. My final objective is a real silver print, mounted, matted and framed on the wall. Scanning is nice for a variety of reasons, but not the main goal.

 

I'll try some Pan-F. What developer do you like best with it? And what is the real ASA with your favourite developer?

 

I have to defend XP2 somewhat. It does scan well, but I also have had great success making silver prints. Perhaps Pan-F does better, but I have been using XP2 because of how it looks on the wall (very sharp, smooth and creamy middle grays, essentially grainless), and the C41 processing is just a convenient detail and not a reason to choose a film, at least for me. It also has the advantage of being best at 200 ASA, making hand held photography quite practical.

 

I used to quite like Panatomic-X, but that is history. It was sharp and fine grained, but not as smooth as XP2. I switched when XP1 came out. Way back now.

[leicamann]

I have a large supply of Agfa Rodinal( 1:25..6 minutes, constantly rotating, 30 sec stop, 15 min fix and 1/2hr wash.....wash in Photo-Flo and then dry...cut into strips of six...next day..... do my test exposure strips.....now thats where it gets tricky , depending on the type of exposure, I can use color filters also on my enlarger). thats my favorite, gives great acutance, second choice would be Ilfosol... I also still have about 100 sheets of Agfa paper left too:D

 

Cheers, JRM

[Michael Hiles]

Thanks John - good old Rodinal (100+ years old, still terrific, accentuates sharpness)