Tied Up

Posted on February 25, 2015 Posted in Still Life, TravelTagged 120, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, Denmark, Hals, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, Medium format, square, T-Max3 Comments

One of the shots from my recent trip to Denmark. I choose to shoot with my Hasselblad 203FE and 80 mm lens. I took along some T-Max 400 asa and shot off four rolls in the short time I had.
The film was developed in T-max soup for 6mins and 45 secs at 20°C. The Negatives were scanned using my Epson V700 and Betterscanning.com holder.

Victor takes a break…

Posted on February 24, 2015 Posted in Hobbies, Photography, TravelTagged black and white, Denmark, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, travel1 Comment

a well earned one. Since I purchased my Leica M9P last summer that is the camera that has been getting all my attention. Not that I wanted it that way it has just became my go camera . However. Very time I open the freezer at home I have to move a large amount of film around to get to other things. I just can’t let it all just sit there. With that in mind I was invited to Denmark for a weekend party. So I decided to take my Hasselblad and one lens and two film backs. In addition I took my M9P and one lens too. But didn’t take it on the day I wanted to go the the harbour in the local town. I wanted to use my Hasselblad. Anything else would have been a distraction. In the short time I had I shot 4 rolls of T-max (three 400asa and one 100 asa). In the middle I went to the pub or Kro as they say in Denmark. This is todays picture . However there will be more to follow.

Dandelion II

Posted on May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 Posted in Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged 12asa, adotech II, adox cms 20, Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, Dandelion, E56, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203 FE, v700Leave a comment

Here is another Dandelion. Because of the breeze I found one low to the ground and used my prone body as a windbreak. I must say that Adox CMS 20 is worth the effort. The negatives are practically grainless. I must say that my ASA dial on my Hasselblad has never been to such a low value before. In fact it’s the slowest film I’ve ever used. Other than that it’s just a normal process with a couple of things that are different.
1. I had to use a proper stop solution (Ilfostop).
2. You fix the film for only 30 seconds. I felt like I just poured in my T-max fixer and poured it out again.
Other than that everything else was the same as usual. I think that given an even better scanner than my V700 I could squeeze even more from these negs. But you have to use what you have. I have printed this shot for framing and it looks great so all in all I’m very pleased with this film. There will be other shots using this film very soon. But until then you can enjoy this one and the last two.

https://davidapw.com/2014/05/27/wild-strawberry/

https://davidapw.com/2014/05/28/dandelion-and-friend/

Dandelion and Friend

Posted on May 28, 2014May 29, 2014 Posted in Flowers, Nature, Photography, Still LifeTagged 12asa, 6x6, adotech II, adox cms 20, Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, Dandelion, E56, flowers, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203 FE, macro, square, v7003 Comments

Taraxacum officinale, or the common dandelion to us less proficient in Latin. Here with a visiting insect.
Hasselblad 203 FE
Carl Zeiss 80mm F/2.8 FE on E56 extension tube
Adox CMS 20 at 12 ASA.
Developed in Adotech II for 8.5 mins at 20˙C Stopped with Ilfostop and fixed with T-max fixer for 30 seconds.
Scanned with Epson V700
Silverfast SW.

Wild Strawberry

Posted on May 27, 2014May 29, 2014 Posted in Flowers, Nature, Photography, Still LifeTagged 120, 12asa, adotech II, adox cms 20, Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, E56, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203 FE, strawberry, v7001 Comment

A little change of pace:
Adox CMS 20 first try. 120 roll film exposed at 12 ASA. This exposure was 1.5 seconds. Taken on my Hasselblad 203 FE with a Carl Zeiss 80mm FE on E56 extension tube.
Developed in Adotech II mixed at 1+29 = 500ml=17+483 ml for 8.5 mins at 20˙C .
Stopped with Ilfostop for 1 min and fixed with T-max fixer for 30 seconds.Wash as normal 10 mins.
Scanned using my V700 and betterscanning.com holder and Silverfast SW

Turf Drying Shed

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 Posted in Abandoned, History, Nature, NorwayTagged 120, 6x6, adox adonal, black and white, blackandwhite., Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203 FE, holtefjell, Monochrome, Norway, Rollei100rpx, rusty, square, Stand DevelopedLeave a comment

We stopped for coffee by an old abandoned turf drying shed part of what may have been a hand haul rail system was still visible.

This was shot on Rollei RPX 100 which I stand developed in Adox Adonal 1:100 for 60 minutes @20°C Inversions for the first minute then 1 at the half-way point.

The Royal Family

Posted on March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Still LifeTagged 120, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., Caffenol, chess, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, Medium format, Monochrome, rollei 80s, square2 Comments

The Last in my Chess series. Thanks for all the likes and comments. It’s great to get feedback from you.

The Rookery

Posted on March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Still LifeTagged 120, 32E, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., Caffenol, carl Zeiss 80mm FE, chess, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, Medium format, Monochrome, rollei 80s, rook, square1 Comment

The Rookery, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

The Clergy gather.

Posted on March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Still LifeTagged 120, 32E, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., carl Zeiss 80mm FE, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, Monochrome, rollei 80s, square2 Comments

The Clergy gather., a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Dark Knights, White Knight

Posted on March 23, 2014March 23, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Still LifeTagged 120, 32E, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., carl Zeiss 80mm FE, chess, Hasselblad, Hasselblad 203FE, macro, Monochrome3 Comments

Dark Knights, White Knight, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

The Household Cavalry. By angling the camera and using a shallow DOF I got this wonderful selective focus effect that I wanted. Recipe and equipment used is identical to the others in this series.

Rollei 80s stand developed in Caffenol for 50 mins at 20℃
with agitation for only the first minute and then left to rest in a water bath for 49mins.

Here’s the Recipe
Make one litre
Washing soda (Stabil) 16gr/l
Vitamin C (Santa maria) 10 gr/l
Potassium Bromide 1gr/l
Instant Coffee 40gr/l
Inversions for the 1st minute and then left to stand for 49mins
Stop and fix as usual
More details on Caffenol here
davidapw.wordpress.com/caffenol/