I may have posted another version of this shot previously on my blog. This is a beaver pond on Shunda Creek, not far from my cottage. I've shot here with my view camera a number of times. This is from a recently processed batch of Fuji Neopan Acros 100 developed in Rodinal Developer.
Rodinal is a very well known developer that has been in use for decades. It was originally manufactured by the German company Agfa. Agfa went out of business a number of years ago and many of their fine products are no longer available. Several manufacturer's have made replacements for Rodinal and I have tried a number of them. As far as I can tell they seem to perform in a nearly identical matter. I used a developer called APH-09, manufactured by Adox to develop this particular batch. Development was at 1:50 dilution for 11:00 minutes at 24C. This yields about a half zone of expansion, increasing contrast somewhat.
This image was taken on June 10th 2022 at about 12:20 in the afternoon. I shot it with my Ebony SV45TU 4" x 5" view camera and a Rodenstock 90mm lens. A #25 Red Filter was used to deepen the value of the water, increase contrast, and create separation between the clouds and the sky.
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