A little while back I processed a batch of 4" x 5" sheet film. It was Foma Retropan 320 Soft, and I developed it in Ilford Microphen Developer, 1:1, for 15:00 minutes at 24C. I know from experience that this combination yields very pronounced grain. I suppose I should try the film in a different developer and see if I like the results any better. I don't do a lot of shooting with this film and am just learning where it might be suitable.
This shot is an old abandoned store in a small town in central Alberta. I shot this way back on July 23rd of 2023, at about 4:00 in the afternoon. I used my Ebony view camera and a Schneider 135mm lens. A #25 Red filter lowered the value of the sky and added some separation from the clouds. The filter also deepened the shadows a little which in turn added a little contrast. The soft, grainy look of this film is OK with a subject such as this.....
The exposure was F22.0 and a shutter speed of 1/2 second.
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