Ice Bubbles

I recently processed a batch of Fuji Neopan Acros 100.  Sadly this film has been discontined in sheet formats.  I still have a few sheets left in 4x5, and even a handful in 8x10, so I'm slowly using it up, but saving it for good opportunities.  It exhibits really smooth and sometimes glowing midtones.  Great for female portraits.  I developed a batch of 20 sheets on February 1st in Rodinal 1:50 for 11:00 minutes at 24C.  I used the Adox APH-09 version of Rodinal and rated the film at 80iso.  I find that this development time gives a moderate increase in contrast, by about half a stop... thus N+1/2.

I took this shot of the ice bubbles in Abraham Lake back on December 4th, at around 1:00 in the afternoon.  We actually just drove up to the lake earlier today.  The lake level is way down, and the ice is somewhat frosted over and partly snow covered.  As a result of the recent mild weather, the lake is now partly open, around Windy Point.

I shot this photograph with my Ebony SV45Ti and a Fujinon 180mm lens.  A #25 Red Filter increased the contrast between the bubbles and the darker ice.  The exposure was for 1/2 second at F20.