Newbridge

[JamesT]

Took the Minolta on a walk along the Thames Path last weekend, with a selection of primes rather than the usual 35-70 zoom (partly because I just got a 135mm f2.8 MC). But this one is with the 50mm F1.7 MD that I got with the camera. The bridge carries the A415 over the Thames, I'd just had lunch at the pub on the right. That there is a hostelry on each side, but no settlement suggest that in the 17th Century (or thereabouts) this was a difficult crossing. The name also suggests that perhaps it was once a ford.

And after cloning out the traffic lights:

Ilford FP4+ developed in Rodinal

[ChrisLumix]

I think I still have my MC Rokkor 135mm f2.8? Nice lens, and with a decent 1.4x converter will get you to 200mm.

[JamesT]

Better scan of the same.

[ChrisLumix]

If by 'better' you mean 'more contrast', then undoubtedly. But that's the beauty of FP4 - the low contrast brings out maximum detail. If you look under the left hand bridge arch you can see every detail of the weeping willow, where in the scan half of that is lost to shadow.

[JamesT]

On 13/12/2016 at 18:08, ChrisLumix said:

If by 'better' you mean 'more contrast', then undoubtedly. But that's the beauty of FP4 - the low contrast brings out maximum detail. If you look under the left hand bridge arch you can see every detail of the weeping willow, where in the scan half of that is lost to shadow.

On reviewing it, yes I think I did overcook the contrast. I guess in the resolutions available here the big difference in focus is less evident.