48 Years Of Film

This CSX train engine, with two others hooked behind it, was idling in the switchyard at Enfield, Illinois. Camera: Sears TLS (Mk II, made in 1967) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm F/1.7, M42 screw mount Film: Kodak BW400CN black and white 35mm Shooting program: Manual (no battery) Shutter speed: 1/60 sec. Aperture: F/11 Date: October 3rd, 2012, 5.36 p.m. Place: Enfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Sears TLS01 22df

The skyline of St. Louis, Missouri. You can see the Gatewary Arch in the distance. This was the view out my hotel window. Camera: Minolta Maxxum 300si Film: Fuji Film 200 35mm Date: March 26th, 2013 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Minolta Maxxum Fuji 200 St. Louis-3 15-1ff

The local baseball diamond. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Minolta Film: Fuji Film Neopan 100 Acros 35mm black and white Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec. Date: July 4th, 2014, 6.33 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Developer: Ilford ID-11 - 8 minutes Rinse: Water - 1 minute Stop Bath: Ilford Ilfostop - 1 minute Fixer: Ilford Hypam - 7 minutes Rinse: Water - 4 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200 - 1 minute Minolta SRT Acros 32ef

The drive-up window for our local utilities office. It used to be a funeral home. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb), 5 secs. Date: November 4th, 2015, 10.23 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 Ektar 100 Fall Tree 2015 16hf

A giant milk bottle that was some kind of old sign. Camera: Minolta X-370s Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @65mm Film: Kodak Portra 160 Aperture: f/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/500 of a sec. Date: September 3rd, 2016, 2.54 p.m. Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 1 minute X-370s Portra 160 Carbondale 03df

Some Christmas sugar cookies I baked a couple years back. Camera: Minolta X-300 Lens: Vivitar MC 28mm, f/2.8 Film: Svema Color 125 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb), 1.5 secs Date: December 8th, 2017, 4.48 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute X-300 Svema 125 09gf

My annual Fall tree, frrom 2018. I've been shooting this tree at Autumn since 1979. Camera: Minolta X-370 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (shot @ 100 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec. Date: October 29th, 2018, 5.17 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-370 Vista+400 Fall Tree 2018 12gf

An original looking 1923 Ford Model T. Seen at the Wayne County Misfits car show held on May 25th, 2019, at the Leo French Park in Fairfield, Illinois. Camera: Minolta X-7A No. 3 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Fuji Fujicolor 200 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Date: May 25th, 2019, 1.21 p.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-7A-3 Fuji 200 Car Show 2019 19ff

You gotta have a 4-wheel-drive Buick to go muddin' in or you're just not a very good redneck. Camera: Minolta X-300 No. 2 Lens: Soligor MC C/D Zoom+Macro 35-140mm, f/3.5, @35mm Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 (expired) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: September 17th, 2020, 2.11 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Stop Bath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Fixer: 9 ½ minutes Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta X-300-2 Tri-X 2019-2020 22gf

I stopped off just in time to catch the sunset over Crab Orchard Lake. It's about 50 miles away from where I live. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm F/1.7 Film: Imago 320 B&W Shooting Program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec. Date: October 1st, 2021, 6.27 p.m. Location: Crab Orchard Lake, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 13 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 2 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each 30 seconds 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop for 1 minute 1 minute water rinse Kodak Kodafix Fixer for 9 minutes, then 2 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 1 minute Zenit-1 Imago 320 ICCD2021 16gf

This is the view from the street out in front of my house toward downtown. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC (No. 5) Lens: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm, f/1.7 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (expired 10/2019) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 40 seconds Date: January 2nd, 2022, 12.30 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 68 degrees F Presoak: 2 minutes Developer: Adox Adonal (1:150), 1 and ½ hour stand, 2 wine glass swirls every 15 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford lfostop: 30 second agitation, 30 second stand Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes, 2 wine glass swirls every minute Water rinse: 1 minute Konica TC-5 Fuji Acros 100 Jan 2022 02ff

The windsock at a local municipal airport. Camera: Minolta Silver Streak Zoom (made in 1999) Lens: Minolta Aspherical Lens 35-70mm Macro, @35mm Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (expired 10/2019) Date: May 22nd, 2023, 4.20 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees F Adox Adonal – 20 minutes (1:50 – 2 tsps. of Adonal and 500 ml. of water) Water rinse – 1 minute (to keep the chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop stopbath – 1 minute Water rinse – 1 minute Kodak Kodafix fixer – 9 minutes Water rinse – 1 minute Minolta Silver Streak Zoom Kodak Fuji Acros 100 2023 12ef