Kodak Tri-X 400

The rear trunk release for the 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special I used to have. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm F/1.2 Lens Film: Kodak Tri-X B&W 400 ASA Date: 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 67 Cad 28ef

An old couple that were friends of my family. The guy was blind and had been since he was young and was involved in an accident while making homemade lye soap. Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W 35mm Date: circa July 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica Tri-X Austins 1978 10kf

My little brother, taken for a college photography assignment. He was two years old at the time. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: circa October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X College Matthew 30df

This is my little brother, Matthew, taken as an assignment for a college photography class in 1979. He was such a good sport to model for me, even though he was only 2 years old. My brother and I are still real close. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Date: October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.

My hand holding a butane lighter. Just something taken for a college photography assignment. I'm fairly certain that I developed this in Kodak D-76. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: circa November 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X College 43cf

This was taken as part of an assignment for a college photography class. The subject was depth of field. I developed it in the college's darkroom, with Kodak D-76. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Date: circa October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X College 24ef

This was taken for a college photography assignment - probably long exposures. I'm fairly certain that I developed this in Kodak D-76. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: circa November 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X College 05cf

Just a random flock of birds flying overhead that I happened to photograph. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Date: February 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X 1979 18ff

Another attempt at a "fake" UFO photo. This was that thing that used to go inside coffee perculators and held the coffee grounds. I lit it from the inside and photographed it in a dark room. Then I double-exposed the negative with a shot outdoors at dusk. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Aperture Priority and Manual Date: circa April 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X April 1979 21df

My backyard 40 years ago. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Aperture Priority Date: circa April 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X April 1979 03ef

When trying to take a realistic fake UFO photo, be sure to use a slow enough shutter speed on your camera so as to blur your subject. Which, in this case, was a hubcap from a 1969 Oldsmobile 98 LS. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 B&W Shooting Program: Shutter Priority Date: circa April 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X April 1979 12cf

I was so happy to find this picture! It was taken for the local paper back in 1980 and I thought I didn't have a copy of it for my files. I was going through one of my file cabinets and found a copy of the old newspaper it came from and scanned it into my computer. The guy driving the truck was unfamiliar with intersection where the accident took place and turned his truck over. I don't think he was hurt. I shot the pictures and took the roll to my town's local newspaper. They let me use their darkroom to develop the film, select what I felt was the best shot and then print it out for use in the paper. I used Kodak D-76 to develop it in. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ASA B&W 35mm Date: The week of August 20th, 1980 Location: Near Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Truck Wreck, August 20th, 1980 3gf

There was a partial solar eclipse that happened on May 30th, 1984. Here's a sequence of shots I took of it from out in the countryside around Enfield, Illinois. The reason it's not very clear is because I was using a small 50mm lens instead of a longer one. It was a multiple exposure taken on one single frame, so if I'd used a longer lens, I wouldn't have been able to get as many images on it. Taken with my Minolta XD11 and Kodak Tri-X 400 speed black and white film.

A motorcycle parked outside of the V.A. hospital in Marion, Illinois. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/11 Shutter speed: 1/1000th sec. Date: May 8th, 2014, 1.21 p.m. Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 07df

Construction taking place - I think it's going to be a church. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/16 Shutter speed: 1/1000th sec. Date: May 8th, 2014, 1.30 p.m. Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 09df

The old train depot in Marion, Illinois. Now converted to a building that houses the local chapter of The Lions Club. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/11 Shutter speed: 1/1000th sec. Date: May 8th, 2014, 1.37 p.m. Location: Marion, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 10ff

One of the bushes that grow in my front yard. This is one that has white flowers, the other one has purple flowers. (Or so I've been told.) I'm not sure what kind ot is, so if anybody recognizes it, please let me know. Camera: Pentax K1000 Lens: SMC Pentax-A 28mm, f2.8 wide angle lens Film: Kodak Tri-X, B&W 400 ISO Aperture: F/8 Shutter speed: 1/60th sec. Date: May 9th, 2014, 3.12 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID11 developer: 7 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 mins. Water wash: 4 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Pentax Tri-X TSC 34df

This tree is in Kentucky and was taken on February 15th, 2011 with my Pentax PC-330. First chance I've gotten to use it, but I need to try it again with a whole roll of film instead of one frame of Kodak Tri-X poorly positioned inside the camera. Pentax PC-330 01df