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Excellent.

Very nice!

Inflation being what it is these days, your booths shrink to half size before you finish a single set....

Color photograph of a palm tree trunk wrapped with multicolored string lights beside a rocky shoreline and calm water, photographed with a Rollei 35S and Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens on Fuji Velvia 100 film, developed using a Unicolor E6 kit.

Jolly Palm

Rollei 35S
Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens
Fuji Velvia 100
Unicolor E6 kit
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Black-and-white photograph of a foamy ocean wave washing over dark sand with small stones near the shoreline, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

Surf and the Black Sand

Minox 35 GT-E
Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8
Ilford HP5+ 400 film
Rodinal (1:25)
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Thank you! Sometimes, we manage to realize what we saw....

And their point is.....? (Oh.)

I would, but I slipped down the glass stairs and am now in traction.

Not that this is the only reason, either for me or for anyone else (and I speak only for myself, in any event). However, it certainly is one. When one set of paints suits your brush and your vision, there is no need to choose another. /6

Anyway, film shooters know all this. But for the occasional folks who happen onto these posts and wonder (as some do, because the question gets asked) why some people are "still" using film, I thought perhaps it might be useful to have an example. /5

I have this experience quite a lot - although one can certainly do excellent B+W in digital (and it is its own medium, with its own affordances), I often find it easier and more direct to realize my intent with film. I don't think this is especially unusual (though I do not claim universality). /4

When processing the digital images, I tried to get what I had in mind in post, but just could not make it work (despite many base shots, and reasonable editing effort). Meanwhile, my HP5/Rodinal combination came out almost exactly as envisioned, right from the inverted negative. /3

Case in point: when I took this image, I had both my Minox and my dSLR (well, and my Perkeo, because reasons), and I took shots of this littoral grove with each, with the goal of capturing the unique light and tonal character of the scene (as well as the geometry of the trees). /2

Superfluous side comment: this is, for me, one of those "why might one use film" images. There are, of course, many reasons. But one is that, in some cases, film gives me what I want much more easily than digital. /1

Black-and-white photograph of a rugged coastline with steep forested cliffs, waves breaking along a narrow beach, and offshore sea stacks under a cloudy sky, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

Black-and-white photograph of a weathered concrete structure with a recessed basin and small objects resting on its ledges, set in a coastal park with a picnic table and rocky shoreline in the background, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

Rough Coast / The Remains of Our Days

Minox 35 GT-E
Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8
Ilford HP5+ 400 film
Rodinal (1:25)
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I know, right? If I could afford that, I could presumably afford the lifetime Windex subscription and the treatment for the inevitable injuries from falling, having it fall on me, etc. Something to which I can aspire!

Maybe - if you are splurging.

Cool, will take a look!

With T-Max P3200, you can party all night! (Or, until your budget is expended.)

With age comes might.

Oh dear. That doesn't seem like so long ago....

My home is sadly bereft of glass catwalks. Though one might debate their wisdom from either a cleaning or earthquake safety standpoint....

Congrats - glorious image!

Black-and-white photograph of a calm inlet with rippled water bordered by a muddy shoreline and surrounded by forested mountains under a cloudy sky, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

The Hidden Valley

Minox 35 GT-E
Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8
Ilford HP5+ 400 film
Rodinal (1:25)
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Black-and-white photograph of a dense grove of thin trees and tangled branches opening toward a bright shoreline in the distance, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

Littoral Forest

Minox 35 GT-E
Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8
Ilford HP5+ 400 film
Rodinal (1:25)
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Black-and-white photograph of a large driftwood log resting on smooth wet sand with ocean waves and rocky sea stacks in the distance, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

Driftwood, Black Sand

Minox 35 GT-E
Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8
Ilford HP5+ 400 film
Rodinal (1:25)
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Thank you!

Color photograph of silhouetted palm trees, parked cars, and a small pavilion against a yellow and purple sunset sky along a shoreline, photographed with a Rollei 35S and Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens on Kodak ColorPlus 200 film.

Sunset at the Old Airport

Rollei 35S
Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens
Kodak Colorplus 200 film
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Color close-up of a tall ribbed cactus with sharp spines and a single yellow flower blooming from its side, surrounded by volcanic rocks and desert plants, photographed with a Rollei 35S and Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens on Kodak ColorPlus 200 film.

Cactus in Flower

Rollei 35S
Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens
Kodak Colorplus 200 film
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Black-and-white photograph of the word “LUCK” spelled with small white stones on dark volcanic soil beside a sandy edge, taken with a Minox 35 GT-E and Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8 lens on Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Rodinal 1:25.

Improbable Configuration

Minox 35 GT-E
Minox Color-Minotar 35mm f/2.8
Ilford HP5+ 400 film
Rodinal (1:25)
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