Pushing HP5 two stops in winter light
Low sun and short days mean shooting at 1600 more often than not. Rodinal 1+50, twelve minutes at twenty degrees, gentle inversions every minute. Shadows hold more than expected; highlights need a lighter hand.
Field Notes
Film photography, darkroom chemistry and long walks.
A cheap, reliable film drying cabinet
A wardrobe bag, two clips and a small PC fan behind a coffee filter. Dust spots dropped to almost nothing, and drying time went from three hours to about forty minutes.
Notes from the coastal trail
Eighteen miles, one roll of Portra 400 and a lot of fog. Two frames worth printing, which is about the usual ratio.