White dog, large edition

[fish4570]

Bessa R, Canon 50/f1.8, no lens hood, BW400CN, drugstore processing/scanning.

I love this lens. This shot was made in late afternoon with hard Florida sunlight coming from the left. I have ordered a hood for the lens. I think it might get better ...

[std]

Nice looking dog

This is C41 b/w film right ?
it looks very very good i have to try it too.

[symphonic]

Extreme contrast.
A result like this is only possible with b&w film, is it? I read somewhere that b&w film has 3 stops more dynamic range over digital sensors of today, which is impressive. Gets me thinking about trying it, though I've never had any experience with film.

[eeyore_nl]

[fish4570]

The negative is very rich with detail. I exposed for the street so the dog would retain its sharp whiteness rather than turn into neutral gray. I turned down the contrast a bit in PP, turned up the brightness just a tad, and desaturated a cyan cast from the drugstore scan. You can see from the shadows of the dog's legs how hard the late afternoon sun was from straight left.
The dog is retired/rescued racing greyhound. It belongs to a neighbor of my daughter in Pensacola.