Jersey City grunge

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

Foma 400 / Fomadon Excel (Xtol), Y2 filter on a SMC Takumar 28/3.5, Pentax ES-II. While the day was sunny with nice clouds (thus the Y2) overall I got a dark-ish, gray/grungy feel to this series. Jersey City is a quintessential NJ urban area across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan.

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

I really like that second shot with the intersecting streets markers and the walking man ...

Bob van Sikorski · Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Posts: 287 Location: Czech Republic

i am always glad to see how peoples in entire planet uses foma films. iam not used foma since 1991, but have one 120 roll of foma 100 ready for my voightlander, so you inspired me for shooting on it finally.

and to the photos: 2nd and 3rd is really beatiful. grain looks interresting, did you use it at iso400?

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

Thanks - the rolls of Foma 100 I've shot I really like the film (the very first 100 I shot at 400 in error and it came out just fine) - the 400 I have a love/hate relationship with. When it's right it's nicely old fashioned in look, when not it's not nicely old fashioned Wink

I shot at 320, though in this combination I think 200 or even slower would have been better. Or maybe I developed it not long enough. I'm using Excel (Xtol) straight, but I think during the summer a one shot diluted developer gives better options with temperature.