Pike Place Market (Revisit in 2019)

This Nov of 2019, I visited Pike Place Market, again after 5 years. It was a nice revisit especially spotting people who are still around. Here is a set of photographs shot with my Fuji X100f.

Some images from the first roll of JCH Street Pan

JCH Street Pan is mainly used for street photography. This film has a wonderful contrast and produces pretty sharp details. It is known to be coming from surveillance film stock. Back in India, I got this film through a friend from Australia but never got a chance to use it there. After coming to London, this was the first 35 mm film that I tried. Initially, I was a bit sceptical from the online reviews, but now I am loving the results. I tried developing the first roll of this film with Mr. Bellini's Hydrofen developer (recipe in the bottom) which is the improved version of Studional or Rodinal S developer. The grain is pretty fine and the film doesn't curl!  Here are some of the images taken at Royal Albert Hall during Imperial College's 2019 graduation ceremony.  

Summary: I love it! :-)

Development Notes
Film: JCH Street Pan 400 exposed at 320
Developer: Mr. Bellini's Hydrofen
Dilution: 1+ 31
Time: 17 mins. Initial 30 sec of continuous agitation followed by 3 inversions per minute.
Scanner: Epson V700
Camera: Nikon F80 + 50mm F/1.8

Friday stroll at the Hyde Park

Hyde Park one of the royal parks, is located pretty nearby Imperial. I usually take a bus to go around it but this time I decided to take a walk through on my way back. The place is pretty quiet and covered with natural beauty. Some of the photographs shot in infrared/bnw with Fuji X100 are shared.

Ready for Winter! (Orwo N74+ Pushed to 800)

Portrait of an elderly sitting on a platform adjacent to a shop. It was evening, and I asked for a photo. He agreed.

Shot nearby my home (in Ajmer), in an area previously famous by the name "Chungi Naka", having a multitude of stores and makeshift vegetable carts (fresh from nearby villages!).

During my childhood, I used to visit this area a lot. Now, with the construction of a new flyover, the area has been cleared. It has lost its active identity (at least to me!). Most of the shops are gone. However, as evening approaches, people socialize near shops and have tea-chai-bidi, as usual. But very few people know me now (penalty for growing up and moving, alas!).

Shot on Orwo N74+ film pushed to 800 with a 50mm Nikon.
For film development notes, please read my previous post: Man with an Electric Tuktuk.

Helping Hand (Orwo N74+ Film)

Helping Hand: The whole idea was to thematically capture hands, and the way they serve people, direct or indirect.

I also wanted to test a new black and white film, Orwo, from East Germany.

Presenting, a set of 10 images taken during first week of November 17 in Malleshwaram, Bangalore.

Development Notes

• Film: 35 mm Orwo N74+ 400
• Film EI: 320
• Developer: HC110 Dilution H 13.5 min.

"Engaged"

"Vital"

"Employed" 

"Presuming" 

"Counseler"

"Organised" 

"Prepared" 

"Dynamic" 

 "Progressive"

"Supportive"