It's not often I can make that claim, but this photograph of mine;
Is A WINNER. It's number one in Google searches for "Monkey 6880". Whilst this is undeniably a small category, I shall now claim to be an SEO EXPERT, social marketing guru, and all that other guff people decide they are on (what seems to me to be) slimmer justification than this.
If you're interested in the other pictures from this trip, they're here, along with some explanation of what I was doing in the engine shed.
I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the roll of PanF that these mushroom shots represent the last hurrah of.
The tonality lacks the assertive contrast of HP5+ and Adox CHS50 (which is lovely in its own way) but I'd argue that it has its place, particularly in portraiture;
Where the combination of wide aperture and PanF's tones produce a really pleasing result.
My new favourite developer, Ilfotec DD-X seems to like the film too, if I'm any judge.
If any one's wondering about the titles of the "woody" pics (or indeed this post), they're detail shots of a large carved mushroom that Mrs. Monkey bought from the Market on the Fringe in Llangollen some time ago. It makes a nice lens testing target, I think, and hopefully there's something to enjoy in the texture for the viewer.
The last shot is one that I walked past once, and couldn't get out of my mind. I'm glad I returned to commit it to film, rather than consigning it to the list of if onlys that some days seems far to long.
Another shot from the Vivitar 35ES rangefinder.
It doesn't look half bad here, tbh.
Maybe it's time for a truce.
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