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There is an abandoned railroad freight depot that belonged to the New York Central Railroad in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its been empty and boarded up as long as I can remember. I live near it and have driven past it a bunch of times but never had a chance to photograph it.
On the 21st, I was driving my son to school early in the morning, about 7:30am, and there were protesters carrying signs that said "SAVE THE FREIGHT HOUSE". After I dropped my son at his school, I headed back with my Leica and 35mm Summicron.
I chose Fuji Neopan 1600 because at its 'real' speed of 640 it gives me an exra stop over Tri-X or Tmax 400, both of which I rate at 320. This was early morning on a somewhat foggy/hazy day. The Neopan 1600 let me shoot at 1/125 at f5.6 and 1/60 at f8 handheld. I have scanned 4 of the photos from the roll that I shot, and I thought someone might be interested in seeing more of what this film can do at its true speed. Its very sharp, grainier than Tri-X, but has nice tonality with slightly harsh midtones that give a gritty look.
I have more to scan, this is just the first few. As a result of this protest, which was organized through a Facebook group and a website set up by a group of local history buffs, the building's owner decided not to demolish the 97 year old building. He's offered to donate it to the city of Fort Wayne to be redeveloped as part of a plan the city's been working on to revitalize this former industrial section just north of the downtown area.
On the 21st, I was driving my son to school early in the morning, about 7:30am, and there were protesters carrying signs that said "SAVE THE FREIGHT HOUSE". After I dropped my son at his school, I headed back with my Leica and 35mm Summicron.
I chose Fuji Neopan 1600 because at its 'real' speed of 640 it gives me an exra stop over Tri-X or Tmax 400, both of which I rate at 320. This was early morning on a somewhat foggy/hazy day. The Neopan 1600 let me shoot at 1/125 at f5.6 and 1/60 at f8 handheld. I have scanned 4 of the photos from the roll that I shot, and I thought someone might be interested in seeing more of what this film can do at its true speed. Its very sharp, grainier than Tri-X, but has nice tonality with slightly harsh midtones that give a gritty look.
I have more to scan, this is just the first few. As a result of this protest, which was organized through a Facebook group and a website set up by a group of local history buffs, the building's owner decided not to demolish the 97 year old building. He's offered to donate it to the city of Fort Wayne to be redeveloped as part of a plan the city's been working on to revitalize this former industrial section just north of the downtown area.
