AJShepherd
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Last week I had a trip to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. I decided against taking a digi as I didn't want to use flash, and as I figured I'd need a high ISO speed I'd get noise.
I also thought that black and white would fit in nice with the whole 'foundry' aesthetic, so I took along my trusty Voigtlander Bessa R3A, loaded with Ilford HP5+, which I'd decided to push to 800 so I could take pictures by available light.
Processing was 5 minutes in a 1+15 solution of Ilfotec HC.
Handbells by Antony J Shepherd, on Flickr
Prittlewell No. 8 by Antony J Shepherd, on Flickr
I was really pleased with the results. I'd never tried push processing before, but from the shots I got, I think that was definitely a good idea and a worthwhile addition to my photographic repertoire. It's something I'm certainly going to do again.
I also thought that black and white would fit in nice with the whole 'foundry' aesthetic, so I took along my trusty Voigtlander Bessa R3A, loaded with Ilford HP5+, which I'd decided to push to 800 so I could take pictures by available light.
Processing was 5 minutes in a 1+15 solution of Ilfotec HC.
Handbells by Antony J Shepherd, on Flickr
Prittlewell No. 8 by Antony J Shepherd, on Flickr
I was really pleased with the results. I'd never tried push processing before, but from the shots I got, I think that was definitely a good idea and a worthwhile addition to my photographic repertoire. It's something I'm certainly going to do again.
