Film Friday - Expired Film, Lake Merritt and the Ferry Building

It's Friday and I'm all out of words (used them all up this week, should have been more careful!).

But fortunately I'm not out of pictures. And I just shot nine rolls of film in the Dominican Republic that I'm about to get developed, so I won't be out any time soon. It was a fantastic trip, and I'll tell you all about it soon, once I get a few more words back in stock.

Have a great weekend!

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Film Friday - More Expired Film

A few shots of expired Portra 160 NC. They turned out better than I had hoped, actually. Definitely better than that expired TMAX from last time.

Looking for Montreal photos? Those are coming. Next week, I promise. I just happened to scan this roll first.

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Film Friday - Expired

When I bought my Bronica it came with a couple of rolls of expired film. I had no idea how old they were, or how carefully they'd been stored (with film, the colder it's stored, the better). But I felt fairly optimistic, maybe because that's just my default position in general on things.

So I shot a roll over Christmas, expired TMAX 100, and the results were . . . interesting. The first few shots just looked a little funky as I scanned them, but the further I got into the roll the worse it got. Not terrible, no, but certainly not crystal clear. The grain clumps make the film look dirty, but I promise it isn't. Or at least not that dirty.

Evan. My ever patient subject.

Like this shot, I really love it. Or I would, if you could actually see what was going on.

Anyway, that's part of the magic of film! You never know for sure what you're going to get. I still have a couple expired rolls, and I shot one in color last week, so I'll share it with you when it gets developed.