Exploring South Wales - Part Two
OLYMPUS OM-D EM-1 II + OLYMPUS ZUIKO 12-100/4 PRO
In my previous blog post, I showcased a few photographs that I had taken in Port Eynon, a small coastal town on the South of the Gower Peninsula. In this post, I’ll cover the rest of the locations that I visited on the Gower Peninsula over the course of this trip. I have now developed the several rolls of film that I shot during this trip to Wales and I’ll talk about a few of these photographs in more detail shortly. After visiting Port Eynon, I spent the next day exploring the coast at Caswell Bay, which features amazing rock formations and caves. I spent the day photographing with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 II and the Bronica EC TL, loaded with both Ilford Delta 100 and Ilford SFX 200 for some infrared work.
BRONICA EC TL + NIKKOR 75/2.8 + ILFORD DELTA 100
Ilford Delta 100 is slowly becoming one of my favourite film stocks. I’ve always been a Kodak T-Max 100 fan, I think I may have to do some comparison shots between the two in 120 format to see which I prefer. One of the positives for Ilford Delta 100 is that it’s cheaper here in the UK. It has also been a fair few years since I’ve used a medium format camera with interchangeable backs. I had forgotten how nice it was to be able to change film stock depending on subject matter. The lighting at Caswell Bay wasn’t particularly striking on the day that I visited, however there are various scenes that would create an interesting photograph.
BRONICA EC TL + NIKKOR 75/2.8 + ILFORD SFX 200 + COKIN P007 (R72)
I am really pleased with the results with Ilford SFX 200, paired with the Cokin P007 filter (R72). I developed this film with Gradual ST-20, which is my main developer that I am using for all my film work currently. This developer has good sharpness and creates a lovely negative for scanning, as well as printing in the darkroom if I wish to do so in the future. The Cokin P007 is a 720nm filter, which pairs perfectly with Ilford SFX 200, creating the well known infrared black and white look. The vegetation turns white and the blue sky turns deep black, creating high contrast and eye catching images.
BRONICA EC TL + NIKKOR 75/2.8 + ILFORD DELTA 100
