Garden Shed Chemistry Test

Split-frame text image. (Camera: Pentax ME; Film: Fujicolor 200)

I’ve used up quite a few C-41 powder kits in my years developing my own colour film and have always been curious about the real lifespan of the chemicals. I decided to run an experiment.

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A Tangle

KVR Trail, Penticton, B.C.
(Camera: Olympus OM2n; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

Reminds me very slightly of a Jackson Pollock painting — Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), to be specific.

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Lucky Landakirkja

Landa Church, Vestmannaeyjabær, Iceland. (Camera: Yashica T4 Zoom; Film: Kodak Portra 160)

Built from 1774 to 1778, this little church in the town of Vestmannaeyjar on the island of Heimaey in Iceland’s Westman Islands is lucky to still exist.

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Reynisfjara Abstract #3

Near Vik, Iceland.
(Camera: Chinon CE-4; Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400)
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Gatklettur Stone Arch

Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.
(Camera: Chinon CE-4; Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400)
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Hellnar Church

Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.
(Camera: Chinon CE-4; Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400)
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Arnarstapi Magic

Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.
(Camera: Chinon CE-4; Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Sometimes you get very lucky with the lighting. That’s the volcanic mountain Stapafell in the background.

As always, click on the image for a full-res version.

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Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier

Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, Iceland.
(Camera: Yashica T4 Zoom; Film: Kodak Portra 160)
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Reynisfjara Abstract #2

Near Vik, Iceland.
(Camera: Chinon CE-4; Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400)
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Reynisfjara Abstract #1

Near Vik, Iceland.
(Camera: Chinon CE-4; Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400)
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