In my last post I talked about how much I like black and
white film photography and I have often extolled the virtues of Kodak Tri-X for
that purpose so here’s a recently shot example of just what I’m talking about.
I am really not sure exactly what this little shack is but I pass it every day
on the way to work and back. The rustic simplicity is eye catching and just
begs to be immortalized on black and white film.
The thing about Tri-X is that you can always count on black
blacks, white whites and a full complement of accurately rendered grays. The
effect provides a kind of “texture” to what might otherwise be just a colorless
image.
I confess I have become enthralled with color images in the
last few years. There was a time many years ago when I shot mostly black and
white (usually on Tri-X) but modern color film like Kodak Portra produce such
beautiful images and are so forgiving when it comes to exposure values, its
hard not to become a fan. Still, I feel more drawn lately to black and white
and you can’t beat Tri-X for that.
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