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Photography has taken a back seat to everything else in my life. Sure, having a young child is challenging, but our lives are so busy with work and school it’s hard to find time to edit photos and post them on this blog. With that disclaimer (excuse), I present these black and white photos I shot at our vacation last year. Yes, last year.

These were sent off for processing to dr5.com. I have been very pleased with the results from other rolls I’ve sent dr5 and these were no exception. With over all sunny conditions, I decided to shoot Ilford’s FP4 and Kodak’s Plus-X 125. From my previous dr5 experiences, I have found that Ilford’s FP4 and Kodak’s Plus-X 125 to be very fine grained (for a medium grain film), and the images to be rendered sharply. I think that FP4 is a better overall film, and Plus-X is better in less contrasty lighting. That said, Plus-X performed beyond my expectations on the morning beach shot (6th photo down).

The Oregon Inlet in the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge.

• Leica MP
• Leica 24mm Elmarit ASPH
• Ilford FP4 (dr5 dev1)

The Highway 12 that connects Hatteras Island to Bodie Island.

• Leica MP
• Leica 24mm Elmarit ASPH
• Ilford FP4 (dr5 dev1)

Nilsa holding a very wiggly Tony. It’s a soft photo as the slow FP4 ISO required me to shoot at full aperture and the subject moved a lot making focusing difficult.

• Leica MP
• Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH
• Ilford FP4 (dr5 dev1)

View from the Hatteras Lighthouse looking north.

• Leica MP
• Leica 24mm Elmarit ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

View from the Hatteras Lighthouse looking south.

• Leica MP
• Leica 24mm Elmarit ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

On the beach in Salvo, NC around 7am.

• Leica MP
• Leica 24mm Elmarit ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

Looking south on the same beach later in the morning.

• Leica MP
• Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

This was made around 8am on an August morning in Salvo, NC. Note the lack of beach goers.

• Leica MP
• Leica 24mm Elmarit ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

Looking back towards the dune.

• Leica MP
• Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

The Pea Island Wildlife Refuge.

• Leica MP
• Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH
• Kodak Plus-X 125 (dr5 dev2)

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