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Tréhic Pier, Etude 5, Le Croisic, France. 2021. Ref-11752
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/trehic-pier-etude-5-le-croisic-france/en/11752
#shoreline #shore #delta400 #lecroisic #longexposure #coast #denisolivier #kodakxtol #atlantic #pier #ocean #rocks #ilforddelta400 #beach #xtol @tourisme44

I shot 219 rolls of film in 2025. Vast majority was black and white, with #IlfordHP5 and #KodakTriX predictably taking the top spots. My favorite 3 cameras also topped the list. #XTOL is my favorite developer, and the data supports that. This spreadsheet doesn't include the 20-30 exposures I did on 4x5 with the #Graflex.

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn

Two bar charts showing film stocks and cameras used over the past year

3 bar charts showing B&W compared to color rolls, 135 compared to 120, and which development chemicals I used the most

Two days ago I visited a new (to me) nature trail at a local park. I packed a few rolls of film, chosen based on how sunny out it was. I didn't know how dark and tree-covered the trail would end up being…so this got pushed waaaaay further than I expected (or I would've brought different film!).

Overall most of the 2 rolls were…not great. But there were a few unexpected keepers, shots that were much moodier on film than I remember seeing in person, and that I’m actually really enjoying. Here are a few of the keepers.

📷 #NikonF100
🔭 #Nikkor 28-300
🎞️ #KodakXX @ 1600
🧪 #XTOL 22:00 @ 21.5C

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Nikon F100 | Kodak XX 250 | Shot at 1600 | Developed in XTOL

A cloudy sky over pine trees

Nikon F100 | Kodak XX 250 | Shot at 1600 | Developed in XTOL

A wide angle view looking up at the sky with pine trees

Nikon F100 | Kodak XX 250 | Shot at 1600 | Developed in XTOL

A tree covered in lichen

Nikon F100 | Kodak XX 250 | Shot at 1600 | Developed in XTOL

A view up at the moon, surrounded by clouds with some trees in the foreground

Sometimes, you have a few frames left and you shoot them wide open indoors, under artificial lighting, at your dog…and it ends up being the favorite picture on the roll. Don't let his sad eyes make you think he isn't a little shit...but he's our little shit.

#BertTheBoston on #IlfordHP5, souped in #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn

Bert the Boston Terrier, looking up at the camera with a shallow depth of field

Single-image test, updated my export preset to re-include the description in the metadata which pulls into the alt text.

This is looking across the water on the ferry to #Skye. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view across the water at the landscape of the Isle of Skye from the ferry

Trying this again with a fresh export, since Mastodon pixelated these all to hell...set my export to 3000 pixels on the longest edge. Now have to add the film metadata to this export preset…

We spent a night in the small town of #Pitlochry. There was a lovely distillery there, and it was a charming little town. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #IlfordHP5
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

The courtyard of the Blair Atholl Distillery

We spent a night in the small town of #Pitlochry. There was a lovely distillery there, and it was a charming little town. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #IlfordHP5
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Ilford HP5 Plus 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

The Black Spout falls in Pitlochry

Yashica MAT124G | Ilford HP5 Plus 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

The bar at the Blair Atholl distillery in Pitlochry

Yashica MAT124G | Ilford HP5 Plus 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Blair Atholl courtyard

Yashica MAT124G | Ilford HP5 Plus 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

The Scotrail Pitlochry station

Next to the loch in Fort William was the old fort. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Sunset begins to set in over the loch

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A cannon on the old fort at Fort William

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A small opening in the rock wall at the old fort

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A slightly different view of the loch as sunset continues

#FortWilliam was one of the stopovers between #Islay and #Skye. I could certainly have spent more time there - the loch and the road next to it were beautiful.

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view over the loch with boats moored

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A street sign pointing the way to different towns

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

An old boat filled with items on a ramp leading to the loch

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view of the loch as sunset approaches

#Islay is the home to my favorite Whiskies. #Lagavulin tops my list, but #Laphroaig and #Ardbeg are also fantastic! Just across the little bay from Lagavulin is the ruins of Dunyvaig Castle.
#Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Ruins of Dunyvaig castle

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Looking across at Lagavulin from Dunyvaig castle

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Looking out at the bay from Dunyvaig castle

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

An inset in the stone at Dunyvaig castle with a fern growing in it

Leaving the Carraig Fhada lighthouse we headed to the Singing Sands beach. I'm not sure why it is called that, but it is beautiful. There are plenty of rocky outcroppings coming up out of the sand, and the water is clear and blue - almost looks like the Caribbean. #Scotland #Islay

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Looking down at the Singing Sands from near where the lighthouse is

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Some rocks and grass at the Singing Sands

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

More rocks and sand at the Singing Sands

Just West of Port Ellen on #Islay is Kilnaughton Beach and the Carraig Fhada lighthouse. I was enamored by the design of this, certainly unlike the lighthouses we have on the coast of our state (look up Cape Hatteras for a prime example). The square, blank, almost boring (but in a good way) design lent itself pretty well to the medium, I think. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view of Kilnaughton Beach

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view from Kilnaughton Beach of the lighthouse, sticking out on a small rocky peninsula.

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A closer view of the lighthouse, the bay and part of Islay and Texa in the background.

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Walking toward the lighthouse - showing the part rock/part concrete wavy path to the entrance.

The American Monument and the surrounding cliffs at the Oa. Amazingly beautiful place. #Islay #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Looking over the cliffs at the monument

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Cliffs viewed from the monument

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

The monument up close - stone built, resembles a lighthouse

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Highland cows grazing near the monument

On the way to the American Monument at The Oa RPSB on #Islay.

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL
Looking down the path between cow fields. More fields in the distance

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Another view up a path, there is a gate in the cow fence between pastures

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Walking up the hill toward the American Monument, which is a cylindrical tower.

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view from the path of some cliffs, overlooking Laggan Bay toward Portnahaven.

Next up is #Islay. I would move there if I could - we stayed in a small guest house in Port Ellen. As soon as you get off the small prop plane you can smell the malt being peated. If you like Scotch Whisky this island is heaven. These pictures are from around Port Ellen.

Islay was also my wife and I’s first taste of driving on the opposite side of the road. Easy once you get past the initial shock!

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

Sailboats moored in Port Ellen Harbor

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

The Islay Bar (the bar itself is inside the Ardbeg House, which is a hotel and restaurant owned by Ardbeg/Glennorangie

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A house with a street sign in front of it pointing NW to Bowmore and NE to Ardbeg

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A view across the bay, houses in the background and a beached, dilapidated boat in the foreground

Last of my #Glasgow film pics. I’m especially happy with the silhouetted cross - it reminds me of something that could be on a Black Sabbath album cover. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A mausoleum of some sort - angels flanking the door

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A Celtic (I think? Please correct me if I am mistaken) cross, dark, with a cloudy sky in the background

Some of the permanent residents of the Necropolis look tired and broken. That adds a lot to the charm, I think. What an interesting cemetery to walk through.

#Glasgow #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A headless relief carving

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A headless statue, appearing as if cleft across the shoulder with a broadsword.

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A tired, seemingly noseless gentleman carved in stone.

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

An angel of some sort reaching with one arm to the sky. I will never know if it was holding something, because the hand is gone.

More from #Glasgow. I particularly enjoyed the local embrace of the cone-head. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A statue of a man on a horse, with a road cone on the man’s head

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

An ornate church door

More #Glasgow. There was a nice walkway next to the river Clyde. The water was still enough to have some wonderful reflections. #Scotland

📷 #YashicaMAT
🎞️ #KodakTriX
🧪 #XTOL

#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BelieveInFilm #DevelopYourOwn #Darktable

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A bridge viewed from the riverside walkway

Yashica MAT124G | Kodak Tri-X 400 | Shot at 320 + Med Yellow Filter | Developed in XTOL

A different bridge viewed from the riverside walkway. A bird is flying overhead

Cafe Zoetrope, San Francisco

"Many other musicians and musical groups were allowed to utilize this studio, including the Grateful Dead."

"Francis Ford Coppola bought the building in 1972 to be the headquarters for his production company, American Zoetrope. A number of his films including the Godfather II and III, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, One From The Heart, The Outsiders, and Dracula were written, edited, or sound mixed within these walls."

(Minolta HiMatic 7S II, Tri-x, Xtol, scanned on Nikon CoolScan 8000ED)

#SanFrancisco #California #Photography #Architecture #BlackandWhite #Xtol #TriX

#XTOL

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