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Daniel Konopacki
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I FINALLY got round to developing my first 4 frames from the Linhof 4x5.

#filmphotography #bw #largeformat #photographersunited
Black and white photo of two stuffed horses on a fireplace hearth. Black and white photo of my boys wrapped in their towels. This was after a swim meet they participated in.
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Series: The Exceptionally Unexceptional

Leica IIIa
Kodak Double-X
No light meter—enhanced Sunny 16 rule

#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #Leica
The bright background framed the ominous silhouette of the boy. Crystal like spots like a beaded curtain on the window pane were testament to the close call I had with becoming drenched from a water pistol onslaught.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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From my series: The Exceptionally Unexceptional

Leica IIIa
CineStill Double-X

#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #Leica
I turned and looked at the wall, the wooden shiplap-like siding stretching to the roof line. There before me was what appeared to be a robot’s head mounted on the wall like a hunter’s moose trophy. Its eyes bulged on little antenna posts; its mouth in between an absurd smile and a moment of surprise. In that instance I blinked and it all came into focus—my flood lamp and motion sensor had once again got the better of my imagination.
July 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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I am titling this series of photos from around the house (also with no light meter):

The Exceptionally Unexceptional.

Leica IIIa
CineStill Double-X

#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #Leica
Black and white photo showing light reflected onto a wall, filtered through tree branches. On the left side of the image is a tall, slender speaker, and a chess board behind the speaker.
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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I am learning to read light without a meter. Here is an initial attempt. Turns out, documenting around the house affords endless learning opportunities!

Inspired by: dustygrain.com/sunny-16-rul...

Leica IIIa
CineStill Double-X

#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #Leica
Black and white photo of the inside of a cupboard filled with tea, tea cups, and a honey pot.
July 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Leica IIIa + Leitz 50mm
CineStill Double-X
D96 2-step developer process @ 25C

#photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #monochrome #Leica #urbanphotography #blackandwhite
Black & white photo of a parking lot lamp post with just the tops of some trees in view at the bottom of the image.
July 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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I was inspired to post this because of some other #Paris photos I saw. From a trip I took with my wife and kids in 2019.

Camera was… iPhone 7.

#photography #photographersunited #travelphotography
Black and white image of the Eiffel Tower from the Place du Trocadero looking past the Palais de Chaillot.
July 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The business end of a Starfighter at Hill Aerospace Museum.

Nikon F2 + Nikkor 85mm
Kodak Tri-X
Xtol 2-step developer process

#ClassicMono #photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #b&w
Black & white photo of a Lockheed Starfighter as viewed straight on from the very tip of the nose cone.
July 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Nikon F2 + Nikkor 85mm
Kodak Tri-X
Xtol 2-step developing process

At the Hill Aerospace Museum

#ClassisMono #photography #photographersunited #believeinfilm #filmphotography #b&w
Black & white photo looking through a negative space outline of Utah’s state shape of people walking through a corridor.
July 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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#ArtOfSelfPortraiture #ClassicMono

On a visit to the Hill Aerospace Museum.

Nikon F2 + Nikkor 85mm
Kodak Tri-X
Xtol 2-step developer process

#photography #photographersunited #film #filmphotography #believeinfilm #b&w
A black & white film image of me reflected in the window of a WWII bomber plane on display in a museum hall. On can also make out the wing and prop of another plane in the background, along with the tail section of a 1940s era fighter plane. I am recognized by the distorted bald patch just above where the camera appears to be, near the bottom right edge of the image.
July 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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#BlueskyArtShow #Sideways

The dark horse is Lucy. She is adorable. She wouldn’t let me ride her once until she had enough cuddle time. Love that horse!

Leica M2 + Summaron 35mm
Kodak Tri-X
Xtol 2-step developer

#photography #filmphotography #photographersunited #bw #horses #believeinfilm
Black and white photo, outdoors, of a boy and two horses contemplating each other. The horses are in their stalls while the boy holds a pair of boots.
July 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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#scape - Looking out over The Great Salt Lake.

Nikon F2 + Nikkor 35mm
Kodak 400TX
Xtol 1:1 developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm #utah #landscapephotography
Black and white photo of a boy standing on rocks on the shore, looking out over the lake at a sailboat sailing past. In the distance are mountains that ring the lake.
July 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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#humansofbluesky

Leica IIIa + 5cm Ernst Leitz
CineStill XX
D96 2-step developer process

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm #leica #bw
A man and child saunter past a high school building’s door in this black and white photo.
July 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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#ClassicMono

I made an impulse buy last week and bought a 1939 Leica IIIa. This is a test shot from a near 90-year old camera and lens.

Leica IIIa + 5cm Ernst Leitz
Ilford FP4
2-step Xtol developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #beliveinfilm #leica #ilford #bw
Black & white photo is a post box built into a brick mount.
July 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#BlueskyMonday over the #Wasatch mountains.

Leica M2 + Summaron 9cm
CineStill 50D
Arista C-41 developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm #utah
Color photo of trees and a mountain peak in the lower half of the image, with a lightly cloudy sky and a hang glider in the upper half.
June 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Sometimes mistakes can turn out to be better than what was originally planned. Here’s one I made. The story is long, so I put it in the ALT.

Nikon F2 + Nikkor 85mm
Kodak 400TX
Xtol 2-step developer process

#ClassicMono #photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm
This is a black & white photo of my Leica M2. I recently bought a used Nikkor 85mm for the Nikon bodies and was testing it on the F2 body. This image is a frame near the beginning from that test roll. When the roll is finished, I have begun the habit of winding the film such that the tag end remains out of the cassette. I finished shooting the test roll and began winding. I thought I felt the tug of the tag pulling out of the take up spool, so I gave it another half turn and popped open the film door. To my surprise, there was still film spooled and I slammed the door closed as quickly as I could. I started winding once again, not knowing exactly how many frames I’d ruined. After I developed the film, I found that there were 3 frames completely gone from that silly muck up, plus several that had been slightly exposed to the light. This one, the second frame on the roll, was one that had light leak but ultimately turned out better than what I think it would have without the leak.
June 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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#BlueskyArtShow #GetOutside

The Spiral Jetty, by Robert Smithson.
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Leica M2 + Summicron 5cm DR
f/11 @ 1/500
Kodak Gold 200
Arista C-41 developer kit

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Color photo showing the Spiral Jetty land art created by Robert Smithson along the shores of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It uses basalt rock that was moved from the hill that is directly behind where I am taking this photo. When originally created, the Jetty was in the water. During the late 90s and early 00s, the water covered the Jetty and people were known to kayak overtop of it. Today, mostly due to significant urban development, the lake is now nearly a mile from the Jetty.
June 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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#UrbanGaze

Just a stroll through the neighborhood.

Leica M2 + Tele-Elmarit 90mm
f/4 @ 1/125
CineStill 50D
Arista C-41 developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm #urbanphotography
Color photo of a split level house with the garage door open. Above is a dog standing in the full-length window; below, in the garage, is a green bike and various other objects.
June 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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#RockinTuesday

Leica M2 + Summicron 5cm DR
f/4 @ 1/1000
Kodak Gold 200
Arista C-41 developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm
A rock in the middle of a sea of clover flowers in the front yard of a house.
June 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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#BlueskyMonday

Leica M2 + 3.5cm Summaron f/3.5
f/5.6 @ 1/1000
Kodak Gold 200
Arista C-41 developer kit

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Color photo of the rear of a 1965 Mustang parked on a residential street.
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Self-Portrait.

Got a roll of 120 Kodak Double-X to try out. Put it through the old Yashica today.

Yashica-Mat LM
f/8 @ 250
CineStill XX
CineStill D96 developer, 2-step process

#photography #photographersunited #believeinfilm #bw #filmphotography
Black & white photo of my reflection in a car door.
June 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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#BlueskyArtShow #Narrow

Ferdinand Coffee Shop in Old Town, Geneva, #Switzerland. This place is great.

#photography #photographersunited #Fujifilm #X100F #urbanphotography
Interior photo of a coffee shop with a brick wall on the right side of the image and a living wall with some type of leafy plant on the left side.
June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Experiment details in the image ALT. This will impact my developing going forward.

Leave me a comment with your thoughts, or if you have done such an experiment!

📷 Nikon F2 + Nikkor 35mm w/orange filter
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Xtol

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm
This is an experiment I did based on Bruce Barnbaum’s 2-step developer process he describes in “The Art of Photography.” All images were shot within seconds of each other, so the difference is the developer. Control was Xtol diluted to 1:1. The histogram shows the developed film’s density for the various developer levels. The 2-step process works like this: 1. Full strength (no dilution) for 1m 30s 2. Agitate first 45s, rest final 45s 3. Pour out full strength & immediately pour in dilution (noted in image) 4. Develop for 8m 30s 5. Agitate first 30s, rest 1 full minute, then agitate at the top of every minute according to the schedule under each image 6. Normal stop + fixer baths at the end I used a Paterson tank with the twirly stick (no inversions).
June 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I got a Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 lens two days ago. This is a shot from the test drive the day it arrived.

Leica M2 + Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5
Kodak Gold 200
f/5.6 @ 1/1000
Arista C-41 developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #believeinfilm #leica
The sun filters through the branches of tree with a cloudless sky in the background.
June 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Fixed the shutter capping. This makes me happy.

Leica M2 + Summaron 3.5cm
Kodak Gold 200
f/5.6 @ 1/1000
Arista C-41 developer

#photography #photographersunited #filmphotography #urbanphotography
Color photo of a yellow bodied, red capped fire hydrant on a quiet empty street.
June 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM