Ilford Pan And Caffenol

[Paul Lange]

Last Sunday I was lucky enough to be left to my own devices for a few hours so I went to Ely Cathedral with some Pan 100 and 400. It was dark in side and unfortunately it was not the sunny day I was hoping for. No beams of light illuminating the dark recesses of the cathedral. I pushed both films 2 stops and developed then in Caffenol CL with the standard 70 minutes stand process. Thats pushed 2 stops but developed at the standard time! Amazingly even though pushed 2 stops and still underexposed due to the dark conditions I still got usable negatives.

@Brian Moore - Hope these are useful for your blog.

Untitled (8).jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr


Untitled (7).jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr


Untitled (6).jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr


Untitled (3).jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr


Untitled (2).jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

These are gorgeous Paul. The subdued tones and staining work well with the subject. The contrast is nice a low too.

 

[Brian Moore]

These are beautiful, Paul. I particularly like #6. Thanks.

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks, I had read about the Caffenol CL being self regulating in that you didn't need to adjust times for pushed films, or different films for that matter. You just develop at 70 minutes and adjust to personal taste. I was really surprised how well these came out. My only issue is that the Pan 100 and 400 films seem to have less rigid quality control than other films but then they are cheaper.

The tones are from the scanner software. Because these particular films are not listed in the software the auto colour correction does not seem to work properly but the result is a nice tone.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Superb. The second is amazing - looks like the casket (?) is floating above the alter. A miracle!

 

[Pete Askew]

Do you think you would be able to handle Cafenol @Rob MacKillop? Could be a good solution.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Looks like I picked the wrong weekend to give up coffee! Seriously, I gave up on Thursday, suffered a monstrous headache since, just clearing this afternoon. Going cold turkey is not easy, and I'm not sure using caffenol would help right now. Maybe later.

 

[Paul Lange]

But you only use the very cheap horribly tasting instant coffee for Caffenol......

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, but the aroma...very tempting!

 

[Tom Dunne]

Incredibly good results Paul. Irrespective of process used I think the second and third images are outstanding. I'm envious.
But a beautiful selection overall.

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks Tom.