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@grainfall

Photographer in the PNW shooting 35mm, 120, and 4x5 film. I also shoot some digital. Hiker, artist, guitarist, ๐ŸŒˆ ally, and let me be perfectly clear, fuck ICE. Protect our public lands.

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Appreciate it, thanks!

Absolutely love 510-Pyro, zero complaints. It's worked beautifully on everything I've tried, from Kentmere 400 pushed to 1600, Delta 100, FP4 at box speed and 200. Just a really outstanding developer for me.

10.03.2026 01:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Couldn't agree more

10.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! It's nice to add a bit of human for scale sometimes. Something I'm really not used to doing.

09.03.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another #35mm shot I'd have never got had I only been carrying the 4x5.

I've captured some awesome landscapes with the large format but I doubt I'd ever be able to catch something that evokes this kind of feeling.

HP5 to 800 and dev'd in 510 Pyro for about a half hour

#believeinfilm

09.03.2026 20:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been sticking with 1:100. I ventured up to 1:200 once but wasn't sure it was worth the additional development time, or if I noticed much of a difference.

I pretty much stick with 1:100 out of familiarity at this point. The tech data sheet has all the N times I need to Delta and FP4 as well

09.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Been developing my FP4 in 510 Pyro and couldn't be happier with the results. The two seem to get along incredibly well

09.03.2026 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And it's incredible

08.03.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Incredible. Really great work, Randy, you really captured the hell out of that gas.

08.03.2026 19:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bandon on #35mm

#believeinfilm #stunday #eastcoastkin

08.03.2026 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#believeinfilm ๐Ÿ™ƒ

07.03.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
View of Cannon beach and Haystack Rock with the scene cut by a tall dune with tall grass

View of Cannon beach and Haystack Rock with the scene cut by a tall dune with tall grass

Cannon Beach looking very pretty on HP5 pushed to 800

07.03.2026 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it!

07.03.2026 15:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dang, that is so cool

07.03.2026 05:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you very much!

07.03.2026 02:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really appreciate it, thank you!

06.03.2026 23:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you very much! Honestly, yah, it's really something else in person, if I may say so myself.

06.03.2026 23:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, much appreciated!

06.03.2026 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Really pleased with how this came out after selenium toning.

11"x14" on Ilford FB from a 4x5 of Ilford Delta 100

I'd do better to share more than a cell phone picture but here we are

#believeinfilm

06.03.2026 23:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love to have the last bit of 8x10 kit just chilling in a "regional distribution center" after almost two weeks of international shipping

06.03.2026 18:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™

06.03.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Outstanding ๐Ÿ™

06.03.2026 00:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is literally like finding out about a party I wasn't invited to

05.03.2026 23:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Several silver gelatin prints toned with selenium on top of an expandable window screen I got off Amazon on top of two Rubbermaid totes...are those totes? tubs?

Several silver gelatin prints toned with selenium on top of an expandable window screen I got off Amazon on top of two Rubbermaid totes...are those totes? tubs?

Selenium experimentation complete

They look so nice until they curl up like dead bugs once they're dry

#believeinfilm

05.03.2026 23:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Out here flattening prints in Adidas slides just like Ansel used to

05.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's honestly embarrassing that I never made this association.

I had everything so segmented and compartmentalized that I never considered the value of having both in tandem.

Not only is it not mutually exclusive, it's beautifully complimentary.

05.03.2026 00:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Graindrop #9 - A Roll of 35mm Tells the Story There's just nothing like coming back from a trip and reliving that experience through 36 frames, and it's nothing I think I could ever convey with my large format cameras.

Real big fan of smaller film.

I'm certain this topic is not a revelation to the #believeinfilm crowd, but it's something that, if I ever knew, I had forgotten since immersing myself in large format photography

open.substack.com/pub/grainfal...

04.03.2026 23:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mat, you hero, you. Thank you very much, I'll start there.

Basically I have some prints I screwed up in the darkroom on my way to a final print so I've got some awesome learning opportunities stacked up in my office ๐Ÿ‘

Much appreciated, as always!

04.03.2026 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi #believeinfilm friends, specifically those with selenium toning experience.

I have some prints on Ilford multi grade fiber glossy I'd like to tone enough to see some visible changes in color as well.

What would be a good dilution and time just to start with, do you think?

๐Ÿ™

03.03.2026 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats, Tom, that's one hell of a project!

Also a reminder for me to complain less about my incomparably tiny scanning sessions

03.03.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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