​Flowers (and grasses) in the winter (a mini-series)

I absolutely love the winter landscapes of the Lake Superior North Shore. The flowers and grasses that seem to survive the cold (- 20 Celsius) weather are fascinating to me. Quite a few of them, over the course of just a few days, ended up in this series.

Mini-series are fun as the project is small and can be completed quickly! Some of these images have been posted on Instagram. Such a project also represents a (creative) continuation of my quest for a film stock I like best. One thing I started noticing is that there is a clear distinction between 135 (35mm) and 120 (6x6cm for me) format.

While there are many stocks I like, thus far, the Rollei black and white films, in particular Rollei RPX 25 and Rollei Retro 80S are among my favorites (for 35mm, I haven’t tried those for 120 yet).

For a great and more systematic (scientific) comparison of 100 and 400 black and white film stocks and developers, I highly recommend Denae & Andrew’s 100 film stock reviews, 400 film stock reviews, and black and white developer reviews.

135 (35mm) Format images

Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE

Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE

Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE

Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE

Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE

Ilford FP4+ Nikon FE

Rollei Superpan 200 Nikon FE

Rollei Superpan 200 Nikon FE

Rollei Superpan 200 Nikon FE

Rollei Superpan 200 Nikon FE

Rollei Superpan 200 Nikon FE

Rollei RPX 25 Nikon FE

Rollei RPX 25 Nikon FE

Rollei RPX 25 Nikon FE

Rollei RPX 25 Nikon FE

Rollei RPX 25 Nikon FE

Rollei RPX 25 Nikon FE

120 format (6x6cm) Images

Ilford FP4+ 125 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford FP4+ 125 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford FP4+ 125 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford FP4+ 125 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford Delta Pro 100 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford Delta Pro 100 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford Delta Pro 100 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford Delta Pro 100 Hasselblad 500 c/m

Ilford Delta Pro 100 Hasselblad 500 c/m