Further developments (UGH) in shooting film
Yep, it's the same bad pun again. I hope this won't be a trend. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I may have posted my last entry too soon. Within a day of publishing it online, photos from my second roll of film were developed and shared with me via Dropbox. Had I given myself about 24 hours, I could have combined my two rolls into one large post, but maybe it's better to split things up instead.
The results of the second roll are better, and show improvement with my handling of focusing and exposure. I still have indoor shots that are too dark, and outdoor shots that are a bit overexposed, but in spite of those errors I feel better about these photos than the first roll. Witness:
The first roll was a Kodak 400-speed film while the second was a 100-speed from CineStill, I believe. The slower film speed made a large impact on the results--colors look largely true-to-life, and there's less grain showing in the photos. Since I'm going without the camera's light meter, I will have to use an app or really learn the Sunny 16 Rule. There's still some overexposure, as seen in both the mud-jacking and the petunia photos, with the differences in the latter being noticeable when I compare it to a photo taken with my iPhone. Then again, different materials are recording the image, so I shouldn't expect a film photo to be identical in appearance to a digital one. It's still a good guide for me, though.
I'm happiest with the first three photos posted here, two of which were taken at the World Bird Sanctuary, with the third (where L. makes a rare appearance in front of the camera) from a shelter at Shaw Nature Reserve. All three of these photos feature the subject under various shades, with indirect lighting in play. These photos are further proof that I should meter for the shadows, and maybe experiment with a half-step down for aperture or shutter speed.
My current roll of film is another 400-speed Kodak, though based on a recommendation in r/AnalogCommunity, I'm shooting it at 200-speed. Other comments in this Reddit community say 400-speed is the fastest film you should use in this Canon as its fastest shutter speed is 1/500 second, but these comments were in relation to color film. I have a 400-speed Kodak b/w film that will be the next major experiment once my current roll ends, so again, stay tuned.