Kodak HIE Is Dead …

... Long Live Kodak HIE!

From my penultimate roll of Kodak’s fantastic infrared film.

Winter View

Waltershausen, the little town in Thuringia where I live

Here’s a view over the roofs of my hometown from a few winters back. Can’t really say how many winters, it’s from a roll of Ilford XP2 that lingered for ages in my Nikon F3.

Atone For 8-bit

Black and white version

Duotone Photoshop action on this version

Now, which version do you prefer?
While I like to tone my prints done in the traditional darkroom, this makes even more sense when you’ve got an 8-bit device in your workflow, like most inkjet printers or if you present your black and white pictures on a monitor. Here’s why:

Printing Again

Pumpkin Leaf

I’m at my parent’s place over Easter and reactivated the old darkroom.