Mikeinlagardette's photos with the keyword: D23

Another from the same test roll. Easy to include too much foreground when held vertically !! Kodak Vigilant 616 converted to 120. Foma 100 in divided D23

The old Citröen is the most common target for my test shots ! From a 6x11 negative taken with a 1930's Kodak Vigilant 616 converted to 120, testing for light leaks, and developed in divided D23.

Testing the strength of some old developer, I used some Foma R320. This is in divided Kodak D23, and although the film is inherantly very grainy, the effect is not so noticable as with some other developers. The tower of the church in Dun le Palestel, Creuse. This church was built between 1902 - 1908, and replaced an older church which was beyond repair. 1956 Agfa Karat IV, f2/50mm Solagon lens, x2 yellow filter. Foma R320 Soft, in divided D23 5+5mins @21C Scanned@1200dpi on Epson V500

That's enough railways - for now! Notre Dame de la Reconnaissance, seen from the market place. Most of my local pictures tend to be of older buildings, but this church is relatively modern, built between 1905 and 1908. It replaced an older church, which was apparently beyond reasonable repair. Taken with a 1948 Kodak Reflex II, a beautifully made American camera, the first production TLR to have a fresnel screen viewfinder, and razor sharp lenses of an unusual design - the fact that is 620 means it doesn't get used as often as a 120 camera might, but it's a pleasure to use. 1948 Kodak Reflex II, f3.5/80mm Anaston lens, x2 yellow filter. Foma 100 in divided D23, 5+5mins @21C. Scanned @1200dpi on Epson V500

In contrast to the previous picture, this is how the station at Parsac-Gouzon usually looks! It's a lonely little place, some way between the two towns of it's name, and I think only a couple of trains a day in each direction actually stop here. It is on the single track line from Guèret to Montluçon, which is part of a longer cross country route from Bordeaux to Lyon, although direct services between those cities have been suspended for some time while this section of the route is completely re-signalled 1948 Kodak Tourist I converted to 120, f4.5/105mm Anaston lens, x2 yellow filter. Shanghai GP3 in Divided D23, 5+5 mins @21C. Scanned @1200dpi on Epson 500

This impressive structure is on a long disused railway line which ran from Guéret to Le Chartre, and although the viaduct took three years to build, the line had a very short life, being opened to traffic in 1906, and finally closed to freight in 1952, although passenger trains ceased to run on this route in 1939. Viaducts were always challenging structures to build, and when built on a curve, as this one is, especially so. It is just over 200m long, built on a curve of 300m radius, and the sixteen arches carried the single line 20m above the River Creuse. Built entirely from granite, it is now part of a pleasant country walk. Taken with a 1948 Kodak Tourist converted to 120, on Shanghai GP3 film, developed in divided D23, 5+5mins@21C and scanned @1200dpi on Epson V500