From film to digital and back: A photo blog

 US Thanksgiving in Hillsdale and Hudson NY   Once again we visited family (Rob and Susan) during the US Thanksgiving long weekend, and when not gorging ourselves on delicious turkey and trimmings, we wandered through both the hamlet of Hillsdale and the picturesque town of Hudson, on the banks of the river by the same name. And for the 2 nd time, I brought the Tachihara 4X5 camera along. Last year, I had just acquired the camera, so it was all new to me.  And while I have not shot as much 4X5 this past year as I would have liked, I am no longer struggling to figure out the workflow. So only screw up maybe 20 percent of the time 😊   All of these pictures were shot on CatLABS X Film 80 MKII , at 80 ISO, and developed in Rodinal at 1:50 for 9 minutes.   The first stop when we visit is always the fantastic bookstore in Hillsdale, the Book Barn. I’ve been photographing the book barn for many years, this time in full sun midday: Interesting connectio...