Ilford Delta 100 35mm Film : Willow Reading

Followers will know I am shooting 35mm black and white film with my vintage cameras and lenses.

This is Willow, our Granddaughter, reading one of her many books. When I say reading I mean she likes to stroke the little "tags" in the book, which correspond to the colours of the animals in the book. tiger, elephant, etc.

Shot wide open with a nifty fifty on my Olympus OM20

Film : Ilford Delta 100 35mm
Camera : Olympus OM20 (my camera from the early 80s)
Lens : Olympus Zuiko 50mm f1.8
Location : Arnold, Nottingham
Negatives: developed by camera club friend Eddie
Negatives photographed on a lightpad, with a Sony A6000 and Industar N61 vintage lens.
Images converted from negative to positive in GIMP photo editor.

I know the photo doesn't have the fine detail of a full frame or APSC sensor of a digital camera, but it does have such an fabulous timeless, look and feel.

[Mags]

This is so adorable! I'll bet you love spending time with her. =)

[Phil Howcroft]

@marlboromaam thanks maggie, we do indeed enjoy spending time with Willow

[Roz Kwan]

The lighting on this is nice and your granddaughter's cute. You mentioned your friend developed it, but I'm curious about their development process.

[Phil Howcroft]

@kwanruoshan Roz, I will ask Eddie what he used, he is very knowledgeable about these thing as he is 80+ years old with lots of knowledge and experience

The light is natural , from our front window

[Judith Greenwood]

She’s growing up Phil! Gorgeous!

[Judith Johnson]

Love the concentration on her face.

[Phil Howcroft]

@busylady thanks judith , yes the concentration is great.

@judithg thanks Judith, yes she is , she's just had a couple of days away at Scarborough , the WhatsApp photos look fabulous , big beaches and blue skys

[Peter Dulis]

Works well in monochrome

[Cathy Donohoue]

that is how true reading begins. Keep her at it. Great shot Phil.

[LManning (Laura)]

Oh, that film texture! This is beautiful. I love the light on her little face.

[bkb in the city]

Adorable

[Dione Giorgio]

Willow is an adorable girl - she must be around 9 months now. I like how her attention is focused on the book. Well done with the vintage camera and lens.

[Hazel]

Willlow sounds well on her way to reading!

[Pat Knowles]

Reading already….that’s the thing Willow…..clever girl. Lovely shot Phil…..Willow will never be short of photos when she’s a big girl!

[Granny7(Denise)]

What a poppet, but grandad I think you under estimate Willow I am sure she is actually reading!

[Lee]

Lovely shot phill, it does have that timeless feel to it.

[Phil Howcroft]

@gamelee thanks Lee , very kind of you

@denful lol granny thank you so much

@happypat thanks pat willow already has a great portfolio of photos 📷🙂💕

@quietpurplehaze haze she loves her books 🙂📷📖📚

[Phil Howcroft]

@pdulis thank you so much Peter

@cdonohoue thanks Cathy kind of you to comment

@ljmanning the texture is something else Laura although there does appear to be a vertical line in the middle of the frame , so maybe a minor issue in development.

[Phil Howcroft]

@bkbinthecity thank you so much for those kind words

@sangwann Dione your support and visits are most welcome . Thank you so much my friend