This picture is rather appropriate. I don’t know about you but I’m a Bee photographically speaking. I’ve never been able to settle on one film, one camera, and one lens. I flit from camera to camera and between lenses and analog and digital just like a Bee buzzing around flowers. I just don’t settle. It’s a strain on the pocket, and it means I have never mastered any type of photography thoroughly. I’ve tried to settle, I really have. It just gets boring. One thing I have had to do is stop reading reviews of new lenses and equipment and concentrate on what I have on hand. Film is a little different. I have all kinds and I love to experiment. Although again I have never gone the one film route. I choose a film I know for each task. Which brings me to this shot of a Dandelion. Taraxacum officinale, or the common dandelion to us less proficient in Latin. Here with a visiting insect.
This was an unknown film to me, and is very special to work with. A 20 ASA film exposed at 12 ASA (Yes I wrote 12) and fixed for only 30 seconds (That is almost enough time to pour it in, and pour it out of the tank again).
Now I’ll buzz off :0). Have a great weekend.
Hasselblad 203 FE
Carl Zeiss 80mm F/2.8 FE on E56 extension tube
Adox CMS 20 at 12 ASA.
Developed in Adotech II for 8.5 mins at 20˙C Stopped with Ilfostop and fixed with T-max fixer for 30 seconds.
Scanned with Epson V700
Silverfast SW
Monochromia 
Very nice, David! You do some brilliant film work.
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Wow, David!
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Beauty in simplicity, what a great shot David! 🙂
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A superb shot David and how masterful to know your way around a dark room so well! I have stopped reading reviews if only because I can’t keep up with the constant “latest” which then feeds my fear of commitment issues where spending is concerned!
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You may not have settled, but you are so good at it all! Honestly? I’d like to say that I’m envious … but I know you’ve worked hard
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So wonderfully delicate I long to touch it.
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Beautiful result !
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Great photo and processing. 😀
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Photo by David !
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Great shot David 🙂 I know what you mean about reading reviews, I’ve been bitten by that bug also. Great work.
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Beautiful, David. Simply beautiful. You just keep right on buzzing!
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