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Llanberis is located in northwest Wales. It is very popular among walkers, mountain bikers and those who enjoy water sports. Also a good location to try out a new film to me, some Kodak T-Max 400.

I developed the images in Fomadon R09 for 11 minutes, agitating continuously for the first minute and every 30 seconds thereafter for 4 seconds; Ilford Stop for 30 seconds; Ilford Rapid Fixer for 7 1/2 minutes; Wash for 5 minutes; Rinse Aid for final minute.

Aside from spot removal the images are what came out of the camera / scanned on my Epson V370.

When we arrived at Llanberis it had just started to rain. Rather than being a source of frustration it gave me an opportunity to see how the T-Max performed in very dark conditions. I’m pleased I took this photo and the one below when I did, as soon after a school party of budding canoeist’s arrived.

I predominantly used my Nikkor 28-85mm f 3.5, my go to lens lately.

The weather was constantly changing along with the lighting conditions, ideal for testing out a film you’ve never used before.

Watching the watcher!

In the photo above I was interested in the reflections, so I used spot metering which was probably responsible for blowing out the highlights in the house at the top of the image.

Evidence of a once thriving slate mine.

Llanberis also has a castle, Dolbadarn Castle, with great views!

The image above and the one below were shot while taking cover from the rain. In the one above I hand held what was probably a 1/30th/60th second to blur the water. The one below exhibits an almost infrared look, interesting🤔

Rooftop of Nanttle, our home for the week of our holiday.

I find it really interesting to see the different qualities of the films I use. The inky blacks stand out from my first encounter with this Kodak film. I’m really impressed with how the T-Max performed in the changing conditions that day. I have a couple more rolls of this film. All I need are some occasions to use it.