I like the juxtaposition of humans seeking height and thrills with the effortlessly soaring groups of birds. A nice splash of color too. I was there last night after work (visiting trip) but unfortunately didn't make the line into the roller coaster prior to the lovely sunset due to a very poor uber map and very regimented driver that dropped us off in an alley several miles away!
Santa Monica was still a fun visit. I had never been to any beaches in LA north of Venice before this.
This was an experiment. I was looking for big, chunky grain and was curious to see if pushing Kentmere 400 to 1600 with DF96 would do it.
6 minutes dev time @ 90.
Here is a selection of images from that roll (Leica M7, CV 40 1.2) taken in blazing sunlight and very dim indoor conditions. I wanted to see how it would handle opposite ends of the exposure scale!
No exposure compensation in post/scanning. Just straight conversions.
Frankly the results were not what I expected - and in a good way. A little more grain but surprisingly little. Still great tonal range.
I love Kentmere 400! The fact that it is the cheapest B&W film on the market is a huge bonus.
