Spray Paint Gospel

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 Caffenol-C-M plus Salt - A section of graffiti painted on the side of the Piedmont Flour Mill grain silos in downtown Lynchburg VA. The silos are a favored canvas for graffiti artists in the area.

Caffenol Recipe:
1 liter Water
54 grams Arm and Hammer Washing Soda
16 grams Vitamin C granules
40 Grams of Instant caffeinated instant coffee
20 gram iodized table salt
Add ingredients in order given, stirring in between until fully dissolved. Use immediately and discard.

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Every Car is out to Kill You

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 Fujifilm Acros 100 Adox Adonal 1:50 - Apparently I did not get the memo on the Car conspiracy, but now I have been warned.

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Piedmont Flour Mill - Silos Exposure no. 1

Kiev 60 Arsat 45mm f3.5 Kodak Tri-X Professional 400 Arista 76 1:1 - These old grain silos were made to be shot with a wide angle lens... I love the Arsat Mir 266 45mm f3.5, this lens has just the right amount of barrel distortion and great sharpness. The love the vines growing over the 1 silos on the right, they almost look like a tree painted onto the structure.
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Piedmont Flour Mill exposure no. 4

Kiev 60 Arsat 250mm f3.5 Kodak Tri-X Professional Arista 76 1:1 - This one is all about textures for me. The stone, bricks, wood and window screening all adding their piece.

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Piedmont Flour Mill, Back Door exposure no. 2

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 Kodak Tri-X Profesional Arista 76 1:1 - Tones of an old friend, I have had a lifetime love affair with Kodak Tri-X, for years it was my "go to" film for almost everything. My mantra for the 1980's was push, push push, I loved grain and contrast and Tri-X pushed to ISO 800, 1600 or even 3200 would give me plenty of both. I am older and maybe little smother now, so this is Tri-X shot at 400 and developed in Arista 76 (D76) 1:1. Beautiful tonal range, great sharpness and well controlled contrast, maybe I have mellowed with age, not likely, I have just gained more range.
Shot of the back door the the Piedmont Flour Mill, downtown Lynchburg VA..
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Columbian 376 "Tanks for The World" exposure no. 10

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 Efke R100 Adonal (Rodinal) 1:50 - More from the Piedmont Flour Mill in  Lynchburg Virginia. "Tanks for The World," proclaims the lettering on the hatch cover. A lofty goal for the Columbian Steel Tank Co. of Kansas City MO.

The New Resident exposure no. 1

Kiev 60 Arsat 250mm f3.5 Efke R100 Adonal 1:50 - A new resident peers from a window in the abandoned Piedmont Flour Mill in Lynchburg VA.. This building is awaiting renovation as Lynchburg revitalizes its waterfront on the James River. Adonal (Rodinal) and Efke R100 are a match made in Monochrome Heaven.