Pulling Out the Texture

I shot this image a couple of days ago in the backyard. I had to work quickly because there was a storm a-brewing.

What I love about black and white film is that it has a natural ability to pull out the texture in a scene, particularly Ilford Ortho Plus film. The orthochromatic film doesn’t “see” red, so any warm tones tend to darken and cooler tones—like the sky—brighten.

Intrepid MkIV; Schneider Symmar-S 5.6/210; Ilford Ortho Plus; Ilford Ilfosol