Black and White film photography | Dartmoor National Park

A day of film photography at Dartmoor National park with my Mamiya RZ67, shooting Ilford FP4 and Ilford SFX200 films.

[@JanneRanta]

FP4 doesn't get nearly enough love it deserves. By far my favourite film at the moment.

[@tomwhelan]

It’s a stunning film and I too love shooting it. Many thanks Tom.

[@BarwickGreen]

I really enjoyed the image of the tree growing out of the rocks with the 10 stop filter to blur the sky, what a great location!

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much Rupert it’s such a great location. I think that image might be my favourite from the day. Many thank Tom 🙏

[@tgchism]

Great shots in a beautiful setting! Nicely done!! I really liked the inferred!

[@tomwhelan]

Thank you 🙏

[@thomaspopple2291]

Really enjoying your videos. You really have a great eye and make great images. Thank you.

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much Thomas 🙏

[@acecreates]

Your photos are taking a really different (well, different!) look with the cars in it. Its lovely seeing you expand your already great repotoir! Love the adventure Tom Thanks for sharing!

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks Pete I do love a vintage car like yourself. The beetle was in such lovely condition I couldn’t resist 😅 Hope all is well looking forward to your next video. Hopefully soon 👍

[@fender9405]

its awesome

[@katebr1737]

Wonderful video. What a view from the church and beautiful images of there too. Dartmoor looked absolutely stunning . Your videos deserve way more views!

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks so much Kate, it was a really beautiful place to visit. I’m really glad your enjoying the videos 😊

[@chevy2die]

Hope this channel grows. Keep it up. Love your photos and your taste in gear and film.

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much Andrew I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching. All the best Tom 👍

[@aaronaaronhayhoe8681]

Great work Tom, I find your videos and your presentation inspiring and relaxing! Thank you so much!

[@tomwhelan]

Thank you 🙏

[@ivorcomment1526]

Love your content and "everyday" style

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much 👍

[@grahamhutton3129]

Hi Tom. Another great video. I love Dartmoor, such a beautiful place and so quiet, shame it's a 2 hour drive for me otherwise I'd visit more often. I also can't find anywhere that's currently got Rollei Infrared 400 in stock, so maybe there is a production delay, but I've tried Rollei Superpan 200 with my R72 filter rating it between ISO 6-12 with really good infrared shots. Have a try of that film, seems a bit easier to find and rated as a good infrared film.

[@tomwhelan]

Hi Graham thanks very much. That’s really interesting about the Rollei superpan 200, I’m definitely going to be trying that out in future. Hopefully the Rollei infrared will be back in stock soon 🤞

[@petermaddern6653]

Very interesting Tom and a real change of scene. Great images, a real variety.

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much Peter it was a great little trip. I’m very much looking forward to returning 🙏

[@alfredanheier4779]

That's a really nice area you've got there, good pictures. I like the SFX200, used it several times. I think I like the composition with the castle and fence in the foreground the best, but the pictures of the horses were nice too.

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much Alfred it’s certainly a very beautiful area. I would happily use the SFX200 again as I really liked the results from it. The only problem is it’s a very expensive film almost twice the price of Rollei, if you can find any. Many thanks Tom.

[@brendanhayes5565]

Thanks Tom Dartmoor does look a beautiful place to photograph, both films are very good SFX200 is a wonderful film with a red R72 filter looks amazing, the joy using my Hasselblad 500 is that I have 3 backs with 3 different films, but you must like Square format photos, anyway really liked it, cheers from down under 🇦🇺

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks Brendan it’s really a stunning location. Lovely cameras Hasselblads I do find composing images in square format more tricky but I do love the format. Happy shooting 👍

[@chasing-the-light1550]

Lovely work Tom, I must make the trip to Dartmoor one of these days.

[@tomwhelan]

Thank you I would highly recommend a visit. It’s a very magical place with lots of really interesting places to photograph. Many thanks Tom.

[@ludicrous540]

Great video!

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks you 🙏

[@lensman5762]

Lovely photographs.

[@tomwhelan]

Thank you 🙏

[@travelswith...]

Tom... Great Photos & Vlog... if you didn't know the place you we at with the red roof barn is the wonderful Emsworthy Mire... comes with some Bluebells in late April & May. 👌🏻😊

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks David, I can only imagine how beautiful it would be there with the bluebells out. I was genuinely blown away with the beauty of Dartmoor and I can wait to go back in the future. All the best Tom.

[@mariusmaronde8872]

New fav. KZbinr!!! How do you develop the images?

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much, I’ve been developing in Rodinal 1.25 @ 20c for a while now. I really like the look it gives. Many thanks Tom 🙏

[@mariusmaronde8872]

@@tomwhelan wow, it looks soo clean for rodinal. Only clue are the blacks of the horses, they are a little bit muddy.

[@kentaroito8508]

Hi Tom.Thank you for always uploading wonderful works. What film scanner do you use?

[@tomwhelan]

Hi Kentaro I’m currently using an Epson V600 flatbed scanner. I find it does a good job with medium format but I don’t like the scans from 35 mm film. If I was shooting 35 mm I would definitely buy a dedicated 35mm scanner. Many thanks Tom.

[@kentaroito8508]

@@tomwhelan Thank you !!

[@baggerrider8073]

Your backpack camera bag looks like something I’ve been looking to find for my medium format gear. Can you tell me the brand/model? Really enjoy your videos! Amazing photo opportunities near you. I am in the Pacific Northwest of the US and we’ve pretty much have had rain every day. Anxious to get out and take some photos. Cheers.

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks very much, I believe the camera bag is a lowepro nature trekker aw. It came with the camera so not 100%. I hope this helps all the best Tom.

[@tonywilding9137]

4:01 stunning

[@tomwhelan]

Thank you 🙏

[@tonywilding9137]

@@tomwhelan Is there a focusing aid for infrared on a lens ring?

[@tomwhelan]

@@tonywilding9137 hi Tony there are no red markings on the RZ67 lenses. I have been told but might not be correct. That because the lenses are APO you don’t need to correct for infrared. I’ve found the images to be sharp so far. All the best Tom

[@tonywilding9137]

@@tomwhelan Many thanks. I'm shooting on 35mm although I do have a TLR Yashica too.

[@helgividar]

Hi Tom, I am trying to understand how you create some of these stunning images. The last photo in this video has a different version on 11:31 that I find more interesting because it has more 3D effect. So what is the secret there, the film stock or the filter or both? I admit that I don't know much about filters.

[@tomwhelan]

Hi Helgi the last image was shot as a standard black and white image. The same image earlier was shot using an infrared filter IR72 which gives it a different effect. I hope this helps Helgi 👍

[@helgividar]

And the film stock in both cases is Ilford SFX200 or?

[@tomwhelan]

@@helgividar yes they were both shot on Ilford SFX 200. Sorry it’s very unclear in the video 👍

[@stevecrawford3551]

What red filter were you using? Thanks. 😀

[@tomwhelan]

Hi it was a Lee red filter 23a. All the best Tom

[@pjbassman2253]

Beautiful location and lovely shots.

[@tomwhelan]

Thank you 🙏