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Bob

@ill.farm

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he/him. random. Radio, cryptography, programming, cars, pHoToGrApHy, idiot savant. Major dork.
Just some rando from the bird app lmao

Replies are solid, skeets are trash.
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Bob

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#pinholephotography #4x5 night sky stuff. first frame is my backyard, Illford hp5 I think, with the quarter from a previous post.

second one is a no prep round ginger cookies tin. I sealed the "camera" with tape, but did not paint the super shiny inside. I used agfa aviphot from #filmdongdong

a distorted fuzzy view of some trees and power lines

a few streaks of light, from the center, towards the upper right. FROM A VIEW OF LOOKING INTO THE NIGHT SKY FOR SIX OR SEVEN HOURS. also: upper left corner number shown "2435", upper right corner "AGFA"

January 19, 2026 at 5:37 AM

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Matryoshka and two rattles. #catlabs 80 iso that had been packed for well over a year, that I burned just to develop.

#filmphotography #largeformat #4x5

black and white Matryoshka, with two rattles in the same style

January 19, 2026 at 5:29 AM

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#kodak #aerocolor III 120 and the camera used. I thought the roll was out of focus, so I processed at home in bw, instead of sending it out. Rodinal 70+1 hour semi stand, five minute fix.

A basket of lemons in grayscale. The wicker is a tubular reed, and comes to a square corner in the front of the frame.

A sunflower dead ass no color. The background is blurred out.

A white teacup rose blossom, with rose leaves surrounding

Busch pressmaster camera naked and extended, with a yellow filter. A reclining cowboy Garfield sticker adorns the side.

January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

#Rollei #infraredfilm 400 iso. These are the matching frames from the other types of film I shot in the last couple of weeks.

#largeformat #filmphotography

an oak tree looking to be covered in snow, but it is moss on a sunlit day photographed with infrared film.

the northern half of a trestle bridge in infrared exposure. all the vegetation on the far bluff is white and eerie.

a small patch of reeds growing out of a submerged sandy bar, with a small rock the size of a small rock in the left of the frame, under water

January 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM

Bob

@ill.farm

could have went a little longer. the negative was clear, just not very dark. This is the only non infrared frame in a rack of twelve #rollei 400 iR matching my other recent pictures the last couple of weeks. #filmphotography #largeformat

a bobbin rack in black and white, about 72 bobbins.

January 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM

Bob

@ill.farm

I'm very proud of myself #pinholehphotography

Garage washington USA quarter whereas ole George gotten his eye punched out for a lens hole.

January 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Petch watching the exposure

Some dipshit getting just any frame with film photography, in front of a sewing station. A sewing machine, bobbins, ribbons, material and corner workstation are present also present is a grey tabby named peach watching over

January 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM

Bob

@ill.farm

#4x5film Dracula FN64 infrared long exposure goofin. #darktable rescued an extremely dark negative. Probably a where's waldo with some cat hair if you look hard enough.

#filmphotography #largeformat #filmphotographyproject

reeds growing out of some shallow fresh water, with a sandy pebbly base. the grass and the shadows have a fuzzy feel from the long exposure, with the water being extremely smooth.

January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Two more frames from my #FPP Dracula FN64 #infraredfilm test. First picture is what I metered for. Second picture is a goof where i left the glass preview of F/5.6, and exposed for the metered time. So, I'm still learning, and probably need to add a few stops.

#filmphotography #4x5film #largeformat

January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Fair Oaks foot bridge tests. 4x5 #filmphotographyproject Dracula FN64 #infraredfilm, with a #CatLabs 80 control. All my iR frames could have been exposed another stop or two, but fiddling in darktable helps.

#filmphotography #largeformat

a medium tall trestle bridge extending into a heavily wooded bluff. this bridge is made for foot traffic, and has a six foot safety fence. this frame almost looks like a negative from the infrared film exposure.

a medium tall trestle bridge extending into a heavily wooded bluff. this bridge is made for foot traffic, and has a six foot safety fence.

January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Hand me down pen plotter, using axi draw and inkscape. Video: pen plotter plotting with a pen to draw a cat in a cute little hat, pictured on the paper there in. It is mostly wireframe so far.

January 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Ten minutes into wash and still forbidden purple koolaid pouring out #illford looking at you

A Yankee tank receiving water, with green painters tape holding corners on

December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Bob

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Moomers aka Molly aka drop that

December 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Hp5 pushed a stop with my Mommy's canon ae1 program, and a nifty fifty.

#filmphotography #35mm #canon

A pit bull and a grey cat necking, a silhouette

Some picnic benches, five total, in a diagonal space

A wire framed soda parlor style chair, no seat, with striking light

December 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

80mm #luckyfilm cut to fit in #4x5, from a 20m roll. #Rodinal 50+1 for ten minutes.

#largeformat #filmphotography

Eighty aka skrunks curled up on a wicker box.

It's an old post, but it checks out. The top of a wooden post with moss.

Green tin marked 20m by 80mm lucky film 160 iso safety film

December 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

bruh

December 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM

Bob

@ill.farm

Some more #Agfa Aviphot 4x5 in Ir from #filmdongdong. One end of the "new" Folsom bridge over Lake Natomas. First batch of 4x5 in quite awhile.
Photos taken in infrared with a 680nm filter, developed in Rodinal for 11 minutes, with just under a three minute fix.
#filmphotography #largeformat #4x5

An over pass over a bridge, with headlight streaks from long exposure. at left is a aggregate concrete walkway, and a lightpost in the neighborhood of fifteen feet tall.

A view of lake natomas under the new bridge, looking north. The columns line up diagonally towards the right top of the frame. A rough reflection of the trees from the other side can be seen on the water, along with reflections of clouds that are obscured by the bridge.

December 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Agfa Aviphot 4x5 in ir from #filmdongdong, and on direct positive paper. The direct positive paper could stand to be developed further.

#filmphotography #largeformat #agfa

some stairs curving up to the left under a bridge, a palm tree, and cobbles to the left of the stair for drainage.

December 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM

Bob

@ill.farm

Flashbacks are free, I still make this face

A goofy toddler bob in a striped shirt, with his slightly older cousin giving bob the side eye.

December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Bob

@ill.farm

Leon aka scootypuff aka the piss master aka the fluffmaster general

December 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM

Bob

@ill.farm

The nutcracker, long exposure with #agfa aviphot 127, raw film ordered from #filmdongdong. Taken with a #kodak kodon no. 0.

#filmphotography
#longexposure