Blue filter on, no compensation

[Minox]

Nikon FM3A, with Fomapan 100, blue filter on. Surprised at the dramatic clouds. Overcast, with sun/hard light intermittently. What do you guys think? Thx!

 

[hjoseph7]

The clouds don't seem to fit the picture. The buildings look brightly illuminated by the sun, while there seems to be a storm brewing...

[ed_farmer]

This is a direct positive B&W film so filters will act backwards.  With reversal film, a red filter darks blue so here, blue darkens blue.  The effect is surprisingly strong!  I don't think that a red filter would have given the same response with any film that I have shot.  

I like the effect and can see where the buildings aren't lit by the same sky that's in the image.  They are lit by light coming from behind the camera.  

I would try to dodge the roof and dark side of the windmill in the first picture and see if there is more detail there.  It also looks just a little out of kilter.

The second picture really only interests me because of the sky.  The building is a bit of a bore.

I like these very much.  You don't see images like this in the digital age.  The strong effect is reminiscent of a different time.

[Minox]

The Fomapan 100 I've used here is a regular panchromatic bw film negative, not the Fomapan "R" version (reversal). 

[Minox]

On 3/1/2023 at 1:55 AM, hjoseph7 said:

The clouds don't seem to fit the picture. The buildings look brightly illuminated by the sun, while there seems to be a storm brewing...

Overcast mostly that day, with hard sun coming out every now and then.