Flower by Salmon River

Hi Brian, this is a good photo, but I would prefere some more contrast, to lift the "orden star from the background. The flower is named Blåklint in Sweden and is one of my favorites.

Regards Hans A

I've always had a tough time getting good results out of Max 400 for stuff like this. It's a pretty good film, for the money (about $6 a roll cheaper than Supra or Portra 400-speed films), but it lacks the fine grain of slower films. In high-contrast, sharp-focus kinds of situations, the resolution is impressively good for a 400; but for flower pictures, when most of the picture is going to be out of focus, you might be better off with a slower, finer-grained film, or at least one with a prettier grain structure than Max 400. Give Fuji Superia Reala a shot. . . the grain is pretty good for a print film. I like it a lot for stuff like this. Alternately, Portra 400VC is not bad, if you want something faster.