Kodak Professional Portra 400BW - Expired

I exposed another expired 35mm roll of Kodak Portra 400 BW.

I'm unsure why or how it happened, but I exposed almost an entire cartridge of expired Kodak Professional Portra 400BW with pictures of my orange tabby, Alphonso Mango. I had written "snow day" in my notes, but when I looked at the scans, I realised that I had also written the same thing on the notes for the expired Ilford HP5 400 I had exposed the previous day. I intended to expose both cartridges from the box of expired 35mm film during the snow. But ... I didn't.

Kodak Professional Portra 400BW was a multi-purpose chromogenic black and white negative film designed to be processed in standard C-41 chemistry alongside rolls of colour negative film and printed on traditional colour paper. It was developed like a colour-negative film in the C-41 process and delivered monochrome images like a black-and-white film. The film was intended for exposure with daylight, electronic flash, and artificial illumination. Kodak Professional Portra 400BWW was a versatile film for 35mm and medium format cameras. It was made with a Kodak T-Grain emulsion and had a wide exposure latitude. Production of the Kodak Portra 400BW was discontinued and replaced with Kodak Professional BW400CN, which was also discontinued. This film incorporated Kodak T-GRAIN® emulsions, which provided wonderful grain and sharpness at a relatively high speed. This film was used for portrait and wedding applications and many commercial applications.

The first time I used Kodak Porta 400BW, I exposed it at box speed. I realised then that I needed to overexpose the expired film. I exposed this 35mm roll of Kodak Professional Portra 400BW at ISO 100. The results are much better. But I think ISO 160 may have produced better results.

The film cartridge was developed at Boutique Photo Lab and scanned on my Epson Perfection V600 with VueScan 9. I processed the negative scans using Negatvibe Lab Pro, adjusted the exposure by -1/3 EV in Adobe Lightroom and cropped out the film borders.

Name Kodak Professional Portra 400BW
Price FREE
Native ISO 400
Format 35mm
Features chromogenic black and white negative
Exposed ISO 100
Lab Boutique Film Lab
Process C41
Scanner Epson Perfection V600
Software VueScan 9, Negative Lab Pro, Adobe Lightroom
Alphonso Mango · Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Alphonso Mango · Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Alphonso Mango · Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Alphonso Mango · Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Alphonso Mango · Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400
Alphonso Mango · Tuesday 7 March 2023 · Minolta XD-11 · MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2 · ISO 400

Sleeping Cat

Two photographs of a sleeping cat.

While my mother was visiting, Alphie abandoned his usual spot on the IKEA Poäng. He soon found a new place on the sofa beside Bhavna, occupying as much space as he deems necessary to enable his cat life.

I asked the ChatGPT AI to "Write a short blog post about my orange tabby cat, Alphonso Mango.". Here's what it produced.

Meet Alphonso Mango, my beloved orange tabby cat. This little ball of fluff has brought so much joy and laughter into my life. Alphonso is quite the character, always up for a game of chase or a cuddle session. He's incredibly affectionate and loves to be around his humans.

One of my favorite things about Alphonso is his unique coloring. His fur is a vibrant orange with white highlights. He looks like a little mini-sunbeam when he's lounging in the sun. Alphonso is also quite the talker, and he's not shy about expressing his opinions. He'll chirp, meow, and purr to let me know when he's happy or wants something.

Despite his playful nature, Alphonso is also quite the lazy cat. He loves to nap, and you can often find him curled up in a cozy spot, snoozing the day away. But when he's awake, he's always up for some fun. He loves to play with his toys, especially anything that dangles or jingles.

Overall, Alphonso is an amazing companion. He's always there to cheer me up when I'm feeling down and brings a smile to my face every day. I'm so grateful to have him in my life. If you're considering getting a cat, I highly recommend an orange tabby like Alphonso Mango. They're sure to bring lots of love and laughter into your life.

Alphonso Mango, Cat, Sleeping
Alphonso Mango · Saturday 3 December 2022 · FujiFilm X-T3 · XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR