I recently used my Minolta X-700 film camera to capture late evening sunlight beams angling through a lean-to/pole barn.
For this project, I mainly focused on isolated patches of light as it illuminated different objects and pieces of equipment. What was most interesting was the severe angle of the light as the sun set in the west.
On the previous evening, I noticed I only had about 10 minutes before the fading light disappeared beyond the trees. So I worked as quickly as I could using the available light. It was equally fun and nerve-wracking at the same time!
Below are the keepers from that session. All pictures were shot at f/1.7 aperture. The shutter speed was set at 1/500, and the ISO was at box speed of 400 (using the Sunny 16 rule).
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Camera, film, and development info: 📷 Minolta X-700 + Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7 lens | 🎞 Ilford HP5 Plus 400 | 🧪 by The Darkroom
