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I have been running very low on inspiration with my Leica recently…. maybe the winter is lasting too long and senses are still asleep…. need some change

I must dedicate a special post to this roll of film, although it’s still related to my last weekend on the beatiful boat of my friend Claudio…
The poor light conditions I was finding around the streets of the beatiful town of Trieste late in the afternoon was in fact the chance that allowed me to experience what pushing an Ilford Delta 100 might mean, since this roll is of a new generation kind, featuring fine tabular grain that, on the other end, is not too keen about pushing. I didn’t know this when I couldn’t find any time indication for development at 400 using my normal developer, Ilfosol 3…
What happened? Well, as usual I must thank my dear friend Domenico Pescosolido for allowing me to develop this roll: he managed to find the right developer and the right development time. The secret recipe? The old Kodak D76 at 20° for 13 minutes, agitation every minute! Let’s keep this info for the future!