These images were from an expired roll of Fujicolor NPH 400 film. The film’s expiration date occurred in 2005.
It is primarily a portrait film, but I rarely do portraits. Instead, I shot the film with my Pentax 645 at Grayland, Washington. It is a small beach community on the Pacific about 90 minutes from Olympia, Washington.
The beaches are windy, cold, and empty, unless there is a razor clam event or a holiday such as the 4th of July. The water is always cold. (https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/razor-clams#about)
The beaches are accessible to automobiles.
There are scores of beach cottages and small motels in the area.
Small dunes are secured by grass at the edge of high tides. American Dune Grass (Leymus mollis) is the most common, but I found confusion in identifying a particular grass species in the area.
I pulled the film 2 stops to give the expired film more light. I developed the film with Cinestills C-41 developer. I scanned the images with the Epson V600, using Vuescan. The Epson V850 has developed a problem with scanning 120 film, so I purchased a refurbished V600. The cost of the scanner was $299.00 plus tax.
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