Grainy B&W

Ramsden — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:50:30 GMT

Hi folks

Just experimenting with special filters for B&W - this one with Grainy B&W.

Good detail on the stonework, but weak elsewhere.

Shot from my back garden!

EOS90D with kit efs 18-135 mm

Ramsden

Re: Grainy B&W

LeeP — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:27:11 GMT

The grain/noise is indeed elevated but I like that feeling.

Grain-free black and white pictures--these days--always make me think that someone has used AI to drain the life out of life rather than developing the skill to do it right the first time--assuming grain-free is desirable that is.

Conversely, because black-and-white has a yesteryear feel to it, the grain implies an authenticity that may or may not be warranted, but grain reads authentic.

I do a lot of black-and-white film photography and I skew toward Ektapan 100, Rollei Infrared, and FPP Xray film when I want lower grain and Ilford HP5 or Delta 3200 when I want grain. HP5 is "Grainzilla" and Delta and like adding in King Kong.

Keep experimenting and keep posting.

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