I recently took a drive from Canton to Carthage along Highway 16 and decided to take a few photographs along the way. I was mainly interested in capturing some of the things you typically see when traveling around Mississippi. The water tower in the photograph above is located in Canton and was the first stop I made along the road. The city of Canton offers many options for photography, especially around the historic square. But, on this day I mainly focused on images along the Highway. I carried my Contax G2 camera loaded with Kodak Portra 400 film. I have often used this film for portraits and wanted to see how it performed when photographing landscapes.
The old building above was a good test of how the film handled harsh sunlight. You can see some detail in the shadows which is an indication of a nice dynamic range to the film. One of the reasons I enjoy using film for my photography is its ability to retain detail in the shadows without blowing out the highlights. The final shot I will share was taken in the town of Carthage. This old car and the signs along the wall were a good test of how the film rendered color.
Overall, I am very pleased with Kodak Portra 400 film. It is versatile and offers nice results for both portrait and landscape photography. I will share some portraits taken with this film in a future post. That is it for this post. See you next time.