35mm Film Camera Black and White Photo Example

Project Title of Photography

Photography of the Other Side of Tokyo Japan

Series Title of Photography

Alley Series

*This category contains black and white 35mm film photographs of the “Alley” series in the “Series Title of Photography”.

Title of Photography

Alley where the road width changes in Monzennakacho,Tokyo,Japan

Landscape and Architecture Photographing Location

MONZENNAKACHO TOKYO JAPAN

*In this category, black and white 35mm film photographs taken in “MONZENNAKACHO” in “TOKYO” in “JAPAN” in “Landscape and Architecture Photographing Location” are posted.

Shooting Data

Shooting Date：4/21/2021
Camera & Lens：PENTAX LX 35mm Film Camera SMC PENTAX-M 28mm F2.8 Lens
Film：Rollei Retro 80S 35mm Film Roll
ISO Sensitivity：ISO 100
Exposure Meter：Sekonic View Spot Meter L-438
Developer︰PMK Pyro Developer（solution B sodium carbonate）
Dilution︰1+2+100
Time︰24°C 5min30sec
Agitation︰30/15/1
Digitize：SIGMA SD15 Digital Camera with Nikon Slide Copying Adapter ES-1

Thinking About This Photograph

 This photograph was taken in Monzennakacho, Koto-ku, Tokyo.

 This is a photograph of the alley leading from “Eitai-Street” passing through Monzennakacho to the old red-light district.

 You can see that the road is narrowing from the middle.

 There are many alleys in Japan where the width of the road changes in this way.

 The reason for this is that, for example, for alleys that were 2m wide until now, there is an ordinance that when rebuilding a building that is in contact with the road, 2m from the center of the road must be provided as a road.

 In other words, when the building on the other side is rebuilt, the road will be 4m wide.

 This is called “Setback” in real estate terminology.

 Looking at the photograph, you can see that the building in the foreground is relatively new and therefore “setbacked”, and the building in the back is old and therefore “not setbacked”.

 I took a picture of such an alley.

 It is a scenery unique to downtown Tokyo.