{"id":616,"date":"2025-08-21T17:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/?p=616"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:13:33","slug":"morphosis-federal-building-ilford-xp2-super-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/2025\/08\/21\/morphosis-federal-building-ilford-xp2-super-400\/","title":{"rendered":"Morphosis Federal Building (Ilford XP2 Super 400)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy the finely detailed texture of the federal building that Morphosis designed, which stands across the street from the Ninth Circuit Court.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve photographed it with sepia peel apart film in my Land Camera, but also want it in black and white.\u00a0 A sharp, sunny morning gave me a chance to photograph it with Ilford XP2 Super 400, a contender for my new go-to film for delicate architectural subjects when I want lighter shadows.<\/p>\n<p>This C-41 process film can DO dark shadows, but also captures details with a delicacy I like.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-617 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-617 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-617\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" 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class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white image of canopies and a mesh facade at the San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60001\/2742345165.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60002.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"619\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Courtyard with water detail at the San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60002\/1864199565.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60006.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"620\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white image of east facade at the San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60006\/2045541900.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60010.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"621\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white image of supports and the sun shining through screens on the east facade at the San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60010\/282124349.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60011.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"622\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white image of the northeast end and fire escape of the San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60011\/2698044899.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60012.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"623\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white image of the roof details and external of the San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60012\/245290992.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>I appreciate the shine of the mesh, and the crispness of these images.\u00a0 This was the right film at the right time for this project! I&#8217;m quite pleased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy the finely detailed texture of the federal building that Morphosis designed, which stands across the street from the Ninth Circuit Court.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve photographed it with sepia peel apart film in my Land Camera, but also want it in black and white.\u00a0 A sharp, sunny morning gave me a chance to photograph it with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,19],"tags":[18,21,20,48,52,79],"class_list":["post-616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analog-film","category-monochrome-black-white","tag-architecture","tag-black-and-white","tag-contemporary-architecture","tag-medium-format","tag-monochrome","tag-yashica-mat-124-g","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4","has-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aeg_morphosis60010.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":624,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616\/revisions\/624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}