What was once old is now new... Fishing

Posted by Bruce Gordon · Sep 24, 2026 · 159 views

Last year I bought a Watson bulk roller from EBay that came with a surprise. A roll of about 75 feet of unexposed film. Did a little film test and found out I had an expired bulk roll of Portra 160. Shot some at 100 and these are the results. Not too bad..... Anyone know when Portra was discontinued as a bulk purchase? I would like to be able to date this expired film.

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Camera: Leica IIIf Red Dial
Lens: 28mm f/2 Summitar
Film: Kodak Portra 160NC @ 100 Expired 2011
Format: 35mm
Subject: Nature & Wildlife
Posted from: Maryland USA

Comments (3)

Ken Mullinix Sep 24, 2026

Bruce, this looks like Liberty Reservoir. My dad and I fished every inch of Liberty in the 80's. That's the boat ramp off Liberty Road if I'm not mistaken. Small world!

Bruce Gordon photographer Sep 24, 2026

Nailed it! I love shooting on the boat slip. I do a lot of drone shooting there as well. The canoes are from there as well. Are you still local?

Ken Mullinix Sep 24, 2026

I moved to Massachusetts for work in 2022 and am still up there. A lot of my family still lives in Westminster. I was down last weekend actually. I also fish Prettyboy and Loch Raven when I get the chance. I used to take drone shots of the dam at Prettyboy. That’s a neat spot.

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