When I first decided to get into shooting slide film, I took a trip to Toledo to shoot the Lights at the Zoo. This particular article will be featuring Fuji Provia slide film which was then developed in C-41 chemicals. I'll be doing a future article featuring some Fuji film that was not xpro, which I also shot at the zoo.

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I really liked the framing of this shot, and the xpro gave the penguins an odd green glow as opposed to the white that they naturally were.

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The frame here was balanced nicely with the tree in the foreground on the right.

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I liked the neon and the reflections in the window of these two hippos. Additionally, the symmetry of the crossbars makes for a pleasing shot.

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This jellyfish tank made for an interesting shot, and I specifically focused on the center jellyfish to maintain clear focus.

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I was shooting mainly at f/1.8, and that aperture really lent itself to create some nice depth of field and bokeh. I liked the ape being blurred out in the background while the ape in the foreground remains crisply in focus.

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In these last few photos, I tried to maintain the deep contrast that occurred via the night sky and the bright neon lights. Slide film can be difficult to shoot due to its narrow latitude, so this was a very interesting challenge for me. Additionally, content like this can be hard to meter for due to the sharp contrasts of brightness in the scene, so I was very pleased with the final images.