Xtol

I took this yesterday evening. The sun was catching the leaves in the Aspens whose leave had turned a wonderful bright yellow. Unfortunately there's a bit of what looks like (I hope¹) lens flare in the top of the trees on the right. I should have had a lens hood, but I have to figure something out when I've got the Cokin filters on the front of the lens (which is all the time).   

The pic was taken at about 4pm and developed by 5:15; by 7:30 it was scanned and spotted. Not only is this a bit more fun than waiting three weeks for Fuji to return the film (which they no longer do), but I like the results better. There is less grain, particularly in the sky. Since the film still Fuji Acros Neopan 100, the difference must be the developer (Xtol).

I will probably also try Eco-Pro which is supposed to be the same formulation.

¹ Because if it isn't lens flare it's a developing problem; and I'd rather it wasn't.