Aaaah! Aa man after my own heart: there areno impediments, just incentives to explore new avenues. I adore still lifes and the potential they offer though they might prove daunting to pursue in the present circumstances.
Tech Pan! Never had the chance to use it much. back in the day, but a mate who was a techo at Kodak raved about it. And among my heroes of the original New Topographics showw, Lewis Baltz, shot industrial landscapes that you'd swear were 10x8 but which were, in fact, 35mm Technical Pan.
What size is your Tech Pan and how old? Did you soup it in the special developer? In the event that LF. proves too much of a challenge in my new life I've been giving thought to trying the new ADOX CMS 20 II PRO & ADOTECH IV. If your curiosity is piqued have a look at the German boys on Analog Insights —
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IaCKwjgkISeed pods are a compelling fascination for me. I spent a fair chunk of my life photographing the nude, as did mid-20th Century icon Rruth Bernhard who maintained, "“The human body represents to me the same universal innocence, timelessness and purity of all seed pods, suggesting the mother as well as the child, the parental as well as the descendant, conceived according to nature's longings" in defense of the pursuit we were engaged in."
At the size and resolution allowed, and with my little screen I can't adequatele make an honest assessment of focus but, that aside, The picture is full of intrigue and nourishment to reflect on.