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  1. Thread: Which Ball-Head?

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    Re: Which Ball-Head?

    Sorry if Im late for this thread but I've had a Arca Swiss ballhead for more than two decades. Perfect precision and so smooth. Besides it is beautiful.
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    Re: Mixing Selenimum Toner

    I used Kodak's Selenium Toner and experimented with different dilutions and temps. At the end I liked the high 1:5 at aroud 73 F. It doesnt need too much time to act, around 10 to 15 min. As I could...
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    Re: Pro scans in San Diego area?

    Thank you, I'll check them out.
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    Pro scans in San Diego area?

    Hi there,
    I am looking for recomendations for businesses in the San Diego area to scan my LF negatives. Any advice or comments are welcome. Maybe printing too? Or larger negatives from digital files...
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    Re: In Praise of 5x7... Post'em !

    A late evening in beautiful old Bern, Switzerland.

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    Canham 5x7, Apo-sironar S 150mm. Tri X pan.
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    Re: In Praise of 5x7... Post'em !

    I like it and it shows a great tonal range, love the contrast too. It is a dynamic composition as well.
    I have the same camera!
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    Re: Hello! Just sharing my first few photographs :)

    Awesome dude! Follow your heart and shoot away!!
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    Re: "Beginners-Mind" (sho-shin)

    I like this ^^ very zen
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    Re: First LF negatives

    I was going to say! mine was like a double exposure on one and the other one was empty, and stuff like that, enjoy the journey!
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    Re: A Huge Fig Tree in Orange, CA

    Sandy,
    I think I saw that tree in the Museo El Lencero, an old Hacienda that belonged to general Santa Ana a distant relative. It's located like you said in Veracruz, near Jalapa.
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    Re: Still Life Images, 2013

    Jonathan,
    You are amazing, everytime I like a photo on this site, it comes with your name right next to it.
    Thank you for making such wonderful and un-pretencious pictures.
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    Re: B&W 8x10 landscapes of Mayan ruins in Cancun

    Lol, I was about to advice the OP when I noticed the date.
    Did he take those pictures? Has he posted them in this forum? I would like to see them. I did some ruins with 5x7 but was lucky to have a...
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    Re: Thoughts on a beginner large format camera

    I forgot to mention a friend of mine had a Speedgrafic 4x5 very well built.
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    Re: Thoughts on a beginner large format camera

    I had a Toyo 45AII and also built like a tank, I would backpackit around the city and just shoot anything, it was good on the beach and in the snow, a superb allaround view camera. They are plenty...
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    Re: Shooting black and white landscapes

    My advice to you is to experiment with the film you already have. Try different hours of the day for your photos or try different developers. That way you'll get familiar with one type of film first,...
  16. Thread: Flowers Anyone?

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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    BDT,
    Your flower photos are beautiful, a real pleasure to look at them, thank you.
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    Re: Still Life Images, 2013

    Tim,
    Maybe its just me but there's something with the balance of the compositions that feels uneasy to my eyes.
    I like the hard contrast of the first one with the metal sugar container. And on the...
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    Re: New LF from Chorzów, Poland

    This sooo cool!
  19. Thread: Flowers Anyone?

    by Ivan
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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    Hi
    I posted this on a different thread but I think it belongs here.
    Taken a long time ago with a simple lamp and maybe some light from the kitchen.
    From the "Dragon Rose" series
    Toyo 45AII...
  20. Thread: Flowers Anyone?

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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    This one looks "good" to me :)
  21. Re: Just acquired 5x7 and could use some advise/help.

    Yes please!
  22. Re: Just acquired 5x7 and could use some advise/help.

    Are you sure about this?
    When I lived there, the film was too big for my film holders, but I never thought of buying the correct magazines :(
    Thx.
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    Re: Still Life Images, 2013

    Beautiful! And here I am thinking of discarding a 10 year old box of Kodak 5x7! Now I'm curious to see how it comes out. I have old paper too!
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