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  1. How to achieve that kind of glowing effect?

    If he photographed his hard drive with an old Kodak disc camera and labelled it "fine art", I think I'd be more impressed...
  2. Adams and Photoshop - Photo Techniques Jan/Feb 2004

    "Maybe he’d only have had to make one shot of the darned thing if he could have Photoshopped it".

    Apparently he was sometimes questioned about whether or not "Moonrise" was a double exposure - as...
  3. Adams and Photoshop - Photo Techniques Jan/Feb 2004

    Dean, good post. I got about 25% of the way through Paradise Lost before I couldn't take anymore. But of course the best lines are near the beginnning "The mind is its own place - and in itself can...
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    Large Format Photo Conference

    Hey John -

    I know what you mean about feeling as if you're operating in a vacuum - I'm at the point now where I'm considering spending $600.00 for one of Michael Smith's workshops, just to get an...
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    Large Format Photo Conference

    How about Gettysburg, PA.?? For photo ops - you've got the Amish country in nearby Lancaster, not to mention the battlefields and history of Gettysburg. Lodging is very reasonable - and "General...
  6. Adams and Photoshop - Photo Techniques Jan/Feb 2004

    I thought this quote from AA's autobiography (written @1980-83) might be of some interest to the discussion: "In the electronic age, I am sure that scanning techniques will be developed to achieve...
  7. SENATE DEFEATS EFFORT TO OPEN THE ARCTIC REFUGE TO OIL DRILLING

    BTW, I love you guys!
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    Ansel Adams at 100 - NYTimes article

    Hi Kevin,

    I agree... I've mostly seen it in his older work, though. Just last week I saw the AA show at the Eastman House in Rochester, and most of his better known work - Mt. Williamson,...
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    Ansel Adams at 100 - NYTimes article

    sorry - Moonrise not "Monrise"
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    Ansel Adams at 100 - NYTimes article

    Hi,

    I happened to see the book at Borders last week... The prints look green to me. My wife agreed, and she's not nearly as picky as I am. Even Monnrise has a greenish hue to it. It's a real...
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    shooting Niagara Falls

    Hi Nick,

    For a straight-on, unobstructed view of Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Side), you might try shooting from the sidewalk that runs along the Rainbow Bridge... Remember that you'll be facing...
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    Background Wall for Hanging Photos

    Hi,

    AA's book "The Making of 40 Photographs" sports a forest green cover which works very well with B&W prints... I used a similar color for the background on my website, which is nothing more...
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    photo stores/photo ops near Las Vegas?

    Hi Mark,

    I live in upstate N.Y., and just spent a week out in Vegas last month. If you're into small, nearly ghost desert towns, you might want to give Nelson a try. It's only about 30 minutes...
  14. Parkinson's Disease - the photographer's disease??

    THANK YOU for explaining the Weston's black fingernails... I thought that Edward had painted his black as some sort of personal statement, and that Brett was just keeping up the tradition! Boy do I...
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    What is your ultimate 4X5 portrait ?

    Ok I'll bite... I really love Mapplethorpe's portraits of Isabella Rossellini and Sandra Bernhardt, although I'm not sure exactly what format was employed.
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    Light Field and the Bogen 3001 Tripod

    Hi Roger,

    I've used the 3001 with the 3030 head for several years under my Rollei TLR and love it. Having recently purchased an 8x10 I am in the same boat as you. I'm looking at either the Bogen...
  17. Any tips on refurbishing a Deardorff 5x7 back??

    Thanks Kevin - that article you wrote on your experience refinishing the B&J is a classic!!

    I'm not really interested in restoration, I just want to get the back in good working order... I'll...
  18. Any tips on refurbishing a Deardorff 5x7 back??

    Hello all,

    I have just purchased an 8x10 to 5x7 Deardorff back and, although the wood is in nice shape, a few of the screw holes are stripped, and a few screws are missing . Is there any...
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    Bosscreen-more comments and experiences-

    For ordering info on the boss screen go to bromwell.com No I am not affiliated with the company in any way - I'm shopping as well as you all are!!!
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    Westons' technique for closeups

    From his daybook entry of 8/3/30, he states that he was using his 21cm.Zeiss, which was needed to fill the 8x10 frame because the pepper was so small. The pepper in this case was put in a tin...
  21. Anyone here using a 12" Commercial Ektar?

    I'm not sure if this matters, but the serial# is OM173 (manufactured in 1963). Thanks.
  22. Anyone here using a 12" Commercial Ektar?

    Hi all,

    If so, what size filter does this lens accept? I've scoured the web and come up with some conflicting answers... I really prefer the B+W screw in filters, which I've used on my TLR with...
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    Tripod for Deardorff 8x10??

    Thanks everyone, for the ideas... I'm going to do more research on the Ries and perhaps I'll get lucky and find one slightly used. Bogen also makes two that I think would work - the one that Sean...
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    Tripod for Deardorff 8x10??

    Hello all,

    Thanks to everyone who responded to my last question regarding my new 8x10 camer a... As I begin to consider which tripod to get for this camera, I wanted to get some ideas as to what...
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    End of an Era

    There was a great feature on him about a year or two ago in Photo Techniques mag... I was unfamiliar with him until that article. His method of lighting was nothing short of genius - he really...
  26. New 8x10 Deardorff w/4x5 back - question...

    Thanks for the help - I couldn't find an explanation for the cut-out corners in any of the books I checked... It seems that an errant stick or twig not seen in the corner might ruin an otherwise...
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    Pinkish tinge on B&W negatives

    I live in NY, and in my basement darkroom during winter months the temp. drops to @45 deg.F... Is temperature with you a factor? I need to increase fixing time about 50% when using cold fix -...
  28. New 8x10 Deardorff w/4x5 back - question...

    Hello all,

    This past week I was fortunate enough to find an 8x10 Deardorff in excellent con d. The camera only has a 4x5 back, and there are no lines on the ground glass in dicating framing...
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