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    arizona, anybody?

    hello, 106 days until we move to prescott valley, az!!!

    finally retiring and would like to hear from photo folks near central arizona and in new mexico...and anyone else anywhere☀️

    i mainly...
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    Re: Tiny Format Portraits

    lovely...great use of horizontal format.

    i reallllly need to try this....and get outta my ingrained portrait format for portraits��
  3. Re: any LFF members in flagstaff, arizona area.

    hey daniel,

    thank you for the youtube and hidden light links.

    kenneth
  4. any LFF members in flagstaff, arizona area.

    hello all,

    wondering if there are any LFF members in the flagstaff, arizona area?

    considering a move there next spring...have done lots and lots and lots of internet research...planning a...
  5. Re: Ground Glass focusing screens including custom sizes from Young Camera Company

    congratulations and best of luck with your products.

    what is the price for an 11x14 ground glass focusing screen with grid lines?

    thank you, kenneth
    the photographer by the sea

    breathe,...
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    Re: Calder

    dear vaughn, my family’s condolences go out to you. you and your family are in our thoughts...and our prayers are in the wind to you for solace and comfort.

    kenneth, teresa, lynn and jason
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    atlanta, georgia anyone?

    hello all,

    find myself in atlanta for a day - tomorrow, sunday november 6th.

    wondering if a kind local LFF soul would "show me the sights" - landscape and/or architecture prospects.

    will...
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    Re: any LFF folks on indy?

    good question eh, Andrew O' Neill.

    mebbe i should of used the proper name - except most folks in indiana know it as "indy".

    flew into indy and i figured i buy gas and eats for someone local...
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    any LFF folks on indy?

    hello,

    wondering if there are any LFF folks in indy?

    in town for a day or two looking for interesting photography possibilities.

    thank you in advance.
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    Re: in atlanta, georgia today...

    great! will see if company car is available. thank you.
  11. Re: Proposal: North GA and surrounding area LF Photographers Meetup, December 2015

    hello all,

    unexpected lay over in and i am in atlanta, ga for the day - october 25, sunday wondering if there is any sort of get together going on and/or if someone local might be up to showing me...
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    in atlanta, georgia today...

    hello all,

    unexpected lay over and i am in atlanta, georgia for the day - october 25, sunday wondering if there is any sort of get together going on and/or if someone local might be up to showing...
  13. Re: looking for LF folks in houston, texas/gulf coast area

    sounds good. will be back in town around 18th/19th. drop me an email if you will be in the area.

    just got a holder for my 11x14...don't have my pre- ordered 11x14 fp4+ yet, but iii do have some...
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    Re: LF photographers in LA area

    hello all,

    i am in LA area - fontana - for the day. would appreciate some guidance and maybe transportation to interesting landscape or architecture possibilities...would buy lunch and...
  15. looking for LF folks in houston, texas/gulf coast area

    hello all,

    looking for LF folks in houston, texas/near gulf coast area...would like to fine-tune my technique with my 8x10 seneca city view and it's recently added 11x14 kin.

    over the past two...
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    Re: September 2015 Portraits

    hello all,

    here is one of my first portrait attempts with my 8x10 seneca city view, 240mm w-nikkor, fp4+ souled in hc-110 (1:63)...original fiber print copied with my, ummmm, iphone:

    139283
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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    hello all,

    here are a couple of my wetlands images from an on-going project of galveston, texas west bay...the original are fiber based prints copied with my ummm, iphone.

    made with my 8x10...
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    Re: Buenos dias from Victoria Texas

    hello and welcome from galveston!

    if you head our way there are multiple rv parks around the island.

    breathe, relax and enjoy.

    tsg, aka the smiling gecko, aka "hey you with the old wooden...
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    beseler 45vxl part needed...

    need enlarger part for my beseler 45vxl...
    hello all,

    did a couple of google searches and could not find a source for use beseler enlarger parts.

    i would appreciate any leads or anyone here...
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    Re: Hello from newbie.

    ummm, welcome from the gulf coast of texas.

    laugh more , smile more...
    ...i do whenever i go by a mirror.

    kenneth david
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    Re: Hello from Malta

    welcome from the gulf coast of texas:)

    beware the slope is slippery near the waters edge of large format...went from 4x5 to 8x10 (much, much later) and now the siren song of 11x14 has me under...
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    Re: New From Texas

    welcome from the gulf coast of texas :cool:

    be glad to share some nuts and bolts of misc LF gear and my meager bit of knowledge...

    laugh more, smile more...
    ...i do every time i go by a...
  23. need help with metolux II & aristo cold light on beseler 810 VXL

    hello all,

    having difficulty setting up my d2XL (not my beseler 810VXL) and metolux II & aristo cold light.

    i have gone over the set-up instructions for the metrolux II time and time again and...
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    Re: October 2014 Portraits

    tom,

    wowser!!!

    what a marvelous portrait. it has a sense of timelessness. the shadow play on the background is eye catching...as is the subject. her body language and facial expression can...
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    Re: October 2014 Portraits

    hello richardman,

    looking back and found this gem of yours.

    this is a terrific image...there is a sense of beauty and mystery that makes me want to linger.

    the winding river at the near...
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    Re: Hello form london

    welcome aboard!

    this forum is an absolute treasure trove of photographic knowledge..and a peopled with tremendously friendly, helpful, patient and knowledgeable (eh, even me to a small degree).
    ...
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    Re: Hello from Como (Italy)

    welcome aboard!!!

    wow, i don't know where to start...i think it would be helpful to learn the basics of photography with your ambition to build a camera.

    there are so many approaches to...
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    finally...hello!

    finally...hello!

    a little history...worked as a professional photographer off and on for 30 years doing lots of different types of work.

    around the time the digital imaging tide came in i...
  29. Re: any LF forum folks in grant's pass, oregon area?

    hi racer x 69,

    most of my years out on the road it's been 35mm and medium format and maybe my crown graphic.

    stepped up to the abyss last year and bought a 1905 seneca city view 8x10 from jim...
  30. any LF forum folks in grant's pass, oregon area?

    hello all,

    looking to relocate next year to oregon.

    wanting to touch base with LF forum folks in grant's pass area or nearby for insight to the area.

    looking at the coastline I am boggled by...
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    Re: Yay Me

    +1 google on your success. terrific image!!

    laugh more, smile more...
    ...i do every time I go by a mirror.:)

    the smiling gecko, aka kenneth david, aka "hey you with the old camera!"
    the...
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    Re: July 2014 Portraits

    johnm, nice first outing!

    your subject seems engaged and relaxed, whatever you were saying/doing helped the mood for the session - very good on your part.

    for me, that background was a bit...
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    in birmingham, alabama...

    hello all,
    i am in birmingham, alabama 'til the 27th/28th while my truck is in the shop.

    wondering if a local LF member could give me some pointers on interesting architecture or city...
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    LF in atlanta, georgia?

    hello,

    will be in atlanta may 19 & 20. would appreciate help and guidance finding assorted weathered barns and buildings and the like. not in town very long and will not be here long enough to...
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    Re: 8x10 Prototype

    thank you for your response. i imagine any size production run would be quite an endeavor.

    perhaps someday putting together a build-it-yourself set of instructions with dimensions and suggested...
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    Re: 8x10 Prototype

    wow!!!

    what a marvelous camera you have made.

    wondering about possible production plans for it...and, let's really dream - an 11x14 version.

    thank you for showing what's possible...with...
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    Re: February 2014 Portraits

    wow!!!

    'momma and son' is a fine image...and a gem...and a treasure!!!

    did you use a wee little electronic flash for the perfect catch lights in their eyes....or maybe a small focused hot...
  38. Re: Advanced daylight tank for sheet film - survey

    absolutely, positively in for an alternate system to develop 4x5 and 8x10.
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    Re: December 2013 Portraits

    marvelous!!!

    thank you for sharing these treasures.

    breathe, relax and enjoy.
    t.s.g. aka the smiling gecko, aka kenneth

    p.s. laugh more, smile more...
    ...i do every time i pass by a...
  40. Re: MF (6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

    great idea luc...merci!

    your suggestion may be the motivation i have needed...
    ...just hope my attempts can live up to the quality of the truly fine images on this thread.

    oh, vaughn, your...
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