Thanks, jp! It took me awhile to find the right angle.
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Thanks, jp! It took me awhile to find the right angle.
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Found in the desert west of Tucson. 8.5" f/4 petzval mounted on a 5x7 Auto Graflex camera. FP4+ developed in pyrocat hd.
Nice composition! I enjoy the warm tones.
Thank you! Yep handheld but I was crouching and may have had it supported on my knee. I also have a series B 5x7 Graflex, doesn't have the rotating back but still a wonderful camera. Now if I could...
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Taken with a Graflex series D RB 4x5 and a 7 1/2" velostigmat at f4.5
Old HP5 (from the 90's) developed in Pyrocat HD, scanned with Epson V750
Congratulations Jim this is a major accomplishment! As a carbon printer I can appreciate how difficult this project must have been. I hope I get a chance to see one of these books in person one day....
As an impressionable young lad I came across a copy of some Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographs in my high school library. I've been a fan of Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans ever since.
Thanks everyone. Had to catch him when he was half asleep so he would sit still for 1/2 a second :-)
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14 1/2” Verito at about f6; hp5+ developed in pyrocat hd
8x10 negative scanned (Epson V700) and cropped in PS
I appreciate everyone’s input on this. I’m leaning towards the mini split for its efficiency, heating and cooling abilities, and ease of light proofing. After some research it looks like I can...
You’re actually the second person this week that suggested I move to California. Maybe the universe is trying to tell me something.
This actually seems like a pretty good option, more expensive but also more efficient and you get both heating and cooling.
Yes! Plus the added humidity is actually a bonus for most of the alt process stuff I do.
Yeah I thought about using a swamp cooler but they lose their effectiveness when the humidity picks up during the monsoons. They are cheap and would be a good solution for spring/early summer.
Thanks Gary. Yes the building is completely drywalled and insulated, although based on the insulation I saw when installing the wiring I wouldn't say it's "well" insulated. I'm not too terribly...
I recently updated a 9x14 foot outbuilding on our property to function as a darkroom and while there are a number of benefits to being completely separate from the main house (beer cave of...
Not sure on the Deardoff back but my B&J 8x10 has a Kodak 2D back on it and it works perfectly.
Looks like I have options. Thanks!
Does anyone still do CLA's or repair Graflex reflex cameras? Or am I stuck doing it myself?
Sounds like a nice camera. For my 7x17 work I used a 250mm wide field ektar, a 305mm g-claron, a 14" commercial ektar, and a 19" red dot artar (with a homemade top hat extension board). Given the...
Nice print Erik! I also like using platine as a final support for carbon. How are you making your digital negatives?
I have a 400 watt HID Metal Halide light in an aluminum ballast housing hanging from my darkroom ceiling. I print 8x10 carbons about 12" from the light cooled with a fan. My exposure times are...
Chris, I develop with 2:2:100 Pyrocat HD in both trays and BTZS tubes. When I tray develop I agitate continually for the first two minutes and then once every minute for 10 seconds. I find that I...
Thanks Vaughn! I actually made a mistake in my original post, the first print is on fixed out Ilford semi-mat paper not sized Arches. The second and third prints are on gelatine and albumen sized...
Thanks Andrew. The HP5-Pyrocat combo works pretty well, the only down side is the longer development time required to obtain a suitable DR for carbon compared to fp4. I typically tray develop so 20+...
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15 1/2" Velostigmat
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240mm g-claron
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Coal Mine Canyon on the edge of the Painted Desert, Navajo Reservation, Arizona
Wollensak Triple Convertible Lens, shot at 330 mm
FP4 (5x7) Developed in D76
I developed film two weeks ago when the daytime temps were 115 F (46 C) here in Tucson. My tap water was coming out of the faucet close to 90 F (32 C)! Used a lot of ice.
Congratulations Mark!
Thanks Jim!
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Dusting off the 8x10 after a one year hiatus.
14" Comm Ektar
8x10 HP5+
Pyrocat HD
Goerz Hypergon. Somewhat of a rare lens because the outer element was very fragile. Had a cool little "star fan" thingy that you spun with an air bulb to even out exposure across the negative.
In my experience bubbles are the result of either an improper transfer technique or excessively hot water during development. If you're making your own tissue the addition of isopropyl alcohol to the...
Excellent! Congratulations Jim.
Thanks guys. I really like the black plexiglass because I can get the feel of a colored glass ambro with the ease of trophy plate. I cut the acrylic sheet on my table saw and then it's just peel and...
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Johnny's Rocking Chair
Black Acrylic Ambrotype
Lea's landscape #7 Collodion
KCN Fixer
210 mm Dagor
American half plate (4.25x5.5")
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Who's this guy? :)
Taken on WWPD
6x8 Tintype
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Anyone? You will have my eternal gratitude if you send me some dimensions. Seriously. Total board thickness, width and depth of bevel for light trap. Otherwise I'll just make an educated guess and...
I'm up for anything. Supposed to be warm and sunny here in Tucson on sat, surprise! What does Garrett have to say?