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Nothing like the perplexed wonder of an adolescent:) Very nice photo.

:) :)

Okay, that's good to know because I have spot meter as well as DSLRs with spot metering capability. Thanks.

Yes, it's a very pleasant surprise. I'm just taking it bit by bit; unfortunately, my camera won't accept the Polaroid holder so it'll be a little difficult for me to make test exposures (but that's...

Well, I must have been channeling Dodgson when I titled this post (ha, ha).

Will do!

Okay, this brief post is admittedly entirely corny, hokey, and sappy (and those are just the words that end in "y") ... but I took my first few looks through ground glass on my little used 4x5 and...

Hello, you might try here -- http://dcphotoartist.wordpress.com/

Thanks, Bob. I'll check these out, too.

Thanks, ic-racer. I'll look for this book.

Thanks, Bill. I'll track this down.

Hello Bob:

Your questions expose the depths of my ignorance :)

Other than thinking that I'd want something to work with B&W and color images, the varieties you mention are lost on me (but I...

Hello:

I'm trying to find a book or web site that provides detailed information regarding how to operate an enlarger (if you've read or perused the Simmons book on view camera basics, then you...

Thank you very much, Al. I hadn't given any thought to local photographic clubs; but I'll look into it. Thanks.

Perfect. Got it. Yes, I'm more interested in the near-macro range rather than true macro.

Okay, Rick, thanks for the very helpful clarification / reminder. So, one could use also use a 250-300mm lens to get closer but still avoid the above-mentioned "macro" difficulties, correct?

Thanks very much. Your example is very helpful (and, yes, it does look fine on the web!). I'll see if I can find the thread re: slit lighting.

Excellent tip, Richard. Thanks.

Thanks, Joshua. Good to know about another local group.

Okay, thanks. Also: I did see on the Ebony web site that they have film holders for the whole plate size.

Okay, thanks, Tim.

Thanks, Scott for the very generous offer ... if I go the whole plate route, I might have get you to walk me through the processing.

Re: developing whole plate (or any other film) do you use...

Hi, Leigh.

No, I'm certainly referring to Penn; the sales people I dealt with didn't seem camera savvy. But, again, as with any organization, perhaps that was just my limited and unrepresentative...

Thanks, John. I just checked the link and that 8x10 workshop seems very, very nice -- and affordable!

Hello Walter:

Agree with you regarding Penn Camera (Penn could just as well be selling fish as cameras, such is my feeling that it's really a "camera store").

Thanks for you offer to tag along...

Thanks, Scott. I'll keep this in mind; at the moment, I'm just concentrating on view camera basics rather than alternative processes.

Thanks, Leigh. I bought my first DSLR from Penn and just never felt like it was a "camera" store as much as a place that just sold cameras (this was based on my interaction with several of the sales...

Thanks, Bob. New Hampshire/Vermont is about the same distance as another workshop I'd identified, but perhaps a little more time consuming to arrive (especially with the unpredictability of winter...

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I'm new to LFPF and seriously investigating getting into LF photography. I'm trying to see if anyone knows about any workshops (group or private) in the Washington, DC area. I've seen the...