Search:

Type: Posts; User: Bill Suderman; Keyword(s):

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Replies
    16
    Views
    4,637

    Re: Fog season

    Time to prune the vineyards, John, perfect pruning weather!
  2. Replies
    339
    Views
    128,274

    Re: The Setup and the Shot

    I think I know that place. Merry Christmas, Jim.
  3. Replies
    9
    Views
    3,922

    Re: Greetings from Tijeras!

    Hi Greg,
    I'm in Edgewood, a metope of us locals sounds good. Welcome!
    b
  4. Replies
    3
    Views
    1,529

    Re: Hello from New Mexico

    Hi, glad you are with us. Is your coffee available around here? On the east side of Sandia Mountain?
  5. Replies
    19
    Views
    12,407

    Re: Hello from Scotland.

    I was stationed near Dunoon for 2 years back in the 60's, returned for a month in '05, always loved being there (winters were a bit raw, though). I especially enjoyed the Cowal (sp) Games in August...
  6. Replies
    6
    Views
    3,414

    Re: Camera & Darkroom; Bostick & Sullivan

    Yes. I recommend the combo plate. :rolleyes:
  7. Replies
    6,953
    Views
    2,425,219

    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    My Nikkor will crop the corners at infinity, but just shy of infinity, it works great for distance. I can work at almost 1-1 if I like, and it's very sharp, so I'm loving it. I really should use it...
  8. Replies
    6,953
    Views
    2,425,219

    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Log, creek, Alaska
    120mm Nikkor-AM*ED f32 30 seconds
    Calumet wood field camera
    Velvia 50

    147386
  9. Replies
    6,953
    Views
    2,425,219

    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Moss Creek, Icy Straits, Alaska
    Velvia 50
    Calumet wooden field camera
    90 mm Fujinon, f32, 20 seconds
    147385
  10. Replies
    55
    Views
    19,921

    Re: Bucket List of equipment

    For those wanting LF auto-focus, goats, mules, have you considered Interns?
  11. Replies
    17,137
    Views
    7,023,574

    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    142199
    Ant Hill
    90mm Acugon f8
    1/8 f45
    Calumet wooden field camera
    Green filter #11
    T-Max 400 HC110 dil B
  12. Replies
    14
    Views
    5,506

    Re: Between here and San Antonio

    John, check this place, there are rock formations found no where else and it's just south of rt. 10 one the New Mexico/Arizona border. ...
  13. Re: Gundlach Hyperion and Zeiss Tessar interchanged, but the Miroscope lens stole the

    Wonderful series, Jim, and the narration really brings it to life. A lot of old memories began to stir shaking off inches of dust, thanks.
    Bill
  14. Replies
    20
    Views
    14,312

    Re: newbie to LF from Scotland

    "Stuck in the rural Scottish Borders." Oh, such a hardship! Yes, it's a bit flatter there, but with the amount of precipitation you have, you enjoy green and wonderful lighting. Portraiture in...
  15. Replies
    7
    Views
    3,487

    Re: New Mexico monsoons 2014

    Not only is the green wonderful, but the cloud formations are the Best Show on Earth! The sunlight one hour after sunrise and before sunset is brilliant.
  16. Re: What's happened with moderators since my last 2007 presence here?

    I once was a news photographer using a 4x5 Crown Graphic, so I have to stop, look and shoot a few, especially a train wreck! Thanks for your time in the barrel, Kirk.

    b
  17. Replies
    8
    Views
    4,805

    Re: Photographing blue prints

    Have you considered Ortho 3 film? And process in Litho chemicals?
  18. Replies
    29
    Views
    8,930

    Re: Do you shoot in the rain?

    Wind will make or break a shoot, most rain protection becomes sails...some of the most astounding photographs can be made during severe weather. I used to work on Cape Cod, so December storms...
  19. Replies
    25
    Views
    7,485

    Re: May/June 2012 View Camera Magazine

    I'm so glad you got the this mill before it was stripped of all that beautiful equipment. So often, this bit of history is lost forever...I love black on black work like you shared with us, you make...
  20. Re: Any tips for cutting 8/10 LF sheets to 5/7

    I have used masking or duct tape on my paper cutter bed to cut film. The tape needs to be thick enough to be easily located and used as a jig in the dark and safely away from the cutter. Works...
  21. Replies
    49
    Views
    9,384

    Re: Holding a Speed Graphic steady

    How frustrating for you, but, although probably not relevant to this, I'd like to suggest checking the tightness (or loosness) of the lens elements. I have had the front element on my lenses unscrew...
  22. Replies
    51
    Views
    13,769

    Re: This LF thing ain't easy

    WOW!! 4 pages of blather and not one mention of Light Falling On An Object...if what the light is doing is not what you are looking at...? Shrug.

    Forgive me while I laugh. It's involuntary.
  23. Thread: Nude

    by Bill Suderman
    Replies
    4,056
    Views
    3,698,550

    Re: Nude

    Originally Posted by Jay DeFehr

    I predict that soon a new kind of imaging will evolve that doesn't require a camera of any kind, or manual manipulation of any kind. It will be truly subjective,...
  24. Replies
    49
    Views
    9,384

    Re: Holding a Speed Graphic steady

    Avi,

    Any new test shots? You have been given many points to consider; keep notes, my friend, I warned that the "hole" will only get deeper...but what fun falling in! You will begin to recognize...
  25. Replies
    49
    Views
    9,384

    Re: Holding a Speed Graphic steady

    It looks like the movement took place during exposure because the highlights look larger on the left image than those on the right. My personal experience has taught me to use a longer cable release...
  26. Replies
    27
    Views
    6,013

    Re: One Camera One Lens - you tell me what

    I'd reach for the Crown and the 127mm. It's solid, dependable and proven. How many decades of news and wars were photographed with this combination? The lens may be "wide" but not objectionable,...
  27. Replies
    7
    Views
    2,613

    Re: Hi all, New Hampshire here

    Consider the rigidity of the crown as an asset. If the camera is leveled on the tripod, I've found that the rising front is all you need. This is especially useful in windy conditions when my...
  28. Replies
    21
    Views
    7,234

    Re: One more reason not to go to Long Beach

    I was there last October...there was beach? As a kid, we visited the Pike, swam in the public salt water pool and went directly out on the beach to play in the sand. Now it's all cement and marina...
  29. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,499

    Re: Speed Graphic case color

    I have an old plywood version that was a light brown with darker molded brown synthetic leather corners and brass colored hardware. The inside is covered with purple felt (royalty?). It's a...
  30. Replies
    16
    Views
    6,445

    Re: Graflex.org?

    I can't resist. Yesterday I was out with my 4x5 Crown using the 120 roll film back. So I was shooting...?
  31. Replies
    957
    Views
    367,856

    Re: how old are we?

    Just started the back half of being in my 60's, never really knew anything else but LF. When a freshmen in high school, I wanted to learn photography, so I signed on to the yearbook staff - no...
  32. Re: Cutting Trees in Yosemite to Preserve View

    Don't dispair, gents, just keep in mind (I almost said "focus on") the 3 million visitors spending 100 bucks in the park and probly several hundred before leaving Californy then look at the condition...
  33. Re: Directions to Grant Grove Village, Kings Canyon, CA,

    Exit 99 @ Visalia, rt. 63 no. to 180. The farmers along 63 are, for the most part, in a hurry to get somewhere. I'd travel on "work" days, too. Everybody goes to the mountains on weekends.
  34. Replies
    45
    Views
    12,692

    Re: Kings Canyon advice appreciated

    I expect my reply is too late for the initial question, but, if going to Kings Canyon, consider a side trip through Hume Lake and continue to Buck Rock Fire Lookout (google it), then on to Big...
  35. Replies
    24
    Views
    8,189

    Re: Chemistry disposal question

    If you are a "Professional" photographer and do photo finishing for others, you may have to play by different rules than amatuer photographers do. And if you dump "waste/used" chemicals to the...
  36. Replies
    36
    Views
    13,285

    Re: Greetings from Yosemite

    Being somewhat handy with woodworking tools, and having priced lensboards ($35.00+ ea.), I make my own boards. Get to know someone in the maintainance shop to help, I use a small table saw to cut...
  37. Replies
    36
    Views
    13,285

    Re: Greetings from Yosemite

    Hi,
    I have the "same" camera, bought it on an auction site, several years ago. It only says Calumet on the base plate, no other info. I asked a Calumet rep at a trade show about it, response was...
  38. Re: report: Tonopah Temptation Workshop May 2011

    Please forgive my lazyness because I didn't read all 9 pages of this thread. Having said that, will there be a "Tonopah Temptation Workshop 2012"? I have both 4x5 and 8x10 formats begging me to...
  39. Replies
    1
    Views
    1,322

    Preservation of old news negs

    I have resently been handed a shoe box jammed full of my late father-in-law's old negs from his days as a freelance news fotog in El Paso, Texas back in the late 30's, 40's, 50's. (All 4x5, I've...
Results 1 to 39 of 44
Page 1 of 2 1 2