My first 4x5

[Kyle M.]

I'm a little excited so I just thought I'd share what is officially my first Large Format photo. Shot this last night after unboxing and inspecting my new to me Crown Graphic. I have to say that I'm officially hooked.

Info:
My Grandmother's spinning wheel
Graflex Crown Graphic, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 135mm F=4.7
Ilford HP5+, developed for 11 minutes in Kodak HC-110 dilution H (1+63)
1/8 sec @ F16
Scanned on Epson V600 and stitched together in P.S. Elements 9




Original on my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kylemi...0/23434615875/

[Fr. Mark]

Good job! I think a lot of us have and enjoy press cameras.

[Michael Graves]

That's your first shot???!!!??? I've been doing this for years and haven't gotten something that nice.

[Kyle M.]

That's your first shot???!!!??? I've been doing this for years and haven't gotten something that nice.

Call it beginners luck? I've been shooting MF for a couple years, but this is my first LF shot.

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome to Large Format Photography Forum

Check out www.graflex.org and www.graflex.org/helpdesk/

[Jiri Vasina]

That is a wonderful one, Kyle. Looking forward to see more.

And I have to add, you have made a Large step up from MF to 4x5", yet the path does not end there. The next small step is to 5x7/8x10

Jiri

[AtlantaTerry]

Welcome. Keep up the good work.

[Kyle M.]

That is a wonderful one, Kyle. Looking forward to see more.

And I have to add, you have made a Large step up from MF to 4x5", yet the path does not end there. The next small step is to 5x7/8x10

Jiri

Maybe 8x10 someday.

[Ben Calwell]

That is nice. Retaining detail in windows has always been my Achilles' heel.

[Jim Galli]

Well done. Have fun.