I agree 100 percent. Couldn't say it any better. Can't wait to see some photos.Originally Posted by ScottPhotoCo
I agree 100 percent. Couldn't say it any better. Can't wait to see some photos.
Way cool! Congratulations!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Very cool!
Gundlach Korona 5x7? I have one I need to start using more. Nice camera.
Kent in SD
In contento ed allegria
Notte e di vogliam passar!
Very cool experience Vaughn. Good for you!
Sounds wonderful. Congratulations!
Vaughn, congratulations, sounds like a great experience. I also sure you were an excellent large format ambassador.
Roger
It is an Eastman View No.2. "Improved model of Century View and Empire State No.2", it says on the front. I bought it from someone on this forum several years ago, but have not used it much until this trip.
Unfortunately new bellows were put on it before I bought it and they were improperly installed. The first 20 sheets of film I put thru it in Zion will be iffy, as there was major light leaking around three sides of the bellows where they attach to the front standard. I try to keep the darkcloth over the camera when I have the darkslide pulled, so some might be okay. The lens fell off as I was carrying the camera on the tripod -- I had a makeshift lensboard on the camera. The lens hit the rocks, of course, but after bending the back of the lens round again, it seems fine. But while testing the lensboard for possible light leaks, I found the three big leaks around the front of the bellows. I blocked the leaks with thin black-coated aluminum material, so the rest of the negatives should be fine.
Silly me for not testing the camera before I left. But other than that (and no front tilt), the camera is a beauty. Geared movements that lock down nicely...swing and tilt on the back, rise/fall on the front. The back tilt is on axis, which is nice, too. The sliding block on the bottom gives stability to the front rail. Just about everyone I saw thought the camera was pretty cool. Of course, everyone asked if it was old, some asked if it was a replica. I said it was 100 years old, give or take a few years (made from 1914 to 1923 or so).
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Sounds like a great experience, both for you, the park, and the visitors you interacted with. Well done!
Sounds wonderful? Please share a few more details . . .
What happens with the photos that you take?
Do you retain full rights to the photos, or are they shared?
There are many obvious advantages for the artist. What are the advantages to the Park; what's their reason for having this program?
How did this artist in residence experience come about?
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