post "in Galli style"

[Jim Galli]

Owls Head Transportation Museum, 7/2012. Reinhold Wollaston Meniscus 190mm at f8. tmy2 4x5 in a speed graphic.

I like the smoothness of this lens at f8/f11 under slightly overcast conditions. Don't like my tripod/camera/self reflection, but that's hard to avoid shooting cars from the side.

I can't think of any greater honor than having folks posting excellent photos in a thread with my name on it! The Stude is a fine shot, and they have improved with age, but never my favorite. In my youth I had one of each, '55, '56, '57 Thunderbird, so of course I wouldn't give a Studebaker a second look.

[Steve M Hostetter]

Wildcat creek , Chamonix 4x5" 135mm f4 Meniscus I got from Jim Galli

[Steve M Hostetter]

On Nov. 7 1811 this creek would have been filled with 500 Indian braves .. This creek runs behind the tippicanoe battle field where Harrison and his army was directed ( by the indians) to camp..
By all accounts the Indians won this battle by killing most of the high ranking officers but stopped fighting at day break for reasons unknown.. I photograph this area quite often and I always have a surreal calmness come over me while im here.. I'm 1/16th Shawnee Indian
4x5" Chamonix 135mm f4 meniscus

[Jim Galli]

Wildcat creek , Chamonix 4x5" 135mm f4 Meniscus I got from Jim Galli

That's gorgeous Steve! I had to take it and invert it in photoshop to see if it was a negative!!

Here's a new one from me. 405 Kodak on 2D 8X10

[Steve M Hostetter]

Thank you Jim, I really love this lens! I use it most often now .. Thats a nice recent shot of ur antique car love it

[Jim Graves]

Steve ... Those shots are absolutely dreamy ... Very, very nice.

Jim ... Please quit posting the Kodak 405 shots ... They are gorgeous ... I don't have one and I'm trying to convince myself that I don't need one.

[Jim Galli]

Steve ... Those shots are absolutely dreamy ... Very, very nice.

Jim ... Please quit posting the Kodak 405 shots ... They are gorgeous ... I don't have one and I'm trying to convince myself that I don't need one.

Covers 11X14

[Steve M Hostetter]

Steve ... Those shots are absolutely dreamy ... Very, very nice.

Jim ... Please quit posting the Kodak 405 shots ... They are gorgeous ... I don't have one and I'm trying to convince myself that I don't need one.

Thank you Jim, I have a lot of fun with that "new to me" lens

[Zaitz]

Is this in Galli style?



4x5 Ilford HP5+
Speed Graphic
Wollensak Verito 210mm f/4 Soft Focus
Stand developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 1 hour. 1 minute initial agitation.

Haven't had much luck with the Verito yet. All my negatives have been thin even in mid-day sun. Doing pretty good with focus though. Even wide open I had about 6 out of 7 in focus hand held with the Speed Graphic. Instead of calibrating the rangefinder to the lens (not even sure it could at 210mm) I just match the focus between the rangefinder and groundglass and lock the focusing bed and use my feet.

[ghostcount]

Is this in Galli style?



4x5 Ilford HP5+
Speed Graphic
Wollensak Verito 210mm f/4 Soft Focus
Stand developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 1 hour. 1 minute initial agitation.

Haven't had much luck with the Verito yet. All my negatives have been thin even in mid-day sun. Doing pretty good with focus though. Even wide open I had about 6 out of 7 in focus hand held with the Speed Graphic. Instead of calibrating the rangefinder to the lens (not even sure it could at 210mm) I just match the focus between the rangefinder and groundglass and lock the focusing bed and use my feet.

Awesome!!!