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    Re: Ruins

    Quote Originally Posted by dperez View Post
    Austin,

    These are pretty cool. What time of year did you take the point reyes boat picture? Also, do you remember the the time of day the shot was taken? Thanks for sharing.

    -DP
    DP, Hi, thanks.
    The picture was made in April of 2003, sometime in late afternoon. To be honest, in the flesh the boat's not quite as dramatic as it appears-I got down low with a wide-angle lens (90mm on 4x5) and used a bit of back tilt to get it get it to loom up like that. That's how it felt, so that's how I made it-ha! Anyway, I've probably shot it a hundred times, as have a lot of people-that boat's slow disintegration is quite well documented! And it actually has a pretty interesting history, which I won't go into here, but if you'd like, you can check it out on my website-it's in the Point Reyes 'book,' near the beginning of Chapter Two: Inverness Ridge.

    Cheers!

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    Re: Ruins

    Great photograph - good work.

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    Re: Ruins

    Quote Originally Posted by tgtaylor View Post
    Let there be light...



    Not exactly a "ruins" but an early morning view from inside one an abandoned officers quarters at Fort Point - a civil war era fortress guarding the entrance to the Golden Gate in San Francisco. For some time after taking this image I thought that the park service sprayed the outside of the windows to make possible the wonderful diffused lighting effect and blocking out the distracting background. It was only later that I learned that the "spray" was the natural buildup on the elements settling on the windows which themselves are infrequently cleaned.

    Toyo 45AX, 90mm lens. Shown printed on Ilford MGIV RC Glossy and toned in selenium.
    Brickwork is often sprayed with a sealer every so many years to make mortar last longer; preventative maintenence to defer repointing which is expensive.

    Overspray on the windows makes them look pitted and/or dirty and provides some diffusion. That could be the source of some of that diffusion. Don't ask me how I know this. The low bidder on that work might not have masked off the windows.
    Last edited by Ken Lee; 4-Feb-2011 at 19:23.

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    Thanks for that explanation JP498 - which just may be the case.

    I stopped by this weekend and the windows were clouding-up again but you can still see the outside thru spots. Another 12 months, I imagine, and they will be in prime condition for photography.

    Also, the image is from one of the enlisted quarters (3d floor) and not from an officers quarters (2d floor) as reported in the original post.

    Thomas

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    Re: Ruins

    Quote Originally Posted by austin granger View Post
    I know I promised to stop, but man, I love this thread! Inspired by your photos, I just had to share this:

    Airplane Wheel, Point Reyes


    I know it might sound perverse, but I think this crowd will appreciate just how happy it made me to come across this, especially after having just trudged down miles of empty beach. Occasionally, the Photography Gods smile upon us...
    It also makes you wonder how it stayed upright all these years EC
    Last edited by Ken Lee; 4-Feb-2011 at 19:23.

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    Re: Ruins

    Fort Worden - Battery Kinzie in Lith print

    Camera: 1922 Korona 5x7 (with homemade 4x5 reducing back)
    Film and developer: AEU 100 in WD2D+
    Paper and developer: 8x10 Foma Variant 123 glossy in Moersch Easylith, 8 minute snatch point

    This print is going to British Columbia, Canada - I hope she likes it.


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    Bodie, CA
    Selfmade 4x5 P&S Camera, Nikkor SW65mm
    4x5 Provia 100F


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    Bachelor Pad, Bodie, CA
    4x5 Chamonix:90mm SA

    Bank @ Bodie
    4x5 Chamonix:90mm SA
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    Re: Ruins

    mandoman,


    Great images. I particularly like the second one, great composition.

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    Re: Ruins

    I like these b&w, the subjects are great.

    Jack

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