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As you noted, the paper and Jocasta's left arm both point from the edges to the center of the image, at the queen and Oedipus. Also, the sapling...

The release cords for these shutters requires an exceptionally long throw. I think only the OEM shutter release cords have this long throw. They are...

I use an enlarger as a controlled light source for contact printing. As a guide to the eye I put a wet pilot print in a dry tray on the enlarger...

Yep/ I worked in a repro lab for Polaroid and we made "dodging masks" out of layers of frosted myar taped to the back of the white plexi diffuser....

Useful tips!

In the late 1970s we were shooting about a dozen 4x5 Kodaliths of hand drawn graphs each day. As the number of graphs to shoot each day increased, we...

That's a Manfrotto tripod on my 8x10 Norma

Unfortunately, that very year what I witnessed on Calif. campus lawns was hundreds of people at a time bashing each other with fists, baseball bats,...

Thank You, They look simple to work on, I'm sure I will have more questions. It is at the house in VA and I am at a job in IL.

it helps a lot to let your eyes get used to the darkroom. I also don't like a really bright darkroom when I am printing. I make contacts on enlarging...

yes, 12,9 cm in lenght without cup & cap, but with hood. Covering a 16cm circle it would left the longer corners of a 13x18 vignetted, but I would...

It's the original Sinar Norma Shutter. I have four of these now and all the sync cords needed replacing. Great unit. The DB Shutter came along...

I think you’re probably right about a Hasselblad. I hope someone has more info about the technical aspects for this shot. The white paper stack,...

Photography is very important to me and I have sometimes done it for side money in the past.... I had a gallery for a while too. I'm mostly in the...

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

This photograph is from a large body of work Ansel Adams did for the University of California for their centennial (1968). Googling Ansel Adams...

Thanks for the replies and advice re tweezers etc. I've just purchased a Vessel Precision Screwdriver Set TD-56S (+0, 00, 000, 0000, -0.7, -0.9) and...

Also LSD or certain mushrooms. But they aren't lenses either. I think...

It's made absolutely no difference to us :D We normally seclude ourselves in the bush and just continued doing that.

My last good sales were $2000 in one week...that was 12 years ago :D I used to sell directly off my web site but was building a motorhome at the...

Lassethomas, you are achieving wonderful tonalities in a rich composition full of atmosphere. Exceptional.

With the square format, I’d guess Hasselblad rather than LF.

Sinar used to offer a front-surface mirror (catalog no. 538.11) that could be mounted in a Sinar 4x5 standard and positioned on the rail in front of...

I also use Sun Locator Lite. suncalc.org is nice because I can look things up on the computer and print out the map for reference.

Gålö in the Stockholm archipelago. Pentax 645N, 45mm & Fomapan100

Robert, Yes its rock solid. The handle at the joint essentially compresses everything together super tight. Release it and it's very loose. The...

Oh cool I'll check that wax out, thanks Tin! Likewise good to confirm I didn't something horribly wrong with taking a marker to my 4x5 MK2 ;)

I use magic markers to 'black' internals I find Renaissance Wax makes everything look great and is safe on almost anything It was made for...

Ah that's not a bad idea. I actually did send them an e-mail asking if they corrected some of the 8x10 MK2 growing pains (the film holder issue...