Old Things,Farms,Barns,Buildings, Plus

[andreios]

This is pretty old - back from 60s or 70s, I mean, 1260s or 1270s... So it might fit in this thread...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51689768219_588603a3a6_c.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/2mKDzfk)Capitulum (https://flic.kr/p/2mKDzfk) by Andrej (https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreios/), on Flickr

4x5 FP4+, silver gelatine lith print (fomatone)

[John Olsen]

An exercise on my new V850 scanner. Old man in front of old castle at Turegano, Spain on old film shot in 1988.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51711104863_0dbd2d7664_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mMwVTv)OldmanspainFlkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mMwVTv) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[h2oman]

The old man really makes that one!

[John Olsen]

The old man really makes that one!

It was a race to get my 4x5 up the hill before he hobbled away. It really puts your speed of composition and shooting to the test.

[John Olsen]

Ok, I've got a new toy to revisit a lot of old film. I hope this won't get to be a bore, but it's been on my to-do list for 30+ years. Segovia on Vericolor III, Type S. Scanned today on the V850.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51714168248_0ee082d2b1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mMNCwu)Segovia pm close004Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mMNCwu) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[kmallick]

^keep those castles coming. Love both but the previous composition with the old man really stands out. Nice work.

[John Olsen]

^keep those castles coming. Love both but the previous composition with the old man really stands out. Nice work.

Here's another view then. At dawn's early light from the valley below.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51718191509_42c767198b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mNafv4)Segovia am006Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mNafv4) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[Alan Klein]

Great shot John. I see Rapunzel.

[T.Chabry]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51718366511_48fa715850_k.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/2mNb9wk)First snow (https://flic.kr/p/2mNb9wk) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

- Camera: 4x5 Newton New-View
- Lens: 127 mm from a Polaroid 110A
- Negative: Kodak photographic paper
- Developer: Caffenol C-H
- Location: Saint John, NB, Canada

[John Olsen]

Cloister San Juan: With the 90mm lens this made for a difficult choice of best place to put the focal plane, also how much rise I could take in the front.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51720070773_853fa225da_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mNjT9a)SanJuan007Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mNjT9a) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[John Olsen]

Last castle shot - I promise. Burgos, Spain.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51725229679_6af5e4fb30_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mNMjGP)Burgos008 b Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mNMjGP) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[kmallick]

^ classic shot! Really nice.

[John Olsen]

^ classic shot! Really nice.

Thanks, and now I'll try your patience with a rooftop shot at Casa Milo in Barcelona. Some people feel these chimney forms are threatening; they're certainly the product of a genius. Scanned from Vericolor III negative.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51728019145_d0f9ab2a12_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mP2BV4)CasaMilo b010 Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mP2BV4) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[John Olsen]

Continuing with scanning the unexplored archives from 1988, here's Stonehenge on a December sunrise: Vericolor III in Toyo 45F

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51739540506_a8f1a284ec_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mQ3EPd)ShengeSh1N3014Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mQ3EPd) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[John Olsen]

Here's another Stonehenge, just after sunrise again. Scanned from 4x5 Vericolor III

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51780154633_10ea57e0af_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mTCPYM)ShengeSh2N4018Flkr (https://flic.kr/p/2mTCPYM) by John Olsen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153201054@N08/), on Flickr

[Corran]

180-year-old historic cabin near Dahlonega, GA
(https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/dahlonega-cabin-makes-big-move-will-be-ngcsu-teaching-tool/)
Kodak 5x7, 8 3/4" Verito, Arista 100, Pyrocat

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGwrCg--4dotYOv9dEOgxz5IkpSa4lAoDRJpd7YiCZVYKEWzzVJ_ORaDHLexKxWE_U5hgfUA06-NOSxjhK-_rAgvlo1TNqBVBg5GCkBYPIZ-bkWE5iPcuLlKGOjVNHbNPk4oy4s1Nbuw1LTmfOos-xp198Da93srhv4M3xJhYERVajLlF0EToYrB_R=s1000

[fj55mike]

Big Boy 4014 in Luling, TX 2019.

Deardorff V8
Nikkor W 240mm
FP4+ in XTOL stock
Contact Print on Ilford MGFB

The scan of the print doesn't do nearly as well in the shadows as the actual print.
You can also see that I ran out of rise coverage, but I would have burned the corner in anyway :)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51838996591_f24e289290_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mYQpDi)
Big Boy 3 (https://flic.kr/p/2mYQpDi) by Mike Boudreaux (https://www.flickr.com/photos/wetpossum/), on Flickr

[otto.f]

really great, might be that the scan isn't ideal but the deep blacks are wonderful, I belief I can recognize FP4+ in this

[drarmament]

224303

Big Bear Dam Keeper House.
Provia 100

[drarmament]

224304

Driving back home from Vegas

[drarmament]

224468

First time wet mounting. Yesterday I got my Betterscanning wet mount kit in.

Dam Keeper's House Big Bear, Ca

[Alan Klein]

224468

First time wet mounting. Yesterday I got my Betterscanning wet mount kit in.

Dam Keeper's House Big Bear, Ca

Have you done a dry scan and compared?

[drarmament]

Have you done a dry scan and compared?

Yes,

Its a touch sharper with the wet scan, But I set my mount to a height of 1.2 mm. The wet scan looks a touch better. I'm using an epson 4990. Scanning at 2400 and using silverfast

[Alan Klein]

Yes,

Its a touch sharper with the wet scan, But I set my mount to a height of 1.2 mm. The wet scan looks a touch better. I'm using an epson 4990. Scanning at 2400 and using silverfast

How did you know 1.2mm was the correct height for best focus? Wouldn't you have to check different heights to find the focal point, first with a wet scan and then with a dry scan? While I never did a wet scan, I did find that there was a considerable difference in focus with my V850 doing dry scans with the furnished holders even with ones of the same format. (The scanner comes with two film holders for each of the different formats.)

[orgraph]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51584556175_b193a46c9f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mAmknz)2021-10-12 Sh100TX in DDX 1+9 11 min 120 C004 Forest 40 Film 30 Ragwarm 5 web 766x1004 (https://flic.kr/p/2mAmknz) by Yuriy Sanin (https://www.flickr.com/photos/52922077@N08/), on Flickr
Wista SP 4x5, Symmar 135/5.6@22.

Shanghai GP3 in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 1+9 11 min.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Linhof
Ilford HP5+
Rodenstock
French Basque country
224662

[FrancisR]

Woodyman 4x5, Fujinon-W 150, Fomapan 200.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51932370481_25597b9b3b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2n85YrX)

[FrancisR]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51934799057_165246692e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2n8iqnX)

[Merg Ross]

225668

Sonoma Mission #2, CA

[Alan Curtis]

Terrific Merg, I like the way the point of the shadow takes your eyes away from the center of the photograph. Lot of parallel lines.

[Merg Ross]

Terrific Merg, I like the way the point of the shadow takes your eyes away from the center of the photograph. Lot of parallel lines.

Thank you Alan, always nice to hear from you. I have exhibited a slightly different photograph of the mission taken in 1967. I had not printed this version, from the same day in 1967, until recently. Have been going through sixty-five years of negatives and prints, discarding as I go. This one I think I'll keep.

Best,
Merg

[Eliverto]

Graflex Crown Graphic, SK Angulon 90mm 6.8, Fomapan 200

Old mill in southern Brazil

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52043818111_8768b310f7_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nhWaWP)sc0182 (https://flic.kr/p/2nhWaWP) by Eliverto Scherer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eliverto/), on Flickr

[johnmsanderson]

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b46b0607e3c3a7a060eacde/1652320114777-3D8N7ZZ2803TPN9J69T5/John_Sanderson_Kentucky_KDPP_1-2.jpg?format=2500w

Farmland, Ballard County, Kentucky (2022) on assignment with the Kentucky Documentary Photo Project https://kydocphoto.com/

Arca Swiss 8x10
Kodak Ektachrome E100G
Rodenstock Apo Sironar W 210mm

[h2oman]

That is so you, John - great image. I love those highlights around the front door.

[austin granger]

I've been photographing this place for about ten years now. The shingles continue to fall off, revealing the original slats beneath.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52073759460_cc1acd31f0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nkzCsY)Abandoned Schoolhouse, Goodnoe Hills, Washington (2022) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkzCsY) by Austin Granger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/), on Flickr

And in 2013:

https://live.staticflickr.com/2915/14498780987_003657e28b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o6d3sx)Abandoned Schoolhouse, Goodnoe Hills, Washington (https://flic.kr/p/o6d3sx) by Austin Granger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/), on Flickr

[otto.f]

Very nice! Curious about the lens used…

[Alan Klein]

Austin. You really have to stop photographing it and causing all that damage to the shingles.

Nice shots. ;)

[austin granger]

Austin. You really have to stop photographing it and causing all that damage to the shingles.

Nice shots. ;)
I didn't touch it, I swear! Thanks, Alan.

[austin granger]

Very nice! Curious about the lens used…


Thank you.
For the first picture, I used a Nikkor 180. The film was Tri-X. I can't remember on the older, bottom photo, but it was 5x7 film, and most likely a Fujinon 250.

[Mael]

Door, Limoges, France.

KW patent Etui 9X12 1928, Tessar 13,5cm f/4.5 @f/22 Foma 100 Rodinal

https://www.hebergeur-image.com/upload/86.209.72.50-62ab1fb5a9d5c.jpg

[h2oman]

Interesting image, could perhaps benefit from a bit of cropping.

[jmontague]

Alley Window, Denver, CO

Chamonix 45N2, FP-4, Pyrocat HD

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220617/6a291f56cd5c9120ef79f210668501ff.jpg


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[newtorf]

Johnson House, San Diego old town, Kodak TMAX 100 4x5 film, Kodak HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52155988583_d2b0eef9f1_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nsR5jt)Johnson House (https://flic.kr/p/2nsR5jt) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Corran]

I tried to get a different perspective at the Point Reyes:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlM2L7R5Edth549OBTH6MNGAWw8IGAoI3hd4bMDnXhhWOhhiHdSOnTf_lTfKXCI956SvHxTMG-rwa2JjDkoMo75BQPvaFVaS_4ovAoLDJyTK0cMvGwDZ7U6kN7qEwqKU9WpwiDK3alNBxfDoJpObUZnTe_hz69tZF0vJrb-QYDh2P6MDRvWVCeyJq/s700/junert-9395s.jpg

And, a more stereotypical shot:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoM4icmZYZbQ2gsKOf-nIHUOxIEvYhPZEYKPM8oyUx2J0ZlBIGsBsuvCgnT2UOJrrE61ZuC7BuA-UtdmeO6wvIzolbYZZnWfTOQLs91xDA7SgJfiJN2jEhL5F9WNOsJ6tcMGeBFZaBhFaMWmt3KYBZ2whq9Fp7vAs3CcOe3_3wPgqQhwjMNDZQjGX/s800/junert-9393s.jpg

Both with the 58mm XL.

[John Layton]

Bryan, that top example is nice...but might I suggest that you pencil a line onto your ground glass to accommodate the film holder rebate bump? Otherwise, in this example, you'll be hard pressed to realize (assuming you'd want this in a print) any "breathing room" underneath that keel and shadow. Again, you might not want to include this space anyway...but at least with such an indicator line you'd have a choice.

[Corran]

Yep, one of the few times that's happened...I usually compose a bit less tight. But I was up against a little creek, slipping into the sand/water. My film holder in the Beseler cuts off a little, and my original thought was to have the diagonal keel end-to-end on the paper. We will see...

[MrFujicaman]

Dang, I thought this was a thread about selfies!

[John Layton]

Bryan...yes - if that shadow were to intersect the bottom of the print at its mid-point (or adjust for this for future matting) - this could work really well...so long as the very bottom of that shadow can breathe just a little. Will be interesting to see how you print this!

[Ulophot]

Bryan, I like the top one as well. The choices you made create a kind of metaphor, to my eye, with the emphasis on the jagged edge of the prow and and the sand and rock in the shadow rising up like a wave that might cause a shipwreck. A sort of implied look into the past

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Casalina Valdantena - Tuscany - Italy
An abandoned curch. 27 June 2022

- Camera: Linhof Super Technika 5x7 V
- Lens: SCHNEIDER Super Angulon 90 1:5.6
- Film: FOMAPAN - 100 ASA - size 4x5
- Exposure: 12 seconds at f 16
- Developer: KODAK HC-110 - Dilution H (1+62) - 9 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD HYPAM FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light
- Lighting: Ambient light only

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52179053007_1ce8a46790_h.jpg

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Groppodalosio Inferiore - Tuscany - Italy
An old and broken Morini motorcicle. Abandoned on the wall of an house that we were evaluating to buy few years ago. 27 June 2022

- Camera: Linhof Super Technika 5x7 V
- Lens: SCHNEIDER Super Angulon 90 1:5.6
- Film: FOMAPAN - 100 ASA - size 4x5
- Exposure: 1 second at f 16
- Developer: KODAK HC-110 - Dilution H (1+62) - 9 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD HYPAM FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light
- Lighting: Ambient light only

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52179882461_28c4cbb70d_h.jpg

[kmallick]

Longmont, Colorado.

Intrepid 5x7 + Fuji 180 + Portra 160

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/longmont_barn.jpg

[Ironage]

5x7 color! I am impressed. How did you scan this kmallick?

[kmallick]

5x7 color! I am impressed. How did you scan this kmallick?

Thanks. I do the color developing myself in the 'basement bathroom' darkroom. The scan was done on Epson V750 Pro.

[donkittle]

I came across this old boat along the side of the road in the Westfjords of Iceland and just had to get a capture. Taken with a Fuji 250mm f6.8 on a Deardorff 8x10. It's a paper reversal print (paper negative that is developed, bleached, and redeveloped in light to create a positive on-site).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52213207425_b8ca733ee5_o.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/2nxUkue)Old boat in Iceland (https://flic.kr/p/2nxUkue) by Don Kittle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/siderean/), on Flickr

[John Layton]

Don...nice image! Could you possibly post any references/links for more info. on the paper reversal process?

And Alessandro...did you end up purchasing the house? And if so...was the motorcycle included?

[Mael]

Sanderson Tropical "Deluxe" 3,25X4,25 Goerz Dagor 120mm f/6.8 (here with front cell removed 240mm eq.) f/32 1/30s Shangai GP3 Rodinal 1+50

https://www.hebergeur-image.com/upload/86.219.2.216-62d04dd16ec67.jpg

[Ulophot]

Well done, Mael.

[Mael]

Discoidal cross, circa AD 1200, Maybe Templars origin, Creuse, France

Sanderson Tropical "Deluxe" 3,25X4,25 Goerz Dagor 120mm f/6.8 f/32 Shangai GP3 Rodinal 1+50

https://www.hebergeur-image.com/upload/86.219.2.216-62d80ae50c23d.jpg

[Iga]

Corran , both are great !

I tried to get a different perspective at the Point Reyes:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlM2L7R5Edth549OBTH6MNGAWw8IGAoI3hd4bMDnXhhWOhhiHdSOnTf_lTfKXCI956SvHxTMG-rwa2JjDkoMo75BQPvaFVaS_4ovAoLDJyTK0cMvGwDZ7U6kN7qEwqKU9WpwiDK3alNBxfDoJpObUZnTe_hz69tZF0vJrb-QYDh2P6MDRvWVCeyJq/s700/junert-9395s.jpg

And, a more stereotypical shot:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoM4icmZYZbQ2gsKOf-nIHUOxIEvYhPZEYKPM8oyUx2J0ZlBIGsBsuvCgnT2UOJrrE61ZuC7BuA-UtdmeO6wvIzolbYZZnWfTOQLs91xDA7SgJfiJN2jEhL5F9WNOsJ6tcMGeBFZaBhFaMWmt3KYBZ2whq9Fp7vAs3CcOe3_3wPgqQhwjMNDZQjGX/s800/junert-9393s.jpg

Both with the 58mm XL.

[kmallick]

Graflex Crown Graphic + Schneider 135 mm f/4.7 + Tmax 100

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/conoco_gas-5.jpg

[djdister]

Graflex Crown Graphic + Schneider 135 mm f/4.7 + Tmax 100


The out of focus areas are interesting. Is that a Schneider Xenar or Symmar?

[kmallick]

The out of focus areas are interesting. Is that a Schneider Xenar or Symmar?

Agreed. It was the Xenar.

[Rick A]

Abandoned hunting lodge
8x10 Nagaoka Fujinon W 250/6.3 exp. 1s@f22
EDU Ultra 100/PMK
8x10Fomaspeed in LPD

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52261730216_713fb4b268_c_d.jpg

8x10 Nagaoka Fujinon W 250/6.3 exp. 1s@f16
EDU Ultra 100/PMK
8x10Fomaspeed in LPD

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52261730521_df87bcbb54_c_d.jpg

[Mael]

Zeiss Ikon Maximar 9X12, CZJ Tessar 13,5cm f/4.5, FP4+

https://www.hebergeur-image.com/upload/86.219.2.216-62ebeb19d9786.jpg

[slavatokar]

wista rittreck, adox chs 100 5x7, schneider componon 5.6/210.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52263612622_f99f2bdc27_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nCmFcm)0481 (https://flic.kr/p/2nCmFcm) by Вячеслав Филатов (https://www.flickr.com/photos/115618176@N08/), on Flickr

[Mael]

Very subtle tones, great fineness in this picture Mr Slavatokar

[Eliverto]

Sandstone wall detail

Graflex Crown Graphic, SK Symmar 150mm 5.6 TMY


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52043546626_d80b6e5501_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nhUMf3) sc0178 (https://flic.kr/p/2nhUMf3) by Eliverto Scherer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eliverto/), on Flickr

[slavatokar]

Very subtle tones, great fineness in this picture Mr Slavatokar

Thank you!

[newtorf]

Kodak Tri-X 4x5 film, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52270545331_6108c9dc38_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nCYd3P)Bell Tower (https://flic.kr/p/2nCYd3P) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Jim Becia]

Somewhere in South Dakota.

[padre yak]

Beautiful!

[Gundy]

229879

Old school baby pram
Tachihara 4X5, Nikkor 210mm f5.6, ilford FP4+ developed in HC110

[Tin Can]

Like!


Kodak Tri-X 4x5 film, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52270545331_6108c9dc38_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nCYd3P)Bell Tower (https://flic.kr/p/2nCYd3P) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Kodak Tri-X 4x5 film, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52274892848_ea2c244206_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nDmuq1)Gazebo (https://flic.kr/p/2nDmuq1) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Kodak TMAX 100, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279736646_24e503359a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nDMjiL)Windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2nDMjiL) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Robert Opheim]

230770

This is an old trailer that we borrowed from my father-in-law back in 2004 at our old house - 8 1/4 inch barrel Dagor lens with LUC shutter. F/32 - Technikardan - Tri-X D76

[Roger Thoms]

Kodak TMAX 100, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279736646_24e503359a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nDMjiL)Windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2nDMjiL) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

Love these old windmills, where was this taken? Nice light btw.

Roger

[newtorf]

Thank you! The windmill is on Santa Cruz Island of Channel Islands National Park.


Love these old windmills, where was this taken? Nice light btw.

Roger

[SimonMaddock]

Old thing (1010-1050AD)
4x5, 150mm, fp4, rodinal
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52352659293_628e0c6a96_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nLe4EM)Risbyle (https://flic.kr/p/2nLe4EM) by Simon Maddock (https://www.flickr.com/photos/maddockdesign/), on Flickr

[Tin Can]

Not that olde

A recent Indonesian cave find revealed a 31000 BCE human with 10 year old leg amputation, meaning he lived 10 years after

Good old Doctors!


Old thing (1010-1050AD)
4x5, 150mm, fp4, rodinal
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52352659293_628e0c6a96_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nLe4EM)Risbyle (https://flic.kr/p/2nLe4EM) by Simon Maddock (https://www.flickr.com/photos/maddockdesign/), on Flickr

[SimonMaddock]

Not that olde

A recent Indonesian cave find revealed a 31000 BCE human with 10 year old leg amputation, meaning he lived 10 years after

Good old Doctors!

:D
In the grand scheme of things it is of course very recent. But then again, so is the indonesian amputee.

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 expired in 2001, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52353145465_6c9f639ff6_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nLgyc4)Patrick Tillman memorial (https://flic.kr/p/2nLgyc4) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Robert Opheim]

SimonMaddock a wonderful image of the standing stone! I want to be able to read it!

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film expired in 2001, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52354201892_d4e5bc6ded_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nLmYej)General store (https://flic.kr/p/2nLmYej) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Ootsk]

Kodak TMAX 100, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279736646_24e503359a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nDMjiL)Windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2nDMjiL) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

Beautiful. How did you get your camera ashore? I flipped a dingy in the surf.

[newtorf]

Thank you! I took a boat ride to the island. This photo was not taken on the boat. :)


Beautiful. How did you get your camera ashore? I flipped a dingy in the surf.

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film expired in 2001, HC-110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52360331915_fba094d5e7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nLUotn)General store (https://flic.kr/p/2nLUotn) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Mael]

early celtic cross reused to make a calvary in the XIXth century.

Sanderson hand and stand 9X12, CZJ Tessar T 135mm f/6.3 Foma 100 Rodinal

https://www.hebergeur-image.com/upload/86.219.2.216-6327336ecef39.jpg

[newtorf]

Ilford FP4 Plus 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52389243939_bb9f9e6395_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nPsz1x)Interior of an abandoned house (https://flic.kr/p/2nPsz1x) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Ben Calwell]

Ilford FP4 Plus 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52389243939_bb9f9e6395_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nPsz1x)Interior of an abandoned house (https://flic.kr/p/2nPsz1x) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr



That’s a great photo. I like the mood, and I like how you kept some detail in the window. Was it normal development?

[newtorf]

Thank you, Ben. I am surprised that there're still some details in the window. The exposure was f45 and 16s, around 8 stops overexposed for the window! I did stand development, which is L110 1:100 for 45 minutes, with initial temp 70F and ending temp around 60F (I put the tank in my refrigerator).


That’s a great photo. I like the mood, and I like how you kept some detail in the window. Was it normal development?

[Ben Calwell]

Thank you, Ben. I am surprised that there're still some details in the window. The exposure was f45 and 16s, around 8 stops overexposed for the window! I did stand development, which is L110 1:100 for 45 minutes, with initial temp 70F and ending temp around 60F (I put the tank in my refrigerator).

Thanks, it turned out well. I need to experiment more with stand development. For scenes similar to yours, I’ve had modest success with highly diluted HC110.

[Ulophot]

Well seen, newtorf; more than meets the eye at first.

[newtorf]

Thank you, Philip!


Well seen, newtorf; more than meets the eye at first.

[newtorf]

Ilford FP4 Plus 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52392406695_b095f983b8_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nPJMbP)Buildings (https://flic.kr/p/2nPJMbP) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[isarhane]

Ilford FP4 Plus 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52392406695_b095f983b8_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nPJMbP)Buildings (https://flic.kr/p/2nPJMbP) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

I really like this. Amazing!

[austin granger]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52393083134_8d5a238a32_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nPNfgy)Abandoned Farmhouse, Eastern Washington (https://flic.kr/p/2nPNfgy) by Austin Granger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/), on Flickr

[Bill Poole]

Swaybacked building--lumber and hardware store, still in use, Ferndale, California.

Chamonix 45-H1
150mm Sironar N, yellow filter
HP5
HC110 E



https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52392189437_778990170d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nPHEAZ)Lumberyard Buildings, Ferndale, California (https://flic.kr/p/2nPHEAZ) by William Poole (https://www.flickr.com/photos/poolephoto/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Thank you!


I really like this. Amazing!

[newtorf]

I wish the management could put the intrusive intro somewhere else! Kodak TMAX 100 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52397331220_d46415fa85_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nQb25q)Abandoned house (https://flic.kr/p/2nQb25q) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Kodak TXP320 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52400018418_689ae572b7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nQpMTq)The abandoned (https://flic.kr/p/2nQpMTq) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Kodak TXP320 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52401332887_48886861e4_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nQwwCF)Two-floor buildings (https://flic.kr/p/2nQwwCF) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Kodak Tri-X 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52404342936_52dfc5cd03_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nQMXq5)Exterior wall of a cabin (https://flic.kr/p/2nQMXq5) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Ulophot]

The abandoned:
I continue to enjoy the work of your compositional eye.

[newtorf]

Thank you, Philip! :)


The abandoned:
I continue to enjoy the work of your compositional eye.

[austin granger]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52452722542_40dfb42674_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nV4UZd)Outhouse, Cordelia Lutheran Church, Idaho (https://flic.kr/p/2nV4UZd) by Austin Granger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/), on Flickr

[paulbarden]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52454004153_d919e6a3d5_h.jpg

The Orleans Church, Albany, OR.

I'm continuing the pursuit of salted paper printing, and the making of negatives that fit the long tonal scale of salted paper. Although Ilford FP4 is the film most often recommended for making an ideal salt negative, I'm finding Delta 100 does a good job also, but with a bit different result.

I'm developing both FP4 and Delta 100 in PMK Pyro at 2:4:100 dilution, 10-12 minutes at 72F This image is from one of the thinner, less developed Delta 100 negatives. Contrast and density is ideal for POP printing, and for scanning, but you'd have difficulty making a good silver gelatin print from this negative.

Intrepid 5x7 camera with the 1930's Kodak 6 & 3/8" Anastigmat lens, at f16.5. Exposure was 1/2 second, rating Delta 100 at 80 ASA. The PMK produces a denser, more contrasty neg at the 2:4:100 dilution (double whats normal), and in part, this is what contributes to the bold tonal scale of this image.

I look forward to printing it on salted paper.

[Michael Kadillak]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52454004153_d919e6a3d5_h.jpg

The Orleans Church, Albany, OR.

I'm continuing the pursuit of salted paper printing, and the making of negatives that fit the long tonal scale of salted paper. Although Ilford FP4 is the film most often recommended for making an ideal salt negative, I'm finding Delta 100 does a good job also, but with a bit different result.

I'm developing both FP4 and Delta 100 in PMK Pyro at 2:4:100 dilution, 10-12 minutes at 72F This image is from one of the thinner, less developed Delta 100 negatives. Contrast and density is ideal for POP printing, and for scanning, but you'd have difficulty making a good silver gelatin print from this negative.

Intrepid 5x7 camera with the 1930's Kodak 6 & 3/8" Anastigmat lens, at f16.5. Exposure was 1/2 second, rating Delta 100 at 80 ASA. The PMK produces a denser, more contrasty neg at the 2:4:100 dilution (double whats normal), and in part, this is what contributes to the bold tonal scale of this image.

I look forward to printing it on salted paper.

Well done Paul. The tonal scale is perfect so great job in iterating to that point. I recently pulled some Delta 100 out of the freezer and gave it a go and agree with you. It inherently develops quicker, but is quite sharp and contrasty if you keep it from getting away from you.

[paulbarden]

Well done Paul. The tonal scale is perfect so great job in iterating to that point. I recently pulled some Delta 100 out of the freezer and gave it a go and agree with you. It inherently develops quicker, but is quite sharp and contrasty if you keep it from getting away from you.

Thanks, Michael!
I'm spending most of my photography energy these days on getting optimal negatives for salted paper printmaking, and its been less of a challenge than I expected. Ellie Young's document (https://studylib.net/doc/18291219/mechanisms-of-controlling-colour-and-aesthetic-appearance...) was especially useful to me, as I specifically wanted to make in-camera negatives (not inkjet negs, which I have tried and failed at before).

I'm amazed at how good the 90+ year old Kodak Anastigmat lens is. If you're working in B&W, they're still very worthwhile. My 6&3/8" Anastigmat in a fully functional shutter cost me $65, shipping included!

[Michael Kadillak]

Thanks, Michael!
I'm spending most of my photography energy these days on getting optimal negatives for salted paper printmaking, and its been less of a challenge than I expected. Ellie Young's document (https://studylib.net/doc/18291219/mechanisms-of-controlling-colour-and-aesthetic-appearance...) was especially useful to me, as I specifically wanted to make in-camera negatives (not inkjet negs, which I have tried and failed at before).

I'm amazed at how good the 90+ year old Kodak Anastigmat lens is. If you're working in B&W, they're still very worthwhile. My 6&3/8" Anastigmat in a fully functional shutter cost me $65, shipping included!

Great suggestion. The results speak for themselves.

[T.Chabry]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52236164624_6e5f1ba467_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nzVZS1)
Farm (https://flic.kr/p/2nzVZS1) by T. Chabry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191014911@N03/), on Flickr

- Camera: 1940's Japanese half plate with 4x5 adapters

- Lens: Schneider 150mm 5.6

- Negative: Arista EDU Ultra VC RC Paper

- Set at ISO 6

- Developer: T-KAHWANOL-M

- Location: S-W of France

[Corran]

Windsor Ruins, just off the Natchez Trace near Port Gibson, Mississippi

Shen-Hao 4x5, 305mm f/9 G-Claron (Dagor) + R25 filter, T-Max 100, Pyrocat, very slight crop

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FW1XTT7PaNrN_X0-mg2tyGFVDuyZ--5IJZfrFqbH9R6qEacbn71dHN7OkOS2FZOOpC7bDJqDkD7ZK6KSJcUer6Hr88KC8SOrTKhFGPVVA8YtfJFSJKUAFIC9ogiT-b_cv0SsefjtXshJ0grtiPlT61Pn33-JvQvt4hvFPhBbUUfqND56977cgLvUYg/s900/natchez-1325s.jpg

[FrancisR]

Graflex Crown Graphic, Ektar 127mm, Fomapan 200.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52615676213_19cba9c96a_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oat6rg)

[Rick A]

Abandoned hunting lodge
8x10 Nagaoka - Fujinon W 6.3/250
Exposure 1s@f22
Film & Developer 8x10 EDU Ultra 100/PMK

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52261730216_713fb4b268_c_d.jpg

[Erik Larsen]

234760Old shack and snow up on the Grand Mesa in CO. 8x10 Tri X. 240 G Claron. Printed on Forte Elegance Polygrade.

[Ben Calwell]

234760Old shack and snow up on the Grand Mesa in CO. 8x10 Tri X. 240 G Claron. Printed on Forte Elegance Polygrade.


Nicely done, Erik! I like the tones and composition.

[John Layton]

Old car and shack, Bodie, California (L-45A/90mm6.8/PMK/MGWT/Moersch 4812):
234762

[Erik Larsen]

Nice one John. The home owners association needs to have a talk with these folks…

[Erik Larsen]

Nicely done, Erik! I like the tones and composition.

Thanks Ben

[h2oman]

Erik and John, both very nice! Well seen, Erik, nicely composed and lit, John.

[newtorf]

Beautiful tones, Erik. It's very nice!


234760Old shack and snow up on the Grand Mesa in CO. 8x10 Tri X. 240 G Claron. Printed on Forte Elegance Polygrade.

[Ulophot]

Old car and shack, Bodie, California (L-45A/90mm6.8/PMK/MGWT/Moersch 4812):
234762

That's a classic, John. What a marvelous composition!

[Ulophot]

234760Old shack and snow up on the Grand Mesa in CO. 8x10 Tri X. 240 G Claron. Printed on Forte Elegance Polygrade.

That's a neat one indeed, Erik. Well seen and printed.

[John Layton]

Thank you Philip...I made that image back in the 1990's. Would love to get back there again, and only hope that I'd have the same access as I had back then.

[Michael Graves]

Adams Paper Company, Wells River, Vermont. 2014.
Toyo 57M, HP5. Shot with a 14" Goerz Artar lens. Exposure not recorded.

In the late 1890's this company was one of two commercial paper manufacturers that specialized in the newly invented and VERY popular rolled toilet paper. The company flourished until the 1950's, when more modern manufacturing techniques were underpricing them out of business. They managed to struggle along, making ends meet until 1971. That was the year the EPA stepped in and measured the effluent that they were dumping into the Wells River...which flowed directly to the Connecticut River just a few miles away. The toxic waste was miles beyond what was considered acceptable, including PCB, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals and dioxin. To top it off, they were a petri dish of virulent organisms. Upon being ordered to clean it up or face hefty fines, the parent corporation, the Robertson Paper Company, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, spun the Vermont company off and had it file for bankruptcy.

[David Schaller]

Thanks for the history Michael. I drive by there all the time.

[Greg Y]

234828
Little Jenny Ranch, Wyoming
4"x10" box camera, 90 s.a. XL, Bergger 200, contact print on Azo

[Tin Can]

Like!


234828
Little Jenny Ranch, Wyoming
4"x10" box camera, 90 s.a. XL, Bergger 200, contact print on Azo

[johnmsanderson]

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b46b0607e3c3a7a060eacde/1671138075129-JA7E5NWQTDUOVODCOFJP/John_Sanderson_Holler_Ashe_County_North_Carolina_website.jpg?format=2500w

[Ulophot]

Wow, John, what a scene!

[h2oman]

Yeah, great scene, very well rendered.

[bobbotron]

Old textile mill ruins in Merrickville Ontario. I was testing something out with my camera, nice to get around to making a print.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52668858773_abf5822d3a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ofaEKX)

[FrancisR]

Entrance of an old junior high/middle school, now abandonned.

Foma 200, Fujinon 150mm.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52694855739_d566382fcb_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ohsUKv)

[Merg Ross]

235810

Spear Mercantile, New Mexico, 1968

4x5 Calumet, Plus-X, D76
150mm Symmar Conv.
Print Scan, Ilford MG, Ansco 130

[mtndesertman]

235930235931235932

[mtndesertman]

235933235934235935

[FrancisR]

FP4+

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52708845701_526a5be7ef_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oiGBtK)

[Rick A]

8x10 Nagaoka/12" commercial Ektar
EDU 100 1/5@32 Y2 filter
test print

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52719802963_b10e7208b9_c_d.jpg

[mtndesertman]

236375

[FrancisR]

Woodyman 4x5, Nikkor W 210mm, Fomapan 200, HC-110 Dilution B.

236451

[Michael Kadillak]

236481

Approaching storm over barn. Big Hole River Valley Montana. 8x20 contact print.

[Michael Kadillak]

236481

Approaching storm over barn. Big Hole River Valley Montana. 8x20 contact print.

Cell phone pic of print. Need to learn how to scan 8x20 prints.

[Ben Calwell]

236481

Approaching storm over barn. Big Hot River Valley Montana. 8x20 contact print.


That’s beautiful, Michael.

[Merg Ross]

Bravo, Michael! Wonderful use of format.

[Michael Kadillak]

Thanks guys. The moment I saw Michael Smiths 8x20 camera in the field, I knew I wanted to work with one.

[Gord Robinson]

Michael Great job. Stunning print. The format definitely suits the scene

[Chauncey Walden]

You ought to see Michael's 8x20s in person.

[Merg Ross]

The moment I saw Michael Smiths 8x20 camera in the field, I knew I wanted to work with one.

And you did, with wonderful results! As Chauncey suggests, I bet the real deal is spectacular.

I actually became familiar with the format when Michael and Paula dropped by twenty years ago and showed their work. Nice to hear that Michael inspired you.

[Michael Kadillak]

And you did, with wonderful results! As Chauncey suggests, I bet the real deal is spectacular.

I actually became familiar with the format when Michael and Paula dropped by twenty years ago and showed their work. Nice to hear that Michael inspired you.

The marvel of the 8x20 camera of Michael's was only surpassed by the horror on my face when I realized on that the rare Deardorff, Michael had pounded a series of carpet tacks into the base of the rear standard to hold a strip of fabric inhibiting light from coming up into his viewing area. Michael laughed and said "my cameras are working cameras". Michael and Paula stayed with me a number of times when they came to Denver. It was a pleasure and an honor to get to know them. Inspiration comes in many forms. Thankfully, this was one of them.

[PatrickMarq]

An old windmill
Ilford Ortho 80

236512

Now with a yellow filter, but as usual with Ortho I don’t like a yellow filter
236513

[austin granger]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52734635618_fcfe02e88b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2okYMVu)Schoolhouse, Oregon (https://flic.kr/p/2okYMVu) by Austin Granger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/), on Flickr

[Doremus Scudder]

An old windmill
Ilford Ortho 80
Now with a yellow filter, but as usual with Ortho I don’t like a yellow filter


I like the one with the yellow filter better...

Best,

Doremus

[h2oman]

"Tools, not jewels!"

[Michael Graves]

Now with a yellow filter, but as usual with Ortho I don’t like a yellow filter


Patrick, I think the one with the yellow filter would be superior if you gave it a half a stop less expose. My experience with ortho is that it does not respond the same way as pan film to filter factors. Cutting back about a half a stop would give the bricks better substance...although it would also increase the density of the sky. Personally, I think that would be okay, but your vision might not see it that way.

[PatrickMarq]

Patrick, I think the one with the yellow filter would be superior if you gave it a half a stop less expose. My experience with ortho is that it does not respond the same way as pan film to filter factors. Cutting back about a half a stop would give the bricks better substance...although it would also increase the density of the sky. Personally, I think that would be okay, but your vision might not see it that way.

Michael, I have already give it one stop less already. I would like to have seen the sky a bit more darken.
Ortho and Yellow filter are still a bit new to me.

[John Layton]

...Austin there is a bald man with a very loose wig (18th century magistrate?) staring at the camera from just above the roof peak - but I think his vision is likely blocked by that lower rung. Very nice feel of symmetry and love the open shadows and what appears to be blotches of lichen on those steps.

And Patrick - I've had so much fun clicking back and forth between your two (non filtered and filtered) Ortho images. A bit counter-intuitive in some ways when compared to panchromatic films - and I like them both actually.

[Emmanuel.]

Hi all

A grain silos near Francheleins in France.

Intrepid 4x5
Super Angulon 90mm f8 @22 speed 1/15
Fuji film Provia 100
Polarized filter

[FrancisR]

Simple but powerful.
Bien vu !

[Philippe Grunchec]

My book on the Désert de Retz, published in 2013, is still available directly from the publisher:

https://www.gourcuff-gradenigo.com/librairie/index.php?id_product=137&controller=product&id_lang=1

[Michael Kadillak]

237616

Bridger Mountain, Montana farm
8x20 Contact Print
TMY

[FrancisR]

Fomapan 200. Nikkor-W 210 mm.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52828844322_44672436ea_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ouiCTu)

[mtndesertman]

237828

[mtndesertman]

237829

[Ulophot]

Brett, this is an exceptional composition.

[mtndesertman]

Brett, this is an exceptional composition.

That's awfully nice of you to say. Behind it is a sad story. Situated in the backside of the daily frenetic rush goings on in the Santa Clara Valley, the rarely visited east part of the coastal mountain ranges of California, off a nearly forgotten twisty dusty two lane road. The family homestead, not at all like the Cuyama Valley, founded sometime in the 1850-60's. What a starkly different world the San Joaguin Valley was than compared to today, even more so just a couple of hundred years earlier. Largest lake west of the Mississippi. Massive wetlands, native canoe possible from the further south north half way to what is now Oakland; millions of Beaver and Muskrat, Otter, Deer, Elk, Antelope...Pacific Flyway visiting upon it millions of waterfowl, some now extinct. California Grizzly Bear. Wild native horses. The rich wildlife riparian zone, dam builders, the Golden Beavers once numbering 200-400 million, down to 100,000, near extinction, possibly saved only by a change in 'hat' fashions. A paradise given up for gold, cotton farming and same such.

[Eliverto]

Eastman Kodak 2-D
Fujinon W 210mm 5.6
Shanghai 8x10 film

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52838765127_e6a0dc765a_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ovbtZR)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/eliverto/]Eliverto Scherer (https://flic.kr/p/2ovbtZR), on Flickr

[FrancisR]

Very nice Eliverto!
Light direction is just perfect.

[Eliverto]

Thank you Francis, a thin layer of clouds helped to get it even

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110 developer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52852603293_5de39cf276_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2owppAV)Train Depot of Rhyolite Ghost Town (https://flic.kr/p/2owppAV) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110 developer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52855212988_c4913b4b07_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2owCMnE)Abandoned gas station in Trona (https://flic.kr/p/2owCMnE) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110 developer.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52857621934_a2f8657cb4_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2owR8td)Rhyolite Train Depot (https://flic.kr/p/2owR8td) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film, Legacy Pro L110 developer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52859549475_a3c470bec5_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ox21sF)Ruins in Rhyolite Ghost Town (https://flic.kr/p/2ox21sF) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Randy]

Ruins in Rhyolite Ghost Town
I really like this one - just kind of gave me a "feeling".

[newtorf]

Thank you. :)


I really like this one - just kind of gave me a "feeling".

[newtorf]

Kodak TMAX 100 4x5 film expired in 2001, Legacy Pro L110 developer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52867961955_821a813baf_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oxL8cr)Ruins of Rhyolite Ghost Town (https://flic.kr/p/2oxL8cr) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[slavatokar]

Shanghai 10x12 expired film (with some artifact), orion 1a 6.3/200 wide angle aerial lens:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52872324063_60bbef29e3.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oy9tUc)0500 (https://flic.kr/p/2oy9tUc) by Вячеслав Филатов (https://www.flickr.com/photos/115618176@N08/), on Flickr

[awty]

Darkroom print on ilford iv rc, grade 3.5 filter, dodge and burn, bleach agfa brown, selenium
Linhof Technica iii 4x5, 150mm lens f32
4x5 HP5 in Pyro HD.

[newtorf]

Arista Pro 400 (Ilford HP5 Plus) 4x5 film expired in 2009, Legacy Pro L110 developer

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52897787405_a32e278b64_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oAoZgk)Ruin of HD & LD Porter (https://flic.kr/p/2oAoZgk) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[John Olsen]

Shanghai 10x12 expired film (with some artifact), orion 1a 6.3/200 wide angle aerial lens:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52872324063_60bbef29e3.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oy9tUc)0500 (https://flic.kr/p/2oy9tUc) by Вячеслав Филатов (https://www.flickr.com/photos/115618176@N08/), on Flickr

Great find. Spooky though; is it a crypt?

[slavatokar]

Great find. Spooky though; is it a crypt?

Yes, an empty crypt

[Hugo Zhang]

Old Church239225

[kmallick]

Brighton, Colorado

Intrepid 5x7 + APO Symmar 210mm + HP5 + HC-110

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/brighton-2.jpg

[FishyFishArcade]

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+9 15 mins 45 secs@ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52952249280_5e1f99cb3b_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oFd7Tb)
That old farm again (https://flic.kr/p/2oFd7Tb) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

[Ulophot]

Wwll seen, FFA,

[Rick A]

Swearingen Building
Nagaoka 8x10/12" Commercial Ektar
1/10@22 Orange filter- Too much smoke and haze from Canadian fires to get the sky
scan of proof

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52963244079_24c9457d12_c_d.jpg

[kmallick]

Superior, Colorado

Graflex Crown Graphic + Kodak Ektar 203mm f 7.7 + TMAX 100 + HC-110

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/grasso-3.jpg

[darr]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/almeda_the-town-that-time-forgot_.jpg


Ebony RSW + Nikon Nikkor 90/8 + CatLabs X Film 80 II (colorized) + 510 Pyro semi-stand

Using a Wacom pen and PS, I colorize some of my B&W work for fun. I no longer choose to shoot color film (digital replaced that for me), but I miss transparencies.
I am new to the CatLabs X Film 80 II, and it is okay if anyone wants to know, as I took a chance with it and could not find where anyone shot it and then posted about it.
Lots of green dye left in the prewash. I washed it out three times with a 3-minute wait between two 2-minute baths of gentle agitation (Paterson tank/MOD54 reel).
Shot the film close to 80 asa, and I usually bracket another sheet about a stop more with B&W film for an extra negative in case of damage, etc. The film did well at box speed.

[rfesk]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/almeda_the-town-that-time-forgot_.jpg


Ebony RSW + Nikon Nikkor 90/8 + CatLabs X Film 80 II (colorized) + 510 Pyro semi-stand

Using a Wacom pen and PS, I colorize some of my B&W work for fun. I no longer choose to shoot color film (digital replaced that for me), but I miss transparencies.
I am new to the CatLabs X Film 80 II, and it is okay if anyone wants to know, as I took a chance with it and could not find where anyone shot it and then posted about it.
Lots of green dye left in the prewash. I washed it out three times with a 3-minute wait between two 2-minute baths of gentle agitation (Paterson tank/MOD54 reel).
Shot the film close to 80 asa, and I usually bracket another sheet about a stop more with B&W film for an extra negative in case of damage, etc. The film did well at box speed.

Very nice!

[Corran]

Love it darr, I feel like I'm there! And sweating!

[Tin Can]

Darr

Excellent!

[darr]

Very nice!

Thank you!!

[darr]

Love it darr, I feel like I'm there! And sweating!

LOL! I was pretty sweaty standing there last week (Micanopy, FL).
Once I returned to my van, the dash temp said 99℉.
So yeah, Bryan, you should feel the heat! :cool:

[darr]

Darr

Excellent!

Thank you, Randy!!

[robotgoldfish]

240184

This is a cyanotype from a 8x10 Arista Lith negative. My scanner cut out some white space around the edges so the original if framed better. But I am real happy with the way the texture turned out.

[Alan Klein]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/almeda_the-town-that-time-forgot_.jpg


Ebony RSW + Nikon Nikkor 90/8 + CatLabs X Film 80 II (colorized) + 510 Pyro semi-stand

Using a Wacom pen and PS, I colorize some of my B&W work for fun. I no longer choose to shoot color film (digital replaced that for me), but I miss transparencies.
I am new to the CatLabs X Film 80 II, and it is okay if anyone wants to know, as I took a chance with it and could not find where anyone shot it and then posted about it.
Lots of green dye left in the prewash. I washed it out three times with a 3-minute wait between two 2-minute baths of gentle agitation (Paterson tank/MOD54 reel).
Shot the film close to 80 asa, and I usually bracket another sheet about a stop more with B&W film for an extra negative in case of damage, etc. The film did well at box speed.

Nice job. How do you color BW with a Wacom so it doesn't bleed? For example the red on the Coke sign yet the lettering remains white?

[darr]

Nice job. How do you color BW with a Wacom so it doesn't bleed? For example the red on the Coke sign yet the lettering remains white?

Thank you, Alan.
I used the eraser over the lettering.
Because the original is b&w, the lettering is a shade of white.

[Alan Klein]

Thank you, Alan.
I used the eraser over the lettering.
Because the original is b&w, the lettering is a shade of white.

That seems difficult to do also the leaves on the tree with the sky background.

Are their Wacoms that have screens that you can use the tool on rather than just a blank pad?

[darr]

That seems difficult to do also the leaves on the tree with the sky background.

Are their Wacoms that have screens that you can use the tool on rather than just a blank pad?

Maybe there are, I do not know, as the medium size board and pen I use are old and well-used (scrapped up), three models back probably, and purchased used. :rolleyes:
Before digital, I applied Dr. Martin Dyes (https://www.docmartins.com/collections/dye-based) and Marshall's Photo Oils (https://www.dickblick.com/products/marshalls-photo-oils/) directly on prints, so I went into developing a technique in PS that I adopted from hand-coloring prints.

The negative is 4x5" and digitized using my 50mg digital back, making it very large and great for enlarging while I work.
I set my colors between 10-20% opaque to mimic the transparency of the dyes and oils I am accustomed to using on a print.
And the rest is history. Practice makes perfect, or what I would edit and say, "makes good technique."

[Alan Klein]

Maybe there are, I do not know, as the medium size board and pen I use are old and well-used (scrapped up), three models back probably, and purchased used. :rolleyes:
Before digital, I applied Dr. Martin Dyes (https://www.docmartins.com/collections/dye-based) and Marshall's Photo Oils (https://www.dickblick.com/products/marshalls-photo-oils/) directly on prints, so I went into developing a technique in PS that I adopted from hand-coloring prints.

The negative is 4x5" and digitized using my 50mg digital back, making it very large and great for enlarging while I work.
I set my colors between 10-20% opaque to mimic the transparency of the dyes and oils I am accustomed to using on a print.
And the rest is history. Practice makes perfect, or what I would edit and say, "makes good technique."

You're very good. I first saw hand painted photos when I was a kid and the formal family shots were done on BW film. Then the artist would paint in skin colors and rosy red cheeks especially on children's shots like the one of my sister and me pictured below.

Then I ran into it again when I visited Clyde Butcher's gallery in Venice Florida. His wife Nicki, an artist in her own right, colors BW photos. We bought a couple when there and mounted them on our walls at home. Recently she put together a book of her work that I bought as a gift for my wife who was the one who bought her work when we were there originally. The book is done so professionally. Beside the work, the binder, pages, prints, everything about it is first class and at a reasonable price. You might want to take a look at it. Best regards.

https://clydebutcher.com/s/books-and-gifts/books/daydreaming/

[darr]

You're very good. I first saw hand painted photos when I was a kid and the formal family shots were done on BW film. Then the artist would paint in skin colors and rosy red cheeks especially on children's shots like the one of my sister and me pictured below.

Then I ran into it again when I visited Clyde Butcher's gallery in Venice Florida. His wife Nicki, an artist in her own right, colors BW photos. We bought a couple when there and mounted them on our walls at home. Recently she put together a book of her work that I bought as a gift for my wife who was the one who bought her work when we were there originally. The book is done so professionally. Beside the work, the binder, pages, prints, everything about it is first class and at a reasonable price. You might want to take a look at it. Best regards.

https://clydebutcher.com/s/books-and-gifts/books/daydreaming/

Thank you, Alan, for sharing your colorized family portrait; it is lovely.
Thank you also for the link!

Best to you,
Darr

[peter brooks]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/almeda_the-town-that-time-forgot_.jpg


Ebony RSW + Nikon Nikkor 90/8 + CatLabs X Film 80 II (colorized) + 510 Pyro semi-stand

Using a Wacom pen and PS, I colorize some of my B&W work for fun. I no longer choose to shoot color film (digital replaced that for me), but I miss transparencies.
I am new to the CatLabs X Film 80 II, and it is okay if anyone wants to know, as I took a chance with it and could not find where anyone shot it and then posted about it.
Lots of green dye left in the prewash. I washed it out three times with a 3-minute wait between two 2-minute baths of gentle agitation (Paterson tank/MOD54 reel).
Shot the film close to 80 asa, and I usually bracket another sheet about a stop more with B&W film for an extra negative in case of damage, etc. The film did well at box speed.

Wow, that's lovely. Out of interest, how long does it take you? Presumably you don't colour each individual leaf... :)

That browny-red really reminds me of the autochrome color palette.

[darr]

Thanks, Peter.

This image probably took 3-4 hours.
But I never colorize in one sitting. Since I work on the computer most days, I work a little here and there on an image while doing my work on the computer.
I get bored sometimes and start colonizing an image in the background of my workspace.

Best to you,
Darr

[Ben Calwell]

240304

Old motel room next to U.S. 60 in West Virginia.

[bertie]

240304

Old motel room next to U.S. 60 in West Virginia.Oh I quite like this composition. It's got a timelessness to it.

Sent from my Pixel 6a using Tapatalk

[Ben Calwell]

Oh I quite like this composition. It's got a timelessness to it.

Sent from my Pixel 6a using Tapatalk


Thank you, Bertie!

[Ulophot]

Well done, Ben.

[Michael Kadillak]

240304

Old motel room next to U.S. 60 in West Virginia.

Very well done Ben. a big "like".

[darr]

240304

Old motel room next to U.S. 60 in West Virginia.

Lovely, Ben.
Full of atmosphere.

[Ben Calwell]

Thanks everyone -- I appreciate it.

[kmallick]

Lousville, Colorado

Vist 8x10 + G-Claron 240 + Delta 100 + Rodinal:1:25

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/grasso_park-2.jpg

[RenoAmiens]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53065287967_b4009287d9_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oRctm4)foma100-202307-001009 (https://flic.kr/p/2oRctm4) by renaud henry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/renohenry/), sur Flickr

Intrepid MK 4 4x5
Fujinon NSW 180 mm f5.6
Fomapan 100

[FrancisR]

Woodyman 4x5, Nikkor-W 210mm, Kodak E100.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53069004999_d77ced908e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oRwwhP)

[FrancisR]

Woodyman 4x5, Nikkor-W 210mm, Fomapan 200.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53077464525_0f24777ec9_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oSgT1H)

[Martin Aislabie]

Woodyman 4x5, Nikkor-W 210mm, Fomapan 200.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53077464525_0f24777ec9_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oSgT1H)

Nice
Martin

[FrancisR]

Thank you Martin !

[Ben Calwell]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53065287967_b4009287d9_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oRctm4)foma100-202307-001009 (https://flic.kr/p/2oRctm4) by renaud henry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/renohenry/), sur Flickr

Intrepid MK 4 4x5
Fujinon NSW 180 mm f5.6
Fomapan 100



I like that a lot. Nice quality of light and composition.

[FishyFishArcade]

Magpie Mine, Peak District National Park, UK.

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53099751415_590e4e8b02_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oUf78r)
Magpie Mine (https://flic.kr/p/2oUf78r) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

[FishyFishArcade]

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53101821054_f8e631a6b1_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oUqHmS)
Magpie Mine (https://flic.kr/p/2oUqHmS) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

[FishyFishArcade]

The same setup as the previous two shots. A drop in focus at the top of the frame here - partly because I decided to see what it would look like shot wide open, so I sacrificed some depth of field, but probably mostly because the wind was quite gusty and my darkcloth was flapping uncontrollably and making it very difficult to work!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53102126353_208aa0f9e4_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oUsh7D)
Magpie Mine (https://flic.kr/p/2oUsh7D) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

[Martin Aislabie]

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53101821054_f8e631a6b1_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oUqHmS)
Magpie Mine (https://flic.kr/p/2oUqHmS) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

Really nice
I'm impressed by the tonal separation you achieve
Do you use any filters ?
Martin

[FishyFishArcade]

Really nice
I'm impressed by the tonal separation you achieve
Do you use any filters ?
Martin

Thanks Martin. A yellow filter occasionally, but not for this shot. I expect much will be a result of post processing, using contrast etc. to give the image some 'pop'.

[darr]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/almeda_southern-gothic-ii.jpg

ebony rsw
nikkor w 150/5.6
fomapan 100/510 pyro

cropped from 4x5
hand-colored via pen and tablet in ps

[newtorf]

Merced Milling Co LLC Grain Elevator of Planada, Fomapan 400 4x5 black and white film, Legacy Pro L110 developer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53125534717_21a734203e_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2oWwfB8)Grain Elevator (https://flic.kr/p/2oWwfB8) by Jingmin Zhou (https://www.flickr.com/photos/virtual_reality/), on Flickr

[Michael Kadillak]

241764

Restored early 1950's gas station. Southern Utah.
8x10 contact print T Max 400 on Ilford Classic

[kmallick]

Westminster Castle, Colorado

Toyo 45CF + Sinaron-S 150mm f/5.6 + Provia 100 cross-processed in C41 chemicals

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/westminster_castle-2.jpg

[kmallick]

Old farm machine, Louisville, Colorado

Vist 8x10 + G-Claron 240mm + Foma 200 + SPF Ultra 4F

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/grasso_park-4.jpg

[FishyFishArcade]

North Leverton Windmill, UK.

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Fomapan 100
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53176614582_ec7c775dcd_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p233Ss)
North Leverton windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2p233Ss) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53164984372_46e4fbf55e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p11rBA)
Windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2p11rBA) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53166004735_4027054af7_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p16EW4)
A house by a windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2p16EW4) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

[MadJake]

Here are two images of a stable door taken a few years apart. One is 8x10 (Burke and James) and the other 5x4 (MPP). They're both gum prints.

242318 242319

[Alan Klein]

Hi John Nice shots. The originals must look super.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

North Leverton Windmill, UK.

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Fomapan 100
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53176614582_ec7c775dcd_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p233Ss)
North Leverton windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2p233Ss) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53164984372_46e4fbf55e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p11rBA)
Windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2p11rBA) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53166004735_4027054af7_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p16EW4)
A house by a windmill (https://flic.kr/p/2p16EW4) by fishyfish_arcade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fishyfish/), on Flickr

Well done.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

This is one of my first images I took using 4x5. Ilford D100, Toyo 4x5 monorail, 210 G-Claron at like f/9 or something. At night, no moon in Holbrook, AZ. I totally guessed at the exposure in some sense. I metered off what I could, then applied reciprocity (I think) and got this image.

https://www.steveruttenbergphotography.com/img/s/v-10/p2768420619-6.jpg (https://www.steveruttenbergphotography.com/p836572762/ea502bf0b)

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Old farm machine, Louisville, Colorado

Vist 8x10 + G-Claron 240mm + Foma 200 + SPF Ultra 4F

https://kaushixphotos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/largeformat/grasso_park-4.jpg

I like this one

[Martin Aislabie]

This is one of my first images I took using 4x5. Ilford D100, Toyo 4x5 monorail, 210 G-Claron at like f/9 or something. At night, no moon in Holbrook, AZ. I totally guessed at the exposure in some sense. I metered off what I could, then applied reciprocity (I think) and got this image.

https://www.steveruttenbergphotography.com/img/s/v-10/p2768420619-6.jpg (https://www.steveruttenbergphotography.com/p836572762/ea502bf0b)

Nice.
I wish my exposure estimates came out as well as this one.
Martin

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Nice.
I wish my exposure estimates came out as well as this one.
Martin

Beginners luck, lol

[notorius]

242532
13x18 wooden camera
Fomapan 100, expired
O.Simon Hexanar 240 6.8@28
HC-110 1+49

[Steven Ruttenberg]

242532
13x18 wooden camera
Fomapan 100, expired
O.Simon Hexanar 240 6.8@28
HC-110 1+49

Well done.

[darr]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/almeda_mariners-fill-station.jpg

ebony rsw
nikkor 90/4.5
fomapan 100
510 pyro

6x17 crop from 4x5

[Michael Kadillak]

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/almeda_mariners-fill-station.jpg

ebony rsw
nikkor 90/4.5
fomapan 100
510 pyro

6x17 crop from 4x5

Very nice image. Modest tightening suggestion. I would recommend the right side of the image end at the beginning of the road (include the house in the background) and the left side just past the opening in the fence. Ensures that the eye stays dominantly with the gas station. My eye wants to go down the road to the right side of the image as always tends to happen with roads. Just my $0.02.

[darr]

Very nice image. Modest tightening suggestion. I would recommend the right side of the image end at the beginning of the road (include the house in the background) and the left side just past the opening in the fence. Ensures that the eye stays dominantly with the gas station. My eye wants to go down the road to the right side of the image as always tends to happen with roads. Just my $0.02.

Thank you for sharing your perspective, Michael.

I appreciate your input. Personally, I feel the inclusion of the car adds to the ambiance of the scene.
Nonetheless, I respect varied tastes in composition. Here's a tighter crop, consistent with the 6x17 format, for your consideration.

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/almeda_mariners-fill-station-1.jpg

[Michael Kadillak]

Thank you for sharing your perspective, Michael.

I appreciate your input. Personally, I feel the inclusion of the car adds to the ambiance of the scene.
Nonetheless, I respect varied tastes in composition. Here's a tighter crop, consistent with the 6x17 format, for your consideration.

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/almeda_mariners-fill-station-1.jpg

Very nice. Now I feel the photograph is all about the gas station. What I would look for with my 8x20. Feininger would be pleased that the image now is more concise.

[darr]

Very nice. Now I feel the photograph is all about the gas station. What I would look for with my 8x20. Feininger would be pleased that the image now is more concise.

Thank you :o

[Alan Klein]

Thank you for sharing your perspective, Michael.

I appreciate your input. Personally, I feel the inclusion of the car adds to the ambiance of the scene.
Nonetheless, I respect varied tastes in composition. Here's a tighter crop, consistent with the 6x17 format, for your consideration.

https://cameraartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/almeda_mariners-fill-station-1.jpg

I like the cropping and it does focus on the station. But you cut off the top of the trees which should have been kept IMO>

[darr]

I like the cropping and it does focus on the station. But you cut off the top of the trees which should have been kept IMO>

Wanting to stay in the 6x17 format, the trees and street got trimmed a little.

When I composed the shot, I composed it for 6x17 with the street, sky above the trees, and car included.
I prefer my original perspective but I can appreciate someone else liking something different.
Just having fun. :)

[j.e.simmons]

I tend to photograph what I think of as relationships rather than things, so I prefer the original, too. When I was in camera clubs they drove me crazy with all the talk of subject and center of interest - always things.

[darr]

I tend to photograph what I think of as relationships rather than things, so I prefer the original, too. When I was in camera clubs they drove me crazy with all the talk of subject and center of interest - always things.

Hey John,

The gas station is located in Carrabelle, FL. Carabelle has felt the brunt of numerous hurricanes in recent years. Situated less than an hour southwest of me, I am captivated by its unique lighting and ambiance.
Carrabelle stretches along US 98, bordering the St. George Sound. The gas station faces the water, and the water was less than 1,000 feet behind the camera, which is why the light is so vivid, bouncing off the building's facade.

However, it's disheartening to witness the gradual erosion of this town. A significant stretch of US 98 that passes through Carrabelle fell to the sea during Hurricane Michael's wrath.
Moreover, Mexico Beach, located roughly 50 miles west, faced utter devastation from the same hurricane.

With each visit, I can't help but feel like I'm chronicling the story of a Florida town that's dwindling both economically and in terms of its physical landscape. The ambiance there is poignant and evocative.
This is what I try to capture when I photograph the streets and structures of Carabelle.

On the Georgia coast, you may have a similar town that struggles to survive.

Darr

[Corran]

I haven't been to Carabelle in years. I used to pass through at least once a year, but not so much now. I always thought it would be an amazing place to document, and a friend of mine actually used to have a vacation house there. I never did have the time to try staying there for a summer and just shooting like every day. I look forward to seeing what else you document there.

[darr]

I haven't been to Carabelle in years. I used to pass through at least once a year, but not so much now. I always thought it would be an amazing place to document, and a friend of mine actually used to have a vacation house there. I never did have the time to try staying there for a summer and just shooting like every day. I look forward to seeing what else you document there.

Bryan,

Let me know if you ever get around to coming back!
Lunch/dinner will be on me. :)

[otto.f]

I don't care what Feininger says, he did what he did in is own right. What artists and especially photographers say about their work or intentions is quite relative to me, because photography is also a very intuitive act. And I do not like the cropping at all. As if the viewer has to be taught: 'look at what I mean'. I also agree with what Alan Klein said about the trees, awfull.

[j.e.simmons]

Hey Darr,
I've been to Carrabelle, too. First in the early 70s. And last in the mid-90s. I'll look some more, but I don't think any of my photos survived. I was shooting a 2 1/4 TLR in the 70s.
I agree about the light. On some days the Gulf is almost like a lake with soft breezes. And Carrabelle is an interesting old place.

I tried photographing downtown Brunswick a few years ago but was so harassed by beggars on bicycles, I gave up. Now that the tourists have largely gone, I should that the Speed Graphic and shoot the St. Simons village.

I'd love to see more of your Carrabelle stuff.