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...
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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...
Paper negative (Ilford Multigrade IV RC glossy)
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Sisters graduating by Don Kittle, on Flickr
T.Chabry, I used a process similar to what is used in the YouTube video James posted. The original hydrogen peroxide technique mixed citric acid into the peroxide. Separating the citric acid bath...
I’ve been shooting “paper reversal prints” for a while now. Paper negatives that I bleach with hydrogen peroxide and develop into a positive image. I almost don’t shoot regular paper negatives any...
Paper negatives tend to crush any shadow detail, if you expose them to have nice highlights (which I did in this shot). It’s a balancing act. If you “overexpose” to preserve shadow detail, you can...
Beyond pleased, Martin. Thanks!
I love this lens on 8x10 and you’ve put it to great use with this wedding couple. Such great work!
I hauled my 5x7 out for a canoe camping trip because I see these marvellous stumps every time I’m out there.
Shot on Ilford Multigrade RC paper.
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I actually like using ID-11, diluting the stock 1+1 for around 2 minutes but I find I need to mix the ID-11 and use right away and I find it hard to dissolve. My next tests will be with Rodinal at...
I really enjoy photographing along the shores of Lake Ontario - and I'm finally getting brave enough in my LF adventures to try out front tilt (seems way more important on 5x7 than it was on 4x5).
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Reinhold, wonderful shot! Did you post a 6x17 shot on page 617 on purpose?
Really nice work. I’ve been curious about these plates.
An old barn just outside of the city. It’s starting to really fall apart so I finally stopped for a shot of it.Taken with a Deardorff 5x7 with 210mm.
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Thanks for your observations, Evan. That matches with what I’m seeing in that the mottling tends to be stronger in the overexposed areas of the image. I’m going to do some experimenting this aft.
If you find out, Peter, I’d love to know. I’ve gotten similar results from older Ilford paper developer. I’ve been trying ID-11 and it’s been slightly better. Fresh mixed gave me perfect results. The...
Peter, in my exposures I’ve never added any additional time for reciprocity and the images have always come out fine. My longest exposure was a little over 60 minutes but I routinely shoot exposures...
Wow, James, I’ve never used paper that I was able to rate at 100. The best I experienced was Galaxy Hyperspeed paper which I rated at 24 (but Galaxy seems to be long gone). Hope you enjoyed the...
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Deardorff V5, Nikon 360mm T f8 at f32, 20 seconds, red filter and little...
Hey everyone, thanks for weighing in. I've got a spare board and will try to find a shop that can drill the hole for me. The lens is a bit of a weird size at 67mm..
Cheers, Don
I have a brass petzval lens that I've used on a speed graphic and want to start using it on my Wista 45DX (which takes Linhof boards). Ya, I need a shutter or an ND filter to get > 1 sec exposures...
This shot is one of a couple of friends who came over to play dressup so we could do a few portraits on a Deardorff 8x10 with a Kodak Ektar 12inch f4.5 lens. I shot everything on Galaxy Hyperspeed...
A couple of friends came over to play dressup so we could do a few portraits on a Deardorff 8x10 with a Kodak Ektar 12inch f4.5 lens. I shot these on Galaxy Hyperspeed paper which I rate at ISO 20. I...
Thanks a lot, Barry and Neil - ya, I was pretty stoked about how it turned out :)
chassis - I scan the negative, invert the image but retain the original tones. No digital tinting for me - I just...
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Meditative Sounds by Don Kittle, on Flickr
I love singing bowls and have a small collection of them. This one, unfortunately,...
I've also had both these problems, small leaks and a crack in the dark slide. My dark slide crack was very obvious, but the smaller leaks I only found by going through my notes after seeing the...
I really like this :)
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Horror Nun by Don Kittle, on Flickr
There was a few zombie walks that took place on Saturday, October 29th here in Toronto. I opted...
An old radar station from World War 2 in a small town West of Toronto, Canada.
Shot on a Wista 45DX with Ilford Multigrade IV RC paper
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Gjain waterfalls in Iceland
This site was a bit of an adventure, requiring a few km drive down a road that really wanted a 4x4, not our little Skoda. The steep path down to the falls, though, were...
Tony, I tried a flashgun at 1/128 power, held in the far corner of the room and the negatives turned black instantly when developed. I now use a keychain LED light held at the ceiling for 2 seconds...
I'm using both Ilford multigrade and Oriental papers in 8x10 fidelity elite holders and the paper is perfectly sized. With my 4x5, though, I'm trimming about 2mm.
I have a similar effect (even more pronounced) using my Kodak Ektar from the '30s. It happened with bright overhead lights that were facing the lens in the frame. I need to get a lens hood for the...
A couple of friends who visited me at at art show I have on right now. I was demoing large format cameras (a bit non-sense since I'm so new to it) and loaded up some HP5+ to shoot friends as they...
I'm shooting a lot of Multigrade IV RC Deluxe - I rate it at ISO4 and it's doing ok. As someone else mentioned, paper is good for low contrast scenes - 3 or 3 1/2 stops the way I shoot it.
I'm...
Thanks for the kind works, Pali, Neil and Steve.
Here is one more from the outing - I'm a little annoyed at myself for not trying a hood that I brought along (flare upper left), but I loved the...
My meter would only give me a reading within a couple of feet of the lit doorway, the rest of the room was too dark. I guessed at a few minute exposure and was pretty happy with how it turned out.
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Spent some time at an old mill and got a few shots I liked..
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Old wheels by Don Kittle, on Flickr
Camera: Wista 45DX
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This picture has a lot wrong with it technically but I really like the tree so I thought to share it. It's shot on paper within an hour of unpacking the camera. I was so excited to get out I forgot...
I found these two great barns when I was out barn hunting one Sunday. I either had some flare (and I think the sun was in that direction) or a bit of a light leak on the right. I still liked the...
Back during week 4 of my 52papernegs project I nabbed this alien invader. Thankfully noone got hurt during the taking of this image.
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