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Congratulations, Robert!!
Excellent work and interesting project!!

Thank you for pointing out the formula in Christopher James' book.
Just located it and will proceed accordingly!
Drew

Thank you for your reply and expertise, Jim.
Greatly appreciated!!
Good details in the Christopher James book...
Drew

Hello Jim:
Could you please elaborate regarding " ... the appropriate solution ..." and also provide composition and dilution details?
Thank you!
Drew

This, to me, is a sensational portrait of your daughter.
Excellent composition, exposure/mood, captured at a very fragile time for most young teenagers.
Beautiful work!
Thanks for sharing.
Drew

It was recorded and will be available on the GEM website shortly.
Good information and fun, too!!

Thanks for posting this site .... Great info !!!

I cut my own glass plates and 'round' one corner and coat the plate with the round corner in the upper right corner in portrait orientation.
Takes all the guess work out of it!

Makes perfect sense, Alan ... Thank you!
I will go hands on tomorrow.

Love this photograph, Miguel!!
A beautiful melody ...

Hello Alan9940:
My dark slides are extremely tight as well. No change after 25 'in/out' exercises.
I am more concerned about breakage ... I feel like the dark slide will snap in half!
*** Could...

zimba1 also sells the 'sliding clamps' that you referenced.

Love the 8x20 format for this photograph!
I have photographed this station on several occassions ... but only with 'standard' lenses on 8x10 and 6x6cm.
Nice connection to 08-2020!!

Beautiful creation!!

Great info, Dustyman!!
Thank you for the link!

Hello John:

Great advice .... rails are smooth as can be after a few passes with fine steel wool and blowing out the debris!
Thank you.
Drew

Sounds reasonable to me, John ... thanks for the heads-up!
I will give the rails a good cleaning tonight!!
Drew

Thank you for your reply, John ... appreciated!
Yes ... the two locking knobs you referenced were/are loose.
The knobs do move the camera back along the track but not as easily as I would like....

I just acquired a Calumet C-1 8x10 black, 18 pound, aluminum camera. It is in nice condition overall but the fine focus drive (controlled by the large knobs on left and right sides at the bottom of...

Beautiful triptych.
The head & shoulders portrait is exceptional!!

I am a couple of months and 60+ plates into my wet plate journey.

Hey Randy:
I am totally immersed in wet plate everything & anything! And it sounds like you are as well.
I feel very fortunate...

Beautifully done, John ...
Lighting
Expression
Composition
Focus

I was just (1 hour ago) gifted (!!) an 8x10 Folmer & Schwing Copy Camera ('Jan 1909') complete with the stand, B&L lens, and detachable (secondary) bellows rail.
Minimum extension of the bellows and...

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Hi gypsydog:
Thank you for your input re: Toyota 810 & the Calumet C-1.
My Cooke Knuckler 12.75 inches is big and beefy.
My Century studio camera supports it with ease!
However, for...

Thank you for your reply, Kent ... greatly appreciated!
I have a 5x7 2D which i really like. It is pretty beefy, too.
I am NOT excited about putting a big, heavy period portrait lens on my...

Hello gypsydog:
What 8x10 cameras do you use when you are mounting abig, heavy lenses?
Thanks.
Drew

QUOTE=gypsydog;1557210]Bernice is correct! if the lens is something you intend on using,...

What 8x10 camera (s) do you find best suited for your heavy lenses?
Thanks!

Beautifully created and captured!!
Keep 'em coming!

I have purchased from "zbima1" multiple times.
GREAT Seller ... great, consistent quality at a great price!!
Highly recommended!!

I mix my own SODIUM THIOSULFATE fixer for film and collodion glass plate negatives.
Good alternative to using cyanide.

I use John Coffer's recipe = 200g Sodium Thiosulfate + 1000ml Distilled...

Paul:
This portrait is exceptional!
I love everything about it!
I posted a copy of this photo in my work room at the top of my display board ... setting the bar very high!
Thank you for the...

Hello Garrett & Paul:

Thank you both for your insight and replies .... greatly appreciated and needed!!
You have both provided very valuable & interesting information.
I received and mixed the...

Thank you for your detailed reply, Paul ... GREATLY appreciated!!
* I will lock in a development time and progress from there!
* One of your comments in reply to Tin Can's question earlier today...

Paul:
The tonality of this negative is incredible!! I have admired your work in FB Collodion sites many times ... Outstanding work!

*** Yesterday I asked two questions in Kent's "The Fisherman"...

Looks great, Kent!
Nice design ... highly portable, easy build & budget, and room for 11x14!
As Tin Can said ... Thanks for posting!

Great info for developing positive plates, Paul.
I am getting started with a B&S kit for glass collodion negatives.
* Where would you set your developing time for negative plates?
* What exposure...

Thanks, Paul ... great heads-up!
I will try the ferrous sulfate after I run down my pyro supply!
Drew

Quick follow up to the posts re: albumenizing the plate edges .......
Some people, my self included, choose to albumenize the ENTIRE plate as recommended by Quinn Jacobson, for situations where you...

This is GREAT news!
I am new to wet plate collodion and have made 20 glass plate negatives so I am well into the learning curve and am having a total blast!
I have learned a ton from both the John...

Hey thebbqguy:
Thanks for posting this link.
WOW!
Outstanding body of work.
Drewf64