Portraits from 2021

[Sean Mac]

Toplecca di Sopra - Pontremoli (MS) - Italy
A series of pictures and portraits taken during our micro large format photography annual festival. 17 July 2021

- Camera: Linhof Super Technika 5x7 V
- Lens: SCHNEIDER Super Angulon 90 1:5.6
- Film: FOMAPAN - 100 ASA - size 13x18
- Exposure:
- 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

I hope the authorities of Toplecca di Sopra are ready for the crowds that will surely be heading there for next years Festival

[ericantonio]

This is nice and all BUT don't you have any photos of that amazing Italian food like the cheese? Or bread? Or olives?
Come on, show us!!!

I see an RB in this photo. and another baby camera. The heck.

I used to work for an Italian guy in NYC, famous guy, we did all large format studio stuff, hot lights 99% of the time, the one time he used his Ascor lights it shook the entire loft. That thing was from the 50's. But the guy in back with black shirt holding a meter, man, that guy reminds me of him so much. Even wore glasses on a rope like that. Focus, drop glasses, focus, drop glasses. Always remember that. He he dressed impaccably. Like a upscale gumba.

[Greg Y]

Beautiful portrait Alessandro. I'm also very fond of the Heliar lens characteristics.

[peter brooks]

Looks like the not-so-grim Reaper

[Andrzej]

Imagon 420 , ring 1 open
8x10 film + pyro
Contact print on Agfa 111 fb paper
"Scanned" with phone - sorry

[ericantonio]

Super unhappy with my recent results with PMK. The staining was so haphazard and looked awful. I had a lot of sky and lots of fog (real fog from weather, not "fogging of negatives) and the stain was all blotchy. I processed them for future "contact" printing like Kallitype and PT/PD but now I'm kinda disappointed. This one was salvageable.

I'm going back to good old d-76 or hc-110.

Limekiln SP entrance/park manager guy. And his friend. His friend was interesting and regret not taking a portrait of him. He had all sorts of face tats.
Arista EDU 400
300MM Kodak Ektar

[Sean Mac]

Imagon 420 , ring 1 open
8x10 film + pyro
Contact print on Agfa 111 fb paper
"Scanned" with phone - sorry

A timeless and beautiful image.

I'd imagine the print is a wonderful thing to see....

[Martin Aislabie]

Imagon 420 , ring 1 open
8x10 film + pyro
Contact print on Agfa 111 fb paper
"Scanned" with phone - sorry

This is lovely.

Hope you are both very happy with the result.

Martin

[Tin Can]

This is perfect!

Imagon 420 , ring 1 open
8x10 film + pyro
Contact print on Agfa 111 fb paper
"Scanned" with phone - sorry

[Molli]

Imagon 420 , ring 1 open
8x10 film + pyro
Contact print on Agfa 111 fb paper
"Scanned" with phone - sorry

The two things I wanted to say have already been said - lovely and timeless.
I'll simply add that this MUST become a family heirloom. What a treasure the two of you have created!