Congratulations QT. Indiana Dunes is in my neighborhood, so a visit is in order.
Congratulations QT. Indiana Dunes is in my neighborhood, so a visit is in order.
Some have heard of hidden danger in the Dunes area
The Mystery of Why This Dangerous Sand Dune Swallowed a Boy
Written by The Smithsonian
Other less reliable sources abound
I stopped climbing the Indiana Dunes long ago
Tin Can
It looks some Astia was used for this job...
This is treasured film !
Indeed, but my 20th-century stock is becoming problematic. I opened a box of 8x10 Astia less than a year ago and cut 25 sheets, resulting in 50 5x7s. I used about two dozen to photograph Gateway Arch National Park, with good results, and the rest were immediately stored back into the freezer where they have stayed continuously until last month's trip to the Indiana Dunes. However, upon receiving my 5x7s from Indiana Dunes National Park back from the same lab as last year (Prauss Productions), this time there was a very noticeable magenta cast. I was able to correct it after scanning, but that frozen stored film degraded within a year of opening the box surprised and worried me.Originally Posted by Pere Casals
By the way, thank you everyone for the kind words!
You mentioned that some time ago... interesting observation. Perhaps it is because of oxydation, IMHO it may be tested if by removing oxygen the keeping is good. Perhaps we have two ways, one is using a high vaccum pump and a vacuum bag sealer for food. Another way would be keeping the oppened bags inside tupperware and filling with Protectan gas, or Argon, or bare (flamable!) butane. Argon and butane are denser than air, so if some oxygen remained in the tupper it will be displaced up. With a lower vacuum food sealer we can apply vacuum, then filling with Protectant, and applying vacuum again, two or the cycles, and then sealing.
Perhaps the straighter way would be keeping the slide film in a tupper and filling with Protectan, at least it should slowdown degradation.
Beautiful images! Thank you!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Because Astia sold slowly, Fuji's own stock was sometimes old when it got delivered, and this kind of crossover is characteristic of that. Once the film is thawed, it happens at an accelerated rate compared to fresh film. Once I learned this, I became very careful with batch numbers. But congratulations on your on-going Park project!
So excellent!
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
What is clear is that crafting beauty on LF Astia (this 2019) it is a great privilege...
Astia 100F did better if kept frozen soon after mfg. But I always had suspicions about how Fuji USA handled slower selling products.
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