It's Spring and the Bugs are here
I noticed this pair of older Volkswagen Beetles a few weeks ago and have been waiting for the right time, sun and no rain to photograph them. I loaded a piece of 8x10 Impossible in the film holder and with camera and tripod off I went. Note that the Polaroid 8x10 film holder is dedicated to the processor and you only load one side unlike standard sheet film holders which allow two frames per holder. So I have one frame of film, camera set up, meter reading taken and I pull the cover out of the holder and wait a second before uncovering the lens so the camera can settle. WHAT THE HEY the lens cover slid open in transit so my image was getting exposure all the time after pulling the cover slide, movement and overexposure were assured. The is no compensation for error in developing time so what you shoot is what you get. I was not happy about screwing up a $20.00 piece of film so I didn't process it until the next day yet after I did I liked it, errors and all.
Camera: Leonardo 3" 8x10 pinhole
Exposure: f/250 1.5 to 2 seconds, image in reverse
Film: Impossible PQ 8x10
Image by: Leslie Lazenby
Cory St. Findlay, OH
1 Apr 2015
It's Spring and the Bugs are here
I noticed this pair of older Volkswagen Beetles a few weeks ago and have been waiting for the right time, sun and no rain to photograph them. I loaded a piece of 8x10 Impossible in the film holder and with camera and tripod off I went. Note that the Polaroid 8x10 film holder is dedicated to the processor and you only load one side unlike standard sheet film holders which allow two frames per holder. So I have one frame of film, camera set up, meter reading taken and I pull the cover out of the holder and wait a second before uncovering the lens so the camera can settle. WHAT THE HEY the lens cover slid open in transit so my image was getting exposure all the time after pulling the cover slide, movement and overexposure were assured. The is no compensation for error in developing time so what you shoot is what you get. I was not happy about screwing up a $20.00 piece of film so I didn't process it until the next day yet after I did I liked it, errors and all.
Camera: Leonardo 3" 8x10 pinhole
Exposure: f/250 1.5 to 2 seconds, image in reverse
Film: Impossible PQ 8x10
Image by: Leslie Lazenby
Cory St. Findlay, OH
1 Apr 2015