La cabaneta / Field hut
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Hi ha alguns raconets infims del Vallès que em fan pensar en llocs molt més evocatius com la Toscana. Probablement el Vallès de fa cent o més anys era força similar a la Toscana rural, però quasi no en queda res, rebentat per barriades, poligons i autopistes. Ja ho deia Pere Quart.
Ara ja tinc plaques de gelatinobromur de la mida adequada per a la Ermanox, gracies a Jason Lane.
Foto presa amb la Ernemann Ermanox, fabricada cap al 1924-1930; objectiu Ernostar f1.8 / 85mm; placa de gelatinobromur Jason Lane 25 ASA retallada manualment per mi; revelada amb Rodinal.
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The area arround my hometown, known as El Vallès (from the latin "vallis", valley) surely was very beautiful a Century or more ago. With it's rolling hills, pine forests, and mix of fields, olive and almond trees. But now mostly has been eviscerated by ugly industries, abandoned or squattered countryhouses and concrete flats. Some tiny remains, like this one east of Castellar del Vallès.
Now using properly manufactured 4,5x6 cm Jason Lane dry plates with my Ermanox.
Photo taken with the Ernemann Ermanox, made around 1924-1930; Ernostar f1.8 / 85mm lens; Jason Lane 25 ASA dry plate; developed with Rodinal.
La cabaneta / Field hut
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Hi ha alguns raconets infims del Vallès que em fan pensar en llocs molt més evocatius com la Toscana. Probablement el Vallès de fa cent o més anys era força similar a la Toscana rural, però quasi no en queda res, rebentat per barriades, poligons i autopistes. Ja ho deia Pere Quart.
Ara ja tinc plaques de gelatinobromur de la mida adequada per a la Ermanox, gracies a Jason Lane.
Foto presa amb la Ernemann Ermanox, fabricada cap al 1924-1930; objectiu Ernostar f1.8 / 85mm; placa de gelatinobromur Jason Lane 25 ASA retallada manualment per mi; revelada amb Rodinal.
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The area arround my hometown, known as El Vallès (from the latin "vallis", valley) surely was very beautiful a Century or more ago. With it's rolling hills, pine forests, and mix of fields, olive and almond trees. But now mostly has been eviscerated by ugly industries, abandoned or squattered countryhouses and concrete flats. Some tiny remains, like this one east of Castellar del Vallès.
Now using properly manufactured 4,5x6 cm Jason Lane dry plates with my Ermanox.
Photo taken with the Ernemann Ermanox, made around 1924-1930; Ernostar f1.8 / 85mm lens; Jason Lane 25 ASA dry plate; developed with Rodinal.