James L Pearson
Hume Castle Long Exposure
Kit: Graflex Speed Graphic 5x4 • Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar-S 150mm f/5.6 • Fomapan 100
Exp: Metered at 1/20s @ f/8 • Exposed for 2 minutes 45 secs • f/8 • 100 ISO
Dev: R09 ONE SHOT (Rodinal) • 1+50 • 8 mins • 20 degrees C • Scanned with Epson V700
I've uploaded this at 2048px and I recommend looking at this version so you don't have to put up with the horrible compression and sharpening that Flickr adds. :-(
Another rushed shot! As much as I want to always practice 'slow photography' when the light is rapidly fading (it was dark when I finished packing up!) and you're desperate to make your 7th ever 5x4 sheet, I think it's acceptable to rush. And rushing is a relative term, especially when large format is concerned.
The view I wanted was too high, so I had to point the camera up in addition to the rise. It didn't help that I dropped the bed to allow me to add some forward tilt (which I had to rush). I was using a longer lens (150mm) than the one I used before (135mm) and therefore struggled to fit the whole of the tree into the frame, which is annoying. I ran out of room as my back was against a fence/hedge.
I remembered the reciprocity failure this time! I metered 1/20s at f/8 and was shocked when I looked at the datasheet that told me to multiply the exposure by EIGHT! So I exposed the sheet for 2mins 45sec and was convinced I was going to overexpose the shot.
I then discovered that I did overexpose the shot (by 1 stop) because the lens was at f/8 and the meter was at f/11 - oops. I wondered what to do with the development, but the datasheet reassured me that 1 stop overexpose doesn't require any changes to the times. So this sheet was developed the same as all the other sheets. It turned out quite dense but scanned nicely.
There was a slight breeze, which has softened the top of the tree, but overall I quite like the result. Especially for such a rushed shot!!
Hume Castle Long Exposure
Kit: Graflex Speed Graphic 5x4 • Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar-S 150mm f/5.6 • Fomapan 100
Exp: Metered at 1/20s @ f/8 • Exposed for 2 minutes 45 secs • f/8 • 100 ISO
Dev: R09 ONE SHOT (Rodinal) • 1+50 • 8 mins • 20 degrees C • Scanned with Epson V700
I've uploaded this at 2048px and I recommend looking at this version so you don't have to put up with the horrible compression and sharpening that Flickr adds. :-(
Another rushed shot! As much as I want to always practice 'slow photography' when the light is rapidly fading (it was dark when I finished packing up!) and you're desperate to make your 7th ever 5x4 sheet, I think it's acceptable to rush. And rushing is a relative term, especially when large format is concerned.
The view I wanted was too high, so I had to point the camera up in addition to the rise. It didn't help that I dropped the bed to allow me to add some forward tilt (which I had to rush). I was using a longer lens (150mm) than the one I used before (135mm) and therefore struggled to fit the whole of the tree into the frame, which is annoying. I ran out of room as my back was against a fence/hedge.
I remembered the reciprocity failure this time! I metered 1/20s at f/8 and was shocked when I looked at the datasheet that told me to multiply the exposure by EIGHT! So I exposed the sheet for 2mins 45sec and was convinced I was going to overexpose the shot.
I then discovered that I did overexpose the shot (by 1 stop) because the lens was at f/8 and the meter was at f/11 - oops. I wondered what to do with the development, but the datasheet reassured me that 1 stop overexpose doesn't require any changes to the times. So this sheet was developed the same as all the other sheets. It turned out quite dense but scanned nicely.
There was a slight breeze, which has softened the top of the tree, but overall I quite like the result. Especially for such a rushed shot!!