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kodak portra 160 developed in unicolor c41 kit. digital capture with olympus epl1 and inversion + color correction in photoshop/lightroom.
the orange color bleed may be the result of non flat film capture or exceeding the DR of the film.
Another tree on a vista shot. DIY pinhole 8 X 10. Arista 100 exposed for 21 seconds. Coated with van dyke chemistry and exposed for 2.5 min on cotton paper. Notice the light leaks toward the bottom. I think my camera back wasn't securely fastened. Darn it! Image property of BTSphotos.com. All rights reserved.
Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic from somewhere between 1947 and 1970. A little rough but fully functional - includes a Graflok back, a working Heiland bulb flash and electric solenoid synchronizer. Fun to use but I can't imagine lugging this around for my day job.
From Graflex.org:
The Speed Graphic was manufactured by Graflex, in Rochester, New York and was the dominant portable professional camera from the 1930's through the end of the 1950's. In many ways, the Speed Graphic was America's first and last great camera.
The Speed Graphic camera has two shutters - focal plane and in-lens; three viewfinders - optical, wire frame and ground glass; interchangeable lenses; a rise and fall front; lateral shifts; a coupled rangefinder; and a double extension bellows adaptable to lenses from 90mm to over 300mm.
Afflicted by a ``Rube Goldberg'' variety of features, the Speed Graphic looks complicated but is one of the simplest and most flexible cameras made. Nothing in the Graphic is automated; if you don't pay attention you can double expose, shoot blanks, fog previous exposures or shoot out of focus images. However, once you get used to it, it is amazingly easy to use.
Shirley was very patient and let me take a number of sheet film shots. I am glad I caught this one.
Linhof Technika III 4x5 and a 1942 360mm Schneider Tele-Xenar lens.
HP5+ @ 800. In DDX
Because the positive looks shit. 5x7 VC paper negative,f200 pinhole camera, 36 min exposure, Fernilee reservoir, Peak district, Goyt valley
Single orchid on canvas. cyanotype from 5x4 neg. Hand coat the emulsion and contact print in Uv or sunlight for 10 min.
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Anniversary Speed Graphic; 4x5'' Shangai; Zeiss Tessar 250/F4.5; t 1/100; f 5.6; Rodinal 1:50; 20 C; 13 min
Number 16
I'm lucky enough to call this place home.
Although this view is only a 5 minute walk from my house, getting this view has taken ages!
Either there was fog, or the cows were too inquisitive and mobbed me and the Linhof, or it rained, or the alarm didn't go off etc
This was an amazing morning, a storm was coming in from the South, and 2 minutes after the shutter closed on this I was soaked from a down pour.
Linhof technika IV
I forgot my Neutral grad, and the velvia I took is unusable, I had 2 shots of Ektar 100 on my spare 612 back, amazing stuff!
Spot metered, and I'm quite pleased how it came out.
Fuji 90 SW f8
at F22 2 seconds
Lovely camera with an original filmholder to take 13 x 18 glass plates which are somewhat difficult to get hold of these days...