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Peering from his seat, Lincoln has a great sightline to the Washington Monument, which obscures the U.S. Capitol beyond.
After testing the shutter of this 100ish year old lens, I found that its highest speed is not the advertised 1/200th, but 1/100th. The slower speeds have also been made slower by entropy, and I've marked their true speeds on the dial (antiques should not be sacred).
That said, I would have loved to have opened this up a touch farther - maybe even to f/4.5, its widest.
But for that I'd need slower film. Or some ND filters (which would ultimately made it harder to see through the ground glass - I don't trust rangefinders).
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'Approval'
Camera: Graflex Crown Graphic (1954)
Lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Actinar 4.5; 135mm
Film: Fomapan 100
Exposure: f/9; 1/100sec
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
Lincoln County, Washington
October 2021
Unusual View taken from the grounds of the Old Palace, Lincoln.
There has been a palace on this site for not much short of 1,000 years. From here the medieval bishops ran the huge Diocese of Lincoln, which at that time stretched from the Humber to the Thames and from Cambridgeshire to the edge of the West Midlands. Medieval buildings and romantic ruins are still in evidence and surround one side of our front courtyard and the eastern boundary of our garden. The ruins of the Medieval Bishop Palace are managed by English Heritage.
The building that you see today was built on medieval foundations in three phases. The earliest visible part is a roughly square area built in 1720 forming the South West corner of the palace, at the centre of which is a classical Georgian panelled staircase. Ten years later a low range of panelled rooms was added, running north towards the Cathedral and the building then remained unchanged for a centenary and a half until 1885.
In that year Edward King was appointed Bishop of Lincoln and decided to move the Episcopal seat back into the centre of Lincoln. He chose the site of the Medieval Palace and set about expanding and remodelling the Georgian building into his new residence. The exterior of much of the building, including the entrance and most of the garden elevations, date from that time.
In 1948 the Bishop of Lincoln moved to a smaller house on the north side of the Cathedral and the palace went through a number of different phases over successive decades.
In 2007 a major refurbishment was undertaken, the aim of which was to restore the building in sympathy with its various period interiors, whilst creating a comfortable and elegant environment. Finally, in July 2009, The Old Palace opened its doors once again, offering sophisticated conference, dining and reception facilities with luxurious accommodation.
Taken from the pullout just before you cross the bridge over the Siletz River into Lincoln CIty. This caught my eye the morning we drove in and I spent a couple evenings here watching a beautiful sunset and playing around with some different settings on the camera.
The city of Lincoln sits on the eastern side of England approximately 150 miles north of London, originally an important Roman town called Lindum colonia, which had developed from an Iron Age settlement.
Lincoln's major landmarks are Lincoln Cathedral, a fine example of English Gothic architecture and Lincoln Castle, an 11th century Norman castle.
Another Lincoln's sparrow has stopped by our yard during migration. Unfortunately he didn't pose for more than a couple of pics, but I'm hoping to find him again for a better portrait. I love the subtle markings on these birds-- they are really quite striking in their own way. Glendale, Missouri
This is one of my favorite emulsion/devleoper combinations. Ultrafine is, as the name suggests, very fine grain. PMK sort of smooshes the grain together (as opposed to Rodinal that makes the grain very, well, grainy). I find (or imagine) that the smooshie grain adds a softness to it.
This could all be imagined. The human mind is pretty amazing.
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'Disinterest'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Ultrafine Extreme 400
Process: PMK Pyro; 1+2+100; 13mins
Lincoln County, Washington
March 2022
This is a Lifer for Me.
Pennypack Environmental Trust
Many thanks to all who take the time to view, comment and faved my images. Enjoy the day.
This Lincoln was made from 1993-1998. What a shame. I can’t believe it has been left here to rust, but it has been here for over six months. I even drive a car older than this. It looks like it is a dark purple to me, but it could be the lighting.
My Father in law and photo buddy, Tom Wilson (not the guy who played Biff in Back to the Future) set out to catch a sunrise in the Capitol. I was worried because my other pal, Bill McIntosh, talked about his visit to DC and said he needed to go out in the early morning several times in DC to get a sunrise. I did not have the luxury of going out several times, because the family needed me to be with them. I really only had a few opportunities to head out for sunrise. This morning we had very low expectations. The weather was supposed to be bad, totally clear skies, no chance of color. Again, I had so few options that we tried anyway. When we got there, we were shocked and excited to be greeted by a small, but interesting wisp of color in the sky.
Tom and scrambled and went to work. I knew we had about 15 minutes of this color, so we tried to get Lincoln, some Washington Monument reflection shots, and then sprinted to the Vietnam Memorial.
We were not there all that long, but we had the place to ourselves and it was one of my favorite shooting experiences hands down. There is something about the Lincoln Memorial. Everyone will tell you this, its everyone's favorite. And its magical how you can be there with throngs of people and still feel like its just you and him; but this morning, Tom and I had him alone for a while. I can't put into words what its like to be there alone. Its humbling, inspiring, hopeful, and at the risk of sounding corny, downright magical. His view is pretty good too and he gazes out on the mall.
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral sits on high ground overlooking the city, building work on the cathedral commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period, originally the three towers had slate spires, the spire on the central tower reputedly made the cathedral the tallest building in the world for 238 years between 1311 and 1549 when the spire was blow off in a storm, it was never placed.
The eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have.
Standing tall over the city of Lincoln for hundreds of years and appearing in Young Victoria and The Da Vinci Code, Lincoln Cathedral is an awe-inspiring and magnificent landmark recognised all over the world. William Conquerer commissioned Remiquius de Fécamp, the first Bishop of Lincoln to build Lincoln Cathedral in the 11th century during the Norman invasion of Britain.
Lincoln Cathedral was once the tallest building in the world after the spire was added in 1311, overtaking the Great Pyramid of Giza until 1549 when the spire collapsed in a turbulent storm.
I took this photo tonight with my Canon powershot handheld so the iso is high, its round the corner from where we're staying in our motorhome in the city of Lincoln. In the background you can see the fabulous cathedral showing its imposing presence over the old part of the city with is pubs and restaurants.
Saw this cute little sparrow foraging with a large flock of goldfinch on the ground near one of the brush piles out back. New yard bird, yay!
Apparently these birds aren't typically seen here this late in the year, but if my identification is correct, then we sure have one late migrator!
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii
Kabekona Lake, Hubbard County, Laporte, MN, USA