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Split screen version...although this is registered as a 1972 model : I thought the "Splitties" only ran from 1950-1967.
Someone will put me straight...anyway,a very nicely presented example, arriving at Prestatyn Classic Car Show.
Royal Albert and Tamar Bridges, Plymouth UK.
Here is attempt number three after more suggestions from friends. The bin lids have gone, the right bridge has had its verticals straightened, and the bird poop has been cloned out. Couldn't composite a steam train though. Sorry.
i never really edit my photos. but i decided to do it on this one. cant choose which i like better. whatcha think?
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I went back to this site to reshoot it, for several reasons. For one, the original had a light leak around the lensboard (garbage lensboard provided by Intrepid), which I wanted to fix. I also wanted to vary my process a little bit, so I shot this on Ilford HP5+ and processed it in Rodinal.
Now, I want to say this about how I used the Rodinal: I did a "stand" process of the neg, using Rodinal 1:100 dilution and allowing a slow process of an hour, with only one agitation cycle at the 30 minute mark (plus a 1 minute agitation at the start). I don't usually use the Stand Development process because it almost always introduces artifacts (uneven areas), but that is more an issue with roll film than sheet film, so I felt it was worth risking one sheet of film to try for this shot.
What did I get? Well, the negative is a bit less contrasty overall, with better shadow information and less blocking of the highlight areas. I knew that the reciprocity effect would increase contrast of this scene, as the bare wood (horizontal wedged in the roots) was considerably brighter than most other areas. I expected the stand process would help restrain the bright regions while allowing the shadows to develop more fully, and it seems this is what happened. As I say, I do NOT advocate for this approach to film processing in most circumstances (the mythology of the process is grossly exaggerated, IMO) but with sheet film, it sometimes has benefits. I wouldn't expect to develop a shot that had large expanses of a single value (blue sky?) because some unevenness would likely become apparent.
I've done this with HP5+ in the past and it seems this Ilford emulsion behaves very well in dilute Rodinal and minimal agitation.
Camera: Intrepid 8x10
Lens: Turner-Reich 12" convertible, exposure 25 seconds @ f22
Thanks to Jo for the advice and I have brought the exposure down a little and upped the vibrancy. I think it is better :) What do you think ?
The rarer version of the Spridget.
No MOT history prior to 2014 then covered about 2,000 before becoming MOT exempt.