Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The window, when seen large, is amazingly good! such a gradation in tones is both so rare and outstanding. And also, both soft or sharp where needed. Keep souping them :-) Amities Philippe, not a bit jealous of your talent at building contraptions too ;-) > Le 2 janv. 2019 ? 16:41, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> a > ?crit : > > I spent New Year's Eve processing some 4x5 FP4 that I shot in December with > my home made camera and Darlot lens; the first time I've developed film > since 2012, before I retired. And because I don't have a darkroom I waited > until dark and used the basement washtubs. Even though I have a bakelite > daylight tank for 4x5, it turned out that to agitate without losing fluid I > had to take the top off each minute to shake the holders. As usual, I used > a #3 green safelight with a foot switch to develop by inspection. > This is my favorite window shot that I took at a friend's tintype studio in > an old industrial building. Margaret Muza uses formats up to 24"x24" to > produce one of a kind portrait tintypes. She inspired me to do a little > with my paltry 4x5 ;~) The exposure was made with a Packard pneumatic > shutter that fits over the lens hood of the 1870's Darlot and has a rubber > squeeze-bulb. I used the smallest stop my uncle made for me years ago, > which works out to f/55.6. Shutter was open about seven seconds. Yesterday > the negatives were digitized on my basement copy set-up. > > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/20181204_MR_Darlot_Window.jpg.html >> > > The copy set-up. > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/20181214_MR_CopyStand.jpg.html >> > > Both can be viewed large. > -- > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 > UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information