[Leica] IMG: First Film Developed in Six Years

[Philippe]

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 à 16:41, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> a écrit :
> 
> 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
> 
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