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Velociraptor Jake

Ilford HP5+, Microphen. This shot was rescued from a roll that I terribly over-developed (… apparently 18 minutes at 75 degrees is too long for EI 12500).

Back story: Jake loves museums. Unlike his dad, he prefers Academy of Natural Sciences over the Franklin Institute. So we go there as often as I can arrange, which leads to walking across town pretending that we’re dinosaurs. QED.

Shot on the 1947 Bessa 66, which I’m happy to say is still working quite well. Unlike the 193 …[more]

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And she slept under the trees.

Delta 3200, EI3200.

This weekend I’ll be in Woodstock for a photo workshop. Which means I’m packing up photo gear. Which means I’ve built a travel version of my film dryer. Here’s hoping it works. And doesn’t melt. 🙂

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Alone

From a couple nights ago – at Earth Bread in Mount Airy. Shot on Ilford Delta 3200 pushed to 12500.

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Travelers

Still working on framing with this camera; it’s a 1947 Bessa 66, and I find it more difficult to frame close-up shots than I do with the 1938 version. Hand-held @ ~1/25th sec, f/11, Ilford HP5+.

Pictured are three travelers on their way to New Orleans. I believe the woman on the right is Jennifer, and the dog is Venus. Sadly, I had no notebook at hand and it was raining at the time (so the electronics didn’t come out to assist me)…

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Hitting the Road

Comments welcome – again, Ilford Delta Pro 100. I wish I could have composed this a little less busy (perhaps without the truck interfering with the seat, for example, and with the person walking into the dead space between the cars). But given how long I spent on it (about 30 seconds) I’m moderately pleased.

I think this was about f/8, which must mean 1/175s. Perhaps I need to start keeping better notes on my exposures…

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A Story

From the recent snow storms. Ilford Delta Pro 100, which I think is totally the wrong film for this shot – I would have preferred it on HP5+, or developed in some much-granier way. Which brings me to the new news: as of tomorrow, I should have a functioning darkroom in my basement. Well, not an actual darkroom – but everything I need to develop my own B&W film. Which means I can develop with Rodinol ’till my heart’s content and get as grainy and contrasty a shot as I want. 🙂

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Snowy Wall

Acros 100. I’m not sure what the haze in the lower right is from… but that might be the right spot for the hole in the bellows. Perhaps it’s time for more superglue. And to get started on the “have the bellows replaced” project.

This is also the first scan posted from an actual film scanner. The difference is, as expected, pretty amazing.

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Bessa Lives!

I’ve got a few things that need addressing – like the dust on this scan, and apparently focus is important – but the Bessa 66 is functional!

This test shot was from Reading Terminal Market, in front of DiNic’s last Friday. Not too shabby for a 1938-era camera.

I dropped off two more rolls today (this is Neopan 400; I also shot some Ilford HP5) and we’ll see if I improved any over the weekend.

Some of the technical blunders I ran in to on this roll:

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