When writing computer programs, there’s a tradition of having your first one say “Hello World.” So that’s the title of this shot, which is from
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Walked outside today while my wife and son were raking leaves, and found this seemingly-happy bird nesting in one pile… good thing it left before I started shredding them!
In casein-land, I’ve got a pile of plastic on its way for backlights. When they get here, I expect to have at least one print to post (it’s sitting on my window now waiting for a backlight). Progress made on one other print this weekend, but I ran out of time while dealing with other photo processing obligations. …[more]
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The farther we get in to fall, the more I dread the shortening days. I pine for spring again. Occasionally I see something like this that makes me think of spring, keeping fall my second-favorite season.
Printing update: I’m not sure why, but I haven’t been motivated to pick up the casein-glass prints recently. I’ve been printing kallitypes over the last week, playing with Fabriano Artistico and multi-hit processing. So far, I can say that Herschel is a much, much nicer paper – but Fa …[more]
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I promised this one a few days back and then was distracted by kallitype fun. Perhaps I should have just printed this and killed two birds with one stone!
Markus here was shot on my Mamiya 7, Acros 100, developed in caffenol-C for about 15 minutes at about 75 degrees. Both he and I lived to tell the tale.
Markus and Johanna both were very interested in Caffenol or I wouldn’t have picked it up right now. I admit that I’ve had a passing interest in it myself, and had washing pow …[more]
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Acros 100, developed in… coffee.
We’ve had a couple of house guests this week – Johanna (here) and Markus (tomorrow’s post). The two of them have been on a year-long trip around the world and stopped by for a short visit on their way back to Germany. They were also curious about alt-photo processes, and I was more than happy to oblige.
Over their short stay, we made kallitypes and toned cyanotypes. We also developed film in Caffenol-C basically every day: instant coffee, was …[more]
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Made with a homemade matchbox pinhole camera, shot on Acros 100, and developed in DD-X. Almost all of my shots were terribly over-exposed, which I find rather unbelievable but undeniable. Next year I’ll need a faster shutter. Which is to say finger-over-the-pinhole. 🙂
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Acros 100; Xtol.
The deep blankets of snow on everything remind me of a bit of Dickenson:
Snow beneath whose chilly softness Some that never lay Make their first Repose this Winter I admonish Thee Blanket Wealthier the Neighbor We so new bestow Than thine acclimated Creature Wilt Thou, Austere Snow?
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Vroooooooo… wait, whut?
Acros 100 developed in Xtol. Acros likes snow, by the way.
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Most of my shots recently seem to be of this fella, and I’ve grown a bit reluctant to keep posting him… but I just can’t resist this one. Had I gotten to developing film today, perhaps I would have posted something else. Perhaps tomorrow. 🙂
In other news, the Epson 4000 is alive and well, despite my best attempts to destroy it by completely disassembling the print head today. Replaced a damper, forced some ammonia+water through the matte black channel (below the damper), and it’s b …[more]
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Drexel’s campus, shot in late March on my 1947 Bessa 66. Delta 3200, pulled to 1600 and toned in Lightroom.
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HP5+, EI 800. This was during the “Month Of Many Floods,” also known as “Jorj Almost Builds An Ark But Instead Digs A Sump Pit.” While it’s not actually my house in this shot the title still seemed appropriate…
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Surprise! C-41 (specifically, Fuji Pro 160S), from the Diacord L. Yes, this one’s really from the Diacord L.
The surprise is that I managed to develop this in my basement. This was the second tank that went through the process; the count is now up to… lessee… 3 rolls of 35mm and 4 rolls of 120. The last roll is still drying.
I’ve spent several weeks trying to find an aquarium heater that I could modify to keep water at 102 degrees (the recommended temperature for the Teten …[more]
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Fighting an awful cold, but it gave me a chance to snap this one in our back yard today. Not only were the snow drops poppin’, but the Diacord G is alive and kickin’! Hellooooo 1958!
Shot on Acros 100. While I’m partial to HP5 at the moment, I do have a few rolls of 100-speed film kicking around for portraiture. Last night Jake and I set up some backdrops and lights (it’s strange to see PocketWizards firing strobes from a 1958 hot shoe!) and shot some portraits of guests visiting us f …[more]
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