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Oak Tree Westview Cemetery Atlanta

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I had visited the Westview cemetery in Atlanta a few years ago with other LF photographers from North Georgia. At that time I saw this huge red oak tree and tried to capture it on 4×5 film but even my wide angle lens did not do it justice. When I purchased my 5×12 camera in […]

Toning with Thiourea 2021 Tutorial

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I had a couple of images I wanted to tone brown using Thiourea. I took some iphone shots along the way and decided to make this tutorial. This is an easy to mix toner and simple process. Below are the steps I followed and decisions made along the way. All of these steps can be […]

Using Photoshop to plan darkroom work

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Every once in a while an image needs some extra work in the darkroom to bring out the best that the print can be. While Photoshop (PS) can be used to output the image as a print, it can also be used to help map out what changes need to be made while burning, dodging, […]

Canopy Amelia Island Florida

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I captured this row of trees last September during my 30 year anniversary trip with my wife. We rented a condo with a beach view but had terrible rainy weather for the whole weekend. On the last day I managed to get out early in the morning and take a couple shots. This was along […]

Upscaling in the darkroom

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Initially when I built my tiny darkroom 5 years ago I was printing mostly 8×10 images and had a plan for using the adjacent garage minus cars at night if I needed to print larger. However with the purchase of the 5×12 camera I find that I needed 11×14 paper for the contact prints and […]

Washington Oaks Gardens

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As part of my road trip with my son we stopped at a Washington Oaks Gardens in Palm Coast Florida on our way to Epcot. It was here I discovered the backing glass on my 4×5 was broken but the ground glass was still intact. I only had time for a couple of shots and […]

Road Trip with Two Large Format Cameras

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One large format camera in a backpack on a road trip can take up a lot of cargo space but two packs full of gear would be prohibitive on the family vacation. So with some judicious packing and selection of bare essentials I manage to pack the 5×12 and its 3 holders, the 4×5 in […]

First outing with Chamonix 5×12 and Shimoda Backpack

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Its starting to warm up around here and that always makes me restless to get out and photograph something. Also the new camera, the Chamonix 5×12, needed to be tested in a familiar location. But before I could go anywhere with this almost ULF camera I needed something to carry it in. I had an […]

What’s In the Darkroom

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It has been a long while since I posted and I have been house bound due to the Chinese Covid-19 so have not been out shooting or even experimenting much in the darkroom. I have not even had a chance to take out my new 5×12 camera due to weather and other priorities. We are […]

Chamonix 5×12

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My 2020 Christmas present to myself. Chamonix made 3 5×12 cameras this year, and I got one of them. The image above shows the size of the 5×12 vs my Chamonix 45N2 that I usually hike and shoot with. I have mounted a temporary Sinar to Technica lensboard adapter on it until I can get […]