Recent Entries
Delta 100 and Pyrocat M
**I shot some 4×5 Delta 100 on a recent Sunday Morning Adventure with fellow NGLFP member Bryan Garris. We traveled North and West to Cherry Log, Georgia to Falls Branch Falls. There wasn’t much rain recently so the falls were a bit bare of water and the lighting was spotty through the trees. The hike […]
New Gear for 2019
**I have already written about the Atlas backpack I purchased earlier and I am still breaking it in. But I added to my gear list this month for somethings I have been wanting. First up a HUGE Schneider Symmar 300/500 f5.6 convertible lens. This lens is almost as big as my 100-400 Canon lens and […]
Ansco 130 as Film Developer
**I saw a posting in the Large Format Forum a few days ago that mentioned using Ansco 130 as a film developer. I have some stock of Ansco 130 which I use for a Paper developer and love the results with Ilford and Bergger Fiber papers. The recommendation was use the developer 1:10 for 10 […]
Pyrocat M Times for High Contrast Scenes
**Last weekend I returned to Edge of the World rapids in Dawsonville, GA. Even in early light there is a nine stop difference from detailed shadows (wet mossy rock) to the light blue sky. I am continuing experimentation with Pyrocat M now that it has a little age on it. Scene 1 Bridge and River […]
Gear for Adventures
**Without gear no pictures are taken. So this is a bit of free advertising and appreciation for all the companies I use to go on my Sunday Morning Adventures in Photography. Getting there: #AudiUSA, #Keen Hiking boots, #Orvis clothing, #Gatorade The bag: #AtlasAdventure pack In the bag: #ChamonixCamera, #SchneiderKreuznach & #Fujinon Lenses, #Sekonic LightMeter, #B+W […]
Atlas Adventure Backpack
**Like the Pointer Sisters “I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and I think I like it. ” I purchased a new hiking backpack for my 4×5 gear. A couple of weeks ago, I went on a 2.5 mile hike, and my old frameless pack was extremely uncomfortable […]
Pyrocat M and FP4 Film test
**Today’s experiment was to compare two identical exposures developed with different dilutions of Pyrocat M. My standard single sheet development method is to use Steve Sherman’s EMA technique which blends dilution with long stand times between agitations. Today I decided to try something a little more aggressive using a standard mix, shorter stand periods, and […]
Pyrocat M as a Second Pass Developer
**I had tried this experiment previously with Pyrocat HD and wanted to see its effect with Pyrocat M. I had seen a post about an olive toner using cachetol in a bleach + redevelop process. The toner is known as IT8. I decided to use dilute Pyrocat M in place of the cachetol toner to […]
Pyrocat M
**After having some failures with Pyrocat HD I decided it was time to order the chemicals directly and make my own. So I went to the Pyrocat HD website and got the list but then I noticed this formula with Metol and fewer ingredients. Further research indicates it has similar properties to HD but with […]
Spring Break 19 St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island
**Every April in Georgia the kids get a week off from school before the big final push and exams in May. The college kids go a bit earlier so it hits mid semester. Since the weather in March and early April is always sort of a mix of left over winter doldrums and spring like […]