Two Really Big Negatives About the GLRR (2 IMG)

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Well, I guess these are no longer the negatives since they’ve been printed and scanned as prints. They started life as negatives, though! [;)]


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I still am learning my way around the dark room, and I don’t spend as much time in there as I should (my darkroom is a fantastically cramped, lint filled (it doubles duty as the laundry room) barely serviceable unit, so I have to work hard to convince myself to spend time printing). The first shot in particular could benefit from a lot more work.

While it may be a pain, the second shot is a prime example of why I accept all the hassles of large format photography. The shallow depth of field and the utilization of camera movements make this shot work for me. I don’t know that I could have made this shot with other equipment (though if someone wants to sponsor me with $60,000 to buy a digital Medium Format back, technical camera and lenses, I’d be happy to try!)

As always, C&C more than welcome!

Oh, for the photo minded, here’s the pertinent photographic information:

Calumet C-1 8x10 (The Green Monster)
Gundlach Radar Anastigmat 12" f4.5
Efke 25
Rodinal 1:100 for 15:45’ in BTZS Tubes at 72ºF (my darkroom also gets warm)
Arista.EDU Ultra FB VC Glossy
Ansco 130 1:1 Paper Developer

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The shallow depth of field gives the second image an almost model-like quality - that being a frequent characteristic of model railroad pictures.

That said - both are great, and the detail that is available is incredible.

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You can’t beat B&W film for detail. Great photos, thanks for sharing.

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Nicely Done! [tup]

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Absolutely, what Ishmael and Larry and Darren said!

WAY COOL, Chris! [tup][tup]

Thanks for posting them.

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Image #2: I wondered when you would be getting into the swing of things.

Amazing what a small angle can do, isn’t it?

72° is fine; I shudder to think what the textbook 68° would have taken.

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Thanks as always for the kind words, everybody!

Chuck - When I can actually get my tempering bath to hold everything at 68ºF (October to May or so…these were developed in August), my N development time is 17:30’.

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[Y] [Y] Very interesting, it would not be hard to vision the 2 shots as 3D . As I look at them , items just pop out where ever my eyes look.

Respectfully, Jim