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Published: 2016-01-12 17:50:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 490; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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Found this thistle, almost as tall as I am (which isn't very tall for a person, but as thistles go...) underneath the Blue Ridge Parkway, where it crosses the Roanoke River over a (very high) road bridge.Catching this shot was not easy; open shade, slow film (Ilford Pan F+) and an orange filter made for a long shutter time, and every single breath of wind, butterfly wing flap and distant gnat fart was enough to send it swaying wildly in and out of frame. I got lucky, with a little forward planning.
Scanned from a darkroom print.
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Beautiful image. (The tallest thistle I've ever found was about 7ft tall)
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Thanks, and wow! 7 feet tall!?
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Beautifully done - nice to see well made paper prints!
And I love the fine Pan-F grain - 50 ASA ?(back then, before ISO took over?)
Nice 'rhythm' with the seed heads in their various positions.
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Thanks! Pan F is lovely stuff, yes box speed ISO 50 still, and takes a bit more thoughtful exposure than HP5+ or Tri-X but is so worth it. I just picked some up in 120 but haven't shot it yet, looking forward to the results after seeing how nice it is in 35mm.
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Those big negs with that fine grain, nail the exposure and you should have some really good looking shots. Very classic process that.
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I think they'll look amazing. If only I had room to print bigger than 11x14 (one day...one day...)
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Mmm - I remember turning the enlarger head through 90o, and projecting onto the wall. Even rotating it 180o and having the paper on the floor. It's the trays - those huge prints had to be rolled through the dev & fix, and I never got them properly fixed. I should have washed them in a big bath, but in those circumstances, wasn't going to happen.
There's a thought - one could use, say 12" PVC piping to make trays to roll the prints through, or develop them loosely rolled on a coil like one does film ...
One day, indeed. I haven't had a darkroom for decades. (Still got the kit ...)
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Yeah the trays are the issue for me also. My enlarger will do well past 16*20 without fuss, but I just about have room for the 11*14 trays. I could perhaps rearrange things to make them fit. Maybe. We'll be moving in July anyway, so it isn't an urgent thing just now.
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Moving is its own mission - good luck!
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