I took these in France recently using Foma or FP4+ and a 7¼" Taylor Hobson on an old half-plate camera. Those from 1908 (right hand side) were taken by T E Lawrence using his father's Beck half-plate when he was researching Crusader Castles. His preferred film was Cristoid, which used a double layer of emulsion and a gelatine base. Used also by G B Shaw and Alvin Langdon Coburn.
The keep at Provins (the tree was annoying but couldn't be helped)
Provins keep doorway & support column (floor level has risen a bit since 1908)
Crussol overlooking the Rhone (Lawrence's neg. was damaged or there was flare in the lens)
Chartres, Statue of Christ in the south portal. I suspect Lawrence deliberately used a wider aperture to reduce depth of field & concentrate the eye on the statue. Mine, at f/32, should have been wider. And I haven't got the camera position quite right.
I concluded that it's harder to re-take photos than take them the first time.
The keep at Provins (the tree was annoying but couldn't be helped)
Provins keep doorway & support column (floor level has risen a bit since 1908)
Crussol overlooking the Rhone (Lawrence's neg. was damaged or there was flare in the lens)
Chartres, Statue of Christ in the south portal. I suspect Lawrence deliberately used a wider aperture to reduce depth of field & concentrate the eye on the statue. Mine, at f/32, should have been wider. And I haven't got the camera position quite right.
I concluded that it's harder to re-take photos than take them the first time.
, it's more like 'then and then'.