Shibdon nature reserve

[Kevin Allan]

Scans from half-plate negatives, Foma 100, Kodak SI Mark II Ground Camera, Kodak Ektar 203mm f/7.7, Bellini Euro HC Dilution B.


Shibdon nature reserve by Kevin Allan, on Flickr


Bark detail by Kevin Allan, on Flickr

 

[Alan Clark]

Kevin I really like the first one here. I looked up your camera on your website, and it looks very much like my Kodak Specialist. In other words "very heavy"....So congratulations on being able to lift it.

Alan

 

[Kevin Allan]

Kevin I really like the first one here. I looked up your camera on your website, and it looks very much like my Kodak Specialist. In other words "very heavy"....So congratulations on being able to lift it.

Alan

This trip involved only about a mile of walking on flat terrain so it was manageable. More than that would be difficult. Of course the camera needs a very sturdy tripod too.

 

[Alan Clark]

A mile? Wow. I'm impressed. Maybe I should get into training and take mine out . Not sure if my tripod is sturdy enough. What tripod do you use?

 

[Kevin Allan]

A mile? Wow. I'm impressed. Maybe I should get into training and take mine out . Not sure if my tripod is sturdy enough. What tripod do you use?

Manfrotto 075 with Manfrotto 129 head

 

[Alan Clark]

Thanks Kevin

 

[Ian Grant]

The first image is excellent. It's a shot where strict adherence to the Zone System would totally kill the atmosphere.

Ian

 

[David M]

I’m not sure about that. You examine the scene. You decide where you want the Zones to fall in the print and you expose and develop to get what you wanted. If you wanted a soft, low contrast print like this one, that’s how to get it.
More modern darkroom techniques like split-grade printing have probably made the journey from visualisation to wall a good deal more flexible.
As for digital printing…