http://www.anonymousvernacular.com obsessive photographer at play Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:01:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We just moved and I'm getting my alt process lab up and going again. These are palladium prints (hand-coated emulsion consisting of noble metal and an iron-based light senstizer on watercolor paper) of the outside of the Louvre museum in Paris that I made last night. http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/08/19/palladium-prints-of-the-louvre/ Rolleiflex Tmax 100 in TMax Developer 10 minutes, 1:7 @ 24C *click image above for larger view* http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/08/14/tlr-contact-sheet-2/ Contact sheet from a Rollei. Need to shoot some more rolls to see what caused the lack of density. Exposures look pretty good for just guessing (no meter) while shooting a new film (that was expired) and developing in a completely new way: 1:1:100 at 75F for 15 minutes in ... http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/08/13/tlr-contact-sheet-1/ Chamonix 4x5, 135mm Symmar-S, FP4+ in Pyrocat-M 3:2:100 for 7'30" @ 72F I've started a re-photographic project in Fort Worth, Texas, based on a book of souvenir views, circa 1909. This image is not part of the project, but something I couldn't help but make as Mark, David, and I passed ... http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/06/03/fort-worth-convention-center/ Canon 1Ds Mk2n with Nikon AiS 50mm f/1.2. Hoover dam was a great place to shoot with the road and subsequent light trails arcing to and fro across the frame. This was one of those times, though, that reminded me I need to get another quick release for my tripod head ... http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/05/23/hoover-dam-at-night/ Canon 1Ds Mk2n with Nikon AiS 50mm f/1.2 lens. http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/05/22/nevada-desert-at-night/ 4" x 6" platinum / palladium print on vellum subsequently dry mounted to watercolor paper and waxed. The above image is an example of a new printing method I have been working on where I contact print onto a drafting vellum (Clearprint is my vellum of choice, though Staedtler works well; ... http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/05/16/ptpd-on-vellum/ 8x10 Calumet C-1, 360mm f/6.3 Fujinon, Delta 100 developed in Pyrocat-M. 8x10 Calumet C-1, 240mm f/9  Fujinon, Delta 100 developed in Pyrocat-M. I recently ventured out into urban Fort Worth, TX, with an 8x10 Calumet C-1, which won't happen again. The combination of the C-1 mounted to a Majestic Tripod is ~40lbs ... http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/05/15/fort-worth-with-the-8x10/ I began photographing around my home with the 4x5 as we will soon be moving. When I return from Europe my wife will have already moved us to a different apartment complex that is closer to school for her. I am retreading the same areas I have ... http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/05/04/home/ http://www.anonymousvernacular.com/2009/05/02/lumix/