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Perfect conditions this morning. The heat of the Summer is behind us, and the cool Fall weather makes for easier wet plate colloidian work. I decided to stay aboard the ship, rather than loading up the bicycle, this made for a more relaxing start to my day. The exposure for the plates was about sixContinue reading “Early morning tintypes.”

Last Friday was a productive day in the darkroom. Cleaning up, and organizing was the top priority, and as a reward I made a few prints. The first two are of a familiar subject. One from a 4×5 negative, and the square image from a digital negative. Need to explore that more. The last one,Continue reading “A few prints”

As you may already know, I am working at trying to devote Fridays to photography, and for the most part I have been successful the past few weeks. It is hard for me not to pop in to my other work space at the market, and perhaps bake a few dozen cookies, a pie, andContinue reading “Day off?”

Sitting under the Hells gate bridge on Wards island. Arrived moments ago, and am cooling off a little before I set up my camera gear. I am lucky to be here. The past few months have been a struggle, and when I awoke this morning all I really wanted to do was close my eyes,Continue reading “Some days are a struggle.”

Here is one of the 8×10 tintypes that I did last Friday. Finger prints galore, and a few pour marks from the developer. I can easily palm a 5×7 plate during the colloidian pour, and drain step, but I need a bit more practice with the 8x10s. All in all though, I am pleased withContinue reading “The Bridge, again.”

A nice cool, and clear morning. Felt more like Fall than late Spring. Took advantage of it and did a quick wet plate shoot. Did not venture out, just set up on deck. One test shot, and then a finished image. This evening, if I have time, I’ll start prepping glass plates. It is aContinue reading “Early morning work”

I packed my gear last night with the hopes of getting an early start before it started to get hot. Awoke at 0130, so rather than try and get back to sleep, I got dressed, and went over to the market to see if I could prepare a few items for the day. I hadContinue reading “Another beautiful day. Test #3”

A quick breakfast, and then an early start to the day. I had a goal of pedaling up the Westside bicycle path with my wet plate gear, and setting my sights on the little red lighthouse under the George Washington bridge. This time I was also hoping to shoot some 8×10 tintypes, and had mixedContinue reading “Test run #2”

At long last I have done a test ride with my portable dark box. The ride it self was short, just down the street to my favorite spot with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Always a willing subject. I had loaded up the trailer the night before in hopes of getting an early startContinue reading “First test ride!”