Appalachian Mountain Waters | Hasselblad, Holga, Korona
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Come with me into the Appalachian Mountains as Leia and I photograph some old haunts of my youth on film with an antique 8x10 Korona view camera, Hasselblad 500 CM, and Holga 120 Pan 6x12. Photographs are briefly shown at each location and then again in sequence beginning at 23:40 with an extra or two thrown in....
Second portion of the episode features me making my own caffenol developers and processing both the black and white medium and large format film. The color film was later developed (which I recorded) but deserves it's own episode...which I forgot I filmed in New Mexico months ago...so that's coming.
Of course, I welcome all questions about the process, my cameras, mixology, voluntary creative insanity, ect. And yes...I kept leaving my darkcloth at the hotel. Towel worked fine.
Notes:
04:52 Focus was directed towards the lower third of the frame but the fact this would be completely blurred by the movement of the water, and hence impossible for the viewer to discern focus, did not occur to me at the time. This results in the illusion of overall softening of the frame which I at first attributed to the vibration of the water but have later determined likely was caused by the mistake, on my part, of near-focussing on an area filled by motion blur.
18:22 For years I rendered my own ascorbic acid from vitamin C tablets as you saw in the video. However, over time I have found it is both cheaper and much more efficient to use pure ascorbic acid anhydrous. I unfortunately realized I was out of ascorbic acid just before beginning development so used vitamin C. Since I no longer travel with my mortar and pestle I had to make do with a coffee cup and cocktail muddler. It's also useful to note that you'll notice the solution is very opaque (around 19:00) just prior to adding the instant coffee. This is due to the fillers/binders/additives present in the vitamin C tablets (rose hips,starches,cellulose, ect.). When using pure ascorbic acid and sodium carbonate the solution should be virtually clear at this stage in mixing.
18:51 As of late I have been salinating ALL of my caffenol developer variations with pure sea salt. I have found (at least to my perception) a. noticeable decrease in fog and increased general acutence. Potassium bromide is also rumored to have the same effect but sea salt is much more readily available.
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Love your video making style, the mystique and story telling. Loved it
Thanks, Donna. I appreciate the kind words.
Someone on a construction site once said to me if you name all your tools you'll never work alone.
I love that someone else is out there. Shooting large format in Crocs
Forever and always, my friend. ✊
@@AdamWelch Same here! Gonna be shooting a music festival this weekend in my Crocs with my Speed Graphic.
@@Ben-kw8rc Oh nice! I'm a Speed Graphic (Pacemaker) man myself. I'm sure you'll be the bell of the ball.
Like it Adam. Very relaxing - though I know it wasn’t. 😉
Ha thanks man. Could have been worse I suppose but hey, life and all that. Glad you liked it my friend.
Those Holga 120 Pan pictures were amazing. And your blue Crocs -- really a nice touch!
Ha yeah they're a wardrobe staple for me. And thanks for the kind words about the Holga. I've got an enormous upgrade project planned for it at some point.
So good
Really missed being back there. It's hard to believe this was all the way back in June.
Very nicely done.
Thanks a lot, Steve.
Nicely done
Thanks a lot, man. I appreciate it.
Wonderfully atmospheric, Adam. The Bukowski is a nice touch. Never thought a tailboard would need a secondary support (never used one, obviously) but that stick was a serendipitous find. Would like to see a selection of your photos of the tree some time. Twenty-six years, that's an epoch.
Thanks a lot for that, Bernard...also prepare yourself for a lengthy, rambling response:
I'm always glad to hear from another Bukowski fan. It's funny because I was listening to one of the "Bukowski Reads Bukowski" recordings on UA-cam while I was developing and didn't realize it was a portion mention "sadness like old rivers." Felt like it was appropriate to include based on the subject matter.
Yes, LONG story about the rail system of the Korona which strangely enough I'm about to hopefully remedy in the coming weeks. I'm not sure if you happened to have watched the restoration episode for the Korona but most of the explanation and fix of the rail system is in there. I would type it all out here but it would be a book. Just recently I found an original Gundlach sales catalog and realized this camera originally included a sliding tripod block which makes so much more sense. Believe it or not I just stumbled across one on eBay which I think is from a 2D Kodak which I believe will fit but it has yet to arrive. That will completely negate the need for two supports when it's racked out...maybe. Even if it doesn't fit I should be able to reuse the parts and make my own now that I understand what is missing.
And I have at least one of the photos of that tree somewhere on a drive and but couldn't locate it for inclusion in the episode. The rest are unfortunately scattered across a host of lost negatives from my younger days that I'm afraid likely to be lost forever. I do wish that wasn't the case.
Since this has already gotten so unreasonably long I'll go ahead and add this as well; I'm currently awaiting the completion of my first ULF camera (11x14 by Richard Ritter) and you can bet I'll be heading back to that tree with it as soon as I'm able with likely some dry plates as I'm beginning to dip my toes in that as well. I hope the tree will still be there.
@@AdamWelch Thanks for the very generous reply, Adam. I will definitely check out the restoration episode. I have a Kodak 2D myself, with the tripod block, so I can see how useful that would be. And I'm thrilled to hear about the 11 x 14. I would love to have one of those, especially one made by Ritter. I look forward to watching you use it.
@@bernardkelly235 Oh very interesting about your 2D. And yes, the way the Korona is designed the bed has two, separate static sockets for a tripod but it never seemed to make sense to me because depending on the bellows extension it seemed as if there would always be undue strain to the articulation. I'm hoping this fits and ultimately fixes the problem. Ironically, as you mentioned, with the upcoming 11x14, I likely won't be using the 8x10 much. I wish I could carry both but living on the road has its limitations.
I'll add also that the 11x14 Ritter weighs exactly the same as this Korona 8x10. Incredible design in terms of portability.
@@AdamWelch I also have a Conley 5 x 7, and it has a sliding block built into the front extension, which makes it much easier to balance when the rear extension is attached. I would say, hang on to the 8 x 10, though, until you've worked out the economics of 11 x 14. From what I hear, it's expensive unless you're using x-ray film or paper negatives. Anyway, you'll be showing us eventually and we'll learn along with you.
@@bernardkelly235 Oh small world. I actually had a 5x7 Conley myself but ended up selling most of it to a gentleman in Hong Kong. I say "most" because I the wonderful USPS literally lost both the original bellows and the bellows frames before they even left the Post Office. I was sending them to Keith over in the UK to make me a set. I suppose it all worked out, however.
And yes, honestly any sort of larger format is becoming ludacris these days. I'm actually a dedicated radiographic film user and have a couple different caffenol formulations for each type of film I throw. I will...most likely...slowly be moving towards wet/dry plate with the 11x14 but it will be Fuji HR-U film for the time being.
Also, the tripod block I mentioned unfortunately does not fit the Korona. It was a long shot anyway but still disappointing.
Hey, I have that same tripod
I was just looking at it yesterday thinking how long I've had it and how well it's held up considering. Wonderfully made tripod. I just acquired an 11x14 which is actually the same weight as my 8x10 but I'm considering looking into a Ries or at least a Ries head. What head (if any) do you have on yours if you don't mind me asking?
@@AdamWelch I wanted a Ries badly, but they are so expensive, I actually found the Berlebach used for a very reasonable price. This was well more than a decade ago, maybe even almost 20 years ago... Man how time flies! I also have a vintage tripod (legs only) that looks similar to a Ries, but maybe not as hefty. The brand escapes me at the moment... Also I have a vintage Majestic tripod. I've actually never used and just now remembered I have it. It was given to me and it just seems heavy and rickety.
To answer your question I actually use a Ball head with the Berlebach, but it has tilting and locking functions, so a little bit like a pan and tilt head. It's By FLM, the Center Ball 48 FT. (Got a smoking deal on that too, when they were first announced). I use the Berlebach for nearly everything from my digital Sigma Merrill DP2 to 35mm, to medium format, to 4x5 wooden field camera, and sometimes for a cinema/video camera if I don't need to make moves (like for a secondary b camera). BTW, I have a very similar image to the one you took of the boulder in moving water... I took that image with the Sigma and converted to B&W, and it came out great, as did yours.
@@joeschlicht Thanks for the info, Joe. I think for the 11x14 I really could use some type of tilting platform head but I think one of my ball heads might actually work. I'd just be concerned with the stress on the mechanism when tilting the camera at extreme angles. I have a Manfrotto fluid head (can't recall the model) and it wasn't able to handle the 8x10. However, I think that was more an issue of balance than weight so I may try that again with the 11x14.