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Im thinking I should research when the next land survey / satellite photos will be taken of Denver metro and leave this face up in the back yard for that day. 8 x 10 negative project for a High School photography class.
Last edited by USMC88-93; 12-15-2014 at 16:29.
Damn, that's a big picture.
Originally Posted by generalmeow
It's like those pimples want to pop 28 years later.
I found a picture of the two backs of the camera. The one on the right is obviously the ground glass, and the one on the left holds the coated plate. Once its in the camera, I pull up the slide which exposes it to the light proof interior of the camera (you can barely see the slide at the top), so when the lens cap is removed the light hits the coated plate.
And the back of the camera:
Last edited by generalmeow; 12-15-2014 at 16:55.
You should do some Artistic AR-Photos.
Nice job. Be zippy if you did one of those flash pan units. Then get a picture of you with the camera & flash pan.
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Very nice.
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VERY cool, dont stop!!!
I wondered what the flash pan was about, but now understand that's it's pretty dangerous to have a pan of exploding anything right near you.
I have no idea what the real story is, but it seems hard to believe that they actually took photos at night during those days, like Doc and Marty at the clock tower in 1885. The chemicals are only sensitive to UV light, and while there may be some UV light produced by the flash pan, it wouldn't be even close to a substitute for something like the sun. Even people today who shoot wet plate indoors have UV lights, sometimes in addition to a modern flash, and they have to sit still for many seconds, to get enough light for an exposure. The lights have to be close to the subject and it makes them uncomfortable. I wonder if they just used those flash pans at the end of the day to get some extra light. Or maybe the person sat there for like 30 seconds and they flashed multiple times while they sat still with the lens cap off.
-catchlight.
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