A pinhole (lensless) photo looking up a walking trail that leads from the John Slyder farm up to South Confederate Ave and leads past the monument to the First Regiment Vermont Calvary on the Gettysburg Civil War Battlefield.
The inscription on the monument reads:
"First Regiment Vermont Cavalry
First Brig. Third Div. Cavalry Corps
In the Gettysburg campaign this
regiment fought Stuart’s Cavalry at
Hanover, Pa. June 3rd, and at Hunterstown
July 2rd; and on this field July 3, led by
Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth, who fell near this
spot, charged through the First Texas Infantry
and to the line of Law’s Brigade, receiving
the fire of five Confederate regiments and
two batteries, and losing 67 men"
About a 1.5 second exposure.
Technical details:
Zero Image 69 wood & brass pinhole (lensless) camera set to 6x9 framing.
Hoya 55mm Yellow-Green filter taped inside the camera body, behind the pinhole.
Fuji Acros 100 film shot at ISO 100.
Semi-stand development using Kodak HC-110 1+100 dilution for 1 hour with 30 seconds initial agitation with swizzle stick and three turns @ 30 minute mark. Paterson 3 reel tank.
Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders fitted with ANR glass.
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