Pentax 6x7
165mm f2.8 + extension tube
Fomapan 100
Stand Development 1:100 Rodinal

The "good side" was his willingness to be a subject, so I could finish the roll of film and practice developing.

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Nikon F100
50mm Nikkor f/1.4
Fomapan 100
Rodinal 1:50 @ 8.5 mins

A little spring cleaning in preparation for a trip, combined with testing out a Nikon F100 kindly gifted at Christmas.
The trouble with laying out all my gear is that it gives Steve a chance to eyeball candidates for resale.
He calls me a hoarder.
Name calling seems inappropriate at his age.

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Ondu 6x6 Pocket Pinhole
Ultrafine Extreme 100 (defective film)
10 minute exposure
Rodinal 1:50 @13 minutes

It only took three rolls!

Shooting my birthday pinhole camera has been a truly humbling experience.

First roll was a painful lesson in displacement and not recognizing the crazy wide the angle of view (115°). I set the camera on surfaces that ended up dominating the frame with the intended subject barely visible in the background. In my defense, I thought I could manage easily without a tripod and was multi-tasking while walking Molly on my own. Surely one of my happy snapping shots would display some quirky pinhole appeal? Nope, nope and nope.

The second roll, with indoor shots, was an introduction to reciprocity failure. Exposures that metered at 46 secs at F/22, per the Ondu exposure card, actually needed 10 minutes. I also realized that I needed to get much, much closer to the subject. The outdoor shots on that roll had subjects that were just too busy. More lessons learned.

Roll on roll number three, and, by now, I'm definitely feeling the pressure to produce. Fortunately, I had discovered a reciprocity failure chart, with adjusted exposure times, and was ready to give those a whirl. This Sunday afternoon set-up was cobbled together with an old army blanket as a back drop, two bedside lamps, a copy of War and Peace, and a raccoon skull that we found a few years ago. I overcompensated in getting too close to the subject, but at least I can see the potential. And I can live with the mottling from the backing paper in this kind of naive image, which was Steve's cunning plan all along.

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Leicaflex SL
50mm Summicron
Fomapan 100

Hungryland WEA, FL

"Wet prairie is a treeless plain with a sparse to dense groundcover of grasses and herbs, dominated by beakrushes and nutrushes. Wet prairie is usually covered with water for 50 to 100 days each year and burns every 2 to 4 years. If the fire interval is longer, wax myrtle will invade."

~Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida bogs have a lot of nuances, so there's a possibility this is a large Depression Marsh or even a Basin Marsh. We keep waiting for trails in the area to dry out. No luck yet.

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Rolleicord Vb Type 2
Xenar 75mm f3.5
Arista Edu 100 (Fomapan 100)

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