Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Just because I seem to be a B&W and alt-process fanatic doesn't mean that I won't occasionally indulge in some color play of a 
sunrise or two and even a pretty flower.
Playing with another eBay bargain, an Agfa Clack converted to pinhole. You knew I couldn't leave well enough alone and despite bobbi's fears that I would destroy it, the Clack seems quite happy to be a pinClack. This was the first roll through it and I'm happy enough with the way the contact sheet looks to drag it along on Sunday for a shoot with Marion. Of course, I'll take the Dremel tool to that little bit of the shutter mechanism that is peeking into the upper right corner but after that, life should be good. [more]
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Tuesday, July 1, 2003
Some may look at a two minute long exposure as a distinct disadvantage. I kind of like the way it flattens out the rolling waves of the ocean, even when it means I get tossed around by the surf a little bit.
Sort of a surf/self portrait ;-)
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Sunday, June 29, 2003
A split in two week, but a good one none the less. The ocean and the beach are fine for getting your mind and soul right. Starting the morning early, up with the sun, spending the day by the ocean, sitting in a chair with a trashy novel good book, baking until the sweat pours out enough to dilute the layer of sunscreen goop and then bouncing in the cool waves to refresh yourself and start the process over again. End the day with a glass of port and a good cigar and life is sweet again.
I was one lazy slug. I didn't shoot even half the film I dragged down but did do enough to wring out the bugs from using Maco's 820c IR film in a pinhole. I seem to have guessed right on the exposure and the film appears to have a fair amount of latitude with little need for reciprocity correction. The roll of 120 will have to wait for a trip to the darkroom before I can share any prints but the 4x5 results were adequate for a quick cyanotype test. Maybe barren dunes aren't the best place for testing IR, with little greenery to show the full effect but I was happy with the dark sky, even darker ocean and the rendering of skin tones wasn't half bad either.
The color pinhole will have to wait for the lab to do its bit but should have more later this week. I'm happy with the pinhole IR results and feel good about being ready for the upcoming shoot with Marion. May even drag some slide film along for that one and try a few polaroid transfers. It's been too long since I played with them.
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