[Largeformat] Re: Photo 101 - Class 26 - The First Exposure

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Douglas, I will give you an A for this comic scene.  I could see 
exactly what was going on and we all struggle like that, particularly 
when you know the light is moving faster than you possibly could. 
Are 
you sure you were not impersonating Buster Keaton here or trying to 
make a fast move into Hollywood.

That "blood" filter will be patented i am sure..... I will be looking 
out for B+W Blood #2 and #3 shortly.  I agree with Joshua about the 
significant others better not being involved.  You are going to hear 
about this a long time...... Regarding the outdoors.... great place
to 
be!

I remember doing a pine needle study in 4x5 and and i had a hard time 
shooting faster than the wind would change the scene....

I guess you are going to process one sheet and compensate for the 
second one if needed... 

Post the results please !




--- In Largeformat@egroups.com, Douglas Cooper <douglas@m...> wrote:
> Okay, I just took my first exam in Large Format 101. Exposed my 
first two 
> sheets of T-Max.   And probably got a D-.  It was comical:  I took 
my 
> girlfriend out by the Hudson River to model for me, and neither of 
us were 
> aware that the weather had turned chilly, and that a fierce wind
had 
blown 
> up.  I left my fleece behind -- the one that was, um, supposed to 
function 
> as a darkcloth.
> 
> Okay, so there we are, the sun rapidly disappearing, and no dark 
> cloth.  And we're freezing.  I open the Kodak Readyload box, and
the 
> "exposed" stickers immediately blow into the river.  I manage to 
grab the 
> instructions before they disappear too.  By now I'm completely 
frazzled; my 
> girlfriend is shooting me painful looks, and I just want to get
this 
over 
> with.  Bad frame of mind in which to do nice, meditative 
photography.
> 
> I bend over to adjust the tripod, but I've neglected to lock the 
tilt on 
> the tripod, and the camera pivots down onto my head.  Painful, but 
I'm far 
> more worried about the lens.  The front element has definitely made 
full 
> contact with my bald head -- there's a patch of grease on the 
coating -- 
> but apparently no damage.  (Schneider, even in the seventies, was 
making a 
> pretty serious product.)
> 
> If I was frazzled before, I'm now close to a florid nervous 
> breakdown.  Nevertheless, I somehow manage to figure out the 
Readyload 
> system (after inserting the Polaroid holder in the wrong way 
around).
> 
> Of course, by this time the sun has almost disappeared, so I wing 
> it:  about forty-five seconds.  With a crescent moon in the corner 
of the 
> screen.  Moonrise Over Battery Park!   I somehow manage to remove 
the 
> Readyload, flip it over, and make a second exposure.  I'll let you 
know how 
> it turns out.
> 
> Nice trial by fire.  When I return home, there's even blood on the 
> camera!  I think I'm going to like this.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> 
> Douglas Cooper
>