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| Loaded on the truck! |
Trying to reuse my honey. I cut the dilution to 50/50 honey and water. It still worked well for a 2 day later wash time. Not sure how it will work at that dilution if I store the plates a week or longer before washing
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| the used honey |
Expensive gear central. Hoping to use the lens and camera this week and the press to make photogravure prints all winter!
24x24 Ambrotype landscapes of good quality on this years agenda with some attempts at portraiture.
Gear/tools are expensive but necessary at times.
Voigtlander 655mm (25.8 inch) F6, $4350CAD
24x24 Ambrotype landscapes of good quality on this years agenda with some attempts at portraiture.
Voigtlander 655mm (25.8 inch) F6 Lens, $4350 CAD
Chamonix 24x24 inch camera, $12600 CAD
Etching-HUNTER PENROSE LTD. No. 8 Etching and Printing Press Printing Press, $3900 CAD
Orange Cat PRICELESS!
Chamonix 24x24 inch camera, $12600 CAD
Etching-HUNTER PENROSE LTD. No. 8 Etching and Printing Press Printing Press, $3900 CAD
Orange Cat PRICELESS!
Found some more FREE glass. Will pick it up tomorrow. It’s on another farm, just like the larger first batch.
5 years and both (Fanny and Freddy)running well. The AMBROTOS KANATA project moves on to portraiture and 24x24 inch Ambrotypes.
I will be working with the 24x24 this season, will get it out of its box. Need to play with camera and figure things out. Find a tripod that works, and lens. Are portraits possible with the ring flash and new mobile flash units?
Flowing and developing plates promises to be difficult! I have made a mess of it in the past. More silver, storing large glass? Larger trays, etc!! Lots to learn and be done.
Step by step lets get this done.
Finally got some decent 11x14 and 14x14 Ambrotype portraits done.
Pigeon Lake!! First time here since childhood. Kinda shitty camping space, last of 2 available Too open for my taste, with too many screaming kids.
Will spend the day on Sunday making Ambrotypes, not sure of what. Maybe some portrait attempts tomorrow. I brought the new-used flash gear to play with.
When in doubt buy more photo gear. Total cost $240 CAD. A super cheap, sweet deal! Will try using the gear to make Ambortype portraits.
One of the great things about Facebook is the exchanging of knowledge. One of the main groups I belong to “Collodion Bastards” has been a great learning source for me. After 7 years in the process I also try to teach what I have learned about the process to help others.
This is from a post yesterday about the use of honey.
I love the international membership in the group!!
There was a water problem in the darkroom trailer yesterday.
I had an issue with water from the tank spilling onto the floor instead of going through the faucet. Water was draining out the trailers man door creating a huge mess in the trailer.
I had to stop using the faucet and change over to a water tank to stop development of the plates. The sewage tank was still working.
It’s always good to have backup systems for everything!
I will need to repair the sink.
I had the A/C going most of the day in the darkroom trailer. I went through 1 1/2 of the 2 Jackery batteries. I could not get the temp down below 27.2 C even with constant closing of the man door.
The A/C did help as I was able to place my hot sweaty face into the cool air. It did help lower the overall in the trailer buy probably 3-4C but I still had some heat related artifacts on some plates. It was not as bad as years past but the were still there.
Maybe I can place the collodion and decay in front of the A/C blowing cool air. That might help. I am not sure how to cool the silver any.
I am unsure what will happy on the really hot days.
Just woke up the next morning after my Coliseum shoot, I feel sore all over. Arms feet, back!! Lots of work involved in making ULF plates.
Trying to figure out ways to spread the work around. I will hook up the trailer to the truck the night before not on the same day as the picture making from now on. Am 62, need more rest time.
Was at Northland's Coliseum last night making Ambrotypes. It was a tough, hot day and I only did variations on 1 set up. I was trying to tell the story in a more visual way. The building ain't the most exciting structure ever invented! I tried to add some interest in the composition by shooting the subject from the abandoned back side. I might return to take a more traditional shot.
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| Yesterday |
Will try to photograph the old Edmonton Northland's Coliseum tomorrow on Ambrotype, possibly a second time later in the week. It is scheduled for demolition. So many great Edmonton memories here.
Am scouting shooting locations today on my scooter. Also hunted down and spoke to their security dispatch people, left my card. I think it should be OK to shoot from the parking lot.
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| Different viewpoints of the Coliseum |
FREE glass for Ambrotypes. Second time in a month I was able to score some. Mostly 4mm, some 3mm. I will cut into 14x14 inch plates, some ...
