Am working with the 14 inch projection lens for the first time. The amount of light this thing allows in is a bit staggering, I am not used to it. I usually shoot 1 min 30 seconds at f32 today in shade am shooting at 5 seconds at something like F2!!!!! Tough getting focus, when up close as well. The wind ain’t helping. More practise needed! Will try some portraits.
Goal: To capture Canada on Ambrotype (glass pictures, 1851 technology). To tell the story of the nation, its people, its landscapes, its industry, its beauty and its tragedy.
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