Location: Near 9th and Green Sts.
Camera: Rolleiflex Automat K4
Exposure: f13.5 @250
Lens: Schneider Xenar 75mm f3.5
Film: Tri-X 120, rated at ISO 200
Develop: HC110B 1:49, 6.5 min at
68F
Scan from film: Epson V500
Printable size: 12” x 15”
Proof Epson 3880: Quadtone Rip/
Piezo K7 inks/ Canon Pixma Glossy
Winter makes me want to shoot with
gear that is light and agile. As things warm up, somehow toting around the more
ponderous medium format gear doesn’t feel like such a problem. The less I have
to fight the weather, the more suited I feel towards spending more time outside
and working even more slowly.
Two weeks ago, there was a rather
balmy Friday. Using 35mm these last few months, it was a real eye-opener to
suddenly see the world unfold, looking down into the large, bright, ground
glass of a twin-lens reflex camera. It seemed to take in so much! I knew from
experience the larger format shots would run rings around the 35mm in terms of
detail, sharpness, and tonality. Since there is no zoom, only a normal
focal-length lens, I had to really rethink my strategy.
The trade off between achieving
superb image qualities and the ability to catch life as it goes whizzing by,
becomes very apparent using manual film instruments. Even the most modern and
sophisticated digital cameras, though they do much to stack the deck in favor
of combing both, still have not set the problem to rest. Perseverance,
intuition, and a bit of luck seem to be what this dance begs.
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