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Aperture: ~f/16
Shutter: 1.5'
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2010

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 Nothing profound here; it's a scene of the local high school. But it's a huge step forward for me, as this is my first analog print. I've produced a lot of paper negatives with pinhole and similar cameras, but I've always scanned and inverted them for web presentation.

This is a contact print from a paper negative. The greatest challenge in making these is getting good contrast. I preflashed the paper in this case and used picture frame glass to secure the negative to the paper. I exposed the paper for 30 seconds using a 7.5 watt bulb that I mounted inside a coffee can.

The camera is homemade -- a Helix cigar box about four inches deep with a credit card magnifier serving as a lens.

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 08/06/2010 10:12:22 PM
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Well done Brian. I like the warmish tone. Any chance of scanning and inverting your paper negative. I'm curious to see the difference in contrast. Did you use the same paper for the print as the negative?

Thanks, Ben. Yes, same paper -- Ilford grade 2 RC paper. Here's the negative, scanned and inverted.
08/05/2010 11:54:30 PM
Well done Brian. I like the warmish tone. Any chance of scanning and inverting your paper negative. I'm curious to see the difference in contrast. Did you use the same paper for the print as the negative?
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 08/05/2010 09:08:43 AM
Don't know whether to study the credit card magnifier or think about your entire process! I think the tones are great.
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 08/05/2010 01:46:09 AM
I'm very impressed that you can do that all yourself. The image has a really nice quality to it. It seems to have something of a zoom blur effect which is very much suited to the leading lines style of composition.
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