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November 19, 2008

Great collection of found photos.

November 15, 2008

I've enjoyed going through your portfolio. You've developed a very clean, uncluttered style over the years that fits particularly well with your nature and scenic work.

June 17, 2007

Nice to see Symi again.

February 25, 2007

Thanks, Brad. I updated the image not long ago thinking I could make the on line version look a bit more like the print. Didn't quite happen, but it is one of my favorites of Margaret, and also from the Hawkeye Flash.

February 9, 2006

You have done some extraordinary work since I last looked at your portfolio. You will need to add some new comments to your biography.

January 17, 2006

I believe the size is 40.5mm. They are easy enough to come by, but a solid conical shade will block more of the viewfinder than I am comfortable with. There are some ventilated hoods that do a better job, but they are pricey.

That camera has been in the possession of an ebay camera repair guy for about three months now. I've about given up hope of seeing it again.

December 23, 2005

The rr lens is just two cemented doublets, so there isn't much to clean there. The No. 2 Autographic came with a variety of lenses; it is probably worth trying all of them. In the ones equipped with a simple meniscus lens, it is located behind the shutter, so those are pretty easy to identify in on-line illustrations.

December 17, 2005

Donald, sounds like you have figured out the main issues with these simple cameras. I've mostly used 100-speed film, but 50 would probably be better in full sun. When I was shooting the Hawkeye a lot, I sometimes carried two with me loaded with slow and fast films so that I could cover a broad range lighting conditions. Holding steady is really the key to sharp pictures with box cameras; brace it solidly against your body. The film will move more smoothly through the camera if you trim down the spool ends. I'll look forward to seeing your results.

September 13, 2005

I didn't notice the cover until two shots later. Maybe it was subliminal.

September 10, 2005

Wonderful pictures.

September 5, 2005

Congratulations; looks like a great move.

August 10, 2005

Lots of nice clouds and cloud shadows this time of year in southern New Mexico. As you can see, I'm still playing with the pinhole. I waited for a clearing in the shadows to show my house over on the right, but pinhole's resolution wasn't quite up to it.

August 3, 2005

BTW, if you have any thought to travel to the Greek islands you might want to look at these pictures along with the commentary in the presentation pages. There is a link to the commented presentation about Athens, Rhodes and Symi on my web site. Thanks for stopping by.

August 3, 2005

Hi, Hanna. Just a shot through an open door of an apartment building in Rhodes. I think the wall-hanging object is a fusebox or something similar. I was mostly curious to see what kind of detail I could pull out of the shadows. I think the Reala is really pretty nice stuff. I'm planning on taking six rolls with me to Mexico next weekend.

July 24, 2005

I like this for the challege it presents to the viewer. The dark tonalities and subtle compositional intersections woven into the strong texture require more than the usual quick glance to appreciate. I'm sure it is even more striking as a print on paper.

July 19, 2005

What a nice opportunity to revisit your own past with a camera.

July 16, 2005

Thanks for the nice comments. I'm really just starting to explore pinhole technique, so I really appreciate any encouragement. On a bright day, my pinhole demands 100-speed film, but there was not a roll to be had in Las Cruces and I only had a roll of APX 400 when I went out for this session. I decided to shoot as if it was 100-speed and do what I could with processing at home. I ended up developing for reduced time in Rodinal at 1:100. I think it was a good - if lucky - choice. The reduced contrast was helpful, and there is also quite a lot less fall-off at the edges which I see in my last pinhole images on Delta 100 in HC-110.

July 15, 2005

Thanks. This was taken at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces. It's a nice place to go with the old cameras. On this occasion, in addition to the pinhole, I also took along a C3 Matchmatic.

July 9, 2005

Bright morning sun with the subject against the shadows on the water under the bridge.

July 8, 2005

I built the camera from an old Tower box camera. The pinhole in this instance was one of a dozen "precision drilled" apertures which I bought from a guy on ebay. Turned out they weren't any better than the ones I made myself with a needle and some sheet brass. I've since built a new wide-angle camera from an old Agfa folder which is working well. I'll try it with some of my apertures, and maybe also look for a laser drilled aperture.

July 7, 2005

I think it's a great composition. There is a Currier & Ives feel to it. I think the prominent foreground with the relatively small size of the distant boats adds to the sense that the picture is depicting a scene from past times. The somewhat muted colors are also a nice fit.

July 4, 2005

The dark, wire-like stems contast nicely with the foliage and the out of focus, monochrome green background. The picture has a dream-like quality that suggests a secret world and pre-human time. Nice work.

June 23, 2005

Lots of nice textures in that shot. It's always interesting to me to see how similar your area is to southern Idaho where I spent some nice time. I think the reason is that the area was settled by mid-Westerners. They had a taste for channel cats too, and the big resevoirs were full of them, though I remember them being a bit bigger...

June 13, 2005

That's a very nice shot, Hanna. The lines, tones, textures and shapes all seem to work very well together to contribute to the over-all composition. I'm always impressed at your ability to get just the right picture from any piece of architecture.