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I know that Hal has just left Romania and is on his way to Israel, to

visit Mike Ivnitzky, but I'm curious about where else Hal has been

and when he'll finally be going back home. Where are all the

pictures? Is there a new list of participants, so I can keep track

of where he will be going.

Nancy

Raid, these are beautiful shots. The colour is great, even the whites are bright without being blown-out. And Dana is as pretty as ever! Great job!

Nancy

Raid, these are great. I see Hal likes B&W film as much as colour. My favourite is Langley Cottage, but I also like the ones of your beautiful Dana.

Great job!

Nancy

Michael, I can't wait to see what Hal can do with slide film! I also can't wait to see Andrea's web site, with all our Hal shots on it.

Andrea, when do you think that will be ready, or are you waiting for everyone's shots to trickle in before having it up and running?

Nancy

That is very cool! I think this would make an excellent, fun project for my two kids.

Nancy

TJ, I'd be interested in the Imperial and the Ensign. I'll send you an email.

Nancy

OK, I can give you four shots, but it'll be a tough decision!

Nancy

Andre: Now I know that Hal does just as well in B&W as he does in colour. I think you and I had the same idea of taking pictures from a moving car! That's how I got my CN Tower, Hockey Hall of Fame and Princes Gates shots! Thanks for the tour of Calgary, these are great shots, but I really love the tilted cop car shot!! I have a recently transplanted friend from Calgary, and I think I'll show him these shots, cause I think he's homesick for Calgary.

Nancy

Kent, do you have any photo editing software? Paint Shop Pro or Microsoft Photo Editor? If not, maybe you should get one of them. With either of these programs, resizing the photos is easy. When you have the photo up on your screen, right click on your mouse, and open the picture with the program you have. When the photo is open in the software, you simply click on the word Image, then when the pull down menu comes up, click on the word Resize. You should see a little window where you can change the size of the picture. There should be a choice to change the Pixel width, which should be less than 511 pixels wide. After you've changed the pixel width, give the file a name, with a .jpeg ending, and save it wherever you would save your picture files. Then, when you want to attach a picture file to a post, after you've typed your question or whatever, and hit Post, you'll come to a page where you can Browse for your photo files. After you've attached the properly sized photo, you must add a caption. Then, hit Submit. That's how I've always done it and it works perfectly. Good luck.

Nancy

Raid, I was always under the impression that, for the most part, Hal should take pictures of where you live, and he should go where you go, see who you see. This way, the rest of us get a little glimpse into other cities, other countries. At least, that's what I tried to do when he visited me here in Toronto. What other types of photography did you mean?

Nancy

For the pictures to show up in your post, they must not be bigger than 511 pixels wide, and you must add a caption. To add more than one photo, you must submit an answer to your own post. Try again, and see if you can get it to work.

Nancy

Hi Colin. I'll take the Starflash and Starlet. Do you have a PayPal account? Send me an email with your info, and I'll send you the money and my address. I'm in Toronto, so I'm willing to pay extra for shipping.

Nancy

Andre, you've done very well with Hal. It looks like he had fun playing with the kids, and he enjoyed his visit to the zoo; I hope he wasn't afraid of the elephants! It's nice to see the trees changing; ours our just starting to change a bit here. We know Hal does very well with reds and now I see he also does just as well with yellows.

It looks like there is a light leak somewhere; did the back close tightly after the film was loaded? I seem to remember thinking it was a bit loose, so I kept the black case on at all times, which seemed to hold it tight.

I can't wait to see what Hal can do with B&W.

Nancy

Colin, what are asking for the Starflash and Starlet? I've already got a couple of Hawkeyes and a couple of Reflexes.

Nancy

Do you have the schematics or plans for the camera? I can't make anything without a pattern or recipe.

Nancy

39, eh?

Welcome to Photo.net, Kent.

I love the timing guideline for pinhole exposure, but I'm not a religious person; can I substitute any poem instead of the Lord's Prayer?? ;-) I have a favourite poem from Pogo. It takes 10 seconds to say.

"How pearceful grows the hazy yon,

How myrtle pettled thou,

For spring hath sprung the cyclotron,

How high browse thou, brown cow"

If you're older than me (43), you should know who Pogo is. My dad, who is 71, had a huge collection of Pogo books, and I would read them when I was a kid. I never understood what they were saying, but I loved that poem.

Where can I get my hands on one of those Snapdragon Pinhole cameras? I can't believe the photos it takes. I also love the idea of using Polaroid Type 55 film; I used it once in a 4X5 using a Polaroid back and loved the results.

Nancy

I thought it was Afrikaans, but when I tried to put it through a translator, it came up blank. All I could understand was "Dankie", which I knew was "thank you". Well, Mark, now you'll have to teach us to swear in Afrikaans!

Here's another lab: Steichenlab, at 500 Richmond St. E., one block west of Parliament St. You can't miss them, they're the bright pink building on the corner! They're very nice people who do great work. Very helpful too; when I needed an empty box to hold 4X5 trannies, I walked in and asked if they had any and they just gave me one.

Yeah, those Maritimers are a crazy bunch! I think it's the sea air.

Nancy

Mark, what does "Dankie, ek sal 'n plan maak, en ek sal 'n gooie kamera kry. Of twee" mean? In what language?

You'll get used to driving on the right side of the road in no time; just remember that we like to speed in this country! Speed limits, we don't need no stinkin' speed limits! Though at least we don't drive like those maniacs in Montreal!

Aaaaarrrgggooooos!!

Nancy

Welcome to Toronto, Mark. I'm sure you'll have no problem finding a lab that can take care of all your developing needs. If you're near the downtown area, there's West Camera on Queen St. West near Bathurst St.; Pikto, in the Distillery District, at Lakeshore and Parliament; and Toronto Image Works, on Spadina Ave. I've used these three labs for years and never had a complaint. West Camera and Toronto Image Works also rent dry darkroom space. I have yet to find a place that has wet darkroom space without asking you to join their club.

If you're interested, I'll add you to our very informal mailing list for the Classic Camera Club, Toronto Chapter. We've had one meeting already, and we should be about due for another soon.

I'll be at The Big One on Oct. 2, so if you see a tall, very white, blond-ish woman, that'll be me!

Nancy

Thanks Steve, here's the specs on the film I was going to use, Kodak 160VC. You can see that it can go up to 10 seconds:

KODAK Portra 160VC ? The Portra 35mm series debuts Single Channel Printing, a breakthrough technology that provides the same spectral sensitivity and spectral dye density across a wide range of film speeds.

160VC is especially notable for vivid colors, extremely fine grain and medium contrast

Enhances color in scenes with one predominant color, or flatly lit situations

Film Speed: ISO 160 for Exposure times of 1/10,000 second to 10 seconds

Color Balance: Daylight or electronic Flash

Suggested Applications: Advertising / Illustration, Architecture, Corporate / Industrial, Fashion / Glamour, Medical / Scientific, Museum / Art / Copy, Digital film recorders

You're right, I don't want to overproduce, but I don't want to underproduce either. Since I already own a tripod and Sekonic digital light meter, all I need is the light and reflector. I've used Kodak 160VC for interiors before with available light, and was pleased with the results, but I could always try the Provia; couldn't hurt. I'll be using my Nikon FM2, so I'll be using the Bulb setting and my watch!

Thanks,

Nancy

That's a good idea, Ellis, but that may just add more to the cost. I'm not sure my client is willing to pay that much. But, I'll certainly look into it anyway.

Nancy

Thanks Brooks, the list of equipment I should rent is very helpful. I would venture to say that a Home Depot is at least 1,000 times larger than the store I'm shooting in, being as it's only 550 square feet with 9 foot ceilings!! There are two windows right at the front of the store, which most conveniently faces West, the only problem being that the buildings across the street block the sun right when it is setting, and would be shining in these windows! This makes the small interior very dark. The only light is provided by small halogen fixtures on the ceiling. Another problem is that I work full-time during the week and this store is a 30 minute highway drive away, and I'm limited to Sundays, as that's when the store is closed (no customers to get in the way). So, as you can see, my time is very limited, otherwise, I would have no problem taking test shots before I actually do the shoot. I would really like to only have to do this once. Of course, the client (my friend) may not be willing to pay for expensive lighting rental fees, so this may all be for nothing!

Nancy

Aaaarrrhh ... don't be talkin' about no blasted digital cameras, ye scurvy dog!! Aaaarrhh, oh, me heart aches to hear such talk. All ye lubbers usin' the blasted tings should be made to walk the plank! Aaaarrhh ...

Oh, this is fun!

And to answer the question, it's the camera users who have worn out that part of their brain that used to be able to remember f-stops and shutter speeds! Aaaarrhhh ...

Ellis, I do have a tripod and shutter release, but the interior is so dark, that I was worried about reciprocity failure, as Jim has pointed out; so I had already decided not to go that route. That's when I realized I would need proper lighting.

Jim, I'm using my 28mm lens, which I believe is wide enough for the small space, without distortion. I've used this lens for other interior work, with available light, with great success (sorry, I have no examples on the computer I'm on, to show you). The store in question is a lingerie store, so my main focus will be on the wall displays, to showcase the merchandise, with no furniture except maybe a large chest of drawers. Like I said, these pics will only be used for a brochure and a web site, so it's very important to have good detail and proper colour.

I'm not feeling discouraged, maybe just a bit overwhelmed at all the decisions; I just want to do the right thing to get the best results. I'm going to pop by my local rental place tomorrow, and speak to the staff there about my options. I'm not going back to the lingerie store until Sunday, so I have a few days to mull all this over.

Nancy

Garry, I agree with both you and Jim, I guess I'm just a bit nervous using, what I perceive as, complicated lighting equipment, but I've done it before and I'm sure I could do it again. I do want to produce the best results for my friend, as these photos will be used in a brochure and web site.

Thanks for all your suggestions.

Nancy